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Iwealth's attorney in Pulaski
County from 1899 to 1907. He
also served as Pulaski's town at
torney from 1912 until he was
elected Judge.
Judge Draper was a SPECIAL
prosecutor in the famous Allen
trial in HillsyilIe in 1912. This
was the trial in which Judge
Thornton L. Massie was shot to
death while on the bench.
He represented Appalachian
Electric & Power Co. in obtain
ing 1859 tracts OF land now COW
cred by Clayton Lake in 1916.
He was one of the presidential
electors for Woodrow Wilson.
He served as a member of the
Board of Visitors Of William and
Mary College and at one time
was vice president of the Vir-
ginia State Bar Association and
chairman of the judicial branch
OF the association.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ida Dunlap Draper; a
daughter, Mrs. Armistead L.
Wexford. jr., Of Bluefield. w.
Va. and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon at
the First Presbyterian Church
in Pulaski with the Rev. George
,Ogilbie officiating. Burial was
to be in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Ruth Weston,
Actress, 48

EAST ORANGE, N. j., Nov. Z
(P).--Ruth Weston, 48, veteran
stage and screen actress who
played Aunt Eller in the Broad
way company Of "Oklahomar"
died OF cancer at her home here
yesterday.
She appeared in 25 Broadway
productions, 10 motion pictures
and numerous radio dramatiza-
ltions.
She was the daughter of the
late William Shillaber. who was
part owner of the now defunct
New York Globe. and prepared
for the stage with the New York
Theater Guild in the early l930s.
Miss Weston understudied Ina
Claire in the Theater Guild pro-
|duction Of Biography" in 1888
and later took the leading role.
She joined the oklahoma |"
company In 1914 and played the
Aunt Eller role for 80 months.
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John P. Evans,
Sports Figure

John P. Evans. 73, retired
Government executive and once
a leading sports figure in Wash
ington, died ut Mount Alto Hos
pital yesterday after an illness
of two months. He lived at l400
Fairmont street NV.
AT his retirement in l945, Mr.
Evans was chief of the inter-
view unit of the Civil Service
C Commission, a post he held
throughout World War II. Pre-
viously he had served with the
Agriculture Department, Sol
Conservation Service and Rural
Electrification Administration
principally as a personnel officer
He entered the Agriculture De-
partment in 1912. His Federal
Service was interrupted during
the l920s when for several years
he was associated as an execu-
tive with Willow Grove Park in
Philadelphia, an amusement en-
terprise.
Mr.. Evans served overseas In
World War II as Forestry Oficer
of the Agriculture Department
assigned to the Army. 1t was his
second animation with the Army
In 1902 he had enlisted and
served with the Army of Occu-
patton in Cuba, being discharged
In 1905.
In the years before World War
/, Mr.. Evans was active in the
old Departmental Baseball
League, both as player and OFF,
cial, A gifted writer. he devoted
this talent to amateur baseball
and his newspaper articles on
the sport were well received.
Later he became q well-known
bowler, competing for years in
the Masonic League. He headed
the Capital City Duckpin AsSo-
citation which functioned for sew
eral years in the 1920s.
A native Of New Orleans, Mr.
Evans was brought to Washing
ton as small boy and had lived
here since.
He Is survived by his widow
of the Fairmont street address
He has no other close relatives
Funeral services viii be al
1890 am. Wednesday at the
Chambers funeral home, Four
teenth and Chaplin streets NV,
with burial in Arlington Gene.
terry. Masonic graveside service.
will be conducted by Lafayette
Lodge. No. 10. Federal Post. No
824, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Of which Mr.. Evans also was 9
member. viii hold memorial sery-
ices tomorrow night.
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Judge John S. Draper, Figure
In Nirginiu Law for 90 Years

! PULASKI. Nov. Z P).-Re-
tired Judge John S. Draper. SO,
descendant Of q pioneer vir-
ginia family who for so years
served Southwest Virginia as an
attorney and jurist, died Satur-
day at a Pulaski hospital.
He served as judge Of the 21st
Judicial Circuit for is years. He
retired from the bench December
/, 1858.
A native Of Pulaski County, he
was born at Diapers Valley April
10. 1872. His grandfather, Capt.
John Draper. settled in the val
ley in l765. moving there from
Drapers Meadows at what is now
Biacksburg. It was Capt. Diapers
sister, Mary Draper Ingles, who
was stolen by the Indians and
taken to Ohio. where she escaped
and made her way home on foot
IN 40 days.
Judge Draper attended one OF
the first public schools in Pu-
laski County and received de-
grees from Roanoke College and
the University of Virginia. He
was admitted to the Virginia Bar
in 1894.
He practiced law A years be-
fore being elected Judge January
l9, 1898. Before moving to the
bench he served as common
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both Of the home address: his
mother. Mrs: Regina Braunberg,
and q sister, Miss Anna Braun
berg. both of Bellerose, Long
Island; another sister, Mrs. Beu-
Ilah White, West Hampstead,
Long Island, and a brother. Sgd
ney S.. Woodmere. Long Island.
Services win be held at $50
am. Wednesday at the Warner
Pumphrey funeral home in Sill
yer Spring. Buriel will be. in
st. Johns Cemetery. Forest Glen.
Md
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Charles sGunderson
Sea Rescue Hero

CHICAGO. Nov. Z R.-
Charles Gunderson. 81. veteran
deep sea diver who helped re-
cover bodies from the ill.fated
Eastland excursion steamer dis
aster in 1915. died yesterday.
Mr.. Gunderson worked almost
continuously for four days In the
gigantic recovery operation. He
said he lost count after he had
recovered 100 bodies.
The Eastland. with $500 pas
sengers aboard, sank July "a,
1915. with q loss OF S12 lives after
capsizing In the Chicago River.
A native Of Norway. Mr.. Gum
|derson began his career as a
diver in 1910 and performed his
last commercial diving in i945
Iat the age Of ~.
Survivors include the widow,
two sons and q daughter.
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DR.. Robert Melvin Charles. So
a member Of the Board Of Irnmi-
grafton Appeals for the United
States. died unexpectedly yes
terday while raking leaves al
his home. $3.50 Upland terrace
NV.
! DR.. Charles joined the Immi.
grafton and Naturalization Serv-
Ice in 1920 as an immigration
inspector stationed in Montreal
He was at other posts In the
United States and Canada until
1881. when he came to Wash
1ington with the Board Of Re-
view in the Department Of Labor
When the immigration service
was transferred to the Justice
Department in 1910 he became
Ia member Of the Board Of In
migration Appeals.
Born In New York
DR.. Charles was born in New
York. He received his law de-
gree from Hamilton College ir
1925; his bachelor Of arts from
Catholic University. his master
of laws. master Of patent Law
and doctor Of juristic science
degrees from National Univers-
Iity.
DR.. Charles had written trea-
ties on immigration problems 10,
1.-THE Government and legal pub.
llications. In the l930s he prac.
ticed law on the side in Wash.
Itngton and earlier in New Yorl
he had been in private practice
/ He was a member of the Amer.
iican Bar Association and Dis.
ltrict Bar Association and was .
Iilay minister for the EpiscopaI
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Benson Toylor, Sr., Retired
Employe Of St. EIizobeths

Benson Taylor, sr., retired
supervisor Of st. Elizabeths Hos
Ipital here. died yesterday at
Providence Hospital after an III
ness of several months. He was
l75.
Mr.. Taylor lived at 6l2 Raleigh
place Sc. He had been employed
Eat st. Elizabeths for AZ years.
A native of Prince Georges
County. Md. Mr.. Taylor was the
ison Of the late Zachary and
Martha Taylor Of Anne Arundel
County, Md. He was the hus-
band Of the late Lula M. Taylor
Mr., Taylor was active in civic
affairs. He served as vice presi-
luent of the Congress Heights
Citizens Association for many
years and was a delegate to the
southeast Council and the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations
lat the time of his death.
He served on the Board OF
Stewards Of Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church for %
years and was for 80 years a
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member Of the A. B. Pugh Bible
Glass.
MIR. Taylor is survived by q
daughter, Mrs. Roberta Taylor
Tagg, Of Dayton, Ohio: two sons,
Benson Taylor. jr., of $500 North
Carlyn Spring road, Arlington.
and Gordon L. Taylor of the
home address: five sisters, Mrs.
John Wit. of Baltimore, Mrs.
Hugh Trott. OF Friendship, Md.
Mrs. Herman Twigg Of Silver
Spring, Mrs. Carl Maxwell. of
Crozet, Va, and Miss Ethel F.
Taylor of Lothian, Md; three
brothers. A. Wilson Taylor, Of
Jewell, Md. Presley S. Taylor,
of Gambrills. Md, and Andrew
Taylor Of Lothian. Nd, and two
grandsonS, Robert Benson Taylor
and William Walter Taylor both
Of Arlington.
Funeral services will be held
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
Lee Funeral Home, Fourth street
and Massachusetts, avenue NE.
Burial viii be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
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Col. Noel Craig RuddeII, 81,
Radio and News Executive

1t Col Noel Craig Ruddell. 81,
|U.S.A.. retired. who as a civilian
was a radio and newspaper ex-
|ecutiye in the Middle West, died
Saturday at Walter Reed Hospi-
tai. He lived at 7102 Ridgewood
avenue. Chevy Chase. Md,
Col. Ruddell was deputy chief
|of the security review branch, Of
flee Of public information. in the
office Of the Secretary Of Defense
when he retired in June, 1854.
He was in the review branch
before and after serving In Japan
as commander Of Camp Wood,
Tokyo during the Korean war.
White in Japan he was also OPP
erations observer for the. 9Th
Army. He was also officer In
charge Of the Armed Forces
Radio Service in Tokyo.
During World War II, Col.
Ruddell was operations officer
for anti-aircraft in the New
York City area.
A native Of Indiana and q
graduate Of Indiana University,
Col. Ruddell joined the Army in
1917 and was attached to the
aviation branch Of the Signal
Corps. He was with the Army
of occupation in Germany.
After World War I, he spent
about 20 years as a radio and
newspaper executive in the
Middle West. He was an adver-
tising executive on the Evansville
(Ind) Press and in Terre Haute
He was manager of WIDOW in
Terre Haute: vice president and
manager of WINS in Ironwood
Mich, and built radio station
WATW in Ashland. Wis, later
becoming vice president of the
Wisconsin, Michigan Broadcast
ing Co He was aIso wire y1raei :
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dent Of the Arrowhead Network
which covered Michigan. Min
nesota and Wisconsin areas.
He was an officer in the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Elks in
Michigan before he was called to
active duty in the Army in 1943.
In 1945. while a captain, he
was in the Bureau of Public Re-
Ilations Of the War Department.
Survivors are his widow. Marie
a.; two daughters. Sharon Of the
home address: Mrs. Charles Walz.
Waukegan. ILL.,: a son, Randolph.
i4525 Middleton lane, Bethesda,
Md; sister, Mrs. Warren Pease,
Boonville, Ind. and a grandson.
Requiem mass will be offered
Iat 9.15 am. Wednesday at Wal
ter Reed Chapel. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Swett

DURHAM, N. c., Nov. 4 tP1.--
Mrs. Elizabeth G. SWEET. so, Sec
retary to the Duke University
Medical Schools Admissions
Committee and adviser to med
ical students. died here yester-
day. She was the widow of DR..
Francis Huntington SWEET, chair
man of the Anatomy Department
at Duke.
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Ctarn nj Chunks

HARVEY, GEORGE r., sR. The family
wishes to thank their relatives and
many friends who so graciousIy re-
membered them during their recent
hereaYement
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FUNERAL DESIGNS
GEO. @. SHAFFER. INC.

Exprsssivs floral tributes. Moderate
prices Open daily. sun. holidays.
Phone orders also accepted. $50 70 Q
pm. week niehts. 200 l4th ct. NV
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III Aen.pria,it

5-a u
C0LBERT. JOHN ". In sad but lovins
father. JOHN ". coLsERT. p who passed nS
TO the great beyond seven years ago
today, November z. 1913.
Loved II life: In death remembered.
DEVOTED WIFE AND SON. IDA col
EDELiN. THERESA. A tribute q love
THERESA EDELiH, Who entered o'ns into
ysmber 4, lg45.
As We loved her, 50 We miss her
axInndo u our ns.sss sAe i siEays e. near.
Brinsine many z silent tear
ORAY, JAMES HARRY. Sacred % the
iashsT JAMES IARRY GRAY, shS
EEssss1 Eoyssss.r swas ,sSg shTss years aEo today
MAY he rest in peace.
ALICE =. GRAY AND JAMES H. GRAY.
MARY AGNES. IN memory
Of our dear mother and sister, MARY
AGNES HAWKINS. who entered into
sva November r !. ssS.h 1855. 'sais sso '0aas'
Sixteen years have passed since that
When the one we loved was called away.
God took her home, I. was His viii.
BARsARA AND MaARoAREsT.
HIGGs. FRANCIS z. IN loving renem-
branee Of our father. FRANCIS Z.
HiQGS. who passed away two years
aeo today, November z, 1858.
II ali the world WAS our to Eiye
To see your smiling face again.
~ ~. .-.. biA.SUsosHrYER SUSIE
bGGs: hssGs. fSsANCIs II ioyinE n5,T Tsmep-
HOGS, y Who S1r passed srss away nSiS sTS Year,
They saw time heals All sorrow
And helps US IA foreefj
nut time % lar has ofaE proved
How much we miss you YET.
DAUGHTER Lol-IIk.
snvAsSVrii ~ CVh,MELA ,aMsd u @ @memoTy ~ 2,
one ~ year 40 To-Day. piSssa November S y mi ipSa.
There comes time for al Of us
But faith and hope and love and trust
LoEahalyR Rssi5i PA5aHTfR. 5eSii H. sEuLAH q.
ass,sis; sARBzR7. N loving memory
q my dear mother, BARBARA JOHN
/ SOn. wno passed sway tWentysnine
years ago TO-DAY, November z, 1895.
TIL memory fades and life departs
you VIII 1--we forever IN my heart.
YOUR DAUGHTER. ANNA Y. JONES.
LEWIS, SIX &C FLETCHER. USN. IN
loving memory 81 my husband
~ and our father. sK SIC
FLETCHER LEWIS, who de-
- parted this life ten years ago
November 8. 1915
Some have forsotten you now that you
We shall remember no matter how
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xExwoob EzEEDS B y Elcks;A skSASE. MiM; seey.

WILSON RAYMOND ANDREW. ou
sunday, November 0, 1855, at hi,
home, 1903 Chesterfield ave, Fall,
Church, Va. RAYMOND ANDREW
WILSON, beloved Infant son OF Frank
N. and Frances o. Wilson and brother
OF Judith Ann, Betty Jean and Joseph
Oliver Wilson, He also Is survived by
his grandparents, MT. and Mrs w. n
Mccall Of Falls Church, Va, and Mr
and Mrs. Frank Wilson, sr., OF Gaines
vile. Fla. Funeral services from Pear
sons Funeral Home. az N. WASH
lngtop st, Falls Church, Va. on Tues
day, November :, Az pm. Interment
National Memorial Park.
zEsIos, JOHN. on SUNDAY, November
8. 1885, At Casualty Hospital JOHN
zEeIos pf 100 6achem dr., Forest
HelRhts, Nd. brother Of Mrs. Harry
Ferris and Mrs. Helen Manuel, He Z
also survived BY two neuheWs and three
nieces. Friends may call at the 8. H,
Hines Co. Funeral Home. 2Q01 l4th
st. NV. lfree parking) Services from
81. Sophia.s Green Orthodox Church
3dth 81. and Massachusetts, ave, NV.
on Tuesday, November 81, at = pm
Ilternient 0lenwood Cemetery. In lieu
Of nowers contributions may be fina6i
70 y. sophia's Greek Church buildinf
~.@s%>-f 81
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HALES MAMIE, on Sunday, November
p. 1855. MAMIE HALEs Of 9Sl CO,
willie. James. Maggie silas. David
and Joseph Hales Also surviving are
- grandchildren. IA Ereat-Erandchll-
dren: TWO sisters, Mrs coraelis A John, nr.
Carter 81 Mumford. NJ ri; other rel
atiyes and many friends. After AZ
noon. wednesday. friends are invited
e ssa can e the Mcclure Funeral re b,rs Home.
day, Novemhsr 10. 81 Vermont Avenue
Lincoln Lincoln Msrs;il Memorial cemstsry:
HaFT ~ s2HS fs5s n NyoHN op tIsf Hkf y aoif ifs
47th pl;, n.e. devoted brother Of Mrs Z. /.
and Samuel Hart. Also surviving are
Sos. tas Il sflsassr is s.r msas ssesa
nSRf. HH ncGl,Isi MAsiIEl anc On saturday, Novsm-
ssr 1852 z, ,. At = ga 81 General Hospisshl, shs
Allen: ONE Hranddaushter, Doris Haw-
kIns; four Observation-Disclosures other
relatives and friends. Remains resting
NV ~ hg%ysSR %eanssdSs MGrsusss aftss io p Funeral III
from Mount Morish Baptist church.
3fd and u sts. s.w.. Rev. Harvey RAN
doIph. ofliciatirg. Interment Woodlawn
HFNDERSON. ALBERT. on SATURDAY,
\ Noyember s, a59. at New York CITY.
Of funeral later. Arraneements BY
HESS, JAKE. on Friday. November A
1858. q Indian Rocks Beach, Fla
JAKE HESS or Indian Rocks Beach
Hess. father of Mrs. John Hannagap
of Detroit, Mich. and John X. Hess q
Greensboro; N. e.; son Of MTs
New York CITY. M X. Friends ma,
call At the 81 H. Hines Co. Funera
Home, 296l. 14th st.. NV. ffree park.
insl. after ~ noon Sunday, Noyembel
home on Tuesday, November 8, at x
am, lntefment Arlington Nationa
Cemetery.
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BRADNBCK. MINERVA A. on Sunday.
November &. 1865. at Doctors Hospital.
MINERVA A. BRADNECK of s7OS JEFF
ferson St, Bethesda, Nd. beloved
mother OF Mrs. Martha Shoemaker.
Eleanor l., Susan B. and Asa NJ.
Mccain, jr.: great-gfandmother Of
Stephen d. Shoemaker. Memorial sery-
Home, 4th ST. and Massachusetts ave,
NE, on Wednesday. November 9. z al
1880 am Interment private, In Fort
Lincoln Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers.
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Neven15sF Ig55sTaI 55sTTIE 1,.sFW nsTHslq, q5,raN. m.
vile 81 Maurice 4. Clanton and sister
81 Waiter Drew Also SURVIVING are
her cousins, other relatives and many
friends. After pm, weanssaaiy;
residence Funeral on Thursday, No.
vember To- at the Mcclure Funeral
Home. 1890 9th ST. NV, at ] pm. In
terment Arlington National Cemetery
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Hraths

HESS. JAKE. a special eemmunica ation
a Of Hope Lodge. No. 20. p A.
IN A. NJ, Is hereby called ioi
IN the purpose Of attending the
~ JAKE ihsTs mss q 0ss o Tas.das nss Grp'PsS NJ.
SNyN vember 5, 1855. ct 9 am.
" at the Masonic Temple. 18th
st. and New York ave M;
PAUL 8 ELcAN. Secretary.
HILL, KATHARINE S. On saturday No.
sember 5. 1885. at her residence. 3z23
8. Hill. beloved wife Of frsnk u
HIN, neither q Miss I'LL hliEaeethh h,,Nsa North; 3,
Columbia, No.. She also Is survived BY
one niece and two nephews Friends
may cali 81 Qavier's Chapel tfret
Psbn Tbs4. Services Tss R !. he sSs on aa.s
day. November 8. at 2 pm. interment
kPrfi Pi;fse aszrL nHi ANN. On znur.a..;z, 4,
kiS:sss kRfFa d as7 isSs ss AAzaL AVE- s.lssss
Vile Of William r. Kelly, H. daaEhtei
Thomas. Wiiiisn. Norman. Mildred
aasss fassa from aasotss &. ss stassa Ssf' aassa raas
Home. 1913 18th st. NV. on Tuesday,
g 81. Dominic. Church e $40 I'm
LEWAts MA0OALGsNe. Ou Gulullt No-
yember 8. 1855. MAGDALENE LEWIS
Notice Of funeral later. Arransements
BY Frazier.
LEWIS. RANDOLPH b. on Friday, No
Vember 4, 1858. RANDOLPH q. LEWIS
Of 5430 Connecticut ave. NV. beloved
husband Of Mary Lewis, brother Of
Fannie NJ FRANKLIN, sen-in.law Of MT.
and Mrs. Joseph SlTioots uncle OF Louise
Wright. He also Is survived BY other
relatives and many friends. After
pm. Tuesday. November 8. friends are
invited to call at the Jarvis Chapel,
l43. You st. NV. Funeral SERVICES
1 pm, Wednesday. November 3. 1905,
at Friendship Baptist Church. End and
H sts. s.w Interment Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
LoEHL, EDWARD. on Saturday. Noyem.
Der 5. 1855. 81 his residence In Miami
Fla, EDWARD LoEHL, beloved hus-
band Of Wilhemina Loehl. father o.
Mrs, William Scofeld and JOSEPH 2
Loehi. stepfather OF Mrs. John Marsh
Friends may call at the Lee Funeral
Home. Attn st. and Massachusetts, ave
ne, after IL noon Monday. Noyrm.
ber 4. Service will be held on Tues.
Inter intermsps SS'ssSIs cssar Hin cemeisrss. =
LOEHL, EDWARD g. A special com.
Nk mnnleation Of Lebanon Lodge
IN No, Z, F,A.A4M.t is called fol
IN Tuesday, November s. 1898
MNS At 1:30 O'Clock pm, At tn,
NSNLX Masonic Temple. l3th st
MY and New York ave. NV. fol
the purpose Of conduettni
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wssgISs ssy Ns,.Sss nASsSIE I,sEToS On Mon
q zoe 10Th st. s.e.. beloved vie q
samuei 9. Waters. sr.; mother oi
can at the Lee Funesf Home. An A
and Massachusetts ave. NE, Whers
services viii b. held on wednesday
November 9 q pm. Interment Rock
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WATSON, IDA AMELIA. on gaturday
November >, 1855. at her late residence
Westw9od. Nd, IDA AMELIA WATSON,
Watson, She Is survived 81 " four 81 ehI cbiI.
dren. william Harold and clyde Edward
watson, Mrs. Myrtle Viola gaunderS
and Mts Ida Aleine watson. Also i've
children, Friends are Invited 10 cnij
a. the Richie Brothers Funeral Home
Upper Marlboro, Nd Funeral sservices
vii be held in Immanuel Methodist
November 81. At III am. with the Rev,
waiter label otiiciatinR. Interment Ii,
Church Cemetery. 4. y
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graduate him on the Quarles
appointment.
But photographers and some
reporters insisted that the con-
iverSation did take place.
Cabinet Members Attend
Those present at Boiling in
cluded Attorney General Bro
nell, Commerce Secretary Weeks
Health, Education and Wei
fare Secretary Folsom. ano
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Republican of Maine.
Also, Army Secretary Brucker
Navy Secretary Thomas, and
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army
Chief OF Staff.
The Air Forces top military
command stood stiffly at atten-
ton throughout the review. On
the reviewing stand were Gen,
Nathan F. Twining, Chief of
staff; Gen. Thomas D. White,
vice chief of staff; and the
heads of the three major air
commands-Gen. Curtis E. Le-
May. strategic; Gen. Otto T
Weyland, tactical. and Gen
Earle E. Partridge, continental
air defense.
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BY JOHN A. GILES

Donald A. Quarles, who will
be sworn in as Air Force Secre-
tary early next week. grew up
in a Democratic community
where II didn't realize there were
any good Republicans" he told
reporters today.
1t was not until 1920 when he
joined the Good Government
Party" in Englewood, N. j., that
he became identified with the
Republican Party. Later he was
elected Mayor as a Republican
and as a member of. the Bergen
County Sewer Commission, got
some real practical lessons in
politics"
The 6l-year- old Quarles Is
quiet. unassuming and soft
spoken. Although he has been
around the Pentagon for two
years as Assistant Defense Secre-
tary for research and develop
ment, he has seldom been in the
headlines.
A native of Van Buren,. Ark,
he graduated first in his high
school class. But it was not
a very large class" he says
modestly.
There was a shortage of teach
ers in those days. and Mr..
Quarles. then 16. was advised
that If he would get "all the
learning I could in summer
schools. I could get a job teach
ing"
He attended the University of
Missouri for three summers.
teaching mathematics in the
Van Buren, High School in the
intervening seasons. One of his
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the Western Electric subsidiary
which operates Sandia Labora-
tory In New Mexico for the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Mr.. Quarles. who lives at 3041
Porter street NV, likes to put
ter around the house and says
that he has come to like dish
washing quite well through force
of habit" in recent years.
He used to consider himself
quite a good tennis player. he
says, and'still plays occasionally,
He played golf before he "got
diverted from it in Washington. "
But there are "better golf play
|ers in government than I am, "
he says with a laugh.
A nonsmoker, he gave up
drinking some years ago for
reasons other than moral"
Mr.. Quarles is S feet 8
inches tall, has grazing black
hair, and has managed to main
tain a steady weight of 140
pounds over the years without
particular exercise or diet.
He is fond of music and q
proud grandfather. BY a former
marriage, he has two daughters
and a son. Mrs. Quarles has a
daughter by a former marriage.
He says that he will "divest
myself of any holdings in my
modest list of securities that
might conceivably involve any
conflict Of interest"
When he was confirmed in his
present position, he satisfied the
Senate that he had severed all
business interests which would
have any conflict with that job.