Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
mrs. R|CHEY RITES
TO Be HELD TODAY
Wife of President Hoover'S
Secretary to Rest in Rock
Creek Cemetery.

IIrs. Mabel Hunter Richey, wife o.
Lawrence Richey. one of President Hoo.
ver's secretaries, who died at Emergency
Hospital late yesterday. after a briei
illness, viii be buried at 3 O'Clock thi.
afternoon in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Funeral services will be held at st
Paul's Chapel in the cemetery immedi-
ately before internent. Rev. Joseph r
Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church will officiate. Both
President and Mrs. Hoover will attend
the services.
Mrs. Richey became i'll the day fol-
lowing her return from Long Key, Fla,
where she was one of President Hoo
ver's outing party. Her condition was
not thought serious until a fever de-
veloped, and on Wednesday she was re-
moved from the Richey home at Somer-
set House, Sixteenth and S streets, to
the Emergency Hospital
DR.. Q. G. Marbury and other special
lists were called in and her malady was
diagnosed as a streptococcic infection
coupled with secondary meningitis
She rallied somewhat after a blood
TRANSMISSION Wednesday night. but this
improvement was only temporary and
she soon lapsed into unconsciousness.
remaining in that condition virtually
until her death On Thursday physi-
clans held out very little hope for her
recovery.
Husband at Bedside.
Mr. Riclley was at his wife's bedside
almost constantly and was in the room
when she died. The President and Mrs.
Hoover had asked to be kept advised
as to her condition and sent flowers
daily to the sick room.
Mrs. Richey, who was a native of
California, was 43 years old She and
Mr.. Richey were married in Chicago Is
years ago. They had no children. A
brother, Morton r. Hunter of Milwau-
kee, was notified early yesterday of the
grave nature of Mrs Richey's condition.
and he arrived in Washington this
morning.
Mrs Richey had made her home in
Washington since 1918, when Mr..
Richey came to this city from Chicago
as an associate of Mr.. Hoover in the
Food Administration. Because of the
confidential capacity in which Mr..
Richey served Mr. Hoover during the
food administration a warm friendship
developed between Mrs. Hoover and Mrs.
Richey, which increased with the pass
ing of the years.
Frequent white House Guests.
Since Mr.. Hoover has occupied the
White House Mr.. and Mrs. Richey have
been frequent guests. especially on those
evenings when old and intimate friends
we're being entertained by the Presi-
dent and his wife.
Mrs. Richey was often the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover on their week
end outings at the vacation camp on
the Rapidan River last Summer. She
was hostess to the President and Mrs
Hoover on two occasions early last
Summer at the mountain tract pur-
chased by Mr.. Richey at Catoctin
Furnace, Md, few miles beyond Fred
erick This tract had been developed
by Mr.. and Mrs Richey into game
and fishing preserve and they spent
much of their time there last Summer
and Fall. Many persons prominent in
the official life of the Capital were
entertained at this attractive mountain
retreat. On one occasion Mrs. Richey
was hostess to several hundred men
and women from the nearby section
Of Maryland.
Mrs. Richey was looked upon as one
of the most popular women of official
life in Washington, and was greatly
beloved for her many acts Of charity.