Evening star., 1950-11-18
Community Pays Final
Tribute Today al Rites
For Carter Barron

The community whose interests
he served with extraordinary de-
votion was to pay final tribute
this afternoon to Carter T. Bar
ron at his funeral services in Ali
Saints Episcopal Church, at Chevy
Chase Circle.
A great mass of floral offerings
were arriving today at the Gawler
Funeral Home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, where the body of
the theater executive and civic
leader was to lie in state until
shortly before the funeral hour
of 3 o'clock.
The services were to be con-
Quoted by Canon Albert Lucas,
former headmaster at st. Adams
School, and now an official in the
Episcopal Diocese at Baltimore.
He is an old friend of the family
The list of honorary palibearers
includes Hollywood celebrities,
District officials and many old
friends here.
More Tributes Pour In.
Tributes continued to pour in
from civic. welfare, political and
fraternal groups indebted to Mr..
Barron for his work in their
behalf.
Mr.. Barron, who died unex-
pectedly Thursday afternoon in
his home at 6661 Barnaby street
NV, will be buried at 2 pm. Nom
day in West View Cemetery at
Atlanta, Ga, his native State. He
was As years old.
President Truman and scores of
others have expressed sorrow at
the loss Of a man who contributed
so much to the life Of the COM
munity. Mr.. Barron for years had
devoted as much time to civic and
welfare work as to his job as East
ern district manager for Loew's
Theaters.
Friends Pay Last Respects.
For hours yesterday afternoon
and last night. friends and we'll
wishers filed by Mr.. Barron's
casket in the Gawler Chapel to
pay last respects. The procession
began again this morning.
Marion Venable. addressing the
members of the National Ballet
at rehearsal last night, paid trib-
ute to Mr.. Barron as "a friend of
the art of dancing who cannot be
replaced" She told of his CO.
operation with the ballet organi-
zation at Cherry Blossom Festivals,
Variety Club benefits and other
occa sions where the dancers have
appeared.
Tributes to Mr.. Barron and ex-
pressions of sympathy for the
family included those from the
Jewish Community Council of
Greater Washington. the Com
munity Chest. the Democratic
National Committee and the Ma
tional Press Club, of which Mr..
Barron was popular member.
The club appointed commit
tee, headed by Justice Tom Clark
Of the Supreme Court, to repre-
sent the membership at the
funeral.
Honorary Pallbearers.
The honorary pallbearers fol-
low:
Nicholas NJ. schenck, Louis 3. Mayer
Joseph r.. Vogel Charles G. Moskowitz'
Eric Johnston, Oscar Doob, John Murphy,
Howard Strickhng. Col. Blake Van Leer,
Margolis, Jack Foxe. o. j. Ratio 1rvine @
Martin. Sam Gilman.
, Also Lawrence Levy. Edgar Doob, Joseph
S;,a q, Samartano. Charles McLeary. Jack
v1Gney, WfII,ayr, George peters Milton kaufman,
Leslie Biffe. Senator Richard B. Russell.
Fudolph Berger George A. Crouch, Frank
Also Hardie Meakin, David sadel Sam
Galanty. William Rumple Thomas W.
Brahany, Lanier MacLachlen, B. M. Nc
kelway, Philip L. Graham, Michael w,
Flynn. Richard Hollander. Jay. carmody,
GhaT,es ere is,.Ha F. ResSniGh s. R. Dull Richard
Also Ernest schier James o'Neill. Com
sioner Gordon r. Young, Commissioner Guy
Mas Mason Charles ! g Alldredge. Charles stot-
Fleming. Allan Zee. Nathan D. Golden.
John T O'Rourke. Frank Swank
Also Fred Moore. Dan S. Terrell, Ernest
MnsTal EMmssTTiins; ;isg Teorge Preston Marshall Kemp
ley. A. Julian Brylawski, william M
Herman Lowe.