Evening star., 1946-09-30
District NotobIes Pay Tribute
At George II. O'Connor Funeral

ment leaders, including Secretary of
the Treasury Snyder, were among
those who sent messages of con-
dolence to the family The personal
note from Mr.. Truman read as
follows:
Dear Mrs OConnor:
In common with all George S
friends, am shocked and saddened
by the news of his untimely passing.
He was a man of singular nobility
of character-a great soul. To you
and to all who mourn with you. l
offer this assurance of heartfelt
sympathy.
Very sincerely yours.
HARRY S. TRUMAN"
The Alfalfa Club, of which Mr.
OConnor was member for 2s
years, listed the following delega-
tion attending the funeral: Clarence
A. Aspinwall, Warren r. Austin
United States delegate to the
United Nations, Senate Majority
Leader Barkley; District Commits
sioner John Russell Young, Thomas
w. Bratany, Eugene Buck, Robert
". Fleming, John w. Davis, Carroll
Glover, Joseph H. Hines, Admiral
Ross McIntire, Eugene Meyer, Will
liam Payne Meredith, Admiral
James o. Richardson, Harry Lee
Rust, jr.; Henry B. Spencer, Ad-
miral Adolphus Station, Corcoran
Thorn, DR.. Edward P. Thomas, 1t
Gen. Alexander Vandegrift. Charles
Warren, Lloyd Bennett Wilson and
Admiral William Brent Young IRE
tired.
Correspondents to Attend.
The White House Correspondents
Association delegation included
Ernest Vaccaro. Associated Press;
Merriman Smith, United Press;
Robert Nixon, International News
Service; Joseph H. Short, Balti.
more Sun; Joseph A. Fox, The Eve.
ming Star; John c. O'Brien, Phila-
delphia Inquirer; James L. Wright
Buffalo News, and Thomas F. Rey-
nolds, Chicago Sun.
The National Press Club delega-
ton included Paul Wooton, presi-
dent; Clifford K Bergman, The
Star; Lewis Wood, New York
Times; Michael w. Flynn, Times
Herald; Lyle C. Wilson, United
Press; Stephen T. Early, former
presidential press secretary; Kirke
L. Simpson, Associated Press; Chief
Justice Bolitha j. Laws of District
Court, Raymond P. Brandt, st. Louis
Post-Dispatch; Paul Miller. Asso-
ciated Press; William C. Murphy
jr.; William K. Hutchinson, Inter-
national News Service; Theodore F.
Koop, E. w. Gableman, William p
MacCracken, jr.; Harvey D. Jacob
John c. O'Brien and Oswald r
Schuette.
The District Bar Association was
represented by Walter M. Bastian
Austin F. Garfield, Louis M. Denit
Hugh j. Fegan, Leslie C. Garnett
Matthias j. Mahorner, jr.; Alvir
l.. Newmyer, Julius I. Peyser, Henry
I. Quinn, Leo A. Rover, Roger J
Whiteford and James c. Wilkes.
The organizations felt they owned
Mr.. O'Connor something for the
many times he had enlivened their
functions with his gift of humor in
song.
Historical Society Delegation.
The Columbia Historical Society
appointed this committee to attenc
the funeral: Frank B. Noyes, Miss
Maud B. Morris, Judge Andrew M
Hood, Abram Myers, Judge George
Nelson, c. C. Glover, jr., Avon New
ious, Houston McCeney, Frederick S
Tyler, c. F. r. Ogilby, Ralph Bar.
nard, Harry A. Boss, Fred Mckee
Chris Jacobson, Arthur May, c. Clin.
ton James. Fred A. Smith, Justice
David A. Pine, Lewis E. Brunenger
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Eugene
Meyer, William E. Schmid, A. L
Sinclair, jr., c. w. Stetson, James j
Becker, Perry West, Wayne Ken
drick and william F. Torbert.
This committee was appointed by
the Association of Oldest Inhab-
itants: John Clagett Proctor, Fred
A. Emery, Charles n. Bates, John
Russell Young, A. j. Driscoll, Need