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Jurists al Rifes BROOKLYN EAGLE, FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 1940 13 JOSEPH H. MORAN DIES; TOWING FIRM EXECUTIVE EDWARD APPEL, SERVED CASKET FIRM 51 YEARS Francis X. Geary, Ex-Advertising Man Associated Many Years Alfred kottmiller, 60; NOTED HORTICULTURIST Joseph H. Moran, (1.

well-known hipping man and prominent in social and charitable activities here, died today in the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, according to word received at the Moan Tow in Transportation Company, 17 Battery Place, Manhattan, of which he was secretary and treasurer. Mr. Moran was an active member Of the Montauk Club, the Emerald Association, the Roman Catholic Orphan Society of Brooklyn, the Anvil Chorus, St. Patrick's Society of Brooklyn and the Cathedral Club. Mr.

Moran had served as president of the New York Boat Owners' Association and also was a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Washington Club, the Knighta of Columbus, the Catholic Club of New York, the Rudder Club, the Maritime Association of the Port of New York, the New York Tow- boat Exchange, and the Harbor Carriers of the port of New York. He formerly was active In the Manhasset Club, the Fo Hills Golf Club and the Lido Club. A native of Brooklyn, where he was born Feb. 23.

1879. Mr. Moran was a son of the late Michael and Margaret Moran. He began his business career in the Marine Department of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad and joined the Moran organization in 1904. He is survived by his widow.

Elizabeth Williams Moran, and his brother, Eugene F. Moran, who is chairman of the board of the Moran firm. Mr. Moran had lived for many years on the Park Slope, and in recent years lived at 1088 Park Manhattan. The funeral will be held Monday from the home of his brother-in-law, J.

Frank Belford. 323 Garfield Place, with a solemn mass of requiem at 11 a.m. in the R. C. Church of the Nativity, Classon Ave.

and Madison St. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Frohman Rites Set for Monday Special to the Brooklyn Eagle noted horticulturist and treasurer of the International Floaer Show Committee for the last 25 years, died yesterday at his home on Searingtown Road near here, following a heart attack. He was 60. Mr.

Kottmiller won many prizes for his unusual designs in flower shows. was a member of Hor-tus, which presented the Gardens on Parade exposition at the World's Fair for two seasons. In the 1935 exhibit of the International Flower Show, Mr. Kottmiller designed a Chinese garden Methodist Hospital Gets Big Bequest Industrialist Wills Fund For Rhoades Foundation Special to the Brooklyn Eagle: Whit Plains, Dec. 27 The late Richard W.

Rhoades of Mount Vernon, founder and retired president of the R. W. Rhoades Metaline Company, Long Island City, left more than 145,000 to institutions connected with the Methodist Church under the terms of his will. It was filed for probate with Surrogate Charles D. Millard here yesterday.

Eleven relatives and friends also received individual bequests aggregating more than $66,000. The will gives all of Mr. Rhoades' real estate and the residuary estate of more than $10,000 to the Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn to establish "the Richard W. and Martha C. Rhoades Foundation" in memory of the testator and his late wife.

The following beneficiaries also were named; New York East Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, First Methodist Church, Jamaica, First Methodist Church, Mount Vernon, $5,000, Brooklyn and Long Island Church Society of the Methodist Church, Brooklyn, Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Church, $5,000, and Board of Home Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Church, $5,000. Bequests of $5,000 each were made to the American Red Cross and Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Mrs. Harry Peyser Funeral Riles Held Funeral services for Mrs. Betty A.

Peyser, wife of Harry M. Peyser, chief estate tax attorney, and for many years active in charitable and community affairs, were held today at Union Temple, 17 Eastern Parkway. Interment followed in Washington Cemetery. Mrs. Peyser, who was widely known as a concert singer, died Tuesday in Long Island College Hospital after a long illness.

She was 45. Dr. Simon R. Cohen, rabbi emeritus of the temple, officiated during the services. He was assisted by Dr.

Sidney Tedesche, rabbi of the congregation. Among the many friends ar.d relatives who attended the services were officers of Union Temple, Traavier Tax Appraiser David F. Soden, Deputy State Controller Abraham L. Doris, former Motor Vehicle Commissioner Henry B. Cocheu, Circuit Court Judge Emanuel Gieenberg, Edward Devlin, associate attorney of the tax appraiser's office; Max Abelman, secretary to the president of the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, former State Senator William L.

Love, and Louis Wolff, chief clerk of the Children's Court. James F. Kehoe James Francis Kehoe, assistant foreman of delivery for the New York World Telegram, died Wednesday night at his home, 91-19 86th Woodhaven. He was 64. Mr.

Kehoe worked In the circulation departments of New York newspapers for 0 ears. lor T. J. Brennan Hold s.k For Brother of Justice Members of the bench and bar and fraternal leaders today attended a solemn high requiem mass for Thomas J. Brennan, prominent attorney and brother of Supreme Court Justice Philip A.

Brennan, in the Queen of All Saints R. C. Church, Lafayett and Vanderbllt Aves. Mr. Brennan, who died Monday In St.

Peter's Hospital following a long illness, was 71. More than 200 persons, including 13 past exalted rulers, attended fraternal services sponsored by the Brooklyn Lodge, 22, B. P. O. held last night at the Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place.

The Rev. Raymond Dundon, assistant pastor of the Queen of All Saints R. C. Church, was the celebrant at this morning's mass. Others who officiated were the Rev.

Joseph T. Lamb as deacon and the Rev. Charles Boyd as sub deacon. Mr. Brennan Is survived by his widow, Martha J.

Brennan; a son, Thomas J. Brennan Jr. of Hempstead: two brothers. Justice Brennan and Matthew F. Brennan, and three grandsons.

Interment was in the Holy Cross Cemetery. For many years Mr. Brennan had been actively identified with Brooklyn fraternal and communal life. He was a trustee of Brooklyn Lodge, a charter member and former commodore of the Bay Head Yacht Club and a member of the Society of Old Brooklynltes, the Crescent Athletic Club and Champion Council, Royal Arcanum. Mrs.

Turney, 90, Dies Following Fall Special to the Brooklyn Eagle: HemDstead, Dec. 27 Mrs. Frances Turney, 90, of 49 Pennsylvania a resident of this village for 16 years, died Wednesday night in Nassau Hospital, Mlneola, of injuries received a week ago from a fall downstairs In her home. She was the widow of Thomas J. Turney who died several years ago.

Despite her advanced age Mrs. Turney had remained active until the accident, taking daily walks from her residence to the village center. On her 90th birthday, last May 6, Mrs. Turney was interviewed by reporters and discussed incidents of the Civil War. She was a native of Paris, Ky, and lived there during the war.

Mrs. Turney made her home here with a daughter, Mrs. Emerson Strong. She also leaves two sons, James W. and Thomas both living In Illinois; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Riccardo Caimmi Balogna, Italy, Dec. 27 0J.B Riccardo Caimmi, 70, actor who had toured the principal stages of the world with the late Eleanors Duse, died yesterday. While in the United States with Duse, Caimmi left the stage to open an elocution school, which he conducted for some years. ills Filed The following wills are on file today In Surrogate's Court: DUBERSTEIN. SOPHIE (Dec.

5. Estate, not more than 110.000 real and more than 110.000 personal. To charitable lntltutlon to aelected bj the executors, 1250; sisters, Miriam Kasdan, 1127 Grant Bertha Barron. 135-21 229th Laurelton; Cella Hojovin. 1397 Ave- Brnl' Kl Ida Botwlnick.

zfiB 75th and brother, Joe Goldberg, 1455 Townsend Bronj. 1200 each. Grandchildren. Cynthia and Ella Bar-nett, both of 3844 Nautilus and Stephen and Joan Sellgman, S1.000 each In trust. Income and principal at 18; daughters, Edith Seiliman.

all of 163 Ocean and Zena Halwer and Hannah Barnett. specific Jeweiry each, one-third Interest each In moner on deposit with a specific orcaniiation, bne-slxth In-terest each In real estate and one-filth of residue each. Sons. Mitchell Duberstein. of 3844 Nautilus Ave, executor, and Wolle Duberstein, lo E.

18th executor, specific Jewelry each, one-fourth Interest each in real eute and one-filth residue each SIRINE, ANNA J. (Oct. 15). Estate, more than 110,000 personal. To husband, Alexander H.

Blrlne. 87 Hanson Place, 11.000; broUiers. William O. Yates. 18 Soper Baldwin, and Edwin c.

Vales, executor, one-fourth of residue each: sister, Minnie V. Stevens, both of 87-84 lR5th Jamaica, specific Jewelry and one-fourth of residue; niece. Doris E. Rhodes, 115-32 Mexico St. Albans, specific Jewelry and nephews, William C.

Hurley, 5501 Miami Tampa, Fla. Robert 8. Hurley, 4 Broadway. Jersey City, and Oeorte A. Hurley.

297 Lenox Road, one-twelfth of residue each. Letters of administration have been granted on these estates: COLLINS. WALTER H. (Dee. 6i.

Estal. not more than 15 401 personal and not more than 11,400 real To son, Huh P. Collins, 45 Aberdeen St. Other heirs, a son and a daughter. DEVLIN, ELIZABETH (Nov.

8. Estate, not more than 19.700 personal and not more than 15.000 real. To son, Terence E. Devlin. 571 New York Ave.

Other heirs, a son and a daughter. LYONS. FRANK Au 17, 19211. Ftt. not more than $125,000.

To James A. Lyons. 1497 Jefferson Ave. Mrs. Annie Zweig Mrs.

Annie Zwelg of 246 Sullivan Place, mother-in-law of Max Herz-feld. president of the Brooklyn ORT Society and secretary of the Brooklyn Jewish Center, died today at the Jewish Hospital after an Illness of several weeks. She was a native of Austria and Is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Herafcld and a g-andson, Stanley Herzfcld. Services wil lbe held at 11 a.m.

Sunday and Interment will be In Union Field Cemetery. Spnriout, Modern Chaprl for Your Comfort GEORGE D. CONANT Moodingar Funeral Parlori 1120 Flatbuth Av B'klyn Tel. BUckmlMter 2-0247 Edward Appel of 114-06 84th Ave, Richmond Hill, an executive of the National Casket Company, with which he was associated for 51 years, died today at his home. He was 69 and had been ill since September.

Mr. Appel, who was a member of the board of directors of the casket company, was in charge of purchase and distribution of funeral accessories for his firm with offices at Long Island City. He was past master of Doric Lodge, 280, F. St A. vice president of the Church Council of St.

Andrew's Lutheran Church in Queens and was a member of the Queens County Grand Jury. He has also served as scoutmaster of Troop 364 of the Bushwick-Arlington Council, Boy ScouU of America. Mr. Appel was born In Manhattan. Sept.

26. 1871, and started his career with the casket company on July 1, 1889, as an office boy. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna Appel! a daughter, Mrs. Herman A.

Streller; a granddaughter, Vanda Soldier Killed in Crash Buried With Army Rites A military funeral was held today for Private Joseph Napolltano of 540 Driggs a member of Battery 245th Coast Artillery, now at Fort Hancock, N. who was killed at the fort early this week when he was run down by a truck. Col. Charles F. Glelm, commander of the 245th Coast Artillery, other officers of the unit and a squad of troops and a bugler were present, the squad firing a salute over the grave and the bugler sounding MAY NELLIE December 26, 1940, at 2200 Clarendon Road, wife of the late William H.

May. Services at the Funeral Parlors, 40 Lafayette Avenue, Saturday, December 28, at 2 p.m. Kindly omit flowers. Louis E. Doring directing.

MOORE On Tuesday, December 24, 1940, EMMA beloved sister of Mrs. Catherine Quigney, Mrs. Anna Gillen and James Moore. Funeral from residence, 249 Gates Avenue on Saturday, December 28, at 9 a.m.; thence to R. C.

Church of the Nativity. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. MOORE THOMAS on Dec. 27, at his residence, 558 83d Street. Notice of funeral later.

MORAN JOSEPH husband of Elizabeth brother of Eugene F. Moran; after a short illness at Battle Creek, Michigan. Died December 27, 1940. Burial from the home of his brother-in-law, J. Frank Belford, 323 Garfield Place, Brooklyn.

Mass at 11 o'clock Monday, December 30, Church of the Nativity, Classon Avenue and Madison Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Please omit flowers. MOYLAN MARY On December 26, 1940, devoted wife of the late Michael, and devoted mother of Margaret, Alice, Thomas and the late Joseph Moylan. Reposing at her residence, 133-38 Dennis Street, Springfield L.

I. Requiem mass St. Mary Magdalene R. c. Church, Monday, 10 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. MULFORD cm Wednesday. December 25, 1940. Reverend WILLIAM R. MULFORD.

Services at the Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday at 2 p.m. NIEMANN On December 25, 1940, AGATHA (nee Bonny); beloved wife of Charles Niemann; dear mother of Henry and fond aunt of Mrs. Anna Peiffer. Funeral from her home, 717 55th Street, Saturday, 2 p.m. Interment Green-Wood Cemetery.

O'BRIEN MARGARET (nee O'Neill), on December 25, 1940. aged 88 years; beloved mother of May Whltbread, Elizabeth England, Ann Daley, Margaret O'Brien, Lawrence and John; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral Saturday, 9 from her residence, 867 Greene Avenue. requiem mass, 10 a.m., at St. John the Baptist R.

C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. POWER MARGARET (nee Ly-nas), on December 26, 1940, dear wife of Joseph A.

Power; mother of Austin Power and Dorothy Fisk. Funeral from the Malone Funeral Home, 2913 Newkirk Avenue (near Nostrand) Saturday, 9:15 a.m. Mass Mary Queen of Heaven R. C. Church.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. PRIGGE Suddenly, December 24. 1940, In his 33d year, HOWARD RICHARD PRIGOE, beloved son of Adeline Schroeder. Services at the Stutzmann Chapels, 2001 Madison 8treet, Ridgewood, on Friday, 8 p.m.

RABE On Dec. 25, at 144 Harris Avenue. Freeport, L. MARIE OTILLIA RABE, beloved sister of Frederick Gus and Harry Hltzcl- bprger. Funeral services will be held at the Parlors of Chester A.

Fulton and Son, 49 West Merrick Road, Freeport, Saturday, Dec. 28, at 2 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. With Western Electric Co. A solemn requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow morning In Our Lady of Victory R.

C. Church, Throop Ave. and Macon St, for Francis Cleary, former advertising manager of the Western Electric Company, Inc. Burial will be In Calvary Cemetery. Mr.

Cleary died Wednesday of a heart attack in the Jersey City Medical Center at the age of 67. He was stricken City while returning "to his home in Inter-laken, N. from a Christmas party at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Catherine Roberts, in Manhattan. Mr.

Cleary was born in Richmond, and came to New York as a child with his family. He attended St. Francis Xavier School and Columbia University and went to work for the Western Electric Company in the '90s. He retired in 1911. An organist, Mr.

Cleary founded one of the first boys' choirs in the city at St. Flnbar's R. C. Church in Brooklyn. He Is survived, besides his daughter, by his wife, Mrs.

Mary Cleary, and two sons, Francis X. Jr. and W. Douglas Cleary, director of public relations of the Hotel Commodore. Fred R.

Davis Schenectady, Dec. 27 (U.R Fred R. Davis, 64, one of the founders of the Audit Bureau of Circulation, and advertising space buyer for the General Electric Company, died last night. DEATHS GREENIDGE HELEN, on December 26, devoted sister of Kathleen, Marion Louise, Laura and George F. Greenidge.

Funeral from Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 50 7th Avenue, Saturday, 2 p.m. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. HEINE On Wednesday, December 25, 1940, at Orange, N. formerly of 280 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, JULIUS, beloved husband of Eleonora Heine, and father of Dorothy Jeffreys, Frank Dela-vergne, Algernon, Julius Jr.

and Elenora Heire. Service at the Fair-child Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, Saturday, 2:30 p.m. HOFFMAN INEZ (nee Spraker), wife of Howard suddenly on December 25; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.

D. Spraker; sister of R. D. Spraker Jr. Services private at Cooperstown, N.

Saturday, 2 p.m. HUNT On December 26, 1940, MARY, beloved wife of James J. and sister of John Price. Funeral from the Fairchlld Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Monday at 9:30 a.m. Requiem mass Church of Nativity at 10 a.m.

Interment Calvary Cem etery. JEFFREY LOUISE, Bay Shore, L. December 25, 1940, beloved mother of Edith Rhodes, Hetty Piatt, and sister of Capt. Harry Smith. Services Saturday, December 28, at Sydney Y.

Sullivan Funeral Home, 42 2d Avenue, Bay Shore, L. at 2 p.m. JEFFREYS On Thursday, December 26. 1940, DOROTHY, beloved mother of Vivian and Frederick Jeffreys. Services at the Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday, 2:30 p.n, JOHNSON WESLEY December 25, beloved husband of Edith (nee Kelly), of 37 Gunnison Court, Sheepshead Bay.

Funeral services Friday, 8 p.ir at Blakley's Funeral Parlors, 38 Lafayette Avenue. Interment 10 Saturday, Evergreens Cemetery. JOHNSTON ELIZABETH (nee Monahan), on December 24, at her residence, 457 83d Street, beloved wife of Alfred and mother of Joseph, Alfred Bernard, James and Mrs. Joseph Smith. Requiem mass Saturday, December 28, at 9:30 a.m., at the R.

C. Church of 8t. Anselm's. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. KEENE On Thursday, December 26, '940, ALBERT JAMES, aged 64 years, beloved husband of Susan E.

Keene and devoted father of Margaret Helen; brother of Mrs. Lola Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth Llndsley and Mrs. Jennie C. Greenwood.

Funeral services at his residence, 195 Weirfleld Street, on Saturday, Decembe. 28, at 2 p.m. LAWRENCE Suddenly, on Friday, December 27, 1940, WILLIAM of San Francisco, beloved husband of Anna C. Van Pelt. Service at the Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, on Sunday, 2 p.m.

LITTLE -FRANCIS on December 25, 1940, at his residence, 991 Bergen Street, husbanrt of the late Minnie McGee Little. Solemn requiem mass St. Teresa's Church, Saturday, 10:45 a.m. Austin W. Moran, Director.

MacKEE On Friday, December 27, 1940, MARION beloved wife of Paul B. MacKee and daughter of the late James and Hannah Mott; devoted sister of Mrs, John D. Cummin. Services at her residence, 300A Brooklyn Avenue, sun-day, 5:30 p.m. that attracted considerable attention.

Another design acclaimed was a Japanese garden in the 1931 show. Born in Germany, he studied horticulture in Paris and London ar.d then came to this country In 1913. He was the proprietor of two flower shops, one In the Hotel Roosevelt and the other In the RiU-Carlton Hotel. Manhattan. He also maintained a conservatory and a greenhouse near his home here.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Kottmiller. Services ai be held at the Christ Church, Manhasset. at 2 p.m.

tomorrow. Albert J. Keene, 64, Jamaica Attorney Employed 35 Yean By Lawyer's Title Corp. Albert James Keene, an attorney, of 195 Weirfleld who was associated with the Jamaica office of the Lawyer's Title Corporation, died yesterday at his home after a brief illness. He was M.

Mr. Keene had been with the title concern for 35 years. Joining It on March 10, 1905, and was attached to the Brooklyn office before he went to the Jamaica office a few years ago. He was an expert title reader. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, he was graduated from New Vork University Law School In 1900.

Surviving are his widow, Susan E. Keene; a daughter, Margaret Helen, and three sisters, Mrs. Lola Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth Llndlsey and Mrs. Jennie C.

Greenwood. Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Final Rites Held For Mrs. Tatum Special to the Brooklyn Eagle: Long Beach, Dec.

27 Funeral services were held in the People's Church here yesterday for Mrs. Edna A. Tatum, 48, founder of Long Beach Lodge, Order of Eastern Star; Its first matron and for many years district deputy for the order In Nassau County. Mrs. Tatum, who died In Long Beach Hospital on Tuesday, was former secretary to the Civil Service Commission of this city.

Surviving are her husband, Walter a son, Walter A. and a daughter, June Tatum. Burial was in Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead. Woman, 60, on Crutches Killed Crossing Street Special to the Brooklyn Eagle: White Plains, Dec. 27 Mrs.

Mabel Crawford, 80, of 1055 Ha'lsey St, Brooklyn, was fatally injured by an automobile last night as she was crossing the street on crutches In front of the Presbyterian Rest, convalescent home at 69 N. Broadway, where she had been a patient. Capt. Hubert M. Cole, attached to the 99th Field Artillery at Edgewood Arsenal driver of the car, was paroled on a charge of homicide pending an inquest today.

He told police he did not see the woman until after the impact. Sir William Goodchild London, Dec. 27 (VP) Sir William Alfred Cecil Ooodchlld, assistant director of the food ministry since 1939, died today. He was 55 years old. Sir William entered the Scottish office of the British Civil Service In 1909, and was made its assistant secretary In 1926.

In 1936 he was made secretary of the Scottish Economic Committee and of the committee on the highlands end islands. He also served on Britain'! delegations to the World War reparations commission, and to the Hague conferences of 1929 and 1930. many noted flier attended service last night in Jersey City. The Rev. Dr.

Horace Ford Mar-tin, president of the New York Biblical Seminary, officiated. Among those present were Bert Acosta. Viola Gentry, Casey Jones, Capt. Frank Adams and a number of pilots trained by Schneider. Schneider had often said that would like to have his grave covered with rea dropped from th skv.

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Services will be held at St. Andrew's Church, St. Nicholas Ave. and Harmon St, Ridgewood, at 4 p.m. Sunday.

"Taps" later in St. John's Cemetery in Queens. The body was escorted from the Napolltano home by the soldiers at 9:30 a.m., and the flag-draped casket was borne in a hearse to the R. C. Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Union Ave.

and N. 8th St, where a requiem mass was sung. Napolltano is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Napolltano; four brothers, Carmine, Vincent, Raymond and John, and three sisters, Rose, Viola and Anna. RILEY FLORENCE A December 25, wife of Frank sister of Edward B.

Ray. Reposing at Stephen Merritt Memorial Chapel, 22d Street and 8th Avenue, N. Y. C. Requiem mass Church of the Guardian Angel, 10th Avenue and 21st Street, N.

Y. Saturday, 10 a.m. ROBINSON HENRY entered into eternal rest December 25. 1940, beloved husband of Elizabeth M. Braun and brother of Edwin T.

Robinson of Baldwin, L. I. Services at his home, 647 East 34th Street, Friday, 8:30 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery, aturday, 2:30 p.m. ROSENER On December 25, 1940, CATHERINE V.

(nee Corcoran), beloved mother of Alexander Joseph John S. Rosener and sister of Mary Canavan and George Corcoran. Funeral from Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday, 9 a.m. Solemn requiem mass St. Teresa's Church at 9:30 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. SCHROEDER On Wednesday, December 25, 1940, MARIA, beloved mother of Mrs. Marie Broeeker of Montclair, N. and Henrv Schroeder. Funeral services at the Funeral Home of George C.

Herbst and Son, 6741 5th Avenue, near 68th Street, on Saturday, December 28. at 10 a.m. Interment Green-Wood Cemetery. SHANNON JOHN December 25, 1940, beloved husband of Lillian; devoted father of Dorothy E. and John A.

Funeral services at Walter B. Cooke, Inc. Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, Friday. 8 p.m. Cremation at Fresh Pond Saturday, 10 a.m.

STONEHILL On Thursday, December 26, 1940, at Brldgeton, N. Mrs. E. D. STONEHILL, formerly of 54 Monroe Street.

Services at the Fairchlld Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Saturday, at 3 p.m. Please omit flowers. WEEKS On Wednesday, December 25, 1940, FREDERICK beloved husband of Katherine Whittet Weeks and brother of Hat-tie Belle Miller of Washington, D. C. Service at his residence.

25 Lefferts Place, Friday, 8:30 p.m. WESTON On December 25, 1940, HELEN CORALIE at her residence, widow of A. Campbell Weston; sister of Augustus H. Fry. Services at the Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday, 2 p.m.

WESTON Daughters of the Revolution, Long Island State Society, announce with deep regret the death of a beloved membrr, Mrs. A. CAMPBELL WESTON. Mrs. Robert L.

German. Regent. Mrs. Vernon L. Cook, Cor.

Sec. YUNKER ROSE T. (nee Hilz), on December 25, 1940, aged 56 years, beloved wife of John dear daughter of Rosa Hilz; sister of John F. Hilz. Funeral Saturday.

9 from her residence, 89-30 208th Street; thence to Church of the Incarnation. Mass, 10 a.m. Interment Mast Holy Trinity Fall Down Flight of Steps Kills Borough Woman, 83 Miss Helen Qreenldge, 83, eldest four unmarried sisters who shared a four-room apartment on the third floor of 157 Prospect Place, was killed yesterday in a fall down a flight of stairs. Miss Greenidge stumblde at the head of the stairs and suffered a skull fracture. She was dead when an ambulance surgeon from Jewish Hospital arrived.

Surviving are the Misses Marian, Kathleen and Laura' Greenidge. hattan, where it will remain until 1 m. Sunday. At that time, It will be taken to the chapel of the Church of the Transfiguration. DALY MICHAEL on December 26, at his residence, 859 54th Street.

Notice of funeral later. DAVIE ANNA on December 26, 1940, beloved wlft. of the late Robert Davie- devoted sister of Carl R. Peterson, and aunt of Mrs. Mildred C.

Welch and Robert G. Peterson. Funeral services at John H. Holmlin's Parlor, 5215 7th Avenue, on Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery.

DENNING On December 21, 1940, ERNEST, aged 63 years, beloved brother of T. Denning, Annie McGeough, Ida Mae Nelson, Harriett D. Bange, Harry H. and Harold C. Denning.

Funeral services at the A. Chester Smith Funeral Chapel, 122 Meserole Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Friday, December 27, 8 p.m. DILG ROSE A. (nee Richteri, In her 73d year. Services Friday, December 27, at 8 p.m., at Roem-mele's Funeral Church, 1230 Bushwick Avenue.

DILLON December 25, GEORGE, beloved brother of Minnie Holfester, Anna Ward, Elizabeth Carmello, John Dillon, the late Walter Dillon and Elsie Smith. Funeral Saturday, 9:30 a.m., from Funeral Home, 496 Court Street. Requiem mass St, Mary Star of the Sea Church. DUCK JAMES on December 25, 1940, husband of the late Catherine Duck (nee Shannon) devoted father of James Mrs. John Humphries, and brother of Daniel and Mrs.

Sadie Wulff. Reposing at Harry Quayle Funeral Home, 134 Smith Street. Solemn requiem mass St. Paul's Church, Saturday, December 28, at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

ECKART On December 26, 1940, ERNEST of 101 Lafayette Avenue, "beloved brother of Edmund Eckart of Daytona Beach, Fla and uncle of Richard J. of 268 Oak wood Road, Englewood, N. and E. Albert Eckart of Cavalry Road, Westport, Conn. Services at Fred Herbst Sons Funeral Home, 83 Hanson Place, Saturday, 8 p.m.

Interment private. Please omit flowers. EGAN On December 26, 1940, THOMAS beloved husband of Henrietta, ard father of Lillian and Helen Egan. Funeral from the Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday, will be private. EGGERTSEN LILLIAN, December 26, widow of Charles, sister of Mrs.

Agatha Campion, at her home, 129 Noble Street. Funeral Saturday morning at 9:30 from McGuckln Funeral Parlor, 1341 Bedford Avenue; thence to St. Antony's R. C. Church.

Mass at 10 a.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery, FERRIS On December 25, 1940, at her home, 13 E. 7th Street, Brooklyn, HARRIET M. Survived by three daughters.

Service Friday, 8 p.m. Interment Saturday a m. at Green-Wood Cemetery. FISHER MARY ELLEN (nee Maher), December 25, at her home, 1676 Jefferson Avenue; beloved wife of Paul devoted mother of William E. Traub and Mrs.

Margaret Krauss, sister of Edward Maher. Funeral from her home, on Saturday, at 9 a.m.; thence to St, Matthias Church, Interment Old Calvary Cemetery. FRANCIS On Friday, Dec. 27, 1940, MINNIE, daughter of the late John H. and Sarah C.

Francis. Service at her residence, 217 tit. John's Place, Sunday, at 2 p.m. Vital Notice accepted a.m. to 2 p.m.

for publication the same day; as late as 10 p.m. Saturday night for publication Sunday Funeral services for Daniel Frohman, dean of American theatrical producers, will be held Monday at 11 a.m. In the Church of the Transfiguration (The Little Church Around the Corner), 1 E. 29th Manhattan. Burial will be In Union Hill Cemetery, L.

I. Mr. Frohman died yesterday In the LeRoy Sanitarium, Manhattan, at the age of 89. His body was taken to the Universal Funeral Chapel, 597 Lexington Man- Appel, Edward Baillet, Emma W. Boyle, Marie Burns, Emily Carey, Clement Costello, Catherine Crawford, Mable Daly, Michael F.

Davie, Anna Denning, Ernest Dilg, Rose Dillon, George Duck, James A. Eckart, Ernest Egan, Thomas Eggertsen, Lillian Ferris, Harriet M. Fisher, Mary E. Francis, Minnie Greenidge, Helen Heine, Julius Hoffman, Inex Hunt, Mary Jeffrey, Louise Jeffreys, Dorothy Johnson, Wesley Johnston, Elizabeth Keene, Albert Lawrence, William H. Llttla, Francis W.

MacKee, Marion May, Nellie. Moore, Emma M. Moore, Thomas F. Moran, Joseph H. Moylan, Mary Mulford, Rev.

William R. Niemann, Agatha O'Brien, Margaret Power. Margaret Prigge, Howard R. Rabe, Marie O. Riley, Florence A.

Robinson, Henry Rosener, Catherine V. Schroeder, Maria Shannon, John M. StonehlU, Mrs. E. 0, Weeks, Frederick Weston, Helen C.

Weston, Mrs. A. Campbell Yunker, Rose T. APPEL EDWARD, on Friday, December 27, 1940, at his residence, 114-06 84th Avenue, Richmond Hill; beloved husband of Anna (nee Jackie) and father of Mildred Streller. Services will be held at Bt.

Andrew's Lutheran Church, St. Nicholas Avenue and Harmon Street, Ridgewood, L. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. BAILLET On Wednesday, December 25, 1940, EMMA beloved mother of Philip, James, John, Harry, Theodore and Joseph; sister of Mrs. Mary Campbell and Crooks; she is also survived by 11 grandchildren.

Funeral from her home, 621 53d Street, Saturday. Solemn requiem mass St. Agatha's Church, 10 am. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. BOYLE On Wednesday, December 25, 1940, MARIE wife of Joseph mother Anna May Boyle and Dorothy Voss.

Funeral from Falrchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Saturday, 8:30 a.m.; mass Holy Innocents -vch, 8 am. BURNS In Hartrord, December 25, 1940, at her late residence, 64 Evergreen Avenue, EMILY 'BOYD) BURNS, wife of Charles Burns, aged 51 years, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y. Prayers at the James T. Pratt Co.

Chapel, 71 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery. CAREY CLEMENT, on December 25, 1940, devoted husband of Delia Flood, beloved father of Sister Clement Raymond, O.

Sister Mary Bridget, O. and Matthew, William, Mrs. Josephine Davitt and Clement also survived by a brother, Michael, of Brooklyn; 2 brothers and 2 sisters in Ireland, and one granddaughter. Reposing at his residence, 1957 E. 28th Street.

Requiem mass Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, Avenue and Batchel-der Street. Interment Calvary Cemetery. COSTELLO CATHERINE (nee Healey), oh December 25, 1940, beloved wife of William Francis; dear mother of John; daughter of Mrs. Annie E. Healey; sister of Mrs.

Alice Beyers and Thomas. Reposing at the M. J. Smith Memorial, 248 Prospect Park West, until Saturday, 0 a.n Requiem mass Holy Name Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

CRAWFORD-Suddenly, December 26, 1940, at White Plains, N. MABLE CRAWFORD of 1055 Hal-'ley Street. Funeral services at B. -J. Thuring's Funeral Parlors, 1178 Bushwick Avenue, on Sunday, December 29, at 2 p.m.

Interment Cypress Hills Cemetery. 7 Fliers to Drop Roses Today On Eddie Schneider's Grave Friends will drop roses from the I air after the burial of Eddie Schneider, flying Instructor at Floyd Bennett Field and aviator in the Spanish civil war, at the Fair- view Ccmetei7, North Bergen, N. today. Schneider, an Instructor at the Arrhle Baxter Flying School, was killed last. Monday when his plane crashed after colliding with a Navy plane at the field.

More than 120 persons. Including MUUMUNr sqi con I 1 L.L. C. IT. APEI.MAN.

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Jan. 13 am 11 Btooklvn. Chevrolet trui H'lounl Max Krlich. SIMCN CCTIi EKrT" Jan. II 'in a tn 7vi Solemn IBM In QJcmon'nm ADAMS NELLIE.

In loving memory of a devoted wife and mother who passed away December 27, 1939. Oh Joe the riai of a Invlna hand, A dear fare I loved to see, A tender heart, a pmnnt smiie. Which meant so much to me. HUSBAND and SON. ROBINSON CLIFFORD L.

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