The Washington times., 1932-11-12
Ellie sHEErz

one of washington'S prominent
figures and founder Of Martha
washington candy stores through
out the country, o philanthropist
and civic leader. win be held
Monday Afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his home. 500 block Of Twelfth
St.. N. w. He viii be buried in
Rock Greek Cemetery in the same
tomb with his wife, who died In
1920.
The veteran candy merchant
ended a varied and colorful career
with his unexpected death last
night at his home. when 1t was
believed that he would recover
from a brief illness.
A pioneer in the candy business,
which he had operated for the
past IS years, Mr.. Sheetz was the
owner and operator Of IS fac
tories, more than 200 stores, a
member of the Chamber Of Com.
merce, and q director Of several
banks. His first. business venture
was in Lancaster, Pa. and in 1900
he came here to open his first
Martha washington candy store,
in the 500 block Of Twelfth st.
N. w. From then on his business
rapidly grew.
Until his recent illness Mr..
Sheetz was always the first to
arrive at his factory at 4 o'clock
in the morning. He was always
a friend both to the Capitals
great and to the obscure
Surviving are his son, Jet D.
Sheetz, of Lancaster, Pa, who
came here at the beginning of
his fathers illness: three broth
ers, George, Of Richmond. Va;
John. Of Cherrydale, Va. and
William, Of Dixie, III; two sisters,
Mrs. Rebecca Zimmerman, Of
Johnstown. Pa. and Azalea Gil
lespie, Of Erie, Pa.
MISS MARY WATSON BETS
Services for Miss Mary Watson
Belts, retired employe Of the
Treasury Department, who died
Thursday night, win be conducted
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
from the Nativity Eptsc opal
Church. Burial will be in the
family plot at Loudon Park Gene.
terry, Baltimore.
Miss Belts, known to her many
friends as Polly" Belts, was born
in Sandown Castle in Deal, Eng.
land. Her father, Capt. William
Belts, after his retirement from
the British army, came to America
with his children and family ser.
wants. He bought q home in
Albermarle county, Va. Miss Belts
returned to England to complete
her education and, following heI
return to America, became con.
nected with the Treasury Depart
ment. She retired recently.
MRS. EVELYN WADE-DALTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Eve
lyn Wade-Dalton, q native Of
England. who moved to Fauquier
county, Va, In the late Cos, were
held yesterday, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John L. Nc
Grew, 3100 block Eighteenth ST..
N. W., by the Rev. George Fiske
Dudley, rector of the Protestant
Episcopal Church Of st. Stephens
and the Incarnation. Burial fol-
lowed in Warrenton, Va. She is
also survived by two other chill
dren, Mrs. F. E. Hayden, Of
Clarendon, Va, and Mrs. Cyril
Wade Dalton, of Manassas, Va;
a brother, and sister. Mrs.
Wade-Dalton died on November 8.
REV. ALBERT HOWRIGHAUs
Word was received here today
Of the death of the Rev. Albert
HowrighauS, former pastor Of
the old Lutheran Church of the
Fatherland, formerly at Sixth
and p sSts. N. W., who sue.
cumbed yesterday in Toledo,
Ohio, where he and Mrs. How
righaus were visiting their son.
The Rev. HOwrighaus was a
native of Germany. For over
20 years he had served as a
clergyman in this city. Later he
was transferred to Detroit, Mich.
He probably will be buried in
Detroit. ~
MISS DOROTHY E. PHELPS
Funeral services for Miss
Dorothy E. Phelps, 21, a student
of Benjamin Franklin University,
who died Wednesday at Provi-
dence Hospital following an oper.
alton for appendicitis, were con.
Quoted at 8 a. m. today from the
Sacred Heart Church. Interment
followed in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Miss Phelps was the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Francis e.
Phelps, and made her home in
the 1900 block Kenyon ST.. N. w.
She is also survived by two sisters,
Elsie Louise Phelps, and Frances
B. Phelps.
BIRTHS
Ernest A. and Florence Clemens, boy.
George r. and Lydia Jenkins, boy
John c. and Marguerite Macarthur,
boy.
George s. and Helen NJ. Book, boy.
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