Evening star., 1948-10-06
Bishop Dun 0fficiates
Tomorrow at Services
For Henry P. Blair

The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
of Washington, will officiate at 2
pm. tomorrow at the funeral serv-
ices for Henry Patterson Blair, vet
eran Washington lawyer and phil
anthropist, in St. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church, Third and A
streets Sc.
The bishop will be assisted by the
Rev. Robert j. Plumb, rector of st.
Marks, and the Rev. G. Freeland
Peter. Samuel Wood, organist of
the church during many of the
years in which Mr.. Blair sang in
the choir, will play Mr.. Blair's IA
vorite hymns.
Burial will be at Campton, N. H.,
in the family plot where Mr. Blair's
father, Senator Henry William Blair
of New Hampshire, is buried.
Hon0red by Court.
Mr. Blair died Sunday in Episco-
pal Hospital. On Monday, District
Court Judge Edward M. Curran di-
rected that the record show the
court adjourned at the end of The
day because of the death of dis
tinguished officer of the court.
The officers of Friendship House,
Red Feather agency whose Board
of Directors Mr. Blair headed for
many years, said today they have
decided, in place of sending flowers
for Mr.. Blairs funeral services, to
start a fund to help a badly ad-
justed 10-year-old boy here.
Miss Lydia A. H. Burklin, director
Of Friendship House, said the board
believes their action would be Mr.
Blair's earnest wish" The fund,
she said, will be used to help place
the boy, a ward of the Board of
Public Welfare, in a suitable home.
She asked that "other friends of
Mr.. Blair join with us in helping the
lad, and other boys like him.
Honorary PaIi Bearers.
Honorary pail bearers at the
funeral tomorrow will include
Morris E. NARROW, J. N. Robertson.
David E. Mccoy. L. M. Coster. S. w.
Frazier, W. E. Frazier, H. J. Brown
Roy Burgess, Harry Hood, Samuel
Wood, E. Taylor Papson, Lawrence
F. Pope, N. M. Sando Corcoran
Thom, Arthur HELEN, Clyde D. Gar
rett. Frederick M. Bradley, Charles
D. Drayton. Harry X. Boss, H. l..
Duct II. Iorooc porro11
Also, William r. Castle, Joseph
H. Hines. Col w. L. McDiarmid,
r. A. Van Orsdel, Richard E. Stands,
Proctor L. Dougherty. Appleton P
Clark. jr.. Gilbert A. Clark, Gilbert
c. Clark, L. H. Hannah, F. NJ Net
tleship, Charles E. Phillips, William
w. Rapley, Joseph Sanders and
Henry A. Willard II and Percy S.
Russell. jr.
The District Bar Association will
send the following delegation to the
services:
Ralph P. Barnard, r. Duncan
Clark, Spencer Gordon. Hugh H.
Obear, R. Ross Perry. jr., Arthur
Phelan, Edward Stafford and Roger
M. Stuart. jr.
From Historical Society.
F. Regis Noel, president of the
Columbia Historical Society, an
nounced he had appointed the fol-
lowing officers and managers to at
tend the rites:
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, III, Laur-
ence F. Schmeckebier, Frederick S.
Tyler, Comdr. John E. Allen, Mrs.
Joseph F. Betterly, Mrs. Christine
Murnan, S. William Miller, H. Paul
Caemmerer, Meredith B. Colket,
John Clagett Proctor, Gilbert Gros-
venor. Walter NJ Bastian, Herbert
Middlemiss, Charles H. Bates, Col.
Wade H. Cooper, Victor B. Deyber,
Arthur P. Drury, Fred A. Emery,
Paul E. Jameson, Parke P. Jones.
Also George R. Linkins, B. M.
McKelway, Judge George D. Nelson,
John R. Waller, Vernon E. West
and Mrs. Dorothy Winchcple.
Cecil J. Wilkinson, president of
the University Club, has appointed
the following members to represent
the club, of which Mr.. Blair was
a charter member and treasurer
for 20 years: Proctor L. Dougherty.
Henry R. Cover, Robert S. Hume,
James G. Mckay, Oliver Metzerott
and George w. Stone.