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cent years but never lost her top
social standing.
She was the widow of Brig.
Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, great
grandson of Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, founderof one
of Americas greatest railroad
empires with the New York
Central as the keystone.
Gen. Vanderbilt. who did not
share his wife's fondness for So
ciety in his later years, died
aboard his yacht in Biscayne
Bay, Fla, in 1912.
Link to Older Society.
Mrs. Vanderbilt entertained
and was entertained by more
members OF European royal
houses than any other woman
in America. She was considered
one of the last remaining links
between the regal pre- World War
I American society and the
larger and more democratic post
World War II society.
The famed hostess and beauty
entertained in a conventional
manner, and remained aloof
from the merrier elements of
cafe society. She seldom dined
in public. and attended the the
ater infrequently. However. she
was a regular attendant at the
opening night of the Metropol-
itan Opera. Her box was social
headquarters for the Diamond
Horseshoe set during intermis-
sionS.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was the for
mer Grace Wilson. youngest
daughter of Richard Thornton
Wilson. who came to New York
from Nashville, Tenn. shortly
after the end of the Civil War
with a fortune he had built up
as English agent for Southern
cotton. During the war he had
been head of the commissary
department of the Confederate
Army. He became a New York
financier, and died in 1910. His
wife, the former Melissa Glenn
entina Johnston Of Macon, Ca.
died in 1908.
Made Her Debut in 12qs
Mrs. Vanderbilt made her
debut in 1895 at a time when
Cornelius Vanderbilt, son of
Cornelius Vanderbilt III, then
he'd of the family, was learn
inc the railroad business. The
two young reople became at
teched despite opposition from
Vanderbilt's parents. They were
married in 1896 without the
knowledge of his parents.
The marriage estranged the
bridegroom from his parents for
a time and brought a substantial
reduction in his inheritance.
The generals father, who died
in 1899, left him $5O0,O00 and
the income for life from a 81
million trust fund. Each of the
other children received SIS mil
lion and the bulk of the for
tune-set at $37 million-went
to Cornelius brother, the late
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Later
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ment on Fifth avenue: but al
ways it was a place she and her
husband were going from" and
pushing their horizons into far
places. And no matter where
she went, she always brought
chintz curtains, a large variety
of toiletries and an electric cof-
fee percolator. plugged into a
portable lighting system,
Only S feet 2 inches tall, and
weighing 112 pounds, Mrs. john
son was a familiar figure in
British East Africa. seen mostly
wearing an Australian bush hat
or pith helmet, breeches, bush
jacket and puttees. The high
powered rifle she carried often
backed up her husband as he
filmed a huge elephant or onery
rhino.
The Johnsons began their con-
slant adventure in 1912, two
years after they were married.
The trip took them to remote
Vac. in New Caledonia, the
South Seas. to film headhunters.
who still exist there today. Mo-
ton Picture Actor Charles
Chaplin gave her some mus
taches" to take to the cannibals
and also a reel of film depict
ino "pie- throwing" The can
nlbals on Vac liked her and the
presents. Later. the Johnsons
went to the Solomons. the
Hebrides and Borneo.
Flew Over Most of Africa.
The couple began flying in
1882, and flew $4,000 miles over
all sections of Africa in twin
Sikorsky amphibians.
In addition to having owned
a house in Nairobi, Kenya, Mrs.
johnson and her husband, in
the 1930's, bought a large farm
near Winona, MINI. They built
game fences around it and, for
the short time they lived there,
kept wild animals on the farm.
The animals frequently were
given the run of the place with
out leashes to the CONSERVATION
of local residents.
Her books. written with Mr..
Johnson. and many of (which
became movies, included "Can-
nibal Land" "Lion," Camera
Trails in Africa" "Safari-A
Saga of the African Blue"
"Congorilla," and "Over African
Jungles." ...
On her own. she wrote ''I
Married Adventure" Jungle
Babies" jungle Pets" 'Osa
Johnson's Jungle Friends" and
-Four Years in Paradise"
After Mr.. Johnson's death,
she became head of Martin
Johnson Pictures. Inc, and pro-
duced several more films.
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Frank Marsden, Jr.,
Retired Federal Emp|oye

Frank Marsden. jr., Ct, a re-
tired Government employe, died
Monday in Suburban Hospital.
He had been ill since December 3.
Mr.. Marsden. a native of
Potomac, Md. worked for many
years as carpenter and foreman
for the Army Corps of Engineers.
He retired about seven years
ago.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Nettie Hill Marsden, and
son, Robert B., both of
Potomac; three sisters, Mrs.
Samuel Anderson, of Washing
ton; Mrs. Wilbur Carper, Cabin
John, Nd and Mrs. Vernon
Kitchen, Potomac, and a grand
daughter.
Services were to be held at
2 pm. today in Humphreys
funeral home, 1857 Wisconsin
avenue, Bethesda. Burial will be
in the Potomac Methodist Church
Cemetery. e.
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was operated by Mr.. Heider until
about 1924. when the property
was subdivided and sold.
In subsequent years. he be-
came building contractor and
constructed numerous dwellings
in Northwest Washington
along Wisconsin avenue and In.
gomar and Harrison streets.
Mr.. Heider was an ardent
hunter and fisherman. At the
old farm property in Tenley.
town, he raised hunting dogs
first English and Irish settlers
and later. when the bird
population diminished in nearby
counties, short-legged beagles.
AS a member of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, MIR.
Heider had some voice in Dis
trict affairs; but he was fond
of repeating that he had spent
his life as non-voting citizen
Of voteleSs Washington.
Mr.. Heider was the last sur
viving charter member of Will
liam R. Singleton Lodge No. 80
(FAAM). At the time of his
death he was treasurer of the
lodge. an Office he had held for
AZ years.
Survivors are two sons. vii.
liam. F. Heider, of the home ad.
dress, and Albert c. Heider, Will
mington, Del; a daughter, Mrs.
William G. Talbot, 5306 Sara
toga aveune, Orchardale, Md.
and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at the home.
Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
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Vernon ". Porter, S.,
State Department Worker

Vernon w. Porter, SIS, a night
traffic chief for the State De-
partment, collapsed while at
work early today at 321 Twenty
first street NV. He was pro-
nounced dead on the scene by
DR.. w. A. Vint of Casualty Hos
pital Death apparently was
caused by a heart attack.
Mr.. Porter, who lived at 1841
M street NE, had been with
the departments division of
communications since 1941. He
was made chief of the traffic
section about three years ago.
Before coming to Washington
in 1941. he was associated with
the Santa Fe Railroad for many
years in Milwaukee, Wise. A
telegraph operator by trade. he
was a native of Topeka, Kans.,
and a veteran of World War I.
Mr.. Porter was a member Of
a Chicago (Ill.) Masonic lodge
and of the American Legion
here.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Rose
Loose Porter. he is survived by
a brother. Faul E. Porter. Los
Angeles. and sister. Mrs. F. l..
Smith, Van Nuys, Calf.
Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
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Dr.. Lawrence 7. Royster, +,
VIRGINIA Pediatrics Leader
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Jan. 8.
DIR. Lawrence Thomas Royster
70, founder of the department of
pediatrics at the University of
Virginia in 1923. died last night
at his home after being in i'll
health since his retirement in
1941.
Born in Norfolk. August 18,
1874, DR.. Royster led in the de-
velopment of pediatrics through
out the South and founded the
Kings Daughters clinic at Nor
folk. He also was prominent in
Norfolk community affairs, hav-
ing served on a Norfolk School
Board and on many other civic
boards and committees which
dealt with children.
Funeral services will be held
in Norfolk, the time and date to
be announced later.
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Alfred gave Cornelius $6 million.

Alfred gave Cornelius $6 million.
Almost from the time of the
young peoples marriage. social
rivalry developer between the
bride and her mother-in-law and
the two had rival salons at Sara
toga. N. Y, for a time.
The younger Mrs. Vanderbilt
plunged into European regal
circles in 1902 when she and
her husband entertained Kaiser
Wilhelm II aboard their yacht
at Kiel. They later were his
dinner guests.
Entertained Royalty.
Among others the Vanderbilts
entertained were King Edward
VII of Britain, King George v,
Edward VIII, who later, became
the Duke of Windsor; King
George vi, then the Duke of
York: Grand Duke Boris of Rus
sia: the late King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium:
Queen Marie of Rumania. and
other members of royal families.
A 58-room mansion on Fifth
avenue was the scene of many of
Mrs. Vanderbilt's social tri-
umphs. Others were at her New
port villa, Beaulieu. The man
sion here has been torn down.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was interested
in many charities, mainly the
Salvation Army. She raised
funds for relief here during the
depression Of the 1930s.
Mrs. vanderbilt's husband was
on active duty with the Army
on the Mexican border in 1916.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. |
Robert Livingston Stevens. the
former Grace Vanderbilt of |
Manhattan and Water Mill, N.
Y. who was with her when she |
died; a son. Cornelius Wander
bilt. jr.. writer, publisher and
traveller; two grandchildren and +,
two great grandchildren.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
John Edwin Biggs, Jr.,
VIRGINIA Road Official
ev the Assoeicted Press

TAZEWELL, Va. Jan. g.
John Edwin Biggs, jr., 81, who
was named to the State High
way Commission less than a
month ago. died Monday night
in a Palm Beach (FlaJ hospital
after a short illness.
Funeral services were to be
held here today at the home of
Mrs. Henry Preston, jr., sister
of Mrs. Biggs.
Friends in Tazewell said Mr..
Biggs died of a virus infection.
He and his wife and four chill
dren were vacationing in Flor
ida.
Mr.. Biggs was appointed to
the Highway Commission to
succeed j. B, Wampler of
Norton.
In Richmond, Gov. Battle ex-
pressed deep regret" when word
Of the death reached him.
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at the time of his death.
Mr.. Douglass. who was born
on a farm near Beattie. Kans.,
was a civil engineering graduate
of Kansas State College. He
first joined the ICC in 1916 as
a member Of one of the original
field inventory parties Of the
valuation bureau.
In 1917 he entered military
service and became a lieutenant
in the Air Corps. In 1920, he
returned to the commissions
office in Kansas City. He was
named bureau director in 1945.
In his capacity as an ICC ci-
rector, he acted as consultant
with representatives of the Office
of Defense Transportation IN the
transactions through which the
Federal Government assumed
operation of the Toledo, Peoria
& Western Railroad and the
American Railroad of Puerto
Rico.
A member and past director
of the Washington Society OF
Engineers, Mr.. Douglass was an
active Mason. He was a men,
ber of the Kena Temple Shrine,
Alexandria; Arlington-Fairfax
Shrine Club. the Royal Arch
Masons and Arlington Com
mandery 80. knights Templar.
Mr. Douglass, who lived at
3706 North Seventeenth street,
Arlington, is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Edythe G. Douglass,
and a son, George S., jr., of Lake
Charles, La.
Services in Fort Myer Chapel
were to be held at l pm. today.
with burial in Arlington Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Indonesia and Us. Agree
On Non-Mi|itary Help
BY The Associoied Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 8.
President Soekarno told Par
lament today Indonesia has
reached agreement with the
United States on a new nom
military aid treaty. He made
the disclosure in his address
opening the 1858 session of the
legislative body. He gave no
details of the accord. -,
1ndoneSia's Ambassador in
Washington, Ali Sastroamidjojo.
said Monday the agreement
would provide between IS mil
lion and Sc million in technical
aid in the next six months.
Mr.. Soekarno said the agree
ment would change provisions in
an earlier mutual aid agreement
which was repudiated here
because it included military aid,
causing the downfall of Premier
Soekiman'S government. Indo-
nesia wants to maintain q neu-
trail position in the East-West
conflict.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Wilbur AckIeY Rites Set;
Frequent Visitor Here

Funeral services for Wilbur
Ackley. 81, retired Ocean City
IN. j. baker. who died Tues
day at Ocean City. will be held
at 10:30 am. Saturday in the
S. H. Hines funeral home, 29Ol
Fourteenth street NV.
A frequent visitor to WASH
ington, Mr.. Ackley was the
father of the late Mrs. Ada Jean
Bennett, superintendent of the
Central Union Mission, 624 Indi-
ana avenue NV, until her death
in 1943.
Born in Camden, N. j.. Mr..
Ackley operated a bakery for
many years in Ocean City. He
retired about Is years ago.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. William
Ramsey. Burial will be In Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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HIT Mrntnrtattt
DEAN, DR.. WILLIAM H. tU. N. q

DEAN, DIR. WILLIAM H. (U. N. Off.
Gal. A tribute of love to the memory
91 M,, cur beloved 1 son and brother. Or.
departed this life suddenly one year
ago today. January s. 1852.
Your selfless devotion to missions in
behalf OF suffering humanity will never
Our sorrow is deep. but we thank
our creator for the joy of the resurrec-
tlon' when we shall meet again.
Volts, Etsrnal n1Jvg Test grant unto him; 9 Lord.
ELA1NE. IHEEMA' EEAH' AND ADP RuTH. uST4srEss'
FLETCHER. ROBERT. In loving mem
ory OF my dear husband and our ia
ther ROBERT FLETCHER. who passed
away seven years ago today. January
Your bright face used to fiii;
But naught can take your memory.
phVoTRn has Th1neS w1Fs there AMI and % aITays will
HAYES. RUTH E. In loving memory Of
January g. 1s45.
a. token of love in remembrance
OF one 1 shall never forget;
Ia nv MAxi bnshans FEANG5s SpsnC1s z IN memory q
e.. l.
who departed this life one year ago to.
day. January s. 1852.
Memories are treasures no one can
Death is a heartache nothing can heal
some o, may nave forgotten. now that
long. 'o"
We walk a separate road today
And sorrow darkens all my way;
n rAI
/ know that you are are stiii my VOW own.
"hai tos rGS tSe has best. done must have been
] know I. too. will soon be at rest.
And then in that sweet. holy land
we Will walk together hand in hand.
Oh. God. forgive the silent tear
And constant wishing he was here,
HIS LOVING WIFE. LAURA.
our daddy. FRANCIS E. LA MAY. who
departed this life one year ago today.
January 8. 1862.
You have taken your last journey
On beautiful ship called rest.
Away from this world Of sorrcw
To land Of peace and rest
And when our call to follow comes,
-, Where you have gone before.
We hope to see you waiting
HIS ss1 q 4 bAGaETERs Tsszsrs s001 EVELYN
AND MARY
SELBY. JULIAN NJ. In loving memory
OF JULIAN NJ. SELBY. who passed away
four years ago. January 8. 1949.
Memories are treasures that live on
forever.
your LOVING WIFE. CHILDREN AND
SISTERS.
SNYDER, EDWARD e. In loving mem
ory Of my dear husband, EDWARD e.
SNYDER, who left me thirty-two years
ago today. January 8, 1921.
somewhere there Is no parting.
Dark clouds are rolled away;
In that eternal somewhere
We VIII meet again some day.
LOVING WIFE.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Formoso Pineapple to U. S.

HONG KONG tPj --Formosa is
sending $5 million worth Of
canned pineapple to the United
States annually. member of
the Chinese Nationalist legisla-
ture reported here recently. He
said Formosa also was exporting
about 100000 tons of sugar, 3d.
900 tons of salt and "a large
quantity Of rice" annually to
Asian countries.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Mrs. Vanderbilt Dies;
Widow Of Cornelius
And Society Leader
BY the Assecioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, recognized
leader of New York and New
port, r. l., society for half
century. died of pneumonia at
her Fifth avenue home last night
after a long illness.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, who was in
her 80s, had been inactive in re-
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman,
Wife Of Major General
BY the Assoeiated Press

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan. 8.-Mrs.
Wayne C. Zimmerman. wife Of
the commander of the United
States Military Mission to Iran,
died Tuesday night. She had suf-
fered a stroke "a hours before.
The body accompanied by
Maj. Gen. Zimmerman, will be
flown to the United States after
memorial services here.
Mrs. Zimmerman is the for
mer Ruth Eileen Zosel, a ma
tive of Wadena, MINI. Survivors
include two daughters, Mrs.
jeanne Smith of Newport News,
Va, and Mrs. Betty Cross, Wash
ington, D. c.
Evening star., 1953-01-08

at his office
h ere. His
death ended
35 years of
service with
the ICC.
An Arling-
ton resident,
he was one of
the reorganiz-
erS of the
Old Dominion
Bank there
and was its
board cnair-
man and vice
nraSi6pnt. at.
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Mrs. Oso Johnson, So, Writer,
Explorer and Big Game Hunter
With Late Husband
She Made Films
Of Jungle Trips
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Osa
Johnson. 58-year-old author and
explorer, who with her late hus-
band. Martin Johnson. filmed
wild animals and natives in
many remote parts of the world,
died here yesterday.
Mrs. johnson was found dead
in her hotel suite by her at
torney, who said she had been
preparing to make another
safari in Africa in about six
weeks. The attorney, John
Crane, said Mrs. johnson had
been working day and night in
preparation for the trip and
probably "just worked herself
out" ..
She apparently died Of a heart
attack. in a two-hour interval
between a chat, with a hotel
maid and the attorneys visit.
Mrs. Johnson's famous hus-
band died in an airplane crash
in California in 1887 and she
was badly hurt in the accident.
But she gave more than 1000
lectures from a wheelchair. in
cluding one in Constitution
Hall. in Washington. and later
recovered from her injury,
shattered knee. to make another
trip to Africa in the mid-194Os
with a movie company on To-
cation.
Two years after Mr.. Johnson's
death, Mrs. Johnson secretly
married booking agent, Clark
H. Gets, and in 1941 the mar
riage was publicly solemnized by
New York'S late Mayor Fiorella
La Guardia.
She got an uncontested di-
vorce from Mr.. Gets in Chicago
in 1949. with permission to re-
sumo the name johnson. She
also won assets including is mil
lion feet of movie film, $1,000
pictures and her book rights.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by
her mother. Mrs. Ruby Isabel
Leighty of Chanute. Kans.
OSa Johnson probably was the
worlds foremost woman explorer
and a noted big game hunter.
An attractive and vivacious
brunette, she was only 16 when
she married Martin Johnson in
1910 and they honeymooned
with famed author Jack London
and his wife Chairman.
Mr.. johnson had owned a
movie theater. Osa Leighty,
daughter of a Santa Fe engi-
neer, sang so sweetly on the
stage program that the owner
invited her backstage. The next
day they were married.
Mrs. johnson once said that
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she had expected to settle in
Chanute and grow a couple of
kids and a vegetable garden"
Instead. she made countless
jungle trips with him. helped
him finn II motion pictures, lee
tured and collaborated with
him on many books about wild
life.
Chintz Curtain in Jungle.
Her home. at various times.
had been a schooner in the
South Seas, a raft on a back
river in Borneo. a tent on safari
in Tanganyika or Kenya, Brit
ish East Africa, or on q hunt in
the black Congo.
Sometimes there was a dash
of Paris, interludes of an apart
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street NV
one of many
houses he had
b u lit here.
D e a t h fol-
lowed a years
illness.
Mr.. Heider
was 3 when
his father ac-.
quired a large
farm in the
area known as
Tenle Y t o W n,
near the Dis
trict line. The
fo~. -2.1.-
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George 5. Douglass,
Head Of Bureau Of
Valuation for ice

George S. Douglass. 81, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Valuation,
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, died Unexpectedly Monday
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HIT Mrn1nriattt

BRoADUs: s1U: Ella. LII. In loving memory Of
departed this life seven years ago to-
day. January 6. 1946.
This is the day Of every year
The wound Of parting is still deep,
Seven years have passed. still ! silently
weep.
Never shall we cease to love you.
Never shall your memory fade;
Our love forever fingers
In cur hearts for you today.
YOUR LOVING AND DEVOTED HUS-
BAND. SON. GRANDCHILDREN AND
GRFAT-GRANDCHILD
BROOKS, WILLIAM N. In loving mem
ory of our dear husband and father:
WILLIAM N. BROOKS. who departed
this life two years ago today. January
S. 1851.
Though time passes on,
The memory of you fingers
YoUR DEVOTED WIFE AND Chill
DREN.
BROWN. SERENA. In loving memory Of
our darling mother, SERENA BROWN.
who passed peacefully away fourteen
years ago today, January 8. 1889.
She sleeps in Jesus. peaceful rest.
No mortal strife invades her breast;
No pain, nor sin, nor woe, nor care
Can reach the silent slumberer there.
She. lived her Saviour to adore.
And meekly all her SunerlnRS bore;
She loved and all resigned to God.
Nor murmured at His Christening rod.
She sleeps in Jesus. cease thy grief.
Let this afford thee sweet relief,
That freed from deaths triumphant
reign.
In Heaven she will live again.
YOUR DEVOTED AND LOVING CHIL.
DREN JOSEPHIN LILLIAN. mos
AND MARIE.
BYRD, SUSIE. In loving memory of my
dear mother. SUSIE BYRD. who en-
tered into eternal rest twenty-four
years ago today. January s, 1929.
This is the day of every year
l set aside tc write about you. dear;
The wound of parting is Just as deep,
Twenty-four years have passed. still /
silently weep.
have only a memory, dear mother,
cherish my whole life through.
But the sweetness will live forever,
AS I treasure the memory of YOU.
NELLIE BUTLER.
DAY, JOHN W. In loving memory Of
our dear husband and father. JOHN w.
DAY, who departed this life six. years
ago today, January 8, 1947.
He has taken his last journey
On that beautiful ship called rest,
Af
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Frederick Heider, S6,
Builder and LifeIonu
Georgetown Resident

Frederick j. Heider, Sc. a life
long resident of Georgetown and
retired builder. died Tuesday
in his home, 4215 Harrison