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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Drath.H

SULLIVAN. KATHLEE MULZEY. On We'd
nesday, March 81. 1881. at ST. Elizabeths
Of 22O5 42nd st. NV, beloved wife OF
Charles H.. Sullivan. Services at 44i
Wolcott Hill I'd. Wethers Field, Coau., at
am. on Monday, March % Solemn
requiem mass at CorpuE Christi Church at
$50 am. 1nterment Mount st. Benedict
Bloomfield, Conn. Xii
SWEENEY. JOHN T. On Thursday, March
pital, JOHN T SWEENEY. Remains rest
ing at Baker q Sons Funeral Home
Manassas. Va Requiem mass on Monday,
March e., at $50 Am, at All-Saints'
Church, Manassas Va. Interment ST.
Mary's Cemetery, Alexandria. Va. "a
THOMPSON. BURTON z. On Thursday,
18th St. ne, BURToN E. '1 THOMPSON n
beloved husband Of Lillian F. Thompson,
father of Wilfred E. Mary E. and Ralph
L: Thompson. and brother of Denton and
Alton Thompson. Friends may call at the
Lee Funeral Home. 4th st. and Mass ave
ne, where services will be held on Mon
day. March &c, at II noon. Intermeat
Epiphany Church Cemetery, Forestvile,
Md. o5
WALSH. BEULAH c. On Saturday. March
Lab C. WALSH OF 491l 4th st. NV. wife
OF the late William Joseph Walsh, sister
OF Mrs. Annie M. Talbert and Mrs
jeanette P Wolfe. Friends may call al
the Lee Funeral Home. 4th St and Mass.
ave ne, where services will be held on
Tuesday. March 81, at pm. Interment
Arlington National Cemetery. 20
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Robert Lee Hall, t.,
Southern Maryland
farmer, Businessman

Robert Lee Hall, jr., 46. one Of
Prince Georges County's largest
farm operators, died this morning
at his Upper Marlboro home.
Death was attributed to a heart
ailment.
Mr.. Hall also operated, with his
son, Robert L. Hall III, an ex-
tensive beer-distributing business
in Southern Maryland. He kept
a stable of race horses and raced
them at tracks along the East
Coast from New York to Florida.
Mr.. Hall, a native of Prince
Georges County, was one Of the
organizers of the Marlboro To-
bacco Market.
He was a member of st. Mary's
Roman Catholic Church, Upper
Marlboro; the Knights of Column
bus and the Elks.
Survivors. in addition to his son.
include his widow, the former
Josephine S. Slingluf of st. MaryS
County: a daughter, Miss jose
phine s. Hall, a student at Rollins
College, Winter Park, Fla; his
mother, Mrs. May Hall; a brother,
Frank Hall. Upper Marlboro at
torney, and three sisters, Mrs.
Mittie H. Magruder. Miss May B.
Hall and Miss Susanna Hall, all Of
Upper Marlboro.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at st. Mary's Church.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel
Cemetery. Upper Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Mrs. Eugene L.CuIver,
Herald for National
Genealogical Society

Mrs. Eugene Lewis Culver, 70
herald for the National Genealogi-
cal Society here for the last 10
years, died Thursday after a long
illness at her home. 701 North
Wayne street. Arlington, Va.
For 80 years Mrs. Culver had
written genealgies and was an
authority on the art of heraldry
the practice of tracing family lines
and determining their coats OF
arms.
While Mrs. Culver was regent
of the Martha Washington Chap.
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, she traced records
which placed the birthplace Of
Martha Washington in New Kent
County, Va. She was responsible
for a bronze plaque being erected
on the site by the chapter.
Mrs. Culver also compiled {
volume Of New Kent County rec.
ordS which were published.
She was born in Greencastle
Ind, the former Florence Bridges
She came to Washington in 1909
Her husband is retired Federal
Trade Commission attorney.
Mrs. Culver was a member OF
the Descendants of the Lords OF
Maryland Manors and Daughters
Of Colonial Wars.
In addition to her husband, she
leaves two sons, Eugene S. Culver
of 2l25 North Courthouse road
Arlington, and Julian Griggs Gull
yer of Long Island, N. Y, and a
daughter, Mrs. Thomas C. Wash
ington, jr., 1887 Westmoreland
street, East Falls Church. Five
grandsons also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Monday in the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be private
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Miss Ethel N. Smith,
|Ex-FederaI Writer
And Suffrage Aide

Miss Ethel Marion Smith, "a
retired associate chief of the Fed
eral Security Boards Labor In.
formation Service and prominent
in the national campaign fol
women's suffrage, died early today
at her home. She lived at 586:
Chevy Chase parkway NV.
Miss Smith held her post with
the Federal Security Board for II
years before her retirement ir
1914 She entered the Govern
ment here in 1900 and served in.
termittently for 81 years. Hell
other Federal positions were as
editor and writer with the Com.
merce, Labor and Agriculture De-
partments.
Aided Suffrage Drive.
During the suffrage amendment
Icompaign she was legislative Sec
|retary for the National Women's
Suffrage Association. After
passage Of the amendment in 1920
she was legislative secretary for
the National Women's Trade
Union League. In that Office she
worked within the organized labor
movement for better labor laws
and wider opportunity for women
workers.
For five years Miss Smith was
Ia labor member on the first mini
mum wage board for women in the
District, participating in settle
Iment of the first minimum wage
for women here.
Born in Illinois.
Miss Smith for many years was
active in the National Federation
of Federal Employees and the
Women's National Press Club.
She was born in Sangamon
County, ILL.,. the daughter of Rich
ard P. Smith and the former
Marion Elizabeth Patterson. A
sister, Miss Florence Patterson
Smith. was a member of the tech
nical staff of the Women's Bureau
of the Labor Department before
her death in 1912.
Graveside services will be held
at 10 am. Monday in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
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William Wheeler, Member
OF Old Southeast Family

Funeral services were to be held
today for William Wheeler, 81, a
member of an old Southeast fam
lily, who died Wednesday in a
nursing home in Falls Church,
Va. after months illness. He
lived at 230 North Wakefield
street, Arlington, Va.
The services were to be held at
$3.50 o'clock at Pearson's funeral
home, 472 North Washington
street, Falls Church, Va. Burial
will be in Oaklawn Cemetery
there.
Mr.. Wheeler was born in Wash
ington and moved to Virginia in
1941. He was educated in the
District and was in the advertising
business for about 40 years be-
fore retired about 1885.
Wheeler road Sc, was named
after his family, which purchased
property in that Southeast area
many years ago.
A daughter, Mrs. Lorraine Mill
er. of Los Angeles, Calf, survives
Mr.. Wheeler.
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Mrs. Hesse Trapier, 80,
Pinckney Descendant

Mrs. Hesse Pringle Aston
Trapier, 80, who died here
Wednesday. was buried today in
Rock Greek Cemetery. Services
were in st. Paul's Episcopal
Chapel at the cemetery.
Mrs. Trapier was a descendant
of distinguished early American
families. She was related to
Charles C. Pinckney, a prominent
member of the Constitutional
Convention and later Federalist
candidate for President.
Her husband, Richard Shubrick
Trapier. was at one time WASH
ington builder. He died many
years ago.
Mrs. Trapier was reared in
Charleston, S. C. on the estate Of
her father. Col. j. Motto Aston
of the Confederate Army.
Mrs. Trapier had lived here
since 1893. In World War I she
was a Navy yeomanette.
Her only survivor is a son.
Pierre Pinckney Aston Trapier Of
Washington.
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Mrs. Copeland, Sister
|Of Novelist FutreIIe
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Mar. 24.-Mrs. e.
berta F. Copeland, rs, only woman
charter member of the Massachu-
sets State House Press Associa-
ton, died yesterday in Southern
Pines, N. C.. For many years she
headed a news agency here.
Mrs. Copeland, native OF
GAINESVILLE. Ca, was sister OF
the late Jacques Futrelle, novel
list who lost his life in the Titanic
ship disaster.
She leaves daughter, Mrs
George c. Moore of Southern
Pines; three grandchildren ano
six great-grandchildren. A neph-
ew. jacques Futrelle, jr., is or
the news staff of The Evening
Star, Washington, D. c.
Funeral services will be held to.
morrow in Southern Pines. :.
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John |. Craver, Printer
AT GP0 for 70 Years

John L. Craver. 81. World Wal
I veteran and a linotype operator
at the Government Printing Office
for more than 20 years. died yes
terday at Mount Alto Hospital
after long illness. He had made
his home at 22l North Barton
street, Arlington.
Funeral services will be held al
10 am. Tuesday at the Ives flu
neral home. Arlington. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
A native of York, Pa, Mr.
Craver served with the 5th Marine
Regiment from 1914 to 1919. He
received the Purple Heart after
being wounded at Belleau Wood
He was a member of American
Legion Post No. 1877 of York. His
wife, Mrs. Roberta c. Crsver, dice
|about year ago.
Mr.. Craver is survived by two
sons, Louis w. and Donald w
Craver; a brother, Charles K
Craver, all of Arlington, and a
sister, Mrs. Wilma D. Goss, Phila-
|delphia.
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BY the Associated Press

DENVER, Mar. 24.-An Easter
eve message of hope is on its way
to % families who believe their
sons are prisoners of war.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. 7Wegner of
Englewood. a Denver suburb, yes
terday received from somewhere
in North Korea an envelope con-
tanning % letters for families OF
the prisoners, most Of them Ma
rineS.
The Wegners themselves had
no letter. But they think the
envelope was addressed in their
sons handwriting.
The Wegners figure that a few
envelopes were handed out tt
prisoners and their letters picked
up and damned in carelessly. They
hope some other family has a
letter from their son. Richard, 81
The Wegners last got a letter
from their son, Marine cor
poral, two days after he was re.
ported missing in action last De-
cember.
A similarity in the % letters
indicated that the Chinese sug-
gested what was to be written
All referred to 1.-The Chinese vo.-
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lived with his parents at 1915
Floral street NV.
Frank was born in Washington
and was an honor student
Throughout his scholastic career
He received scholarship to St
Johns from the Holy Name
School.
The youth, captain of Cadet
Company B last year, had the
highest scholastic average in his
class at st. Johns. While there
he was editor in chief of the
school newspaper, The Sabre. ano
the yearbook, Taps, and had won
several Journalistic awards. He
was also the recipient of the
Civitan award for outstanding
scholarship and citizenship.
At LaSalle he was taking
liberal arts courses. majoring in
English.
Besides his parents, he leaves
two sisters, the Misses Rose and
Josephine Di Gregorio, and a
brother, John Di Gregorio, all OF
the Floral street address.
The body is at the residence
Funeral plans are being completed
at the Hines funeral home, 2901
Fourteenth street NV.
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Florence l. EIdridge,
Pioneer Movie Critic

LOS ANGELES, Mar. "a
Florence Lawrence Eldridge, who
claimed to have pioneered the
motion picture column in its early
days, died yesterday.
Her age was a closely guarded
secret, but she had been in the
newspaper business more than sc
years.
She was a close friend of such
,arly-day actresses as Mary Pick.
ford, Norma Talmadge, Theda
Bara and Mabel Normand. She
was drama editor of the Los
Angeles Examiner for many years
Her first husband, Siedel Law.
renee, died in 1882, and she
married the Examiners Their
managing editor, the late Fred
erick w. Eldridge. She retired
in 1914.
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George H. FyIe, Veteran
Associated Press Writer
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 24.-George
H. Fyle, So. veteran Associated
Press staff member. died yesterday
|of coronary thrombosis at his
home. Jackson Heights, Queens
A native of Carsons Run, Md.
Mr.. Fyle was an infantry sergeant
in France during World War I.
He worked for the Baltimore
Evening Sun and the Cumberland
(MdD News before joining the
Associated Press in Philadelphia
in 1926. He resigned a year later
but rejoined the Associated Press
at New York in 1923. He hao
been assigned to the general desk
since 1914.
His wife. Mrs. Ada Fyle, dice
in 1949. A daughter, Joan Emily
Fyle, survives. Funeral service.
md burial will be In Aberdeen, Md
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1916 he served with the State De-
Ipartment's Board of Economic
Warfare and also with the Federal
Tariff Commission, as well as
teaching at universities here. Last
year he was also in the Informa-
ton and Education Division Of the
Military District of Washington
Born in North Dakota.
DR.. Ratzlaff was born at Valley
City. N. Oak. He earned a B. S
degree at the University of Mime
sofa, an M. A. degree at Harvard
Ia Phi. D. at Harvard, and from
1901 was a fellow of the Rookie
Teller Foundation for research and
study in Europe.
Other institutions in which he
taught included Hamline Univer-
sity. Harvard and Lafayette Col
lege, heading the economics de-
|partment at the latter from
1922.
DR.. Ratzlaff enlisted in the 164th
Infantry. North Dakota National
Guard, in 1917. He served ir
France with the lst Division anC
was gassed.
Wrote Several Books.
He was a member of the Ameri.
can Economic Association, the
American Association of Univer.
sity Professors and of ri Gamma
Mu and Alpha Kappa Psi Frater.
mites. He was the author of sew.
eral books on economics.
Surviving are his widow the
former Lydia Magnild Nelson oil
st. Paul. Mimi, whom he married
in 1921; his stepfather. August
Erickson of Valley City, three
sisters and a half brother.
The body is to be at Gawler's
chapel until 8 o'clock this after
noon. Burial will be in Valley
City.
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Mrs. Harry kiI|stein,
Long Resident Here

Mrs. Harry Millstein, 10, a we'll
known member of many Wash
Iington Jewish organizations, died
Thursday night in her home, 1923
Sixteenth street NV, after q
long illness.
Mrs. Millstein was the widow of
a retired cabinet-maker. who died
| in 1945, one year after they cele-
brated their 50th wedding ami
versary.
The former Ida Heroes, Mrs.
Millstein came to Washington
from New York about 40 years ago
with her husband.
She was life member of MiZ-
Irachi Women's Organization of
America. She also was a member
of the Hebrew Home for the Aged.
the Jewish Consumptive Relief
Society, the Hebrew Sheltering
Aid Society, Slobodkey Yeshivah
and Tifereth Israel Congregation.
Mrs. Millstein is survived by
four sons, Albert NJ. Millstein,
1901 Buchanan street NV; Reu-
ben Millstein, 1924 Morgan drive,
Chevy Chase, Md: Samuel Mill
stein, of the Sixteenth street adj
dress and Henry Millstein, 1874
Upshur street NV.
Also surviving are three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Max Riger, of the Six
Iteenth street address. Mrs. Gerald
G. Gross, 2410 Tunlaw road NV,
Mrs. Abe West. 2408 Tunlaw road
NV, and sister, Mrs. Blanche
Zweibach, of Brooklyn; and IA
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
100 pm. tomorrow at Danzan-
sky's funeral home, 1901 Four
tenth street NV. Burial will be
in Tifereth Israel Cemetery.
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JENKINS, WILLIAM A. We wish to ex-
press our sincere thanks and appreciation
to our friends. relatives and neighbors
for cards and beautiful floral tributes re-
ceived during the illness and at the death
OF our loved one, WILLIAM A. JENKINS.
ETHEL M JENKINS. WILLIAM A. JEN-
KINS, Jr.; ELIZABETH j. MILLS. j.
GRANT AND JACKSON H. LYONS.
POPKINS. ALBERT r. We wish to ex-
press our sincere thanks and apprecia-
ton to the many friends and neighDors
for cards, use of cars and also beautiful
floral tributes received at the death OF
our beloved husband and father, ALBERT
r. POPKINS.
ELSIE POPKINS AND FAMILY. 25
TRICE, MATTE. The family of Mrs.
MATTE TRICE wish to thank Rev. John
s. Thomas, pastor of the New Mount
Zion Baptist Church; his choir. officers
and members; also our many friends for
their kind expressions OF sympathy dur
ing our bereavement. -
MRS EMMA c. SIGHTLER. 90
WADE, BARBARA lola. We wish to ex-
press our sincere gratitude to our friends,
neighbors and relatives for their many
kindnesses beautiful floral tributes
masses offered. cards Of sympathy, .tele-
grams and use of cars in memory OF our
beloved sister, BARBARA lola WADE.
IMOGENE SCOTT, MABEL BARKER,
LOUISE SMITH AND MOLIs BROWN
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New Guinea Airstrip Built

Australia has built a new air
strip at Mendi, in the almost un-
known region of Central New
Guinea, as the latest in a series
of strips from which government
stations are being serviced en-
tirely by air. =.
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PlCol la 1 A4Ans
d e ! p h i a "A
hours after he
was stricken.
The 18-year-
old youth was
a freshman at
La Sale Col
lege, Philadel-
phia. He at
tended on a
SC h o | a + S h j p
from St. Johns
The son OF
Mr.. and Mrs.
Salvatore Dl
Gregoria, he
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GIod-Hunder Is Sorry

Touglad Bate, who conducted O
Liberal Party campaign in Aus
tralia, says he shook hands SO
much that his right hand became
deformed, and he put in a claim
to the Party for $l84.
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his home, 224C
North Pollard
street, Airing
ton.
DR.. Ratzlah
also ia u g h I
e C o Monies al
George Wash.
ington Univer-
sity du r in 9
World War II
and at George
town Univer-
sity for a short
time after the
war.
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|Dr. Carl RatzIaff Dies;
Headed Economics
Staff al Maryland U.

DR.. Carl Johann Ratzlaff, IS,
head of the Economics Depart
ment at the University of Mary
land since 1916, died Thursday at
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mother, MARY F. BIRCH, who passed
away eleven years ago today, March "a
1910.
The month of March again is here.
To US the Saddest of the year.
For eleven years ago today
Our loving mother passed away.
HER CHILDREN. MARIE c. JACKSON
MARY MARY, F. TURNER AND ELDRIDGE K
BRADLEY. 4: G., In loving memory Of our
LEY, who departed this life one year ago
today, March "a, 1850.
We often sit and think of you
And think of how you died,
To know you could not say good-by
Before you closed your eyes
LOVING WIFE, CHILDREN AND MOTH
BROWN, CHARLES ". 7PUCK5. tribute
Of i1ys r e the mem9Ty of our loysd one,
q: 1916. THE FAMILY. !.
daughter. PEARL C. GETS. who passed
away eleven years ago. March %, 1910.
There is a smile / will remember forever,
Though I try to forget every tear;
There is sad but sweet remembrance,
There is memory fond and true
Pearl, I will always miss you,
And my heart still yearns for you.
YOUR LOVING MOTHER. d"
KLOPFER, EMMA VIRGINIA. In cherished
love to my darling mother. EMMA VIR-
GINA HOPPER, who passed away EIGHT
cen years ago today. March "a. 1888
YOUR h Msy hsE b fSH 5fF5 Il x%.
1sE kIoPFER RAo'AiAN ALMA 1oo-
Of my dear husband. RALPH W. LAM
MAN who entered into eternal rest four
years ago today, March "a, 1917
Love makes memory eternal
HIS DEVOTED WIFE. TRINA. =
LEE, ROBERT. E. In sad but loving re-
them q e. dffF R %ho a us
year ago today. March "a. 1850
From this world of many changes
To the land Of perfect rest.
God has. has taken you. dear husband and
YOUR LOVING WIFE AND SON JESSIE
E. LEE AND ST. CLAIR LEE.
POWELL, CHARLES B. In memory Of
one Year ago today. March Tf0 r. assi 1885, away
a g Fks1 En- not MIS- fS5s9 f. BEARD.
SIMMONS. DEACON EDWARD. Sacred to
The memory OF Deacon EDWARD SIM
MONS, who departed this life two years
past noble father of the oceola Lodge,
No. 2033, the Grand United order OF
Odd Fellows.
Sleep on and take thy rest
HIS WIFE. JESSIE B. SIMMONS. .
Of my dear mother. AGNES c. WHITING.
who departed this life twenty-five years
ago today. March "a. 1926
Time speeds on, twenty-five years have
Since death its gloomy shadow cast:
Within my home. where all seemed bright.
1t took from me a shining light.
! miss that light and always will.
Her vacant place there's none to fill;
Part OF my life lies buried deep
Under the stars where my mother sleeps.
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER, MABEL
DANGERFIELD.
WOOD, LILLY M. Sacred to the memory
OF my dear mother, LILLY M. WOOD who
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Frank Di Greeorio, IS
Honor Graduate Of
ST. John'.s College

Frank A. Di Gregorio, valedic-
torian of st. Johns College grad
uating class last June, tdied Thurs
day of pneumonia atJewish Hos.
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Itturtltnn

LEVY, WILLIAM. The unveilins of the
monument to WILLIAM LEVY will be
held Sunday. March %, 1861, at pm,
at the Washington Hebrew Congregat ion
Cemetery. In case of rain same will be
held April l at 2 pm. Relatives and
friends invited, THE FAMILY. %
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lit Mrntnrtaitt

ABNER. THEODORE. In loving memory
OF our devoted husband and father
THEODORE ABNER. who passed away
thirteen years ago, March "a, 1898.
The years may wipe out many things,
But this they wipe out never.
The memory Of those happy days
When we were all together
DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
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WOOD, LILLY M. Sacred to the memory
OF my dear mother, LILLY M. WOOD, who
passed away three years ago today. March
"a, 194S.
Until memory fades and life departs,
You will live forever in my heart
YOUR DEVOTED DAUGHTER. MAR