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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

Also this week - invitations
are in the mail. MR.. AND MRS
ACIE LOGAN. SIR are honoring
the double wedding of their
daughters VIOLA CHRISTINE
N LEO CLIFFORD MILLER
and EDNA MAXINE TO LA
VERNE GEORGE GALLANT
with reception al the Ur-
bar League, Sat. Oct IL.
And this month marks the
fine for tying the knot
Of FLETCHER ROUTT and
schoolmarm X TIL EILEEN
WEISS
EVENT OF THE WEEK
Loads Of folks gathered in
1.-The uumpus room of Mr. and
MRS Glib TRAYLOR on Hol-
brook for the goth annivcr-
sarv of MR.. AND MRS. Will
liam JACKSON The Jack
sons received gorgeous 5000
So, Of Iiavelon China and 9th
e- Gifts of china from rola-
|hycs and friends.
Among those present were
|MR AND MRS. JASON RO-
lGERS MR.. AND MRS. JAM
les SMITH MRS RDENA
JOHNSTON MR. AND MRS.
II St'MLER MIR AND MRS.
ITHERESA HENDERSON. MRS
IPFRNICF SHARPE. MR. AND
MRS ELWOOD ROBINSON.
land DIR AND MRS D Ora
sHAM MIR AND MRS. LEWIS
GREEN Of Chicago.
TIE Mems Club Of St Cy-
'pNans Church had a huge
|croVd out To their evening
\ hour Thursday. Sept IS at
Isl Cvprian'S Church wh ore
DIE ANTHONY TONY WET
VEL feature writer and com
fnentator for tho Detroit News
Was guest speaker
THE ROBERT l.. WOLVES
played hosts to a host of friends
pn Fdav night honorrng MRS.
BLANCHE GRIFFIN OF Jack
kon Miss. Among those who
sFathered at the Scovcl resi-
fcnce Of the WOLVES parents,
AlR AND MRS f.. l. COR
don we're MISS HILDA NC
TOY Of the faculty of Rust
Foleee Holly Spring Miss.
NiR AND MRS. ISAAC STE
MEMS, MRS. GRACE WHITE
MIR and MRS. EDW AR D
TURNER. MR.. AND MRS.
DON HOWARD and MESSER
ESTEMORE WOLFE. GEOR
C. BISHOP and THEODORE
4 THE vERGAL PooLEs Of
Fhcago. III. have been visiting
the city and so MR.. AND MRS.
WILLIAM MASSEY Of Wood
land entertained in their hon
b MESSRS. POOLE and MAS
81 were buddies IN the 332nd
tighter group in Italy during
Void War II. Among those
~ whom covers were laid were
NB AND MRS. LEON MOO
~ MR.. AND MRS. BENNY
PARKS, MIR. AND MRS NJ.
DAVIDSON MR.. AND MRS
ROBERT LEE WOLFE and
Mrs ROSCOE JONES.
4 NacTema Club was the set
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11
VISITORS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Purdue,
visitors from Los Angeles, Calf.
stopped in to sec Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A Anderson and friends
while they were in town re-
Gently.
Mrs. Alice Collins Of 1904 Till
man had one of her ncighbors
in for dinner Sunday and they
enjoyed a religious chat
Oscar j Cox. past commander
Of DAV chapter SO and member
Of No 81 is hospitalizcd at the
Marine hospital as the result
of a stroke. He lives at s03 f
Philadelphia, and is president Of
the Fox Hole Veterans Precinct
Organization
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

J. JACKSON HETTIE MAE
JACKSON and MR.. AND MRS
j. JACKSON.
MRS ZELMA SYKES SPA
RKS arrives home this week
with daughter MARCIA They
have been touring the South
land
Don't forGct-Sunday. Oct 4
is the Dedication Day for the
Delta Home Grand Proxy. MAE
DOWNS will be here from Bal
tmorc Md for the event
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

Phi
The couple will reside in
Oakdale Gardens upon return
from a honeymoon trip 10 cast
ern cities, where d. Burgess
has started a successful prac-
ticc in FCrndale.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11
OBLIGATORY PROGRAM HELD
FOR DELTA HOME FOR GIRLS

HANDCLAsPs OF FRENDsIllP linn anl numerous as
hundreds Of Detroit citizens and members Of the Delta Theta
Sorority the Delta Home Girls Mt Elliott
formal deduction Of hc The held
the realization of begun by the de
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11
Bride : Elect Is
Entertained On
EUe Of Marriage

An lntcrraClal party was gwen
at the Copacabana Restaurant, N
the Lafayette building last We'd
ncsday evening. when Miss Bor-
tina Cochran 2ll9 Jos Campau.
sales representative of the Leo
Morris Company. was given a
dinner party by the girls Of the
firm on the eve of her coming
marriage
Miss Cochran was presented
with many beautiful presents, in
Guiding a lovely white blanket
The dinner held IN the beauti-
full Grotto Room al the Copaca-
bana consisted OF steaks with all
the trimmings
Miss Cochrans guest Of honor
was Miss Annie Mae Simpson of
Birmingham. Ala
A good time was enjoyed by
all attending, which included Ag-
der Geraldine AcCormick. Mango
der. Gearldino Mccormick Mango
Boyle. Marguerite Davidson Eth
el Marcus. Harriet Lewis Philo-
mena Mcbride Irene McNew.
Dorothea Browning Elaine V.
Smithson. Margaret Ann Vanzart
Little Mikey Lake is now 4
years old grandson Of Mrs. Gov
erton, 2l3 Herman sends word
10 his grandmother that he is
big boy now and wants dog.
Mrs. Calle Mae Hill Of 3039
Merrick returned from Marshall
Texas. Tuesday where she had
gone for her sisters funeral
Mrs. Mercie Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs Eliot Esco are
the proud parents OF a son. Rudy
l.. born last month weighing
~ lbs, the third child in their
family. The Esco's live at 5l8
Erskine Apt. 629.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11
ZSS&1 Social zZg3&1a -
Bits OF Banterinu

IT'S JUNE IN OCTOBER
ALL OUR NEWS is OF BRIDES
MATRIMONY IS AGAIN
READING AN ALL TINE HIGH

Coming this week to lIy-lte all the announcements
Of the engasement OF tow OF our top Leading MILDRED
MILDRED is the daughter Of C. Blount and Erma IS
school fnarp abotf frtpr
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11
Smoot = Burgess Nubtials Are
Honored At LoVey Reception

Mrs George L. Burgess honored at wedding
ccpton Oct at the Detroit Urban League Many
the which held the beautifully dec
reception held following the marital ceremony
hch only membe Of The family and intimate friends were pres
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

THIS BEAUTIFUL FIVE ROOM HOME n
fastest Growing Negroes. sold blythe WHITE REAL
TY COMPANY, OFFICE. 3s4 vsser Ave- River Rouge 49,
Michigan, Phone Atlantic 1883.
WILLIAM C. WHITE BROKER Resident 1878 sih Street.
Eeorse Joseph Bell ssesmansser Resident Isl Philadelphia
Street Detroit Phone TR. 2so4l Harry Smith
Resident 32 So. Bssse Street Detroit Phone WA s7eSS.
Morrow Salesman cadon Detroit.
Phone TO- 543sl
We have listing in all sections Of The d Ares sell TO
cIs and Civilians We ar No Sales
made without Legal Advice.
WILLIAM G. WHITE. Broker
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

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'soi"sue department or drugstore.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-10-11

Nov YOU con give drob, vnoiroeiive grey hor
the rich. natural looking color ihot makes you
look younger And your friends will approve, for
HOLLYWOOD s,ors hove shown thot hair eoloring IS
os important beouiy old os lipsiiek or rouge,
,oIook your best. Colory your hoir with lohevse
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Mrs. Pauline Gleason
Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline
Gleason, II. filter at S. Kann Sons
Co. department store for more than
Is years. will be held at II am. to-
morrow at the S. H. Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Mrs. Gleason died Saturday at
her home, 900 South Orme street,
Arlington, after a long illness.
She was born in Washington, the
youngest daughter of the late John
and Doris Barghausen Christmann.
Her parents came here from Ger
many in 1850 and Mr.. Christmann
operated a woodturning shop at
1106 E street NV, where the Har-
rington Hotel now stands.
Mrs. Gleason attended public
schools here. She lived in the Dis
trict 81 years before she moved to
Arlington 10 years ago. She was
employed at Kann's until five years
ago.
Mrs. Gleason was lifelong men,
ber of First Congregational Church.
Surviving are two sons, Merrill
Gleason of the Orme street address,
Paul Gleason, 322 North Piedmont
street, Arlington: a sister, Mrs. A.
A. Hobson, Brooklyn, N. Y, and
numerous nephews. nieces, great
nieceS and great-nepheWs.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Louis Ayres, Is, Dies;
Helped in Designing
Commerce buiIdinq

Louis Ayers, 70, former member
of the Fine Arts Commission who
helped design the Commerce De-
partment Building, died in New
York yesterday.
Mr.. Ayres served on the Fine Arts
Commission by appointment of
President Wilson from 1921 through
1925. From 1898 through 1916 he
was a member Of the Smithsonian
Institutions Art Commission.
A trustee of the American Acad-
emy in Rome, Mr.. Ayres also was
fellow of the American Institute of
Architects and a member of the
National Institute of Arts and Let
tiers and the National Academy of
Design.
He was a senior partner in the
firm of York and Sawyer. Among
the structures the firm designed, be-
side the Commerce Department
Building, was the American Security
& Trust Co. Building.
Born in Bergen Point, N. j., Mr..
Ayres was graduated from Rutgers
University in 1896 At the time of
his death he had been assisting in
the planning for the universitys fu-
ture development He was a member
of Cosmos Club of Washington. In
1888 he was awarded the medal of
honor of the New York Chapter of
the American Institute of Architects
He leaves his widow. the former
Mrs. Donald Twining, stepdaugh-
ter and Stepson.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
1n mpn1nrtattt

BLAND. JOHN D., SR. In loving mem
DRY of our beloved father and grandfather.
JOHN D. BLAND. SR.. VINO departed this
life one year ago today, December 1, 1916
Your gentle face and patient smile
With sadness we recall:
You had kindly word for each
t!AT And IL disd Ice esloVed @ by Synnrr,u al nprN
my dear friend. CELIA FLEET who passed
| 1915
A token of love and remembrance
OfNone I shall never forget:
T Her r'ie loss a lifetime If i'm Of regret.
DEVOTED FRIEND, JAMES L. SMALL.
REINHART, JOSEPHINE A. In memory
of our dear mother, JOSEPHINE A: Rem
years years ago today. December /, 1925:
TN,LAW, MI ia ALRHIus. JI9 FRANCIS MARCIA
ory HofI, 81 our Sa dear husband and an father. e.
FREDERICK ROTT. who left. us nine
years ago today, December /, 1898.
In the book of life there are pages
Filled with memories fond and true:
And Of ,hose most af yn Gear 'nfousn the ages
HIS sre LoV1Ha 9sHSase' WIFE v Pc AND CHILDREN
IDA AND EMIL.
SHERWOOD. DANIEL C.. In memory Of
DANIEL c. SHERWOOD, who passed away sS
eleven years ago today, December l. 1880
YoS are s not yoS sDrsSt,ens sSsS Be! loved 0ne
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee.
We miss you now. our hearts are sore
As time goes by we miss you more
Eo EovYSc GRs wi VIE p1UoHTERs 5sS HERS Ans SONS
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Mrs. J. R. Meyer Dies;
Armour Manaqer's S Wife

Mrs. Eleanor M. Meyer, so, wife
of John r. Meyer, manager of the
Armour g. Co. branch at SOL Twelfth
street S.W, died Saturday night In
Georgetown University Hospital
after an extended illness. She lived
at 1855 Jonquil street NV.
Born in Aurora, Ill, Mrs. Meyer
came to Washington with her hus-
band 18 years ago She was an ac-
tive worker in st. Michael's parish,
Silver Spring.
Besides her husband she Is sur
vived by son, DR.. Richard j. Meyer
of Johns Hopkins University: two
daughters, CQlette M. Meyer and
Joan E. Meyer, both living at home;
her mother, Mrs. Margaret Neu of
Aurora, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret
Kallstedt, also Of Aurora.
High requiem mass will be sung
at 1870 am. tomorrow at st. Mich
aels Catholic Church, Silver Spring.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry
Evening star., 1947-12-01

One of his outstanding produc-
tions in the year Immediately pre-
ceding the war was "Ninotchka, "
starring Greta Garbo, for M-G-M.
This film, which ridicules Russian
bureaucracy, recently was reissued
to establish the point that Holly
wood films regarding Russia do not
always glorify and defend the Rus
sian system.
In 194l Mr.. Lubitsch was signed
by Twentieth Century-Fox and in
1912 he produced, directed and
collaborated on the original story
of ITO Be or Not to Be-" He re-
ceived the special achievement
award of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences in 1912.
Current Film Suspended.
At the time of his death he had
been producing and directing This
Is the Moment" with Betty Cradle
and Douglas Fairbanks. jr, for
Twentieth Century-Fox. The studio
announced last night that produc-
ton of this film would be suspended.
Mr.. Lubitsch had been married
twice. His first wife Helene came to
America from Germany with him.
They were divorced in 1880. In 1885
he was married to Sanya Vivian
Gaye, literary agent. They were
divorced in 1943. A daughter, Nicola,
9, survives. She had been planning
to spend the Christmas holidays
with her father, studio officials said.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Warren F. Martin Dies
On Pennsylvania Visit

Warren Frederick Martin, SO,
former special assistant to the At
torney General. died yesterday in
Hershey, Pa.
For many years resident of the
Chevy Chase Club. Mr.. Martin was
visiting friends in Hershey when he
died in his sleep.
He was born in Philadelphia
March 26, 1878, and received de-
gree from the University of Penn
sylvania Law School in 1902. He
was admitted to the bar in Penn
sylvania and practiced there as a
young man.
In 1917. Mr.. Martin became as
sociated with the late Philander C,
Knox, former Attorney General and
Senator from Pennsylvania. After
Mr.. Knoxs death in 1921, Mr.. Mar
tin was appointed special assistant
to the Attorney General, serving
until 1925 under Harry M. Daugherty
ana Harlan F. Stone.
Unmarried, Mr.. Martin devoted
much of his time since retirement
to the National Training School for
Boys. and served as member OF
the Board of Trustees. In addition
to the Chevy Chase Club, he was a
member of the University Club and
Metropolitan Clubs in Washington
and the Pickering Hunt in Phila-
delDhia
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Benjamin ". Burdette, 68.
Former Contractor, Dies

Benjamin w. Burdette, 6s, former
plumbing and heating contractor,
died yesterday at Casualty Hospital
after a long illness. His home was
at 1949 S street Sc.
Mr.. Burdette was lifelong resi-
dent of the District. He attended
public schools here and operated q
plumbing and heating business for
80 years. He was retired 10 years
ago because of i'll health.
He was a member of Oak Camp
No. 4, Woodsmen of the World.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Lucy v. Burdette; three sons, Mar
shall and Earl, both of the S street
address; Stanley, 419 Thirty-sixth
street Sc; sister, Mrs. Rose E
Miskell, also of Washington, anc
three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Wednesday at the William
H. Nalley funeral home, 522 Eighth
street Sc. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
DrathH

WILLIAMS. PLEASANT. On Saturday,
November 20. 1947. MRS. PLEASANT
WILLIAMS, the beloved daughter Of the
late Albert and Martha Settlers. wife OF
the late Thornton Williams; devoted sister
of Mrs. Dollie Coates and Mrs. Ada Haight;
aunt of Elizabeth Brent and Albert Haieht.
other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call at her late ersidence,
532 gath st. NV. after 5 pm. Tuesday.
December 9 Funeral Wednesday. Decem-
ber g. at l pm, from the Liberty Baptist
Church, 23d St. between H and I SITS. NV,
Rev H T. Gaskins oficiating. 1nterment
Woodlawn Cemetery. Arrangements by
Barnes g. Matthews.
WILSON, SARAH McKHENERY. On
Sunday. November 80. 1947. at her home;
near Brockville. Md. SARAH MckHENERY
WILSON, age 81, wife of the late David E.
Wilson She is survived by six sons. three
daughters, six grandchildren, one great
grandchild. Funeral services on Tuesday
December 2, , pm. from the Roy W. Bar
ber Funeral Home, LaStonsville, Md: In
terment Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Johns
town, Md
ZIELIE, yELMA 4. On Friday, Novem:
ber %, 1877 at her residence, 1909
Southern ave, Bradbury Heights. Md.
VELMA A. ZIELIE beloved DAUGHTER o.
Charles and Johannah Zielie and sister
of Mrs Villa Shoop. Mrs. Eleanor RettneN
and Mrs, Beverly Burkett. Friends ma.
call at the Lee Funeral Home. 4th St. anc
Mass ave. me-, where services will HI
held on Tuesday. December ,, at 2 pm
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. l
Evening star., 1947-12-01
DR.. Kiernun to Address
District Medical Society

DR.. Paul G. Herman. associate
professor of surgery at Georgetown
University Medical School, will ad-
dress the District Medical Society
on Surgical Diseases of the Spleen"
at the society's headquarters, lib
M street NV, at $3.50 pm. We'd
inesday.
A business session will be held at
BIS pm, when members will hear
special report from the Executive
Board on the proposed addition of
sections on radiology and general
practice to the constitution and by
laws.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Ernst Lubitsch, SIS, Producer
OF Many Noted Films, Dies
Deft Touch Made
Him Famous and
Enhanced Sturs
By the Associotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. death
has taken Ernst Lubitsch, IS, the
producer whose deft handling of mo-
ton picture situations made the
term, "the Lubitsch TOUCH" synony-
nous with sophistication in the film
industry.
Mr.. Lubitsch, who elevated many
player to stardom and enhanced
the reputation of many another
who had gained fame before COM
ing under his aegis, died yester-
day after suffering a heart attack
He had been Ill for several years
and collapsed in his bathroom,
where he was found by his man
servant, Otto Werner. A fire depart
ment pulmotor squad failed to
resuscitate him.
Entered Films in 1915
Mr.. Lubitsch, born in Berlin,
went on the stage at 10 as the
protege of the late Max Reinhardt.
Attaining some success as an actor,
he then became a producer-writer
He entered motion pictures about
1915. when the industry still was
in its infancy.
He subsequently turned from act
ing to production and direction, and
his first film as a producer was
Carmen" in 1918. This was re-
leased in the United States as
Gypsy Blood" That year he also
produced Madame Du Barry in
which Pola Negri was the star. It
appeared in the United States under
the title, Passion" He also di-
rected Emil Jannings in early films.
Mr.. Lubitsch went to Hollywood
in 1923, and there the first of a
long succession of successful pic
lures was "Rosita,' starring Mary
Pickford.
Directed Ranking Players.
His list of pictures since then in
cluded The Marriage Circle" I"
Three Women" forbidden Para
disc" in 1924; Kiss Me Again" in
1925: so This Is Paris" THE
Student Prince" THE Patriot" ;"
Love Parade" Monte Carlo"
"Bluebeards Eighth Wife" "Cluny
Brown" THE Merry Widow and
The Smiling Lieutenant" They
included such stars as Ramon
Novarro, Jeanette Macdonald and
Maurice Chevalier.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
2 Brothers Found
Dead inCorWit
? Sisters on Date
By The Associated Press

SUTTON, w. Va, Dec. 1.-The
Dean brothers had a double date"
with the Brown sisters yesterday,
but all had an appointment with
death.
The bodies of the four young West
Virginians were found in an auto
mobile, evidently victims of carbon
monoxide poisoning, State Trooper
L. L. Gum reported.
He said the gas evidently seeped
from broken exhaust pipe, killing
Hayward L. Dean, %, his sailor
brother, Levia j. Dean, jr., 81, and
Margaret and Freda Brown. Is and
20 years old, respectively.
The Deans lived in Gem, the
Brown girls in neighboring Orlando.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Rites Held in Cubu
For Gen. MontuIvo
Bv the Assoeiofed Press

HAVANA. Dec. 1.-Funeral serv-
ices were held yesterday for Gen.
Rafael Montalvo y Morales, r.,
the youngest general officer in
Cuba's war for independence in
the late 1905. who died Saturday
at his home in suburban Alturas
de Almendares.
He had been an aide to Gen.
Antonio Maceo in the campaign
which pushed Spanish troops near
ly TOO miles from the east to the
west. end of the island in 1886.
Gen. Montalvo served as secretary
of public works in Cuba's first re-
publican government and later
was Consul at Paris, Ambassador
I'd Portugal, Minister of Defense
and Minister of State.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Catholic Nurses to Hold
Communion Breakfast

The Archdiocesan Council Of
Catholic Professional Nurses will
hold its annual communion break
fast at the Washington Hotel next
Sunday, following the 8 am. mass
at st. Matthews Cathedral.
Guest speaker at the breakfast
will be Msgr John ]. Reilly, d.
rector OF the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception at Catholic
University. The Rev. William ].
Mcdonald, of Catholic University,
will celebrate the mass.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Sir William Collins Dies

LONDON, Dec. l P).-Sir Will
liam Henry Collins, IA, millionaire
philanthropist. died yesterday at
his home at Wrexham Park, Buck
inghamshire, after an illness of
several months. He had been iden-
titled with salt and tobacco in
dustries and formerly was chair
man OF Fortnum & Mason, big
London department store.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Charles E. Payne Dies;
GrinnelI Professor
By the Assoeioted Press

GRINNELL, Iowa, Dec. l.
Charles Edward Payne, SO, for more
than 40 years a Grinnell College
faculty member, died yesterday in
hospital here.
A native of Canada. Prot. Payne
came to the United States in 1885.
He was educated at Indiana State
Normal School, the University OF
Indiana and Harvard and Oxford
Universities. He became professor of
history at Grinnell in 1918, and from
1925 to 1914 headed the department.
He taught summer sessions at the
Universities of Iowa and Minnesota,
and in 1856 was guest professor
OF history at Scripps College in
California.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Francis H. Fem Dies;
Bontum Car Co. Head
By the Associoted Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1.-Francis
H. Fem, 40. president OF the Amer
lean Bantam Car Co. of Butler, Pa,
died Saturday in Mercy Hospital of
heart ailment
A native of Detroit, Mr.. Fem was
we'll known in the automobile in
dustry. He served in executive posi-
tions with Willys-Overland and
General Motors Corp. before coming
to Butler IS years ago.
American Bantam Car Co. for
merly manufactured small automo-
biles but shortly before the war con-
verted to making of cargo trailers.
Mr.. Fem is survived by his widow
and his mother.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Rev. Lawrence A. ConIey
Dies at China Mission .
BY the Associated Press

MARYKNOLL, N. Y, Dec. 1.-The
death Saturday of the Rev. Law
renee A. Conley, 80, in Toishan,
China, was announced here yester-
day by the Maryknoll Fathers, the
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of
America.
Father Conley, whose home was
in Quincy, Mass, was ordained at
Maryknoll in 1910 and went to China
that year. He had established an
orphanage at an abandoned temple
IN Toishan and supervised relief
feeding OF 1000 persons a day.
Father Conley's mother, Mrs. Bar
bara Conley, lives in Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
Deaths Reported

From the District of Columbia Bureau
Of Vital Statistics
Caroline ]. Jordan, s3, 1905 3Oth st,
Angela Lupin, 50, 22O H st. ne,
Henrietta Hamburger. so, 3O22 14th st.
Mary G. Conrad. 70, ALB 18th st.
John W. Burt, 7S, Herndon, Va.
Rillie Bryant, II, 22O Lonfellow st.
Charles S. Frantz, 76. 4319 Georgia ave.
Willard D Newbill, 73, 1713 st.
Irene Bowden, ~, 3056 Clinton st. ne.
ohm A. Macdonald, II, Spooner, Wis
Emma F. Dawson. 20, 318 14th st. Sc.
John B. Curley, 80. 6O3 22nd st.
Oscar T. Gardner. 6S, 1928 M St
Claude R. Fountain, 6S, 47Os Nichols ave
S.W.
George Neck. Sc, 1885 Warren st.
Sadie P. Francis, 63, Arlington.
Mhlie Farber, 80. 1924 St
Bella Rosensarten. So. 423 Randolph st.
Nancy Conner, SO. 354O Hartford pl.
Infant Charlotte A. Souder, Hyattsville.
Infant Harmon. Arlington.
Maggie Townsend, 70, 712 Balls ct.
William A. Butler. IS, 1872 9th st.
Cleo Hartsneld, 25, 141O 9Th st.
Evening star., 1947-12-01
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JONES. CHARLES s. I wish to thank
the many friends for their kind express
sions Of sympathy and the beautiful floral
tribute at the passing of my beloved hus-
band, who died November &, 1947.
NETTIE J. JONES!
LOVE, SILAS. The family of the late
SILAS LOVE wish to express their thanks
and appreciation for the kind remem-
brances OF the friends and neighbors dur
ing our recent bereavement.
MRS CARRIE WHITMORE, DAUGHTER:
MR. EDWARD LOVE, JR., NEPHEW.