Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

elected director and general manager of the
ton he he'd until his health, which was Door
compelled him to resign few years ago.
In 1876 he was appointed by the Citizens
Committee Of One Hundred, Of which Mr.
George w. Riggs was chairman, to the posi-
ton Of chairman of the River and Harbor Sub
committee. Mr.. Church has served q number
OF years as director Of the Washington
Board Of Trade and ON It's Railroad COMMITTEE
He assisted IN organizing the first cooperative
building association in washington In 1857 and
was its treasurer for IL consecutive years Mr.
Church also helped to organize the FIRST Ma
tonal Building Association and was its presi-
dent during its existence.
Mr.. Church is a member of the Masonic
fraternity, being the roll of Centennial
Lodge. Mr.. Church has three sons, all Of
whom are prominent business men in the city
They are: c. w. Church of the firm of Depue
& Church, w. A. H. Church of the firm Of
Church & Stephenson and Frank Lee, who is
an invalid. There are also four daughters:
Henrietta, Mary A., Alice Virginia Depue ana
Matte e. Berkeley. Mrs. Church died Septem-
Der 26, 1901"
Mrs. Alice Virginia Depue stiI resides in the
old homestead at 800 Eleventh street, where
she was born. Like many other unfortu-
nate Washington mothers, Mrs Depue had q
son who died from O cause traceable to the
World War, leaving q widow and son, Donald
Stanley. She also has a daughter, who is the
wife of Neville D. Miller, connected with The
Star and who have one son, Davidson Church
Miller.
The Harris family, of whom Matilda mar
ried Charles B. Church, is one of Washington,s
largest families, and the Southwest still has
many residents who can trace their ancestry
back to william A. II. Harris, whose children
were: Sarah. who married Richard Wimsatt;
Henrietta married william Walton Adelaide
married George White; Margaret married John
Stephenson; Mary, married Joseph Stephenson,
father of Ambrose and William Stephenson,
the well known coal merchants; Elizabeth who
married - Vernon; Gwynne Harris and VIII
liam Harris.
A DELAIDE HARRIS, who married George
White pioneer foundryman, became the
mother Of some prominent and well known
children. including Charles Stanley White the
noted Washington surgeon In athletics an
other son-the famous DOC" White, or, to be
more, exact Dr. Guy Harris White distin-
guiShed himself some years ago as q SOUTH
paw pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and
materially assisted that club while he was with
it in landing the championship of the league.
My impression Is that he is now the physical
director for our washington High School
Fred j., George A. and william s. White are
stin operating the foundry business on Maine
avenue established by their uncle and father
around 1870. T. Lloyd White, another son,
also resides in Washington.
Until recently the white family resided in
the old homestead, situated ON an eminence ct
the northwest corner OF Eleventh and streets
southwest but the place has recently been sold
and Miss Jessie r. White and her sister, Miss
Marian A., the two girls OF the family, are
now living In Takona Park. ID. c., where the
writer was privileged the other day b have
a very enjoyable chat with what he found 10
be two very delightful women. Indeed, the
same can be said for Mrs. West and Mrs.