The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-04
Obituary
THEODORE W. NORRIS,

THEODORE W. MORRIS,
for many years a prominent resident Of
Freehold and New York, died Wednes.
day, October ~, at his home at Monu-
ment Park, Freehold, in his 85th year
He was the son OF James E. Morris and
Sarah Whitlock and was born January
10, 1912, in Mott street, New York
He married Fannie Schanck, daughter
/ of Daniels. Schanck and Mary Ann
Smock. Mrs. Morris died last March.
The following children survive: The
odore Wilson Morris, Jr., of New York:
Rev. Dubois Schanck Morris,
missionary to hina. who is at home
| Morris and Mclean Forman Morris
both of New York. His funeral SER
vices were conducted from the Cen
trial Presbyterian CT urch, Madison
Ave., and fifty-seventh street, New
York, on Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
The burial was made in Woodawn
Cemetery, New York.
| Mr.. Morris received his education
| In the schools OF New York and IN
1870 became established as . whole
ssale glass importer. which business he
| successfully conducted until 1918 when
esretired. He was man OF &C
nowledged business ability. public
pirited and interested and active II
many important business, philantnro
pic and social enterprises.
He came from family prominently
identified in the early settlement OF
this country. He was member OF
the Sons of the Revolution, During
the Gettysburg Campaign in the Owl
War he was Adiutant of the 87th Reg
iment N. G.. of N. Z.
Mr.. Morris as chosen president OF
the Monmouth Battle Monument Com
mission in 1888, when they were pre-
narina to erect the beautiful shaft
which stands in the park in front OF
his residence in Freehold land which
ofT1ce he faithfully held until his death
He was former president of the
Monmouth Ice Company; Vice Presl-
dent Of the Mutual Be-efit Savings
Rank of New York and one time Sec
retarv Of the Mutual Life Insurance
| Co. New York; director in the Free
hold and N. Y. R. K. Co.
He was Secretary Of Presbyterian
q MON of New York: President, North.
"a Dispensary President. Wool Club,
/ esident Presbyterian Union of New
rk; vice-president, National Safe
D oosit Co.; vice-president, Indiana
D 4 atur s. Western r. r. Co.; director
Of sic Widows s. Orphans Life Insur.
IAN. Co. T.enox Glass 90, Peoples
Bank, Jol Stephenson Co, Trustee
Of the Eew Jersey School Deaf Mutes
He was also q member OF the New
York Prison Association, Society o.
Mechanics and Tradesmen, Chamber
lof Commerce, Merchants Association,
New York, Union League Club, Colon
ialOlub. Reform Club, New York Ath.
aetic Club, Presbyterian Union, Ofticfal
j Committee of Hudson Fulton Celebra-
ton, Tree-Planting Association New
York, Washington Association, Nation
al Museum Of Art, Museum OF Natur-
/ al History, Municipal Art Society
Board Home Missions Presbyterian
slhurch, Y NJ. g. "A. at its organ!lza,
Son, Democrats National Commltt %
ii 6S4, First Moderator's Council n. {.
Preabytery, list Regiment Veteran
Association, 4th Company 7tn kegl-
Lment, Grand jury County @ New
month. q. 8. Grand Jury State Of New
1ersev' Commissary, list Regiment
N a s. N, Y, Major On Staff General
| William Hall, Srd Brigade N. g. g.
In. Y. Commissioner to General AS.
sembly Presbyterian Church, Colun'
bus 1907, Kansas City in 1908, which
! he declined, Atlantic City in 1911
Organist Of st. Georges Eplscopa
| Church; organist Of st. Clements
! Episcopal Church. Musical Editol
Evening Post, New York; Correspon
dent Dwight's Journal, Boston. Ex
ecutor, Administrator OF several es
tates: guardian for several orphans
and charged with many other dutie
| Of Importance and responsibility.
/ Mr.. Morris was devoted adheren1
to the Presbyterian church having
fserved as an Elder in the First Pres
byterian church Of Freehold and fo
a number Of years superintendent o
Iits Sunday School. He was Elder o
the Central Presbyterian church o
New York and was large CONTRIBUTES
to church and civic benevolences here
as well as in New York.
i Mr.. Morris was an accomplished
4 musician having directed musical acl
Ii vites in the church and in the CON
rnunity at large. He organized ant
\ directed the Freehold Choral Society
with membership OF over two hun
dred.
He was a stauneh Democrat and wa
a delegate to the National Democrat
Convention in 1884 when Grover Clave
land was nominated.