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of For Classified 'Ad Results BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1937 Telephone MAin 4-6000 11 Akerson Funeral Services Held Washington News Men Pallbearers for Late Secretary to Hoover Bronxville, N. Dec. 24- Simple funeral services for George E. Akerson, 48, of 270 Bronxville Road, formerly White House secretary to President Herbert Hoover, were held yesterday the Dutch Reformed Church, Pondfield Road, here. was in a crypt in Ferncliffe Mausoleum, Ferncliffe Burial, Cemetery, Hartsdale.

The Rev. John H. Powell pas- tor of the church. officiated. Floral tributes were received from Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rickenbacker, the Hoover Organizations, 420 Lexington Class of 1912, Harvard, and the White House Correspondents' Association. Among the honorary pall bearers were: John M.

Denison of Havre de Gras, Arthur De Titta of Fox Movietone, Turner Catledge of the New York Times Washington Bureau; Neil Kelley of the Herald Tribune Washington Bureau, James Shay of Washington, Bradley Nash, formerly Special Assistant President Hoover, and Ulrich Bell of the Louisville Courier Journal, Air Clipper Faces 1,546 Mile Flight Pan-American Flying Boat Will Hop to Pago Pago En Route to Australia Honolulu, Dec. 24 (P) -The 19-ton Samoan Clipper rode at anchor in a limpid lagoon at Kingman Reef, 1,067 miles south of here, early today, ready for a dawn takeoff for Pago Pago, Samoa, on the second leg a new American-Australia airline. The flying boat, a veteran in ploneering Transpacific routes of Pan American Airways, haa a flight of 1,546 miles ahead. It flew from Honolulu to Kingman yesterday in eight hours and nine minutes. Commanded by the veteran Capt.

Edwin C. Musick, the Samoan Clipper is bound for Auckland, N. to bring back a load of mail and express in the initial flight of the new route, over which bi-weekly service formally will open Dec. 29. $319,500 Awarded For School Land Supreme Court Justice Charles C.

Lockwood awarded a total of 500 today to owners of 19 parcels of property on Fort Hamilton Parkway between 73d and 74th which the city has acquired for a school site. Most of the parcels contain onefamily dwellings of brick or frame construction and some two-family houses. There is a large vacant plot at the southeast corner of the Parkway and 74th St. The owners' demands totaled $368,446.25, while city experts appraised the properties at $284,074, Sprague's Greeting Includes Everybody Mineola, Dec. 24-Through County Republican headquarters, here today, County Executive-elect J.

Russel Sprague, personally, and on behalf of the members of the county administration, extended to the people of Nassau County a "very sincere wish for a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year." He added "Nassau County and its people have successfully weathered trying times during the depression years and now, in this holiday season, are meeting the existing industrial recession with the same gallant spirit, hope and courage that marked their attitude during the dark, hours us of hope 1929 that and New thereafter. Year will bring with it a return of the country's normal prosperity--a full measure of prosperity of the kind with which the people of county, State and nation were blessed during so many fortunate years in the p.st." Buys Apartment Site in Flatbush A Manhattan syndicate headed by Walter McMeekin, president of the Realty Purchasing Corporation, has purchased a large plot in Kennelworth Place, near Germania Place, extending back to Amersfort Place, as a site for a six story apartment house. lege The Plaza plot and faces it the was this Brooklyn location Colwhich influenced the deal, according to the buyers. There are two onefamily houses on the plot which will be razed to make way for the improvement. The property was bought clients of Charles Mackenberg, end Priest and Carson, attorneys.

Xmas Stunt Flier's Body Is Recovered Boston, Dec, 24 (U.P)--The body of an aerial Santa Claus who parachuted to death in Boston Harbor was recovered today. A harbor police boat found the body of Corp. Harold J. Kraner, 35, of the Army Air Corps off Wood Island after a 36-hour search. He drowned Wednesday night after leaping from an Army plane at an altitude of 1,500 feet.

WM. DUNIGAN SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS 201 Park Avenue CU. 6.1920 Rogers Montgomery SLo. 6-6334 hand is complied the 30. at a 30.

virtue at 1937. JR. of 1310 Train Kills Cassidy, Well-Known Barkeep As Chief Bartender at the Old Clarendon He Made Many Friends-Was an Oldtime Ballplayer and Manager Daniel J. Cassidy, 57, of 28 Sound-, view Huntington, famous as one of Brooklyn's best-known bartenders when he mixed them for judges, politicians and prominent businessmen, and known as "the father of big-time Long Island baseball," is dead. He was killed, apparently, by a Long Island Railroad train early yesterday.

His decapitated body was found near the tracks at Central Islip by John J. Schneider, a crossing watchman, and was removed to the Walsh Funeral Chapel in Central Islip. Sergeant Glasheen and Troopers Kappesser and Sullivan are investigating the circumstances of his death. As chief bartender in the old Clarendon Hotel, at Washington and Johnson which was torn down when the Brooklyn Bridge Plaza was created, he became the personal friend of prominent officials, lawyers, doctors and judges, who recognized in him a baseball expert who could discuss the game entertainingly. Although he got hundreds of invitations to "have one with me," Nassau Police Dept.

Party Attracts 1,500 Mineola, Dec. 24 Over 1,500 Nassau County police officers, their wives, children, mothers and sisters the department's annual Christmas party in police headquarters auditorium here yesterday afternoon. Chief Abram W. Skidmore was chairman of the event and opened the exercises with an address of welcome. Christmas carols were played by the Nassau County police band, with the audience joining in the selections.

During the afternoon Chief Skidmore, in behalf of the department, presented gold badges to Harold Kordez and Wilbur Morse, two youths of Merrick, who on Dec. 11 assisted county police in rescuing 10-year-old Harold Farrenfeld when he fell through the ice on the Merrick reservoir. Farrenfeld expressed his thanks to the boys as all three stood on the platform. The annual appearance c. Detective August Wighaus as Santa Claus held more interest today because of the fact he came down a real chimney built in the rear of the stage.

Santa Claus distributed and oranges the children and potted plants to the adults. Eighteen widows of deceased members of the department were each handed checks of $400 by Chief Skidmore. The money is taken from the Widows' Relief Fund of the organization. The program closed with an exchange of gifts to departmental heads. Chief Skidmore was presented with a motion picture camera projector and an exposure meter, Co-Workers Fete Mrs.

J. G. Murphy Mrs. Jeanette G. Murphy, borough secretary, was tendered a luncheon at the Clarendon, Adams this week by her fiends and co-workers in the Borough President's office.

Mrs. Murphy recently announced her resignation, to take effect the first of year. Among those present at the luncheon were Eleanor V. Tevlin, Mary Currier, Nellie and Mae Hayes, Annette Murphy, Kathryn A. Smith, Josephine Kelly, Nora Smith, Ceil Cassidy, Gladys Stanley, Mrs.

Nora Lane, Mrs. Myron Posner, Mrs. Vera McGinnis. Missing College Man Is Found in Bellevue Pittsfield, Dec. 24 (U.P.) John Henry Adams, 23, missing Dartmouth College junior, is under treatment for shock and exposure at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, according to word received here by his mother, Mrs.

Flora Adams. Adams disappeared from Delta Upsilon Fraternity House at Hanover, N. Nov. 28. Mrs.

Adams was informed that her son ha wandered about the city for two weeks, spending much of his time in subway stations. Five Borough Men In Army Reserve Washington, Dec. 24 (P)--The War Department announced today these residents of Brooklyn have accepted appointment in the Reserve Corps: First lieutenants, Barnet Gaster, 63 Sunnyside medical; Louis R. Hott, 3100 Ocean Parkway, medical. Second lieutenants, Erwin H.

Ezzes, 37. Lincoln Road, infantry; Martin R. Lein, 830 Knickerbocker infantry; Alan C. Poole, 9747 Shore Road, field artillery. Harry T.

Pyle MORTUARY 1925 Church Brooklyn At Ocean Avenue 12-0174) Phone BUckminster (2-0175) GARDEN CITY, LONG ISLAND Tel. Garden City 9837 LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF NEW YORK. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 55. I do hereby certify that certificate of dissolution ol CONTINENTAL BUILDING co.

has been filed In this department this day and that it appears therefrom that such corporation has with section one hundred and five of Stock Corporation Law, and that it dissolved. Given in duplicate under my and official seal of the Department of State, at the City nt Albany. (Seal) this twenty- second day of December, one thousand nine dred and thirty-seven. EDWARD J. FLYNN, Secretary of State.

By FRANK S. SHARP, Deputy Secretary of State, d24-21 1 the In on in bid said the Lion their The submitted bid of Bidders figures Inclosed bids the interest all the bid or in several in bids blank bid will of the is verified be If City. or to matters torms in by to nddressed or which the so or In in the to It to making onth A Inclused in to one to in or in- of Deaths Bertha McCarthy, Isabel Barbara Meyer, Anna Burns, Bridie Potter, W. E. Byrnes, George Scovil, Allice G.

Donnelly, Mary Smith, John Fries, Elizabeth R. Spartalis, H. S. Groshans, John Stein, Peter art. Dennis Struss, Healy, Catherine Catherine J.

Jennings, Alaces A Todd, Edward Johnson, White, William P. Kordes, Lilly Wiley, Rebecca Lyon, May L. Wischerth, Mary AYERS--BERTHA (nee Probeck), on December 22, at Dallas, Texas, in her 66th year, loving mother of Mrs. Melissa Koenig Mrs. Bertha Stevenson.

Funeral services at residence of her daughter, Bertha 26 Aspen Floral patevenson, December 27, at 8:30 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery. BELL -BARBARA, on December 24, in her 84th year, beloved mother of Charles, William, Edward, Anthony, Stanley and Anna. Funeral services at her late residence, 61-53 Palmetto Street, Ridgewood, Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Funeral Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Interment private. BURNS BRIDIE BARRY, on December 23, beloveer wife of Thomas Burns, Nostrand Ave. Funeral Monday St. John's Cemetery. Notice of time later.

BYRNES -Suddenly, on Wednesday, December 22, 1937, at his residence, Woodbine Ridgewood, GEORGE, beloved husband of Marie Byrnes (nee Kaess) and devoted father of Marie Stahl; besaved brother of William Byrnes Estelle Gunn and devoted grandfather of Virginia Stahl. Solemn mass of requiem at St. Matthias R. C. Church on Monday, 10 a.m.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. DONNELLY-On Thursday, December 23, MARY wife sister of John, James, William, Joseph, Thomas and Frank Brown. Funeral from the home of her brother, James Brown, 221 76th Street, Monday, December 27, 9:30. Requiem mass Our Lady of Angels Church, 10 a.m.

FRIES ELIZABETH aged 70 on December 23, 1937, at her years, home, 147 Newell Street, Brooklyn. She is survived by her loving husband, three sons, Charles, Linus and John J. and three daughters, Rose A. Fries, Mrs. Josephine M.

Knapp, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Pavelke: survived by six grandchildren. Funeral will take place from her late residence on Monday, December 27, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Alphonsus R.

C. Church, where requiem mass will be offered at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery. Direction of Peter Blasius Sons, 121 Norman Avenue, GROSHANS-On Wednesday, December 22, JOHN GROSHANS, of 37-13 Crescent Long Island City, beloved husband of Marie Groshans.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Sunday at 2 p.m. HARTY-On December 23, DENNIS, husband Nora Harty, dear father brother cf Cornelius Harty Ireland. Rep sing at J. J. Gallagher Sons Funeral Home, 25 Aberdeen Street.

Solemn requiem mass Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Monday, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. HEALY -On December 23, 1937, CATHERINE, of 70 2d Place, beloved sister of Julia Healy, Funeral Monday, 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass at St. Mary Star of tine Sea Church. JENNINGS JAMES Decemper 23, at Water Mill, Long Island, in his 74th year, beloved husband of Rose M.

Jennings and father of Geraldine Jennings and Elliott, Arlton and Dr. Winston Jennings. Services Sunday, December 26, 2:30 p.m., at his late residence. Interment Flying Point Cemetery. JOHNSON-ALICE NIXON, on December 23, 1937, in her 86th year, widow of the late Harding Johnson and beloved mother of Elizabeth Johnson, Mildred H.

Foster and Harding Johnson. Services private. Please omit flowers. KORDES LILLY, on Thursday, December 23, 1937, wife of the late Henry Kordes. Survived by four stepchildren, George Edward Kordes, Mrs.

Ophelia Albert, Mrs. William Chapell, Mrs. Dora E. Gabriel. Services at her residence, 193-27 Woodhull Hollis, N.

on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. LYON-On December 23, 1937, MAY beloved wife of William E. and daughter of Mrs. Edward Lehr and sister of Clara L. Cummings and Martha Dickside and George Lehr.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Sunday at 2 p.m. McCARTHY -ISABEL HARRIS. Suddenly, on Thursday, December 23, at her residence, 123 Rutland Road, ISABEL HARRIS McCARTHY, beloved wife of Charles E. A. and devoted mother of Richard H.

and Charles E. A. Jr. Notice of funeral hereafter. -On December 22, 1937, at her residence, ANNA MARGARET ELIZABETH (nee Schloo), aged 78, widow of Frederick H.

Meyer, loving mother of Pauline McCron, Emma and Charles Meyer; sister of Charles and Henry 3chloo. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend funeral service on Sunday, 2 p.m., at 45-17 102d Street, Corona. Interment fomily plot, Green -Wood Cemetery. VITAL NOTICES (Acknowledgments, Births, Condolences, Confirmations Deaths. Engagements Marrtages, Masses.

Memoriams Resolutons) accepted until 10 P.M. for publication the following day or from 8 A.M. 10 M. (11 A.M. on Saturdays) publication 171 the next availahle edition of the same day's paper.

The Vital Notice rate 15 90 cents per line. MAin 4-6000 Edward J. Donohue, Honor Patrolman Patrolman Edward J. Donohue, 52, 0. Traffic Manhattan, died yesterday of pneumonia at his home at 45-75 157th Flushing.

was ppointed to the Police Department 33 years ago. He was a member of the Police Honor Legion and before being assigned to Traffic 10 years ago was a detective in the Missing Persons Bureau. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Donohue; two children, Joseph and Catherine Donohue, and two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude McDonald and Mrs.

Catherine Enright. W. H. Downey, Aide Of Shipping Firm William H. Downey, connected with the Cosmopolitan Shipping Company for 21 years, died on Wednesday at his home, 1184 E.

40th St. He was born in Brooklyn, son of the late James and Ellen Downey. He is survived by his Frances Downey; four daughters, Mae Downey, Mrs. Grace Voigt, Mrs. Frances Farrell and Mrs.

Regina Boylan; three grandchildren, Grace Volgt, Ralph Boylan and W. Tredup Farrell; and two sisters, Mrs. Sanford T. Reilly and Florence Downey. Services will be held on Monday at 9:15 a.m.

at the funeral parlors of Walter B. Cooke, 1218 Flatbush with requiem mass at St. Thomas Aquinas R. C. Church and interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Deaths POTTER-On Thursday, December 23, 1937, husband of Eva Belle Tillotson father of and' Mrs. Charlotte P. Hampson, Mrs. Ruth T. Munde, Mrs.

Edith P. Sparks and brother of Miss Louise I. Potter and Mrs. Emma Albertson. Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Interment private. Please omit flowers. SCOVIL-On Wednesday, December 22, 1937, ALICE GRIFFITH SCOVIL of 404 Clinton Avenue, beloved wife of the late Ernest A. Scovil of New Brunswick, Canada, and sister of Arthur W. Griffith.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Sunday at 2 p.m. SMITH--On December 22, JOHN, at his residence, 333 42d St. Survived by his wife, Mary; five sons and four daughters. Funeral on Monday at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Our Lady of Czenstochova Church, 24th St. and 4th where a requiem mass will be celebrated.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, SPARTALIS -HARRY on December 22, 1937. Reposing at the Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush until Sunday, 2 p.m. STEIN December 21, 1937, PETER. Reposing at Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, until Sunday 10 a.m.

STRUSS-On December 23, CATHERINE C. STRUSS (nee Curley), wife of the late William K. Struss, devoted mother of Muriel and Warren. Funeral from Schaefer's Funeral Parlors, 4th Avenue and 42d Street, Monday, December 27, at 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass St.

Michael's R. C. Church. Interment 'Holy Cross Cemetery. TODD-On December 24, 1937, in his 81st year, EDWARD, beloved husband of Bessie Tarbell Todd and father of Fannie L.

Todd and Edward T. Todd. Funeral services at his residence, 994 Park Place, on Sunday, December 26, at 2 p.m. WHITE--On December 23, WILhusband of Blanche and father of Mrs. Charles Westlake, Mrs.

Charles Chamberlain, William Edward brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Quarles, James and Albert White. Funeral from his residence, 313 54th Street, on Sunday, December 26, at 1:45 p.m. Interment Green-Wood Cemetery. WILEY-On Wednesday, ber 22, 1937, REBECCA (BEPPA), at New Haven, sister of James Lee Wiley and the late Rachel M.

Wiley. Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Sun2 p.m. WISCHE-CH-MARY aged 75 years, on Thursday, at her daughter's residence, 247 urray Avenue, Larchmont, N. beloved mother of Eva Marie Brady and grandmother of Patricia and John. Funeral from S.

Darmstadt Sons Funeral Home, 68th Street, corner Central Avenue, Glendale, L. on Monday. Requiem mass St. Pancras R. C.

Church, Glendale, L. a.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery. In Memoriam -In loving memory of JOHN who passed away ber 24, 1936.

His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away. WIFE, DAUGHTER and SON. CUNNIFFE--In loving memory of died December 24, 1933. Masses offered. SISTER.

DOWD--In memory of my dear mother, MARY DOWD, whom God called away, December 24, 1936. EDDIE. -In loving memory of my beloved brother, WILLIAM VINCENT MEEHAN. MINNIE MEEHAN GRAHAM. REYNOLDS JAMES ELLA, JAMES G.

Jr. Christmas remembrance of our beloved father, mother and brother. Masses offered. REYNOLDS FAMILY. SCHULZ--In fond and loving memory of EMILY V.

SCHULZ. My lips cannot tell how I miss her, My heart cannot tell what to say; God alone knows how I miss her In a home that is lonesome today. HUSBAND. THEYSON-JOHANNA. Twelfth anniversary remembrance.

Always in our thoughts. HUSBAND and DAUGHTERS. YOUNG-AGNES L. In memory of our dear mother. Died December 24, 1922.

CHILDREN. I.R.T. Lines to Halt In Pegram Tribute Chief Engineer of System Since 1905 Dies--Designed St. Louis Depot As a mark of respect to George Herndon Pegram, chief engineer of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, who died yesterday in Brooklyn Hospital, all subway and elevated trains of the I. R.

T. will be halted for minutes at 2 p.m Sunday, the hour of the funeral, it was announced today by Thomas E. Murray the company's receiver. Pegram, who supervised construction of the company's subway extensions into Brooklyn and the Bronx, underwent an abdominal operation last month. He would have been 82 on Dec.

29. Chief engineer since 1905, Mr. Pegram was in charge of most of the work on the Lexington Ave. line and the Van Cortlandt Park extension of the Broadway-7th Ave. line in Manhattan.

His first connection with rapid transit construction in New York City was in 1898, when he came here to prepare a report for the Manhattan Elevated Railroad on the condition of its lines. Designed Power Plant Retained as chief engineer of company, he designed in 1901 the power plant in E. 74th Manhattan, then the largest structure of its type in the world. He remained with the company until 1905, when it was merged with the Interborough. Before coming to New York City, Mr.

Pegra1 had been chief engineer the Union Pacific Railroad from 1893 to 1898. He designed the Union Railway Station at St. Louis 1891, Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he was graduated from Washington University, at St. Louis, in Mr. Pegram was a former presldent of the American Society of Civil Engineers, of the Technical Society of Omaha and of the Alumni Association of Washington University.

He was a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Sigma Xi and Beta fraternities, the Engineers Club and the Railroad Club of New York and the Braidburn Country Club. lived at 233 Vose South Or- ange, N. J. Burial at Cohasset Surviving are his widow, the former Jesse Mirrielees Crawford, of St. Louis, whom he married in 1897; two daughters, Miss Jean Pegram and Mrs.

Horace M. Buck; a brother, F. R. Pegram of Cohasset, and a sister, Mrs. F.

J. Fabian of Murray, Utah. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Campbell Funeral Church, Broadway at 66th Manhattan. Burial will be at Cohasset, Mass.

Frank A. True. Fish Merchant Frank A. True, a borough resident for 41 years, collapsed and died of a heart attack yesterday in the wholesale fish market conducted at 104 South St. Mr.

True, who lived at 87-44 134th Richmond Hill, came to Brooklyn from Ottawa, Canada, 1896, and organized his business in the Fulton Fish Market in 1902. He de is survived by two sons, James and William. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Lady of Cenacle R. C. Church, Richmond Our, Hill, and interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, George Byrnes George Byrnes died Wednesday at his home.

59-42 Woodbine Ridgewood. He was the son of the late William and Catherine Byrnes. He had been employed for the past 28 years as a chauffeur with Herman Kornahrens wooden manfacturers, of 111 Murray Manhattan. He is survived by his widow, Marie Byrnes; one daughter, Marie Stahl; a brother, William, and a sister, Estelle Gunn, and one granddaughter, Virginia Stahl. He was a member of the Holy Name Society connected with St.

Matthias' Roman Catholic Church, where a mass of requiem will be offered Monday at 10 a.m. Mrs. E. R. Fries Mrs.

Elizabeth R. Fries, wife of John J. Fries, died yesterday at her home, 147 Newell at the age of 70, after being ill since last Spring. She was born in Manhattan and lived in Brooklyn for 40 years. She was a member of the Rosary Society and Christian Mothers' Sodality of St.

Alphonsus R. C. Church. She is survived by her husband, three sons. Charles, Linus and John J.

three daughters, Rose A. Fries, Mrs. Josephine M. Knapp and Mrs. Elizabeth H.

Pavelka, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday 9:30 a.m., with requiem mass St. Alphonsus at Church and interment in St. John's Cemetery. TIDE TABLE the U.

S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) (Eastern Standard Time) DECEMBER 24 High Water Low Water A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.

Sandy Hook 0:41 12:56 6:58 7:27 The Battery 1:31 1:45 7:43 8:10 Hell Gate 3:54 4:25 10:26 10 48 DECEMBER 25 Sandy Hook 1:35 1:50 8:02 8:22 The Battery 2:25 2:41 8:48 9:08 Hell Gate 4:54 5:25 11:27 11:48 SUN RISES AND SETS December 24 December 25 Rises.7:18 Sets.4:34 Rises.7:18 Sets.4:34 In Memoriam We have just published a booklet of "In Memoriam" Verses You may obtain a copy of this booklet, without charge, by calling an Ad Taker at MAin 4-6000. John Smith, 80, Retired Conductor John Smith, 80, retired B. R. T. conductor, died on Wednesday at his home, 333 42d St.

He was born in Poland and resided in Brooklyn 50 years. He retired from active service 16 with the Brooklyn He is Rapid survived Transyears ago. by his widow, Mrs. Mary Smith; five sons, Anthony, Frank, Theodore, Dennis and Leo Smith, four daughters, Mrs. Rose Force, Mrs.

Anna Henselda, Mrs. Frances Ahearn a and Mrs. Catherine Stowell. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 10 a.m., with requiem mass Lady of Czemstochowa and interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Edward Todd, 81, Headed Gold Firm Active in Church AffairsHoly Trinity Vestryman Later Became Warden Edward Todd, 81, former president of Edward Todd died today at his home, 994 Park Place. Mr.

Todd was born in Brooklyn and educated at Adelphi Academy and Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. He was president of the company, manufacturers of gold pens and fine gold goods, which was founded by his father, Edward Todd, in 1856. His business was discontinued in 1932. Mr. Todd was active in church affairs and for many years was a vestryman and later warden in Holy Trinity Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie Tardell Todd; a daughter, Fannie L. Todd; a son, Edward T. Todd, and a brother, Ambrose Todd of Manhattan. Funeral services will be held at the home on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery. James P. Marr, Heart Victim Farmingdale, Dec. 24-Funeral rangements are being made for James P. Marr, 47, a druggist, of 265 Conklin this village, who died suddenly of heart failure while working in a drug store on Main yesterday.

Mr. Marr, who had complained during the day of indigestion, was pronounced dead by Dr. Ruth Barsch. Acting Coroner Joseph P. Lebkuecher of Hicksville ordered the body taken to the Arthur F.

White Funeral Home. Mr. Marr was employed by Philip Rappaport. He dropped to the floor behind the store counter while the Christmas shopping rush was at its height. Detective Reginald Ballard of the 2d Squad, N.

C. P. and Patrolman Robert Ketcham of the village police investigated. Bishop Officiates At Brenton Rites Funeral services were held yesterday for the Rev. Cranston Brenton, secretary to Bishop Ernest M.

Stires of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and social service director at Grace Church, Jamaica Ave. near Parsons Boulevard, Jamaica. Burial followed in Grace Churchyard. Mr. Brenton, who was 63 years old, died Tuesday at Long Island College Hospital.

He was to have become president of the Brooklyn Church and Mission Federation on Feb. 3, having been nominated as the only candidate two weeks ago. Almost 200 clergymen and 100 laymen attended the services, at which Bishop Stires officiated. The bishop assisted by Suffragan Bishop Mat. Blair Larned, the Rev.

Rockland T. Homans of the Cathedral the Incarnation, Garden City, and the Rev. Joseph H. Li. Titus, rector of Grace Church.

Hollis Man Stricken At Wheel of His Car Edward F. Reuter, 52, of 92-34 218th Hollis, Queens, collapsed today at the wheel of his automobile on Broadway near Gates Ave. He was when an ambulance from Bushwick Hospital reached him. Heart failure believed to have caused his death. Reuter was the manager of the Foxcroft commercial office of the New York Telephone Company at 1052 Greene Avenue.

Police said he was driving to work in his car, accompanied by Arthur Spolander of 131 Floral Parkway, Hollis, when he suddenly slumped at the wheel. Spolander took the wheel, steered the car to the curb and stopped it. He then called the ambulance. Police Distribute Toys to Children East Rockaway, Dec. 24-Yesterday East Rockaway policemen, taking turns while off duty, delivered about 500 toys to youngsters in families where financial conditions are poor, and last night 350 or more kids were guests of East Rockaway post, American Legion, at a Christmas tree party in White Canon Inn.

For more than a month the East Rockaway cops have been putting in 24 hours a day, in eight-hour shifts, at rebuilding and restoring toys which had been discarded by more fortunate youngsters. Dolls, which arrived at headquarters looking rather sad, were turned out looking as though they had just been delivered from Santa's shop. Carts, mechanical toys, toy automobiles, kiddie cars, tricycles and dozens of other classes of playthings were repaired, repainted and repolished. distributed to parents of the youngsters to be given to them tomorrow or tonight as coming direct to them from Santa. Portfolio Names Mellen as Deputy Chairman and Lewis, Leader of Labor Party, to Aid Treasurer he never took a drink until he removed his white coat at closing time.

Joined Son After the old Clarendon was torn down, he became associated with his son John in the Fisher Hotel, at Central Islip. It is not far from the where his body was found. At time or another he was stewspot, ar dof the Elks Clubs in Glen Cove, Huntington and Patchogue and was associated with Patil's restaurant in Westhampton, and Sullivan's Tavern min In the Riverhead. old days Cassidy played professional baseball. For ten years he managed Central Hospital team and achieved Long Island immortality in 1921 by getting the New York Giants to play a post-season game at Riverhead.

Several years later he induced Babe Ruth to visit there. idol among men was John J. McGraw, Giants manager. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. May Barry Cassidy, whom he married in Brooklyn in 1900, and five children, Dorothy, Genevieve, Maurice.

Curnelius and John. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. Ministers Ask U.S. To Quit War Zone A committee of seven Brooklyn clergymen today called on President Roosevelt to apply the neutrality law and withdraw American ships and men from the Sino-Japanese battle areas. In a message to the State Department in Washington, the ministers declared that "some of the ultimate responsibility for the present crisis must, in our judgment, rest upon the President for his persistent refusal to recognize a state of war tween China and Japan and to withdraw Americans and American ships from the danger zone, a policy earnestly advised by many leaders in Congress." 1,000 Get Baskets In Williamsburg Christmas cheer in the form of well-stocked food baskets was distributed to 1.000 Williamsburg residents this afternoon by the People's Democratic Club of the 14th A.

D. at 239 South 4th St. Assemblyman Harry Gittleson, Assistant District Attorney, Hyman Barshay and Dr. Friedman and Ethel Walsh, co-leaders of the district, supervised the distribution. Others in charge were Leo Slutsky, president of the club, Jacob Rabinowitz.

Moris Silverstein, Harris, George H. Turner and Louis Cohen. Santa Claus Visits School Settlement Santa Claus, busy as anything these few days before Christmas, found time yesterday to drop into the school Settlement Association at 120 Jackson St. to distribute gifts to about 400 neighborhood children gathered at a holiday party. Each child brought a penny, which was dropped into a large Christmas stocking at the door, a gift to the destitute children of Greenpoint.

Mrs. Norma King McLaughlin, worker at the settlement, presided, and was assisted by Mary Burch, Solomon Magid and Louis Nitti. Xmas Baskets Are Distributed The Neighborhood Charity Club of S. Oxford St. distributed baskets amongst the poor in the district.

This annual event was sponsored by Mrs. Annie M. Burk and Mrs. Bessie Darden. 24 Hour Service Night Facilities Are Avail Suburban and a Local Funeral Directors 433 Nostrand Avenue STerling 3-7700 AUCTION AUCTION SALE SALES ADELMAN, AUCTIONEER.

SELLS December 1937. at 9:00 m. Coney Island Brooklyn, Chevrolet Sedan, Motor No. 2855314 retaken from Mr and Mrs. Richard Hallar and Emil Hadjar.

C. H. ADELMAN, AUCTIONEER, SELLS December 27. 1937, at 9:00 a.m. at 319 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn, Ford Tudor, Motor No.

1403588, retaken from John Fields. H. G. SCHONZEIT. AUCTIONEER, SELLS Dec.

27, 1937, 9:30 a.m. 7102 Bay ParkWAY, Brooklyn, Dodge Sedan, Motor No. DR 69846. H. G.

SCHONZEIT, AUCTIONEER, SELLS Dec. 27. 10:30 a.m.. 80 Gerry St. Brooklyn, Ford Tudor.

Motor No. 2556092. 0. S. MARSHAL'S NOTICES U.

MARSHAL'S SALE: By Writ of Venditioni Exponas to file directed and delivered. will sell Public Auction on THURSDAY DECEMBER 12 o'clock hoot. EASTERN STANDARD TIME. the Tanker WALES. engines.

at premises of Sparlings Welded Shipbuilding Corp, 2 Astoria Avenue. Astoria, L. I. N. Docket 68-165.

Dated December 22. 1937. MACKLIN. BROWN, LENAHAN SPEER, ESQS. PROCTORS FOR LIBELLANT.

HON ROBERT G. LINDSAY, U. 3. MARSHAL E. N.

Y. Almerindo Portfolio, lain who will become city treasurer after Jan. 1 under the new city charter, yesterday announced the appointment of Chase Mellen former Republican County chairman, as his deputy, and Mark Lewis, American Labor party leader, as a special deputy. The announcement was made at the temporary offices of Mayor LAGuardia at the Empire State Building after Mr. Portfolio had conferred with the Mayor.

It was explained that to Mr. Lewis will be in charge of collection of the city's emergency relief taxes, a job at present carried on by the Finance Department. Mr. Lewis, 40 years old, lives with his wife and two children at 32-22 42d Sunnyside. He was Socialist Assemblyman 1917 and is executive secretary the United Hatin, ters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union.

Mr. Mellen, also 40, has bad wide business experience, having been Associated with the First National Bank of Boston in Boston, Detroit and London; with the Bankers Trust Company; Field, Glore and, since 1935, with Lehman Bros. Bishop to Lead Service in Jail Mineola, Dec. 24-Under auspices of the Women's Branch of the Archdeaconry of Queens and Nassau Counties, Christmas will be observed in the Nassau County jail tomorrow afternoon with a religious service over which Bishop Ernest M. Stires of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese will preside.

Distribution of gifts to the prisoners and the singing of Christmas carols will follow. Yesterday, under direction of Miss Sidney Smith of the Archdeaconry, gifts of knitted goods, and oranges were distributed inapples, mates of the Town Home for Aged and Infirm at Hempstead. Today members of the Archdeaconry will present gifts to the 200 patients of Meadowbrook Hospital which is decorated with Christmas trees and wreaths in the various wards and corridors. Monday Miss Smith and her assistants will visit Jones Institute at Hicksville, where they will hold a religious service divide gifts of candy, oranges and wearables among the 90 inmates. The religious services will be conducted by the Rev.

Harold Patterson, pastor of Christ's P. E. Church at Oyster Bay. Navy Men to Feast Aboard Warships Los Angeles, Dec. 24 (AP) ---Fighting men of the United States fleet will homage to the Prince of Peace tomorrow with prayer services, feasting and a visit from Santa Claus.

Christmas larders for enlisted men in Southern California harbors are stocked with 50 tons of turkey, 10 tons of ham, 7 tons of candy, tons of nuts, 15 tons of sweet potatoes, 10 tons of fruit, 10,000 pies. Aboard battleships and cruisers 800 needy youngsters will be guests of the crews. Santa Claus will fly to the ships in a Navy plane. Each child will receive a present, valued at $4 or $5. The Navy Department provides the feast for the enlisted men, but officers buy their own food.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS ON WORK TO BE DONE FOR OR PLIES TO BE FURNISHED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK The person or persons making a bid for any service. work. materials or supplies for The City of New York or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices. shall furnish the same in a sealed envelope, indorsed with the title of the supplies. materials, work or service for which the bid is made, with his or their name or names and the date of presentation to the Prestdent of the Board or to the head of the Department.

at his or its office, OL 01 Defore the date and hour named the advertisement for the same at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened by the President of the Board or head of Department and read. and the award ot the contract made according law 85 soon thereatter as practicable Each shall contain name and of of place residence the person maxing and names of all persons terested with him therein. and if no other person be so interested it shall distinctly state that fact, also that it is made without any connection with any other person making a bid for the same purpose, and is In all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head of a department. chief of a bureau, deputy thereof or clerk therein.

or other officer or employee of The City of New York, 18. shall be or come interested. directly indirectly, as contracting party. partner, stockholder. surety or otherwise, in the performance of the contract or the supplies.

work or business which it relates in any of profits portion the thercot The must be writIns of the party parties the bid that the stated therein are all respects true No bid shall considered unless. As 8 condition precedent to the reception or consideration of such old. be accompanted by a certified check upon of the State or National banks or trust companies of The City of New York. or check of such bank or trust company signed by a duly authorized officer thereof. drawn to the order the Comptroller.

er money or of corporate stock or certificates of indebtedness of any nature issued by The City of New York, which the Comptroller shall approve A6 of equal value with the security required In the advertisement to the amount of not less than three nor more than five percentum of the bond required. 85 proyided in Section 420 of the Greater New York Charter bids for supplies must be All submitted duplicate The certified check or money should not De the envelope containing the bid but shoud be either a separate envelope the head the Department President or Board or personally upon the presenta- For as to the particulars quantity and quality of the supplies or the nature and extent of the work reference must be made to the specifications, schedules, plans, file in the said office of the President. Board or Department. No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who 1s in arrears to The City of New York upon debt or contract, who 1s A defaulter. as sutety or otherwise.

upon any obligation to the City. The contracts must be bid for separately right to reserved each one to It is deemed be for the City to do Bidders write out the Amount nt addition inserting the same are requested to make their olds upon prepared and furnished by the copy of which. with the proper envelope Inclose the bid. together with copy of the contract, Including the specifications, in the form approved by the Corporation Counsel, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office of the Department for which the work is to be done or the services are to be furnished. Plans and drawings of COnstruction work may be seen there..