The Washington times., 1924-12-19
IAMEs RANIkIN Y0IINli.

James Rankin Young, civil war
veteran, newspaper correspondent
end former representative from
Pennsylvania, who died yesterday at
his honde, 3445 Ordway street north
west, viii be buried at GIenwood
Cemetery tomorrow afternoon. The
funeral services win be held from the
residence with the Reverend Doctor
Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emeritus
Of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, officiating.
Mr.. Young was q native OF Penn
Bylvania, born in PHILADELPHIA March
10, 1847. During Lees invasion Of
Pennsylvania he, with several school
boy ehums, enlisted In the Union
army and he later became clerk to
Colonel James B. Sheridan, paymas.
ter Of the army.
Immediately after the war he start.
ed upon a newspaper career and after
& tour of the South during which he
wrote newsletters for the New York
Tribune he went to Philadelphia and
assisted In founding the Evening
Star. He was later made Washing.
ton correspondent for the New York
Tribune succeeding General Carl
Schur1
In 1873 he was elected chief ex-
ecutive clerk Of the United States
Senate and held that position Tor six
years but In 1888 after serving for
some time as chief clerk in the
Department Of Justice, he was unani.
nnously reelected to the clerkship at
the Senate. He held that office un.
til 1t was abolished in. 1892.
Mr.. Young was elected tn the
Fffty-fifth, fifty-sixth and fifty
seventh Congresses from Pennsyl.
vania and from 1905 to 1913 he was
perintendant Of the deadletter Of.
fees. He was retired in 1915 after
spending two years as superinten.
dant Of the postal saving repository
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Young was one Of the founders
of the Gridiron Club and was d mem
Der Of the Press Club, the Mozart
Club of Masons, the Stylus Club, the
Pen and Pencil Club, the Clover Club
and the Harrison Association.
The celebration of his golden we'd
ding anniversary was held last juno
with his widow who was Miscellany
Marclay, of this city. Besides his
widow, he is survived by two sons,
James B. Young, United States Con-
sui at Venice, and j. Russell Young,
Washington newspaper man; two
daughters, the Misses Nan b. and
Julia G. Young, and two grand.
children, Mary and Russell Young, all
of Washington.
MARTHA VAN G. MAIDENS.
Funeral services for Martha Van.
g. Maidens, sixty-seven, who died
yesterday at her residence, 37O4 8
street northwest, will be held to-
mororow morning at II o'clock
from the chapel of the w. w.
Chambers undertaking establish
ment. Interment will be at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery and the Reverend
Henry =. Cooke will officiate.
COLONEL #. s. ARMSTRONG.
The funeral of Colonel Frank S.
Armstrong, quartermaster corps,
who died November at Manila,
p. l., will be held at 2 o'clock Mon.
day afternoon from the post chapel
at Fort Myer, Va The services
will be conducted by Chaplain VIII.
lam r. Scott, u. s. Al, and the
interment will be at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
LEO p. McHUGH.
Leo p. McTFugh, son of Cornelius
and Margaret McHugh, who died
Wednesday at his residence, 2032
Lincoln road northeast, will be
buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery
tomorrow morning following the
celebration of requiem mass at st.
Martins Church at 8 o'clock.
JAMES FLAHERTY.
Requiem mass win be celebrated
tomorrow morning at st. Peters
Church at 10 o'clock for James
Flaherty, son Of the late James and
Katherine Flaherty; who died yes.
terday. Interment will be at Mount
OIiyet Cemetery. The funeral will
be held from the residence of his
sister. Mrs. Katherine Krahling, III
Eleventh street southeast, al. $3.50
o'clock.
EDWARD. w. CASEY.
Requiem mass viii be celebrated
tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock
at st. Joseph's Catholic Church for
Edward w. Casey, fifty.four, who
died Wednesday at his residence,
S26 e street northeast. The Rever,
end Joseph T. Kennedy will Off
ciate and the interment will be at
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Preliminary
services win be held from the resi-.
dence at . o'clock.
BIRTHS.
Walter H. and Elizabeth N. HarrinR-
Thomas p. and Martha B. NARROW.
girl. =
Israel and Gertrude KurIand, girl.
Nicholas e. and Sarah Bombardier.
Christopher p. and Lillian M. schille,
boy.
Frances NJ. and Irene e. Jenkins. girl.
James o. and Edith M. Thayer, girl
Hubert Q. and Mary q. Tucker, boy.
John w. and Pearl v. Miller, girl
George F.. and Pauline -. Sours, girl
Edison and Virginia Harrison boy.
George W.. and Ada L. Peacock, boy.
George and Martina Miller, boy
Oscar d. and Irene N. stanton. boy.
Charles =. and Helen @. Tyson. boy.
Roland =. and Juanita Marin, boy
Robert i. and Myrtle MeadowA boy.
George @. and Clara e. Royd. girl. !.
Ronald and Doris Buckley girl.
John c. and Foster E. Bennett, boy,
Joseph and Charlotte Spriggs, girl
James p. and HELEN Foster. boy.
Henry T. and Celoma Banks, girl
William n: and Addie Harris boy.
Raymond L. ana Bertha J. Taylor,
boy.
Granville c. and Margaret L. Ntchens,
girl.
Hunter and Annie Artiss, girl.
charles y. and Essmie White, girl.
DEATHS.