Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19


attorney for Frederic A. Delano,
receiver.
The cause celebre, Texas VS..
Florida, involved the domicile Of,
and right to tax, the estate of
Col. Edward H. r. Green. the
son of the famous Hetty Green.
Mr.. Flannery served as special
master under the Supreme Court
in this case.
Another case he handled was
the important Beam will matter,
involving the controversy over
the will of Lucretia Beam. Also
of Importance was the case Of
Hitz and O'Donoghue VS.. the
United States, which established
the Constitutional character Of
the local courts, and the case of
Boothe and Midon VS.. the United
States, which held that salaries
of the judges Of the United
States Court of Claims could not
be diminished under the Act Of
Congress approved June 26. 1888.
Administered Big Estates.
In 1918, Mr.. Flannery was
named counsel for the American
Security & Trust Co. and repre-
sented 1t in many important
matters. He was retained in
the administration of many es-
tates, including that of Henrietta
M. Halliday. Gov. Levi P. Morton
of New York and Mrs. Morton.
John r. Mclean. Thomas For
tune Ryan, James Mcdonald and
James Parmelee.
With his late partner, Frederic
D. McKenney, Mr.. Flannery had
the unusual experience of repre-
senting six Chief Justices of the
United States and of settling
their estates when they died.
They were Chief Justices Fuller,
Waite. White, Taft, Hughes and
Stone. He also represented
Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes
and Winslow Van Devanter. and
settled their estates.
Mr.. Flannery. during World
War II. was chairman Of the
Alien Enemy Board for the Dis
trict. 1t heard many cases and
recommended to the Attorney
General the disposition of a
number of alien enemies brought
before it. whether by release,
internment or parole.
Counsel for Pennsy.
Mr.. Flannery also was counsel
for Pennsylvania Railroad since
1898. He also represented the
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of New York and New York Life
Insurance Co. In addition. he
was counsel for the District
chapter of the American Ma
tional Red Cross. and was a
member of the board of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art and the
Washington National Monument
Society.
Mr.. Flannery was a member
Of the American and District
Bar Associations, the Associa-
ton Of the Bar of the City of
New York and of the Chevy
Chase. Metropolitan. Alfalfa.
Lawyers and Sulgrave Clubs.
A native of Baltimore, he mar
ried the late Isabel Gautier
Gregory, on June %. 1909.
His survivors include three
daughters. They are Mrs. Vir-
ginia M. Early and Mrs. Fon-
tame F. de Geofroy. both of Old
Greenwich, Conn.,, and Anne
Dudley Flannery of Washington.
There also are seven grandchil-
dren, and sister, Mary Pauline
Flannery of Laurel, Md.
Funeral services will be held
at II am. tomorrow in st. Mat
thews' Cathedral. Burial will
be in Rock Creek Cemetery. The
body is in Gawler's funeral
home, 1855 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Bar Representatives.
Representing the District Bar
Association for the funeral serv-
ices will be the following past
presidents: H. Winship Wheatly.
Judge Bolitha j. Laws, Godfrey
l.. Munter. Judge Walter M. Bas-
tian. Hugh Obear. Paul B.
Cromelin, 10 v. Morgan. Francis
w. Hill. jr.; Judge E. Barrett
Prettyman, John j. Carmody,
Milton w. King. Lowry Coe, Judge
Leonard P. Walsh. John Laskey,
Preston c. King, jr.; and w.
Cameron Burton. Members at
large representing the associa-
ton will be c. F. r. Ogilby,
George E. Hamilton, jr.: Nelson
T. Harrison, Homer Cummings,
Arthur Drury, F.. G.. Await,
Francis c. Shea and Harlan
Wood.
Other Pallbearers Listed.
Others designated as honor
airy pail bearers include: Su-
peme Court Justices Burton and
Jackson, Caesar l.. Aiello, Will
liam M. Beall, Daniel w. Bell,