Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-09
Liberty Ships Honor
Rudolph Kaufman
And "A Others
Four Other Vessels
To Bear Names of
Prominent D. G. Men

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A Liberty ship named for Rudolph
Kaufman, vice president of the
Evening Star Newspaper Co. and
managing editor of The Star until
his death in 1927, is one of Is to be
launched from Southern shipyards
in the near future. it was announced
today by the Maritime Commission.
Four other persons who once made
their homes in the Capital will have
ships named in their honor. They
are Joseph McDonagh, labor leader;
Joseph Tattnall, Senator and House
member in the early days of the
Republic; Charles w. Stiles, Zoolo-
gist, connected with the Agriculture
Department and the United States
Public Health Service for many
years, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Wey-
demeyer, member of President
Lincoln's staff during the Civil War.
Three Ships in Savannah Yards.
The vessels which will bear the
names Of Mr.. Kaufman, Mr.. Nc
Donagh and Senator Tattnall are
under construction by the South
eastern Shipbuilding Corp. in Sa-
vannah, Ga. The ship named for
Mr.. Stiles Is being built by the j. A.
Jones Construction Co., Brunswick,
Ga, and the one for Gen. Weyde-
meyer by the Delta Shipbuilding
Co. in New Orleans.
Mr.. Kaufman was active in Dis
trict civic affairs, and served as a
member Of the Board OF Trustees Of
the National Geogra pi1icai Society
andA trustee OF the Corcorafi GAL
lery of Art. He was one of the first
members of the Presbyterian Church
Of the Covenant, established in 1886,
and at the time of his death was a
member of the Board of Trustees.
Born in GAINESVILLE. Ohio, on o.
tober S, 1853. Mr.. Kaufman was
the son Of the late Samuel Hay
Kaufman, president of The Eve
ming Star Newspaper Co. until his
death in 1906, and one of the orig
inal members Of the company which
purchased The Star in 1867 and still
owns and controls it.
Mr.. Kauffmanp was graduated
from Amherst College in 1875. In
the fall Of that year he entered the
service of The Star as a reporter
and was its oldest living employe at
the time of his death.
McDonagh a New Yorker.
Mr.. McDonagh was secretary
treasurer Of the Metal Trades De-
partment of the American Fedora
ton of Labor at the time of his
death. early this year. A native of
Brooklyn, N. Y, he became an cleo
trician and helped to build Local 664
OF the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers into one of the
strongest unions on the. Atlantic
Coast. He came to Washington in
1880, when he became legislative
representative for the union, and
held this post until he was named
to the Metal Trades post.
Senator Tattnall, born in 1764, was
one of Georgia's first statesmen I'M
der the Union. He was educated at
Eton College in England, returned
to this country in 1888 and joined
the Continental troops led by Gen
Anthony Wayne. He was elected to
the House of Representatives in
1874 and to the Senate two years
later. In 1901, he became Governor
of Georgia. He died in 1903.
Stiles a Physician.
Mr.. Stiles, who died in 1871, was
a native Of Spring Valley, N. Y. As
zoologist and physician, he did i'm
portant work toward the eradication
of hookworm disease. He began
his Government service with the
Department of Agriculture and In
1902 became associated with the
Public Health Service. He served
as assistant surgeon general from
1919 to 1890 and as medical director
in 1890 and 1881. He was also a
professor of medical zoology at
Georgetown University.
Gen. Weydemeyer a native OF
Germany, came to this country In
1851 and worked as a newspaperman
in Milwaukee and Chicago. He en-
listed as private in Missouri when
the Civil War broke out and became
a major general on President Lin
coins staff. After the war he re-
turned to st. Louis, where he edited
several lah0r y,arers until HE dooth