Evening star., 1924-06-26
J. MAURY DOVE, 68,
D|ESAT HOME HERE
prominent Coal Merchant to
Be Buried Saturday-Civic
Work Valued.

j. Maury Dove, president of the +
.haurS Dove Company, Inc, prom
ihent Washington business man and
resident of the National Capital
1or many years. died this morning at
clock at his residence, 174O New
1ampShlre avenue, after a lingering
iiihess His wife, who had given him
interchangeable nursing care from the
beginning of his illness, and other
members of his family were with
MIN at the end. which hoo been ex-
pected for several weeks.
Dehnite funeral arrangements have
not been made. but the services will
be held Saturday. with burial prob-
apiS IN ROCK Creek Cemetery
Mr. Dove was one of the best known
anu most respected residents of the
Dlstrlct of Columbia. and habituallv
LOOK an active and leading part in
movements looking to it's betterment
His business acquaintances became
ms personal friends, and his loss will
pe widely felt and mourned in this
city and elsewhere.
Hard Worker for City.
He was an indefatigable worker.
putting his whole heart and soul into
the many enterprises in which he was
leading spirit and inspira ton. He
was not only president of the large
coal company here which bears his
name. but also one of the organizers
and the president of the Lanston Mon
otEpe Machine Company, with head
quarters in Philadelphia. where, dur
ing the past decade, he spent a large
part of his time.
In 1892, Lanston. the inventor of the
Monotype, resigned as president, but
would relinquish his office to no one
except Mr.. Dove. then one of the small
position up until the time of his
death. He was director of the
Lanston Monotype Corporation of
England as we'll
owner of the Shoreham Hotel, which
he bought from Levi p. Morton in
1912, and was an organizer and part
owner of the Raleigh Hotel and also
OF the Willard Hotel up until the
time of it's purchase two years ago
by Senator Coleman du Pont His
and national affaira was keen and
constant up until a comparatively
short time before his death.
Early Life in Rockville.
Mr.. Dove was sixty-eight years old.
He was born in Washington, october
2s. 1855, the son of William Thomas
Dove and Anne w. Parker Dove.
When very young his family moved
to Rockville and Mr.. Doves youth
was spent at Montrose, receiving his
early schooling at the Rockville
arship to st. Johns College. complet-
ing his studies there. In 1882 he was
married to Mamie Carter of Mary
land, in Rockville.
Mr.. Dove was an untiring worker
with keen insight and Judgment
-tyonG f2I AL n Il
was devoted strictly to the building
up and construction of his various
interests, only his family ties and a
great love Of horses and riding ever
keeping him from his work. Early
in life his indomitabe spirit showed
that he was destined to make a real
success in the commercial world. His
first job was representing a Phila-
delphia book concern in Washin gton.
but after a short time, in 1876, he
belonging to Soloman Slower, at 21st
and l streets.
Four years later he bought out
MIR. Slower and went into partner
ship with William J. Wilson, and the
following year he bought out Mr.,
Wilson, and continued as the j.
Maury Dove Company. From that
time forward his venture grew at
rapid strides until it was a well
founded and solid organization, and
lSUS tIC pi CSOhS NcAhPAHS
corporated, taking in several smaller
concerns.
BenefactiOns Well known.
Surviving him are his wife,
brother, William NJ. Dove, long as
sociated with him in the coal busi-
ness; daughter, Miss Mary Carter
Dove, and three sons, all associated
Ph Prsslaea5 OF the a Mau Rsrf 6o5e cs@
pany, Inc; Robert Carter Dove, man
aging director of the Shoreham Hotel
Company, both of this city, and Ed
ward Stellwagen Dove, holding an
important position with the Lanston
Company and now a resident of
Philadelphia. All the sons are mar
ried and all have children.
Mr. Dove was an enthusiastic club
man, and was one of the three men
still on the club roster who organ
lied the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun
Club at Harpers Ferry. and was at
one time the president of the Colum-
bia Athletic Club. He was also a
member of the Congressional Club.
the Racquet Club and the City Club
here and the Lawyers Club in New
York
AS communicant of ST. Paufs
Catholic Church Mr.. Dove was favor
ably known for his benefactions, al
though these, owing to his habitual
modesty, were not widely known. Un-
doubtedly he will be mourned in
church circles as sincerely as in the
business and social world.