The Nome nugget., 1925-04-25
OBITUARY
Morris Ward GriMth

home on Second Avenue on April | o1. 1925. As is so often the case. Nature chose the still and quiet hour of o'clock A. NJ. for the departure of his spirit from it's temporal abode to wing it's flight ltc the great beyond. He was in lis fifty-eighth year.
 The deceased was born and reared in Washington, D. C., re- ceil ing his education in the schools of he capitol city Attaining man hood he devoted several years to the printing and publishing busi- ne-S Experiencine some troubles iu health. he came to Alaska to see what effect a more northern Er'mate and more open air life
 would have, arriving at Nome with ttha summer rush of 1900,
 From weak and emaciated man, ie soon developed into a man of muscular proportions and form This prompt recovery of strength lan5 health caused his decision 10 fremain here. and in the year 1901 vas joined by his wife Margar- G. Griffith. They established
 thaju home in Nome where they Hfav since continuously resided.
 Gridiths engaged for time
 inning. to which his speedy re- ie'sarv of health was doubtless lareeIy due Later he became as snciated with different business Hhouses in Nome. among which were
 the John J. Sessnon Co.,. Darling X bean, J. F. Guise Hardware Co. Subsequently he opened real es- tate and collection office which he maintained for number of years. I In 1920 he was elected to the Common Council of Nome. serv- ing with honor and distinction. In 1921 he was appointed by
 President Harding as United States Marshal for the Second Division of l Alaska. which position he held at the time of his death.
 While still minor, being of the
 age of 20 years. he married Mar
 garet q. Jennings, the daughter
 of Mir and Mrs. Daniel Jennings i of Greenfield. Massachusetts, the union then entering into being one of beautiful devotion and mutual affection which has so character ized their lives during their entire residence in Nome The deceased and his wife were long-standing members of the Baptist Church.
 Two brothers of the deceased.
 Eveleth Griffith of Boston. Mass, i and George Griffith of Washington,
 D. C., also sister, Mrs. Ida Nor Till of Oakland. Cal, survive him.
 Though of Southern lineage. he
 refused to follow the usual rule of adhering to the political faith
 of his ancestors. and has assoc
 lated himself with the Republican
 party. During the years of his
 residence in Nome he has always
 been a willing and active worker
 for the party's welfare and inter- est. But whenever through man.
 ipulation the party management
 fell into undeserving hands-when- f ever and effort was made to ex-
 ploit the party for selfish and un-
 worthy motives, he had courage
 and independence to disapprove
 and to oppose. The guiding star
 of his political creed being the i ideal one of "the welfare of the
 people," To this test he referred
 questions and measures. and then
 moved and acted accordingly.
 AS United States Marshal his ad-
 ministration stands out conspicu-
 ously for law and order: for its
 enforcement without fear or favor:
 for fidelity to duty and trust. In
 closing this notice it is fitting to employ the words of the poet: live for those who love me, For those I know are true, For the Heaven that smiles above me
 And awaits my spirit too,
 For all human ties that bind me For the task my God assigned me For the bright hopes yet to find me And the good which can do