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a a 4 4 04 City. the the the 5701 Dec. all from 1, For Classified Ad Results BROOKLYN EAGLE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1939 Telephone 1 MAin 4-6200 18 Francis' W. Armstrong, Charles W.

Bernard, Agnes A. Buckley, Henry Bull, Robert G. Christy, Mary Clark, Marie Louise Clegg, Bertha H. Costello, Catherine J. Cutter, James Dee, Patrick J.

Evans, William F. Follmar, William Hague, F. P. Hanrahan, Anna L. Hayes, William F.

Holden, Mary J. Johnson, Hans Kenny, Anne M. Kiefer, Jennie F. Lane, Elizabeth Lawlor, James S. Mann, George P.

Deaths Marino, Joseph McGrath, Timothy McPartland, John W. Henry C. O'Sullivan, Charles Rubin, Ryan, Catherine Ryan, Selma E. Seaman, Obadiah, W. Soll, Herman Tiedemann, Anna Tretzsch, John Turner, Amy Van Buren, Elizabeth Van Rees, Sarah Warren, Thomas Weishaupt, Marie Weller, Bernard Welwood, Mary A.

Williams, Irene A. Williams, Richard B. ABBOT-On Thursday, December 7, 1939, FRANCIS husband of the late Anna W. Abbot and brother of Mrs. Alfred J.

Clayton and George M. Abbot. Services at his residence, 486 State Street, Sunday, 2:30 p.m. ARMSTRONG CHARLES December 7, at his residence, 546 62d Street. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite (nee Vanderbilt); a son, John; two daughters, Dorothy and Edna.

Religious services Saturday, at 8 p.m. Funeral Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Interment Green- Wood Cemetery. BERNARD-AGNES on December 6, beloved wife of Frank. Funeral from Walter B.

Cooke, Funeral Home, 50 7th Saturday, 2 p.m. BULL--ROBERT GARFIELD, at his home, 419 E. 57th Street, December 7, 1939, beloved husband of Mae Ponzio Bull; son of the late James and Sarah Ann Bull. ReposIng at- Frank E. Campbell, THE FUNERAL CHURCH, Madison Avenue at 81st Street, Manhattan.

Solemn high mass Our Lady Chapel, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Avenue at 50th Street, Saturday, December 9, 11 Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. BUCKLEY-HENRY, on December 7, 1939, at his residence, 1510 Albemarle Road, father of Harry, Charles and Mrs. Anthony J. McAllister.

Requiem mass Saturday, 9:30 a.m., at Holy Innocents R. C. Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, CHRISTY-MARY, December 6, beloved mother of Edward and Margaret Stoneburner; sister of Andrew and George Dowdell. Funeral from Walter B.

Cooke, Funeral Home, 60 7th Saturday, 2 p.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. CLARK On December 7, 1939, MARIE LOUISE, CLARK, (nee Campman), beloved wife of the Rev. John Lewis Clark and mother of John Dodge, Paul and Lee Campman Clark. Funeral services at the Bushwick Avenue Congregational Church, Bushwick Avenue and Cornelia Street, on Sunday, December 10, at 2 p.m.

Interment Green-Wood Cemetery. Remains reposing at B. Thuring's Funeral Parlors, 1178 Bushwick Avenue. CLEGG--On December 7, 1939, BERTHA daughter of Marion H. Marenti.

Funeral services at her residence, 287 Adelphi Street, Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment GreenWood Cemetery. COSTELLO On Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1939, CATHERINE J. (nee Hyland), wife of the Helene James loving mother of Mrs.

Alfred L. Moch, grandmother of Frances Moch. Funeral from her residence, 9117 210th Place, Bellaire, on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Incarnation R. C.

Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. COLUMBUS COUNCIL, NO. 126, K. of are requested to assemble at the club Friday evening, Dec.

6, at 8:30 o'clock, to proceed thence to the Funeral Parlors, 1218 Flatbush where the body of our late brother, PATRICK J. DEE, is reposing. FRANCIS G. DEMPSEY, Grand Knight. Joseph L.

Walsh, Recorder. CUTTER-December 7, JAMES, beloved husband of Mary Cutter and father of Mrs. Joseph O'Connell, Mrs. Milton Dailey, James and John Cutter. Funeral Monday, 9:30 A a.m., from his residence, 2105 E.

7th Street. Requiem mass St. Edmund's Church. Interment Holy Cross etery. EVANS-Suddenly on Thursday, December 7, 1939, WILLIAM LER, beloved father of Gordon G.

Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday, 3 p.m. Interment Greenville, Pennsylvania. FOLLMAR-WILLIAM at his home, 1422 E. 13th December 6, beloved husband of Anna (nee Hynes); loving father of Mary Louise. Theresa Augusta, Elinor and Celene; son of Mary L.

and brother of Sister Mary Louise, O. S. Hagen, Mrs. Frank Hurley, Vincent and Ambrose. Solemn requiem mass, 10:30, Saturday, St.

Brendan's, E. 12th St. and Avenue O. Please omit flowers. Masses appreciated.

GEARY MICHAEL at his home, 1782 E. 14th Dec. 6. Survived by brothers, James David John and sister, Mrs. Daniel A.

Buckley, Funeral 9 a.m, Saturday. Solemn requiem mass St. Brendan's R. C. Church, Avenue and E.

12th St. HAGUE FREDERICK December 6. Reposing at Boyertown Chapel, 38 Lafayette Ave, Requiem mass St. Antony's Church, Manhattan Ave. and Noble Saturday, 9:30 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. VITAL NOTICES (Acknowledgments, Births, Condolences, Confirmations, Deaths, Engagements, Marriages, Masses, Memoriams, Resolutions) accepted until 10 P.M. for publication the following day or from 8 P.M. (11 A.M. on Saturdays), tor publication in the next available edition of the same day's paper.

The Vital Notice rate is 90 cents per line. MAin 4-6200 HANRAHAN-On Thursday, 1 December 7, 1939, at her residence, 723 E. 27th ANNA beloved wife of James and of Mae Higgins, and Hanrahan sister, Thomas Higgins. Funeral from the Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Monday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass Our Lady of Refuge Church, 10 a.m.

Interment St John's tery. Deaths HAYES Dec. 5, 1939, WILLIAM P. D. N.

beloved son of Belinda and the late Capt. James Hayes, F. D. N. brother of Edward, James, John, P.

N. Mrs. Stanley Martin, Michael, Catherine, George, Joseph, Helen and Teresa. Funeral from his residence, 928 E. 28th Saturday, 9:30 a.m, Requiem mass Our Lady Help of Christians Church, 10 a.m, HOLDEN- Wednesday, Dec.

6, 1939, MARY J. HOLDEN (nee Schwendel), beloved wife of John and devoted sister of William and Charles Schwendel and Mrs. Josephine Carroll. Funeral from 838 Grand Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn mass of requiem at St.

Nicholas R. C. Church, Olive and Devoe 10 a.m. Interment St. John'3 Cemetery.

JOHNSON -On December 6, GEORGE in his 70th year, at his residence, 171-A Schaeffer Street, devoted father of Iola, beloved brother of John and William Johnson and Mrs. Mary Powers. Funeral 10:30 a.m., Saturday, from his residence; thence to Fourteen Holy Martyrs R. C. Church where a ins solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. KENNY-On On December 7, 1989, ANNE sister of James Thomas P. and Joseph M. Kenny, Marie G.

Healy, Margaret Martine and Josephine Halle. Funeral from the resi-1904 dence, 21 Argyle Road, Saturday. Solemn requiem mass Holy Innocents Church, 9 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. John E.

Duffy director. KIEFER-JENNIE of 4850 Arthur Kill Road, Richmond Valley, S. on December 6, 1939, at Floral Park, L. aged 71 years, widow of George Kiefer. Survived by daughter, Mrs.

Blanche Scherb; two sons, George and Reginald Kiefer; six grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Funeral services at her residence Saturday, December 2:30 p.m. Interment Bethel Cemetery, Staten Island. LANE ELIZABETH, on December 7, 1939, at her residence, 62 Willow Street. Service at First Presbyterian Church Chapel, Henry near Clark Street, Saturday, December 9, at 2 p.m.

Interment GreenWood Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. LAWL LOR-JAMES beloved husband of Frances (nee Sagona); devoted father Frances Basil, Grace Kuzloski, Joan, Catherine, Edward, James and Charles Lawlor. Funeral from his residence, 421 E. 35th Saturday, 10:30 a.m.

MANN-Dec. 6, 1939, at Syosset, in his 98th year, GEORGE beloved husband of the late Louise Carpenter. Services at Mowen's Chapel, 18 Barclay Hicksville, L. Saturday, 2 p.m. Interment Plain Lawn Cemetery.

MARINO -On Dec. 6, JOSEPH, beloved husband of Rose; also survived by three sons, four daughters and one sister, at his residence, 5624 12th Ave. Requiem mass Saturday, 9:30 a.m., St. Frances De Chantal Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

Joseph J. Galligan, director. on Dec. 7, 1939. Member of Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Local No.

52 (I. A. T. S. Also member of the American Legion Engineers Post No.

302. Beloved son of the late Michael and Ellen; dear brother of John, Michael, Edward (member N. Y. P. and Thomas (member Y.

P. Reposing at the M. J. Smith Memorial, 248 Prospect Park West, until Monday at 9 a.m. Requiem mass St.

Brendan's Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. McPARTLAND -JOHN Dec. 5, at his home, 440 59th beloved son of the late John and Alice McPartland (nee McTiernan), fond brother of Sister Jean Alice, S.S.J., and Mrs. Alice Williams.

Funeral Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn mass of requiem Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Interment Holy Cross CemKindly omit flowers. MEYER-HENRY of 344 Weirfield on Thursday, December 7, beloved husband of Frieda. Remains reposing at Weigand Brothers Funeral Home, 1015 Halsey Street.

Services Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Funeral private. O'SULLIVAN-CHARLES, December 6, 1939, son of the late Eugene and Christina O'Sullivan. Funeral Saturday, 8:30 a.m., from his home, 382 Pacific thence to the R. C.

Church of St. Paul, Court and gress Sts. Requiem mass, 9 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. RUPLEY-On Dec.

6, 1939. HARRY beloved husband of Jane father of Mrs. Grace R. Wyatt and Allen S. Rupley.

Services at the Pease Funeral Parlors, 437 Nostrand at Hancock on Friday, Dec. 8, at 8:30 p.m. RUBIN-WILLIAM late of 319 St. John's Place. Survived by many nieces and nephews.

Elks' services 8 p.m., Saturday, and Masonic 2 p.m., Sunday, Jeffer Funeral Home, 452 New York near Montgomery Brooklyn. Interment New Mt. Carmel Cemetery. RYAN-December 7, CATHERINE A. (nee Lynch), beloved wife of the late James G.

Ryan; mother of James J. and Francis J. Ryan and sister of Sister M. Germaine, O. S.

Mt. Loretto, S. I. Funeral Monday, 9:30 a.m., from her residence, 512 40th Street. Requiem mass St.

Michael's Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, RYAN -On December 6, 1939. SELMA E. RYAN, beloved mother of Mrs. Edna C.

Dempsey, Edward Ryan and Mrs. Mary C. McCarthy. Funeral from the Pease Funeral Parlors, 437 Nostrand at Hancock with a requiem mass at the R. C.

Church of the Nativity, Madison St. and Classon on Saturdev at 9 a.m. Ernest Schelling, Conductor, Dies Noted Pianist Was 63 -Directed Children's Concerts 16 Years at Town Hall. BRAHMS HEARD HIM PLAY Ernest Schelling, 63, prominent American pianist, composer and conductor, who had distinguished himself as conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra children's concerts, at 7 a.m. today of a cerebral emboiism in his home, 863 Park Manhattan.

He became ill yesterday condition was not believed serious. His bride of four months, Peggy Marshall Schelling, a niece of Mrs. Vincent Astor, was at his bedside. Funeral services will probably be held Mr. Schelling had just started his 17th season as conductor of the young' people's concerts for the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Society, having conducted the first concert of the current season at Cargenie Hall on Nov.

18. The next concert was scheduled for Monday Mr. Schelling was born in New Jersey July 26, 1876, son of Felix land Rose White Schelling and ied music as a child under Mathias Moszkowski, who had been a pupil of Chopin. At the age of 10, he was a student of Leschetizky, under whom Paderewski and Gabrilowitsch studied. It was at this time the youthful pianist met the great Brahms, who heard him play.

He began his concert career under the guidance of Paderewski and soon developed a repertory which included 24 concertos. He first appeared in Europe and South America and returning to America in appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Shortly after 1905 he was afflicted with neuritis and had to stop his work for several years. DECORATED DURING WAR During the World War he was deeply in interested in Polish relief work and subsequently, took intensive training at the officers' camp at Fort Myer, Va. He became a captain and received the American Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor for his service in France.

When the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was reorganized it was decided to hold young people's concerts and Mr. Schelling was chosen to conduct the concerts, He did similar with other orchestras and, in addition, conductor of the st Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 1936, 1937 his composition, "Legendes Symphoniques," was played for the time. It followed by a long series of important works. Later came his "Symphony Fantastic Suite." for piano and orchestra. In 1923 the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra gave the first I performance of "Victory Ball," after the poem by Noyes.

In 1927 he wrote "Morroco" for the orchestra. Mr. Schelling's first wife, whom he married in 1905, was Lucie Howe Draper of this city. She died last year in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was a member of the Polonia Restituta, of the Players and the Century Association.

Deaths SEAMAN on December 7, in his 83d year, at his home, Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, L. beloved husband of Laura Van Cott Seaman, devoted father of Mrs. J. William Dodge; Mrs. Fred C.

Ketcham, Mrs. George S. Titus and Elbert C. Seaman. Services at his home, Saturday, December 9, 2:30 p.m.

Masonic services will follow. Interment Brookville, L. I. SOLL-HERMAN, December 7, beloved husband of Katherine (nee Fitzgerald), devoted father of Grace. Funeral from his residence, 222 Kane St.

Requiem mass St. Peter's Church Monday, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. TIEDEMANN-ANNA of 114-11 101st Avenue, on December 7, beloved wife of Frederick and mother of Cornelia, Helen, Florence, Marion and Frederick Jr. Funeral services Sunday, December 10, at 8 p.m., at the Clarence F.

Simonson Funeral Home, 119-04 Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill. TRETZSCH-JOHN, December 6, beloved father of Catherine and and brother of Henry Marie. Services at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 50 7th Saturday, 8 p.m. Interment GreenWood, Sunday, 2 p.m.

TURNER -December 7, 1939, AMY, beloved wife of Ernest; mother of Harold and Edith. Funeral services at the John T. Gallagher Funeral Home, 2549 Church Sunday, p.m. VAN BUREN-ELIZABETH, on Dec, 7, survived by son, Joseph; daughter-in-law, Lillian; grandchildren, Thomas, Joseph, Patricia, and brother, William Cogan. Religious services Sunday evening, Dec.

10, 9 o'clock, at Funeral Home of Theo. Hillebrand, 110-A Nassau the Rev. John E. Gannon, pastor of Union Baptist Church, officiating. Funeral Monday, Dec.

11, 2 p.m. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. VAN REES--On December 7 at 27 Delaware Freeport, SARAH, beloved wife of the late Cornelius A. Van Rees; mother of Cornelius, Gerard and Wilson Van Rees; sister of Henry Voskuyl.

Reposing at the parlors of Chester A. Fulton Son, 49 West Merrick Road, Freeport. Funeral services at the First Presbyterian Church, Church Freeport, Saturday, December 9, 2:30 p.m, Interment Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead. WARREN Thursday, Decem7, THOMAS WARREN of 72 Adelphi brother of Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald, Mrs.

Helen Wilson and Mrs. May Nevitt. Funeral from William Dunigan Son Chapel, Rogers Ave. and Montgomery Saturday, December 9, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Sacred Heart R. C.

Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Famed Pianist Ernest Schelling Noted concert pianist, conductor and composer, who died today at his home in Manhattan. William F. Evans, Borough Teacher Member of Girls High Faculty Since 1905 Stricken at School William Fuller Evans, teacher of chemistry at Girls High' School, Halsey St. and Nostrand and a member of the faculty there since 1905, died yesterday in a rest room of the school after becoming ill, apparently of a heart ailment.

He was 65 and lived at 1206 Pacific St. Born in Greenville, on Oct. 9, 1874, Mr. Evans attended high school there and was graduated from Princeton University in 1897. Before coming to Brooklyn he taught for two years at Greenville High School and for five years at Chattle High School, Long Branch, N.

J. He entered the city school system here as a physics teacher at Girls High School and later taught physiography. During last few years his subject had been chemistry. For a a number of years Mr. Evans was a a member the University Glee Club, and throughout his life he was interested in music.

In 1917 he was married to Miss Beatrice Annie Briley of this borough, who died in 1923. Their son, Gordon Goodwin Evans, is a student at Princeton University. A' sister-inlaw, Miss Elsie Nora Briley, also survives. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place.

Burial will be in Greenville. Funeral Services Held For Suffolk Woman, 51 Patchogue, Dec. 8-Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Nomer, 51, who died Wednesday in her home in Sheldon, were conducted yesterday in Sharp's Funeral Parlor here by the Rev. George Borthwick.

Burial was in Waverly Avenue Cemetery. Mrs. Homer is survived by one daughter, Augusta. Deaths WEISHAUPT-MARIE, on December 7, of 455 Irving beloved mother of Ada Flad, Florence Ledoux and Robert J. Weishaupt.

Also surviving grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Services Friday at 8 p.m. Reposing at Funeral Home, Blasius Jr. Son, 710 Knickerbocker, Ave. Funeral Saturday a.m.

Interment Evergreens Cemetery. WELLER-BERNARD, December 6, 1939, beloved father of Bernard Weller Jr. Funeral Saturday, 10:30 a.m., from the home of his sister, Mrs. Lena Dougherty, 6011 7th Ave. Mass of requiem Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

Interment Calvary Cemetery. WELWOOD On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1939, MARY ANITA, younger daughter of the late Thomas A. and Mary A. Welwood.

Services at her residence, 1209 Bergen Friday at 8 p.m. WILLIAMS IRENE A. (nee O'Neill), on December 7, at 1584 E. 12th Street. Requiem mass at St.

Brendan's Avenue and E. 12th Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery, WILLIAMS RICHARD December 6, beloved father of Margaret Fitzgerald and Richard B. Williams Jr. Funeral December 9, 9:30 a.m., from residence, 90-26 210th Place, Bellaire, L.

I. Requiem mass Church of Incarnation. Interment St. John's Cemetery. In Memoriam -Eighth Anniversary Remembrance of our beloved mother, MARY DOWER.

Mass offered. CHILDREN. GREEN-In fond memory of our loving son, WILLIAM who passed away one year ago today. DAD and MOTHER. LYSAGHT-ANNA E.

and MARY LYSAGHT McKEEFE. In loving memory: While they lie in peaceful sleep Their memory I shall always keep. Masses offered. Sister AGNES LYSAGHT. SHAUGHNESSY-In loving memTory of our dear sister, MARY who passed away on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

of darling who passed WARD KATHRYN. In memory away December 1936. Missing you GRACE. Masses Masses KILLEEN -In memory of MICHAEL died December 8, 1938. Mass December 9, 7 a.m., St.

Michael's Chi Church. WIFE and DAUGHTERS. Charles B. Largy, Republican Chief Jackson Heights Resident Served On State Committee Charles B. Largy.

63, former Republican leader of the 18th Assembly District, north, in Manhattan, died yesterday in St. Clare's Hospital, Manhattan. Although he lived at 35-06 73d Jackson Heights, he had a voting residence Hie the 18th A. at 179 E. 116th St.

Mr. Largy, who the 18th A. D. on the State prepresenteds Committee for the last six years, had been a member of the New York Republican County Committee since 1910. He had served as a deputy commissioner of the Department of Street Cleaning and deputy collector of Internal Revenue.

WAS MITCHEL APPOINTEE publican State Committee in 1933. SERVICES TOMORROW Mr. Largy was in the law department of the customs service from 1906 until 1914, when Mayor John Purroy Mitchel appointed him deputy commissioner of the Department of Street Cleaning, now the Department of Sanitation. He held this appointment until 1918, after which he became a State transfer tax appraiser. He later became deputy collector of the Third New York Internal Revenue District, holding this appointment until 1935.

From time to time Mr. Largy also engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He was first elected leader of the 18th A. north, in 1910, a position he held until 1933. He became the district's representative on the Re- Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

Mary Largy; a son, James Largy, and a daughter, Miss Largy. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Agnes' Roman Catholic Church, 143 E. 43d Manhattan.

Burial will be vary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens. Timothy McGrath. Pioneer in Movies Timothy McGrath, 44, of 1497 E. 15th for many years employed in local motion picture studios as a lighting expert, died yesterday after a brief illness. A native of Brooklyn, he was a son of the late Michael and Ellen McGrath and started his career with the old Vitagraph Studios in the days when John Bunny and Lillian Walker were stars.

He also was associated with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lubin Essanay studios. During the World War he was a master engineer with the 77th Division in France. He was a member of the Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Local 52 and Engineers Post, 302, American Legion. Surviving are four brothers, John, Michael, Edward and Thomas McGrath. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m.

Monday from the M. J. Smith Memorial, 248 Prospect Park West, with a solemn requiem mass in St. Brendan's R. C.

Church. Mrs. Barbara Hendel Mrs. Barbara Hendel, 78. oldest living resident of Middle Village and mother of former State Senator Frank B.

Hendel, died yesterday at her home, 67-28 79th Middle Village, after an illness of 13 months. She WAS the widow of Andrew Hendel, widely known Queens County builder, who died in 1926, and was active in Catholic Church a affairs. Mrs. N. Belengero Patchogue, Dec.

8 Mrs. Rosina Belengero, 61, the wife of Nicola Beleengero, died yesterday at her home, 46 Waverly Ave. Charles0'Sullivan, Retired Attorney L. I. History Authority Was Member of Kings Democratic Committee The funeral of Charles O'Sullivan, rtired attorney and an authority on the early history of Long Island, who died Wednesday, will be held tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

from his home, 382 Pacific with a solemn requiem mass at 9 a.m. in St. Paul's R. C. Church, Court and Congress and burial in Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. O'Sullivan had his office in Manhattan until about a year ago, when ill health caused his retirement. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, he was the son of Eugene and Christina O'Sullivan. His family had occupied the Pacific St. house since 1847, when his father came from Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland, to become a founder and one of the first regents of Long Island College Hospital.

WAS ACTIVE DEMOCRAT Mr. O'Sullivan received his formal education in private schools and at Seton Hall College and the New York Law School. While "in active practice Mr. sociation O'Sullivan of was the a Bar member of the of the City As- of York, and the Kings County Democratic Committee, and a director of the 1st A. D.

Democratic Club. He was unmarried. Mr. O'Sullivan's interest in history dated back school days, but he attributed of his historical chuch knowledge to the writings of Frederick Van Wyck, who lived in Flatlands and wrote book on the neighborhood, entitled, "Keskachauge The First White Settlement on Long Island." During the Long Island Tercentenary, in 1936, Mr. O'Sullivan conducted a campaign to have that event observed by erecting descriptive markers to commemorate notable events of the Battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary War.

He pointed out that although a few such markers exist, they are inadequate and in some instances inaccurate. Girls High Honors Composer O'Hara Geoffrey O'Hara, well- -known American composer, was the guest speaker on a music program held yesterday in the auditorium of Girls High School, Nostrand Ave. and Halsey St. Students welcomed Mr. O'Hara by singing their school song, the music for which was composed by him for the school.

Dr. Rowena Keith Keyes, principal of the school, who wrote words of the song, presided at the assembly. Donald Rogers, young tenor, sang several of Mr. O'Hara's compositions, as did the school glee club. Selections were also rendered by the school orchestra.

The assembly was one in a series presented by the Loyal League, general organization of Girls High School students. Obadiah Seaman, Of Old L. I. Family Traced Ancestry To 1632 SettlerService Tomorrow son, Elbert C. of Scarsdale.

Controller Tremaine, Ill, To Attend Son's Funeral The Weather Dec. 8, 1939 Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Syosset, Dec. 8-Funeral services will be held tomorrow at his home for Obadiah W. Seaman of Oyster Bay Road here, who died yesterday morning after a short illness at the age of 83. Born in Jericho, Mr.

Seaman was a member of one of Long Island's oldest families, tracing his ancestry to Capt. John Seaman, who is credited with having settled in what is now Hempstead in 1632. Mr. Seaman married Laura A. Van Cott of Jericho and moved to Brooklyn, where he was employed for 42 years by the Brooklyn Union Ferry Company.

About 12 years ago he came to Syosset after his retirement. He was a member of Minerva Lodge, No. 792, F. A. having recently been presented a life cer tificate on completion of his 35th year as a member.

The lodge will hold a Masonic service at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Survivors are his wife, Laura; three daughters, Mrs. J. William Dodge of Syosset, Mrs.

Frederick C. Ketcham of Brooklyn and Mrs. George S. Titus of Sycsset and a FORECAST- northwest Clear winds. and colder tonight.

strong Partly cloudy and moderately cold tomorrow. TIDES SANDY HOOK HIGH a.m. WATER p.m. LOW WATER a.m. p.m.

5:23 5:44 11:40 11:54 THE BATTERY 6:04 6:27 12:20 HELL GATE LIGHTHOUSE 8:04 8:27 1:42 2:20 Sun Rises 7:06 Sun Moon Moon WEATHER OBSERVATIONS Following are weather observations taken at 7:30 a.m. 75th meridian time today. T'mp't'res Weather 7:30 a.m. New York Abilene -C. Albany P.C.

Atlanta -C. Atlantic City Baltimore Bismarck Boston Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Duluth Galveston Helena Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis c. Montreal CI. New Orleans Norfolk Oklahoma CityPensacola Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Me. -Cl.

Portland, Ore. -R. Raleigh -C. St. Louis Sait Lake City -C.

San Antonio -C. San Francisco -Cl. Savannah -C. Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg P.C. Low High Barom- Temp.

24 24 eter 7:30 a.m. Hrs. Hrs. 29.67 39 38 52 30.19 43 41 81 29.59 30 30 47 30.13 45 45 72 29.77 41 41 56 29.92 41 41 58 29.89 25 29.35 37 37 48 29.92 31 31 52 30.07 51 50 69 30.28 35 34 54 30.29 28 27 65 30.15 31 31 56 30.17 41 41 82 30.06 42 30 59 30.14 33 33 53 30.12 27 25 42 30.21 55 54 76 29.86 42 36 45 30.30 25 25 57 30.13 53 52 76 30.27 31 30.10 59 59 30.27 28 30.18 57 57 30.24 33 30 30.19 26 26 44 29.55 25 25 39 30.21 51 51 67 30.01 47 47 63 30.20 35 35 70 30.18 53 52 70 29.81 41 41 54 30.01 51 51 83 30.11 33 30.25 35 35 43 29.59 50 48 56 30.07 45 38 65 30.32 30 28 61 30.11 41 32 60 30.19 49 49 79 30.06 55 54 59 30.09 48 48 75 29.63 51 51 57 30.18 51 51 75 29.92 42 42 62 29 23 41 P.C.-Partly cloudy: Highest temperature New York City same day last year-56. Lowest temperature New York City same day last year-56.

Temperature at 9 a.m. today-38. OUR SERVICE IS EFFICIENT AND DIGNIFIED Funeral Directors 433 Nostrand Ave. STerling 3-7700 Sealed bids or proposals for printIng, binding and delivering contract documents of the Board of Transportation will be received by the Board of Transportation of the City of New York (hereinafter called the on behalf of the City of New York, at the office of the Board at 250 Hudson Street. Borough of Manhattan.

New City, until the 19th day of December. 1939. at eleven-thirty (11:30) o'clock a.m.. at which time and place or At A later date to be fixed by the Board. the proposals will be publicly opened.

A fuller description of the work and other requirements, provisions and specifications are given In the Information for Bidders, in the Forms of Agreement and Contractor's Proposal and in the Specifications, all of which are to be deemed a part of this Invitation and copies of which may be inspected and purchased at said office of Board. No proposal will be received unless accompanied by A certified theek for five hundred dollars (8500) payable to the order of the Comptroller of the City and drawn upon a National or State bank or trust company satiafactory to the Board and having its principal office in New York Checks must not be enclosed in envelope containing the Proposal. New York. November 28. 1939.

BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. H. DELANEY. Chairman. FRANK X.

SULLIVAN. Commissioner. Wm. Jerome Daly, Secretary, ds-2t PUBLIC NOTICES INVITATION TO BIDDERS PRINTING. BINDING AND DELIVERING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS OF THE BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION Robert G.

Bull, 58, Broker, Engineer Was Formerly Active In Queens Political And Fraternal Life The funeral of Robert Garfield Bull, a former president of the Jackson Heights Democratic Club, who died yesterday at his home, 419 E. 57th Manhattan, month's illness, will be held tomorrow with a solemn requiem mass at 11 a.m. in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, and burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Born 58 years ago in Manhattan, Mr.

Bull was a resident of Elmhurst and Jackson Heights for about 40 years and was widely known there. He had been a member of the Amerind Democratic Club of Elmhurst, and of the Queensborough Lodge of Elks, the Royal Arcanum, the Lido Country Club, the Atlantic Beach Club and the Holy Name Society. He moved to Manhattan in 1928. BROKER, ENGINEER For a number of years Mr. Bull was in the brokerage business in Wall and before that had been with the electrical engineering firm of Moore, Emerson Hines.

He was the son of the late James and Sarah Ann Bull. His widow, Mrs. Ponzio Bull, survives. The funeral will be held from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Church, Madison Ave.

and 81st Manhattan. George P. Mann. Retired Artist, 98 Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Syosset, Dec. 8-Funeral services will be held at the Mowen Chapel, Mann of Nostrand here, who Hicksville, tomorrow A for George P.

died Wednesday morning at the age of 98. Mr. Mann had been ill for about a week, but had been normally active prior to his illness. The Rev. A.

J. Penney of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Oyster Bay will officiate, Mr. Mann, who had lived in Nassau County for 62 years, was a native of Plainfield, N. and formerly lived in Brooklyn. He was noted as an artist and as a designer of ornamental clocks.

After moving from Brooklyn he was engaged for a number of years in the truck farming and dairy business here. He is survived by two daughters, Laura Piquet of Mattituck and Mrs. Miranda Collier of Sommerville, N. and two sons, George P. Mann and Benjamin F.

Mann, both of Syosset. Burial will be in Plainlawn, Hicksville. Buffalo, Dec. 8 (AP)-State Controller Morris S. Tremaine made plans today for the funeral of his son, Lawrence, 37, Buffalo businessman, who died yesterday.

The State Controller, himself under a physician's care for rest and treatment, left a hospital bed in Albany and came to Buffalo by train when news of his son's death reached him. Deputy State Controller Harry Yates who came from Albany with the Tremaine party, said the elder Tremaine "made the trip comfortably" and his physician, Dr. Fred C. Conway, said his condition was "fine." James S. Lawlor The funeral of James S.

Lawlor, a retired superintendent of the Department of Sanitation, who died Monday at St. Petersburg, will be held tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. from his home, 421 E. 35th St. Burial will be in St.

John's Cemetery. A solemn requiem mass was offered Wednesday in St. Paul's R. C. Church, St.

Petersburg. He was born in this borough 64 years ago. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Frances Sagona Lawlor; four daughters, Mrs. Frances Basil, Mrs.

Grace Kuzloski and the Misses Joan and Catherine Lawlor, and three sons. Edward, James and Charles Lawlor. Martin Green, Noted Reporter And Expert Rewrite Man, 69 Martin Green, one of the best, known reporters and newspaper writers in the country, died early today at his home, 15 W. 8th Manhattan, at the age of 69 after a long illness. A member of the staff of the old New York Evening World for 30 years, he had been with the New York Sun since the World ceased publication in 1931.

Mr. Green had been in ill health for more than two years, and had been away from his desk for the last 11 months. Until the end he had voiced the hope that he would be back at his typewriter within a short time. His physician said death was caused by heart attack. During a newspaper career of almost 50 years, Mr.

Green had served as a correspondent in both Albany and Washington, and as a correspondent in France with the American Expeditionary Force in the World War. He had reported all the national political conventions from 1896 to 1928 and all the New York State conventions from 1900 to 1928. He had covered 20 executions at Sing Sing, including those of Henry Judd Gray and Ruth Snyder. Among newspapermen, Green was particularly admired for his superior skill as a rewrite man. He was regarded as an expert among experts while working on the Evening World staff with such men as Irvin S.

Cobb, Lindsay Dennison and Barton Currie. Possessed of an uncommon ability to write events from descriptions furnished by others, he once said he had written stories of St. Patrick's Day parades for 38 years without ever seeing one. PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE TO MILK PRODUCER CREDITORS TO PRESENT CLAIMS against LEWIS K. MOORE Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, Long Island.

N. Y. Any person having a claim against Lewis K. Moore Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, Long Island. N.

for milk or cream of his own production sold to said Lewis K. Moore is hereby required to file with the undersigned Commissioner at the State Office Building. Albany, N. A verified statement of such claim on or before December 16. 1939.

Dated. Albany, N. November 20, 1939. HOLTON V. NOYES.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets. By KENNETH F. FEE, Director. Division of Milk Control. n24-3t Walter B.

Cooke -INCORPORATED FUNERALS As DIGNIFIED As Low $150 OUR FUNERAL HOMES BROOKLYN 151 Linden Boulevard -BUckminster 4-1200 50. Seventh Avenue -MAin 2-8585 1218 Flatbush 2-0266-7 QUEENS 150-10 Hillside Avenue- JAmaica 6-6670 158-14 North. Bivd. -INdependence 3-6600 STATEN ISLAND 98 Beach Stapleton- Gibraltar 7-6100 MANHATTAN 117 West 72nd Street- TRafalgar 7-9700 1451 First Avenue- RHinelander 4-5800 BRONX 1 West 190th Street- -RAymond 9-1900 165 E. Tremont LUdlow 7-2700 347 Willis Avenue-MOtt Haven 9-0272 WESTCHESTER 214 Mamaroneck Avenue- -White Plains 39 Phone for Representative or Write for Illustrated Booklet -No Obligation SUCTION AUCTION SALE SALES SHERIFF SALE HERMAN DAHUT Sheriff's Auctioneer Born in Burlington, Iowa, on Aug.

28, 1870, the son of Michael and Catherine Green, he was educated in parochial schools and entered the newspaper business with the Burlington (Iowa) Gazette in 1891. From 1892 to 1896 he worked on the St. Louis Star and St. Louis Republican, and from 1896 to 1901, when he went to the Evening World, was on the New York American. Surviving are widow, Mrs.

Dorothy Estella Green; five sisters, Mrs. Julia Kapp, Mrs. Edward Treacy, Mrs. E. H.

Green, Mrs. C. E. Broussard and Miss Mary Green, and a brother, Thomas Green. Funeral services and burial will be in Burlington.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES IN BANKRUPTCY-UNITED STATES District Court for the Eastern District of New the matter of WILLIAM BARKES, individually and formerly trading "SYRACUSE WATCH REPAIR "ALLYN JEWELERS," and "METROPOLITAN WATCH CO." Notice is hereby given that by order made December 8. 1939, by the undersigned, January 11, 1940, has been fixed as the last day for the filing of objections to the discharge of the bankrupt herein. -Dated. December 8. 1939.

THEODORE STITT. Referee in Bankruptcy, 190 Montague N. Y. IN BANKRUPTCY-UNITED STATES District Court for the Eastern District of New York. the matter of SAMUEL STEPPLER, individually and formerly trading A8 JEROME AUTO TOP CO.

Notice is hereby given that by order December 8, 1939. by the undersigned. January 11, 1940, has been fixed as the last day for the filing of objections to the discharge of the bankrupt -Dated. December 8. 1939.

THEODORE STITT. Referee in Bankruptcy, 190 Montague Bklyn, In Memoriam The Eagle has published a booklet of "In Memoriam" Verses You may obtain copy of this booklet, without charge, by calling an Ad Taker at MAin 4-6200. Sells Friday, December 8, 1939, 10 A.M., at 346 Rockaway Brooklyn, all the right, title and interest which the defendant, "John" Slotsky, doing business as Royal Restaurant and 1 Bar Supply Co. had on the 27th day of November, 1939, in and to glass, chinaware, cutlery, etc. and fixtures.

JAMES V. MANGANO. Sheriff JULIUS GOODSTEIN, Deputy Sheriff SHERIFF SALE HERMAN DAHUT Sheriff's Auctioneer Sells Friday, December 8, 1939. 2 M. at garage, 8224 18th Brooklyn, N.

all the right, title and interest which the defendants, Leo Huttner and James Macy had on the 27th day of November, 1939, or subsequent thereto, of in and to Chevrolet auto car, engine No. 5764693, etc. JAMES V. MANGANO, Sheriff S. ALIVANTI, Deputy Sheriff C.

H. ADELMAN, AUCTIONEER, sells December 9. 1939. at 10:30 a.m. at 199 State Street.

Brooklyn, all the right, title and interest of John Pascucci. in and to one Dodge Coach, Motor No. D5-271266. C. H.

ADELMAN, AUCTIONEER. sella Dec. 9. 1939, at 10:00 a.m.. at 800 Sterling Place.

Brooklyn, all the right. title and interest of Pasquale Ambrosino in and te one Ford Pick Up Truck, Motor No. 3644906. PAWNBROKERS SALES ESTATE OF EUGENE ROSENBAUM'S AUCTIONEERS. J.

Kirschner, L. Feldhuhn. Schwalb, sell at 70 Bowery, Manhattan, commencing at 9 a.m.. Dec. 11-By order of M.

Goodstein Sons. 279 Bridge clothing. suits, overcoats, pants, shoes, ladies' fur coats, ladies' cloth coats, pledged from No. 1 of Jan. 1, 1938.

to 46700 of Nov. 11, 1938. di-6t Dec. 13-By order of Est. J.

J. Friel. 1473 way. diamonds, silverware, jewelry and second-hand watches pledged from 42150 of June 1. 1938.

to 71553 of Sept. 30, 1938. and all pledges held overt also for 987 Myrtle similar pledges from 23357 of Oct. 1. 1937.

to 30886 of Dec. 31, 1937: from No. 1 of Jan. 3, 1938, to 27112 of Oct. 15.

1938: also No. 4845 of March 5, 1936, and all pdelges held over. d6-6t oSu Dec. 14-By order of Est. J.

J. Friel. 1473 Broadway, odds and ends. pledged 58500 of Aug. 1.

1938. to 68550 of Sept. 15, 1938. and all pledges held over. d7-6t oSu Jacob Shoneut.

Inc. 82 Bowery, N. Y. JOSEPH GEO. SHONGUT Auctioneers, Sell al 9 a.m.

Dec. 14 Brooklyn Pawnbrokers, 5704 diamonds, jewelry, sec5th ond-hand watches, odds and ends. from of Nov. 1938, to 9150 of Nov. 30.

1935, holdovers. and 15-Public Loan Office, 18. diamonds, jewelry, secondhand watches. ndds and ends, from 82881 of Sept. 1, 1938, to 89499 of Dec.

7. 1938, and all holdovera. ds-5t oSu.

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