Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-05

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at his home, 4107 Bradley lane
Chevy Chase. Md.
The son of the late Gen
Samuel T. AnselI. Mr.. Ansel
was born at West Point, N. Y.
devotion was to his business, but
he plunged enthusiastically into
"a variety of community actiyi.
ties. When he served with the
Community Chest, he not only
rallied the volunteers around
him but he personally used hi.
most persuasive selling tech.
niques. on every one he coulc
buttonhole for contributions.
Outstanding Citizen"
When the Red Cross bloot
donor center was forced to va.
cate its old quarters in 1943, Rec
Cross officials came to see Mr.
Montgomery.
I'VE had a short conversation,
Red Cross officials recalled later
HE said: I'll move out"
The Red Cross presented {
certificate Of its appreciation fol
the rent-free use of the entir,
third floor of the Acacia Build.
ing. It was one of many sim.
liar honors his grateful adopted
city gave him. The Cosmopoli.
tan Club in 1850 gave him ID.
distinguished service medal al
the citizen who performed thu
most outstanding unselfish serv'
ices for the City of Washington
during 1880"
Frequently after his 25th an.
niversary. Acacia's directors. off.
GERS and employees feted hin
with testimonial dinners, a high
spot of which was his 50th veal
at the helm.
Declined Tour
He and Mrs. Montgomery were
presented a prospectus of Q
$4,000 world tour to be taker
after the war. Mr.. Montgomery
declined the trip because, he
said, there might be some mis-
understanding on the part of the
policyholders.
He used the occasion, however
to express some of the philosopy
that had guided his career, such
as:
You know, sometimes I fee
that the desire for wealth. thu
love Of money, is the root of al
evil. Men get such an irresist-
ible desire for wealth that they
forget their souls, they wary
their hearts.
When they get it they SEEM
ingly try to do one thing. They
don't believe their children car
take care Of them, so they pro.
coed Immediately to try and gel
the State or the Nation to pass
laws that will help their chill
dren take care of them"
Also on the theme of money;
1.-The world doesn't honor wealth
They appreciate it. They kowtov
to it, but in their hearts they
do not honor it,"
Mr.. Montgomery frequently
interspersed his remarks with
quotes from the Scriptures. One
of his favorites was, In all way.
acknowledge Him and He shall
direct thy path"
Mr.. Montgomery began a per-
sonal crusade against commu-
nism in 1850. He made a talk
which was later published in
pamphlet form under the title
If Communism Prevails, Life
Insurance Fails" More than a
million copies we're distributed
Later. he prepared an eight
point program entitled "You
Can Help Combat Communism, y
of which nearly 4 million cbpie,
were distributed. His work wa.
recognized with three Freedom
Foundation awards.
Friend of YMCA
He was a lifelong friend of thu
YMCA, which gave him most Of
his formal education. and servec
on its committees and board o.
directors. He was a 33d degree
Mason. a Shriner and past mas.
ter of Osiris Lodge.
He likewise served as director
of Garfield Hospital, American
Security & Trust Co., the Public
Library and the metropolitan
Police Boys Club.
His organizations included the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick
Rotary Club, Board of Trade
National Press Club, Metropoli-
tan Club, Alfalfa Club, Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants, Co
lumbia Historical Society, the
Old Guard Society of Palm
Beach, Burning Tree Club, Con-
gressional Country Club. Ken
wood Country Club, Palm Beach
Golf and Country Club, Ameri-
can Red Cross.
MIR. Montgomery was married
June 20, 1894. His first wife died
in February. 1925. He is sur
vived by his second wife, the
former Miss Gizelle Gocdwillig
whom he married April 80, 1927
He also is survived by two
sons, william H. and Howard H
Montgomery, and a daughter
Mrs. william A. Moffett, jr.
The family requests that, in
lieu Of flowers, contributions be
sent either to Children's Hos
pital or the Central Union Mis-
hon. A