Evening star., 1953-06-29
Frank |. Yates, So,
Assistant Controller
General Of U. S, Dies


ant controller general of the
United States, died unexpectedly
today of a heart attack at his
home, 1923 Reservoir road NV.
Widely known in the Federal
service, MIR. Yates worked his
way up from claims settling
clerk in the Office Of the auditor
for the War Department. That
was in 1919. In 1943. he was
appointed by President Roosevelt
to succeed Richard N. Elliott,
former Republican member of
Congress from Indiana. who re-
tired as assistant controller gen.
eral.
Controller General Lindsay C.
Warren said, II am deeply
shocked at the loss Of a close
friend and associate, upon whose
judgment, fairness and ability
I have leaned heavily ever since
assuming the direction of the
General Accounting Office. The
Government lost an outStand-
ing career official whose. devo-
ton to the public service was an
inspiration to all those who
knew him. Mr.. Yates will be
missed by a host of friends in
and out of the Government"
Active in Church Work.
Mr.. Yates was active in church
work at st. Patrick's Episcopal
Church. Just yesterday. he par
ticipated in a ground-breaking
ceremony for q new church at
Foxhall road and Greenwich
parkway NV. He was campaign
chairman for the building fund
and was also senior warden of
st. Patrick's.
Mr.. Yates was elected to the
board of trustees of George
Washington University for a
three-year term in May. 1851.
He was graduated from the
University's Law School in 1922
and received the university's an
nual award for achievement in
public service" at commencement
exercises there in 1943.
Mr.. Yates was formerly vice
president and a member of the
board of governors of Congress
sional Country Club from 1887
to 1912.
He was on the board of the
Crippled Children's Society Of
the District of Columbia.
Joined Office at Start.
Mr.. Yates left the War De-
partment in 1921 when the Gen.
eral Accounting Office was es-
tablished. He served under the
first controller general, John r.
McCarl, as attorney. special as
sistant and attorney conferee.
He was attorney conferee under
Mr.. McCarl's successors when he
was appointed to his present top
position for Is years.
It was Mr.. Yates who came to
the aid of the District after Con-
gress failed to appropriate funds
for President Truman's District
reorganization program. Mr..
Yates authorized the Commis-
sioners to transfer funds from
budgets of agencies affected by
the revamping program.
Mr.. Yates was born in Kable-
town, w. Va. He went to Shep-
herd College and University of
West Virginia. He taught high
school in his home State before
he came to Washington.
Served in World War I.
During World War l, Mr..
Yates was a commissioned Off
Ger in the 45th Infantry and also
was adjutant of the 9th Division.
He was a captain in the Reserves
following the war.
Mr.. Yates was a Mason and a
member of the Army Navy club,
Phi Alpha Delta fraternity and
the American Legion. He was
national president of Sigma MI
fraternity from 1888 to 1885.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Alice Hume Cooke.
daughter of the late Rev. Thomas
Worthington Cooke, rector of the
Episcopal Church of the Ascen-
sion; a sister. Miss Edna Virginia
Yates. Baltimore, and a brother.
Burwell Conrad Yates. Alexan-
dria, Va.
Funeral Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:15 pm. Wednesday at ST.
Patrick's Church, Foxhall road
and Greenwich parkway NV.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
Honorary pallbearers will be
members of the vestry and auxil-
iary vestry of st. Patrick's. Mr..
Yates body is at Gawler's fu-
neral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Instead of flowers, the family
asks that contributions be sent
to the building fund of St. Pat
rjck'S EniSc0nal Church