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Evening star., 1949-02-01
Brazilian EnvOv
Tells Of Womem's
Part in Politics

Lack of princes in America was
the chief reason for the fall of the
monarchy in Brazil, Mauricio Ma
buco, Brazilian Ambassador, said in
jest yesterday at luncheon meet
ing Of the Woman's National
Democratic Club.
The Ambassador explained that
Brazil did not have the Salic Law
which kept women from reigning
and that at one time the princess
royal served as regent of his coun-
try. "The princess went to Europe
to get her husband" he continued,
"and this man didn't want to be
prince consort-he wanted to be
Emperor Of Brazil"
The speaker quoted his father,
who formerly was Ambassador here,
as saying that "the social progress
Of women was one of the greatest
factors in the twentieth century"
He said that in America this pro-
gress had come about through evo-
luton while in other countries it
had constituted a revolution. II
don't know whether women's pro-
gress in Brazil should be termed
evolution or revolution" he said.
Enlarging on his subject, "Wom-
en- in Brazil" the Ambassador
pointed out they had the right of
nationality, which he defined as the
basic right of civil rights" 1.-The
Brazilian woman was never a chat
TEL" he emphasized. Even in the
Portuguese language we foresaw the
position of women. There is a
feminine form of the word Am
bassador. We have seen where
women will 60 in the future.
Brazil is one of the biggest
democracies in the world" he said
Money, family, race, creed and
religion aren't taken into consid-
Grafton when estimating mans
worth. He has to prove himself
and then these things assume i'm
portance."
1t was stated by the speaker that
slavery was abolished in Brazil
under the rule of a woman in 1888
He said that women in Brazil OBJ
tanned their vote easily and with
out fight. When asked if women
took an active part in their coun-
try's affairs, he replied, "Oh yes
women will always take advantage
of anything you give them"
In reference to a question about
political parties in Brazil, the Am
bassador said "too many parties Is
difficulty of countries made up
of individualistic people" He con-
tinued that this was the case in
his country with the result that II
was, in actuality, ruled by a mi
nority that goes to one side OF
another.
The Ambassador announced that
the head of the Brazilian State
would arrive here in May.
An announcement was made that
the club will hold a luncheon fash
ion show at 1890 pm. March l at
the Mayfower Hotel. 1t will be a
benefit for the repairs and fire.
proofing of the clubhouse. Mrs.
Truman will be the guest Of honor.
Mrs. Lorton Sims, general chair
man, is taking reservations.
Fifteen new members attended
the luncheon yesterday.
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many away.
There was no lack of hospitality,
however, for those who ventured
forth on the icy streets and as
cended the hill to the Ambassadors
residence. Indoors they received
a warm welcome from the hosts who
stood in a small room of the recep-
ton hall to receive them, Mrs.
Maxim wearing a gay fowered print
trimmed in sequins.
In another small room, narpist,
cellist and violinist played as the
guests arrived and one Of their IA
vorite numbers, I learned, was an
Australian folk song entitled Waltz
ing Matilda" Composed by Andrew
Banjo Patterson, who wrote many
well-known Australian ballads, the
song is a favorite Of the "swag-
gies," the Australian sheep shear
ers who travel about from one sheep
station to another.
The Supreme Court was repre-
sented yesterday by Associate JUST
. ice and Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, As
sociate Justice and Mrs. Harold
Burton and Associate Justice Rob-
ert H. Jackson who said Mrs. Jack
son left Wednesday for six-week
sojourn in Palm Springs, Calf,
with the Floyd Odlums, who had
been here for day or two.
Justice Jackson chatted with his
friends and neighbors, the Edmund
Parrys of Cricket Hill. Mrs. Parry
enthuSed about her forthcoming
trips to California and Florida, said
she will leave on the 23d and be
gone about a month. With the
Parrys was their house guest, Mrs.
Charles Bainer of New York. who
timed her visit to coincide with
the antique exhibit at the Statler.
Mrs. Bainer has a collection of
antique glass. including number
OF pieces of fine LutZ ware
Early arrivals from the Diplo-
matte Corps yesterday included the
italian Ambassador and Signora
Tarchiani. the Ecuadorean Ambas-
sador and Sonora de Dillon, the
French Ambassador, Mr.. Henri
Bonnet; the Philippine Ambassador,
Mr.. Joaquin Elizalde; Sonora de
Gonzalez-Arevalo, wife of the
Guatemalan Ambassador; Lady
Rama Rau, wife of the Indian Am
bassador; the Minister of Luxem-
bourg and Nine. lie Calais, and
Sonora de Caceres, wife of the Hon.
duran Ambassador, who was lament
ing that her husband will return to
Honduras this month after having
served at this post for 16 years.
Others in the throng were the
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Willard Thorp, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles G. Ross, Mrs. Patrick
j. Hurley, Mrs. Claude Pepper, Mrs.
Benjamin H. Dorsey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Venneu, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Pratt. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnet
Mover, Senator Alexander Wiley.
Representative Charles A. Eaton,
Representative and Mrs. Pete Jar
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop Stod-
dard, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Morris,
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Souby, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley z. Hornbeck, Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Bif1e, Sir Wilmott
and Lady Lewis, Mrs. Frederick
Mitchell Gould and Mrs. Charles
EIetcher Martin
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In THE Bridal Procession

riage by her father and attended
by her sister, Louise. 1t. Alexan-
der Sergei Mikhalevsky, U. S. A.,
served as best man for his brother,
and The groomsmen were Navy Its.
D. w. Larson, P. w. Bridwell and
/ r. A. Wulf, and Ensign F. E. Pear
son, III.
LobeI.Hyman
Miss Myra Ellen Hyman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hyman,
recently became the bride of Mr.
Jerry Lobel, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham Lobel. The wedding took
place in the Hamilton Hotel, Rabbi
Henry Segal officiating, and a din
ner and reception followed.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by her
sister -in-iaw, Mrs. William Bestimt,
as matron of honor and by Miss
Constance Laker. Mr.. Matte Lobel
was best man.
WestreH.Wyan
Announcement has been made by
Mrs. Clay Wyatt of Paducah, KY,
of the marriage of her daughter,
Irma Lee, to Mr.. Harlan A. Wes-
trell of Odin, MINI.
The Rev. DR.. j. Warren Hastings
omciated at the recent ceremony
in the National City Christian
Church in Washington where Mr..
and Mrs Westrall are making their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gall
were the bridal attendants.
Sbonseger.AHen
Mrs. O. NJ. Allen Of Dickerson an
nounces the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Miss Vivian Allen, to Mr.. George
w. Sponseller Of New Market, Md,
the wedding taking place recently.
Nyce.CIements
The Rev. Jerome A. Miller offici-
ated at ceremony at the Shrine of
the Blessed Sacrament recently that
united in marriage Miss Shirley Ann
Clements, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy c. Clements, and Mr.. James
Carroll Nyce, son of Mrs. Arthur w.
Nyce and the late Mr.. Nyce.
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Writers to Dine

Virgil c. Jones, author of "The
Hatfields and the McCoys" and
Ranger Moseby,' will speak at
dinner meeting of the Professional
Writer'S Club at $50 o'clock Satur-
day in the Club Studio at the Fair
fax Hotel.
Mr.. Jones, who is manager Of the
public relations Office of the Curtis
Publishing Co. in Washington, will
be introduced by Mrs. Louise A.
Baldwin. Thomas G. Gentel, first
vice president of the club, will pre-
side.
Miss Anna Jesperson, club presi-
dent, will tell her impressions Of
Denmark which she visited last
wear
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Mrs. Morris Stein of Chicago and is
a graduate of Texas A. and M. Uni
versity. He is an employe in the
United States Tariff Commission.
Hodges.Carl
Announcement is made by Mr..
and Mrs. Emmett M. Hodges of the
engagement of their daughter
Muriel Mays to Mr.. Frederick Daniel
Carl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Carl.
Miss Hodges is senior at Amer
ican University where she is a mem
ber of Phi Mu sorority, and Mr.. Carl
is a graduate of the university and
was president Of Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity. He served in the Navy
as a lieutenant and now is asso-
ciate boys work secretary at the
YMCA.
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Planning Meeting

Mrs. I. Enselman, a member Of
the executive board of the Ma
tional Federation of Temple Sister
hoods. will speak at meeting Of
the Planning Committee at 3 pm.
Friday at the home Of Mrs. Samuel
Schwartz, 1850 Woodland drive. Tea
will be served.
Plans will be discussed for the
organizations project, The House
Of Living Judaism Campaign.
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TObic announced

Warren D. Mu11in, who is asso-
ciated with the Kiplinger Letters
will speak on Legislation Affecting
Women" at ! pm. tomorrow at a
luncheon meeting of. the Soroptimist
Club to be held hi Tile Willard
Hotel.
Mrs. Eva Boothby Bray, chairman
Of the Committee ON Legislation,
will introduce the speaker
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Belts Are Feted

The Minister of Finland and
Nine. Jutila were hosts at luncheon
yesterday at the Legation in honor
of the retiring Cuban Ambassador
and Sonora de Belt. The other
guests were DR.. Luis Machado, ap-
pointee to the honorary title of
consul general of Finland at Ha-
vana; Nine. Bohemian, wife of the
Ambassador of Sweden, and the
Charge d'Affaires of the Swedish
Embassy, Mr.. Alexis de Aminof.
Last evening the Ambassador and
Sonora de Belt were entertained at
dinner by Mrs. Robert Low Bacon.
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ENgagen2ent

The engagement of Miss Marie
Yam Bakas to Mr.. John William
Beckwith, jr., was announced at a
cocktail party given by the BRIDE
elects parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Yam Bakas.
Mr.. BeckWith, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith, attended
American University. During the
war he served with the Army Air
Force
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officer HOn0red

Miss Julia c. Fish, Cleveland,
Ohio, president general, will be the
honored guest at meeting tomor-
row of the Phyllis Lyman Colony
Of New England Women at Tilden
Gardens.
Miss Fish was chairman of the
Women's Patriotic Conference on
National Defense meetings held at
the Statler Hotel,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Mattare an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Joan Marie to Mr.. Henry
Sullivan, jr., son Of the Commis-
sioner of Veterans and Mrs. Sui
livan of Bethesda.
Miss Mattare is a graduate Of I'M
maculata Seminary and is attending
Trinity College.
Mr.. Sullivan attended Georgetown
Preparatory School and will be
graduated in June from Catholic
University.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Ambassador and Mrs. Maxim
Celebrate australia Day
By Betty Murphy

yesterday everybody had holiday celebration Of
Australia Day Washington there reception at the Aus
traan Embassy given Maxim
event which occurred hundred and sxtone years
Phillip proclaimed the first Australian settlement
Sydney Wales That 2e 17ss but since
then the Australians holiday Monday
the 26th
Members Court the Cabinet Ambassador and
Minister Diplomatic Representatives
and many from Wasngons residential
Yesterday the weather obviously kept
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limitations Ont

Invitations have been issued by
the Congressional Club to a re-
ception in honor of the President
and Mrs. Truman on Wednesday
evening February 8 at o'clock at
the club.
The Watkins Gallery of the
American University has sent out
invitations to preview of con-
temporary Cuban paintings Sun
day afternoon from to 6. The
exhibit will remain open until the
9th of February.
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AAUW Talk

The Legislative Committee of the
American Association of University
Women, Silver Spring branch, will
meet at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
home Of Mrs. L. O.. Regiembal,
2012 Lanier drive, to discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of
electing a school board in Mont
gomery County.
Evening star., 1949-02-01

MRS. FREYVOGEL.
The bride of Mr.. William
Robert FreyUogel, she is the
former Miss Catherine Jen-
ktns, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Garfield Jenkins of
Indian Head, Md.
-MarkoU Photo.
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Iady Ran to Sbeak

The wife of the Indian Ambassa-
dor. Lady Rama Rau. will speak
before q meeting Of the Congress.
siof1al Club at 3 pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Cu|peper Man Is Held
In Staying Of Sister
By the Assoeiofsd Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July
7.-Spencer Cottoms, 30-year-old
Spotsylvania County sawmill hand,
is being held in the Orange County
Jail on q charge of murder after
a shooting in which his sister. Mrs.
Alice Fairchild, was killed and a
niece seriously wounded.
Sheriff B. H. Wayland Of Cul-
pepper County, arrested Cottoms,
who is colored, after being called
to the community of Lignum
Tuesday night by Cottoms brother,
William Cottoms was confined in
the Orange jail because the Gull
pepper jail was being repaired.
The shooting occurred at the
home of another sister. Mrs. Olivia
Banks. Mrs. Fairchild, who was
visiting her sister, was shot three
times with a .38-caliber revolver
and killed instantly. Nettie Wig
gins. 13, a niece of Cottoms, was
shot in the abdomen. She ran to
the porch Of neighbor and COL
lapsed. She was taken later by a
Culpepper rescue squad to the
university hospital at Charlottes-
vile.
Sheriff Wayland said Cottoms
was unable to give coherent ac-
count of what took place in the
| Banks home.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Arlington Rites Tomorrow
For Pfc. Thomas f. White

Pfc. Thomas E. White, a men,
Der of the 366th Infantry Di-
vision, who was killed in action
in Italy on December 81, 1914, will
be buried at pm. tomorrow at
Arlington Cemetery.
The 24-year-old infantryman
was born in Burnleys. Va, and
came here in 1885. He attended
Dunbar High School and worked
for the Navy Department in the
summer of 1912 before joining the
Army the following October. He
was a member of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, 1925 r street
NV.
r. T. White, who lived at 1921
Sherman avenue NV. is survived
by his mother. Mrs. Cornelia M.
White, 1119 I street NE; his
father. Early o. White, Barbours-
vile, Va; three sisters, Mrs. jose
phine Stanley, and Miss Virginia
White, both of 654 Morton street
NV, and Miss Frances White,
Barboursville. and four brothers,
Matthew, James and Edward
White, all of the I street address,
and Arthur White. Barboursville.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Funeral Set Saturday
For Fred Rudolph Reh

Funeral services for Fred Ru-
dolph Reh. 81, former Metropolis
tan policeman and partially blind
operator of a lunch stand on the
Gallinger Hospital grounds. will
be held at 2::30 pm. Saturday at
the Gasch funeral home. Hyatts-
vile.
Mr.. Reh died yesterday at his
home, 1851 A street Sc.
Born in Washington, he attend
ed public schools here and Joined
the police force in 1918. For many
years he was a desk sergeant at
No. 2 precinct, before leaving the
force in 1888. Later he held vari-
Gus odd jobs" until he began los
ing his sight about five years ago.
Until two months ago he oper-
ated q lunch stand at the Veter-
ans Service Center. Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. He was operating a sim
liar stand at Gallinger Hospital at
the time Of his death.
Mr.. Reh is survived by his wild
ow. Mrs. Ellen Morris Reh; two
daughters, Mrs. Julia Corona of
Seat Pleasant. Nd. and Mrs.
Maudie Dennis, of 504 Third
street Sc; q son. Fred Reh, jr,.
of the A street address: a brother
Henry L. Reh, ST.. 1900 Fifty
second avenue, Hillside. Md, and
two sisters. Mrs. Harry Foxwell of
Ballston, Va, and Miss Sarah E.
Reh, Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Theodore Roosevelt Home
Ito Be National Shrine
Ax The Askaeintsd Pros,

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. July T.
Plans were nearing completion to-
day to make Sycamore Hill. the
home of the late President Theo-
dore Roosevelt. shrine.
The Roosevelt Memorial Associ-
alton of New York disclosed it had
made arrangements to acquire the
three STORY frame structure and &c
of it's 80 acres of rolling land from
the heirs.
Mrs. Roosevelt. 81 year old
widow of the former President
died last September. Since then
Sycamore Hill has been unoccu-
pied except for caretakers.
A spokesman said plans for the
shrine are in complete accord with
the wishes of the family.
The house was used as sum-
mer White House by President
Roosevelt. It's 16 rooms include the
famous trophy room which con-
tains game bagged by Mr.. Roose-
welt on his hunting expeditions.
gifts from rulers throughout the
world and mementos Of his politi-
cal and public life.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
UNIV Asks High Court
To Kill Contempt Fines
By the Associated Press

John L. Lewis carried his fight
to recover $l,420, 900 in contempt
fines to the Supreme Court yes
terday.
The fines were assessed by
Judge T. Alan Goldsborough in
District Court here in 1948 after
the United Mine Workers strike
for a pension system.
Mr.. Lewis won the struggle for
a 500 monthly retirement for
miners, but Judge Goldsborough
punished him and the union for
not ending the walkout April 3,
1948, when ordered to do so by
the court. The men went back
to work after Mr.. Lewis an
nounced the pension victory April
IL. The fines were levied April 81.
The fines-$20,OO0 against Mr.
Lewis and $l,400,000 against the
union-were just double the
amounts allowed by the Supreme
Court in similar battle with the
Government in 1916. They have
been upheld in the Court Of Ap-
peals.
UMU Attorney Welly K. Hop
kins and his colleagues argued
in a brief filed with the Supreme
Court that the fines were eXces-
sive and that the court order anC
the Hartley Act on which
it was based both were uncon-
stitutional. The same arguments
were used in the Court of Appeals
without avail.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Autopsy Set Today in Death
.0f Man in Hotel Room

An autopsy was to be performed
today in the death of Thomas A.
Sims. so. who was found dead
in his third room at the
Continental Hotel yesterday after
noon.
Police said note found near
the body contained instructions
for burial. Also, there were two
empty boxes of sleeping tablets
in a waste basket in the room,
police added.
Mr.. Sims, who checked in at
the hotel Monday. had been room
ing at 1884 Garfield street NV.
for the last several weeks, police
added.
The body, police said. was
slumped in the corner OF the
hotel room, clad in pajamas. An
only relative was listed as .
brother. Z. M. Sims, Elkhart, Ind.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Dr.. Luther Foster Dies;
Virginia College President
Nv the Associotsd Press

PETERSBURG, Va. July u
DR.. Luther Hilton Foster, presi-
dent of Virginia State College for
Negroes since 1943, died here
Monday night. He was so.
A native of Halifax County. Va,
DR.. Foster attended Halifax pub
lie schools and was graduated
from St. Paul Polytechnic Insti-
tute in Lawrenceville.
In 1889, DR.. Foster helped to
organize the association of busi-
ness officers in schools for Me-
groes, and later was named presi.
dent of that organization. He
conducted educational surveys
for the general education board
of New York and the Negro gradu-
ate aid fund of the State Board OF
Education.
DR.. Foster was awarded an
honorary degree of doctor of laws
by Morris Brown College. Atlanta.
He was chairman Of the execu-
tive board of the Negro Land
Grant College Association and a
member of the subcommittee Of
the division of Domestic Missions.
National Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. He was q
Mason.
He is survived by his widow and
three children.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, e
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Alexandra to Prosecute Owners
OF Insonitory Housing; S Fined

Wilson. Dolly White. Viola Gibson
and Viola Curtis. all colored. ten
ants. The garages have no win
dows or water and sewage facil-
tiles. These defendants and an
other tenant who did not appear
in court were charged with
maintaining insanitary condi-
tions."
Judge Duncan ordered the ten
ants to move from the garages by
6 pm. today. One of the defend
ants, Viola Curtis, is In jail follow
ing conviction of felonious assault
last week in Delaney's court.
II am told this condition is only
one of several SIMILAR ones in
Alexandria," Judge Duncan de-
clared.
Then to A. Clarke Slaymaker
the city sanitarian, who brought
the charges. Judge Duncan stated
Get busy and check those other
places. Everybody knows these
conditions exist. but nobody does
anything about them"
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Atom War Ban Asked
AT Geneva by Soviet
By the Associuted Press

GENEVA, July THE Soviet
Union presented its long expected
demand for the abolition of atom
ic warfare to the 60-nation diplo-
matte conference on war conven-
tions here today.
After most delegates to the con-
ference had left the conference
hall last evening. the Soviet dele
cation handed the secretariat OF
the committee considering the
convention for the protection OF
civilians its resolution. It said:
1T is the duty of the govern
ments of all countries to secure
immediate conclusion of a con-
vention prohibiting atomic weap-
ons as means for the mass EXTERN
ination Of populations"
Most observers at the confer
ence were of the opinion that the
Soviet resolution had little chance
Of passage.
The Soviet resolution also asked
the conference to decide that 1.-The
use in an eventual future war OF
the meteorological and chemica
means of warfare as we'll as atom.
ic weapons and any other weap.
ons intended for mass extermina-
ton of population is incompatible
with the principle of internationa,
law and is contrary to the honor
and conscience Of peoples"
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Retired Store Owner
Dies al Ball Game

Samuel H. Sheppard, 70, re.
tired Alexandria hardware store
owner, died last night at Griffith
Stadium during the Washington
Boston baseball game.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid said he was informed Mr.
Sheppard had been under treat
ment for a heart condition. He
issued a certificate of death due
to natural causes.
Mr.. Sheppard formerly ran q
lumber and construction company
in Alexandria before entering the
hardware business. He retired
two months ago. A native OF
Parkersburg, w. Va, he was q
salesman for the York Safe &
Lock Co. for 40 years before enter
ing the lumber business.
He lived with a son, Edward
Sheppard, at IS williamsburg
road, Alexandria. Also surviving
are another son, Howard Shep-
pard of Alexandria; three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Mary Conklin of Omaha
Nebr.;; Mrs. Hannah Bannister and
Mrs. Morse s. Payne, both OF
Alexandria, and five sisters, Mrs
Carrie Wildman, Mrs.. Lita Wild.
man and Mrs. Emma Parker, al
of Washington, and Miss Eliza
beth Sheppard and Mrs. Mamie
Graham, both of Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held al
III am. Saturday at the Cum
ningham funeral home. Alexan-
dria, with burial in the Pohick
Church Cemetery. Pohick. Va.
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James B. Graham Dies;
WAS PENNSYLVANIA Banker

Funeral services for James
Boggs Graham, II. Washington
resident for the last 10 years. will!
be held at II am. tomorrow at
Gawler's Chapel. 1855 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. Burial will be
Saturday morning in Williamsport,
Pa.
He died yesterday Of pneumonia
in Garfield Memorial Hospital
after an illness of four years.
Mr.. Graham was born in Clear
field, Pa, and was associated with
the county national bank there.
Later he married the late Miss
Mary E. Emery of Williamsport
and moved to that city while still
young man. He became presi-
dent of the Lycoming Trust Co.
in Williamsport and retired in 1888
to move to Washington with his
sister. Miss Emma G. Floesch
who died last January.
They lived at 4105 Forty ninth
street NV.
| His only survivor is a sister. Mrs
Harry w. Croft. Greenridge, Conn.
three nieces and a nephew.