Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1937, Page 5

WALTER A. BROWN DES AT A F D Native of Capital Was Prom- inent as Realtor and In- surance Broker. Walter A. Brown, 70, for many years a prominent realtor and insur- ance broker here, died early today at his home, 2713 Connecticut ave- nue. He had been in poor health about eight months, but became seri- ously ill only two days ago. Mr. Brown was & past grand mas- ter of Masons in the District, hav- ing served in 1906. He also had been prominently identified with financial institutions, clubs and other organiza- tions. A native of this city, Mr. Brown was the son of the late Thomas A. Brown and the late Mrs. Margaret Tenley Brown. He was educated in the District public schools and at Swarthmore College. He began business in 1890 at 1423 Pennsylvania avenue in a building which was formerly known as the George Washington Hotel. Mr. Brown was a director of the Federal-Amer- ican Co. and formerly was a director of the old Federal-American National Bank. In 1896, Mr. Brown was master of Federal Lodge, No. 1, F. A. A. M. His other Masonic affiliations included membership in Columbia Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch Masons; Columbia Com- mandery, No. 2, Knights Templar, and Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Since 1906, he had been president of St. John's Mite Association, a Ma- sonic organization. He was a member of the Wash- ington Board of Trade, which he served as president in 1919; member of the Board of Fire Underwriters of the District of Columbia, of which he was president in 1905, and of the ‘Washington Real Estate Board. He also belonged to the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, the Society of Natives, the Columbia Country Club and the Con- gressional Country Club. He formerly belonged to the old City Club. Surviving are his widow, formerly Mary Berenice Nixon; & daughter, Miss Ruth Marita Brown; a son, Wal- ter A. Brown, jr., associated with him in business; two grandchildren, Wal- ter A. Brown, 3d, and Donald Carter Brown, and a sister, all of this city. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the residence. The Grand Lodge of Masons will have charge of the services. Other details | of the funeral arrangements were to be announced later. FASCISM IS SEEN THREAT TO PEACE England Is Held Possible Savior | of Democracy by Prof. Laski. Fascism threatens to draw Europe into a destructive war and England now appears as a possible savior of de- mocracy, Prof. Harold J. Laski of the London School of Economics last night told a Constitution Hall audience in the first of his two lectures in the Bronson Cutting Memorial series. “The lamps of reason are going out,” he said, “and there is no assurance that they will be relighted. War im- pends, after which, if it comes, there will be a dark age in which democratic government will be legend.” The England that saved Europe from Napoleon once more is the hope to | save democracy in Western Europe, where “the sands of peace are rapidly | running out,” he declared. To cover difficulties at home, Prof. Laski continued, the Fascist nation adopts a “spirited foreign policy.” This policy is challenged and then there is | more arming. Other nations rearm, | and this continues until there is an | “incident” born of mutual suspicion. ‘Then the nations go to war to main- tain prestige. ! To resolve the paradox of capital- ism—“poverty in the midst of plenty”’—and to remake the economic foundation of the State is the real problem of democratic government, he said. The lecturer said that in England there is a tendency to think an end of democracy there is impossible be- cause England “is different” and will | continue to “muddle through.” H Members of Congress and the diplo- w HEN you haven Members of the George Washington University debating team, shown leaving today for Puerto Rico, where they will debate the University of Puerto Rico. They will take the nega- tive side of the question, “Resolved, That an American League of Nations Should Be Established.” This is the first time the team has left the country for a debate since 1927, when a group went abroad to compete with English universities. Left to right: John Southmayd, Prof. Henry Roberts, Edward Cage and Williams Rochelle. —Star Staff Photo. FATALLY STRICKEN Realtor Dies : Heart Attack. ‘Wardlaw Mason, 85, Is Victim of ‘Wardlaw Mason, €5, retired Govern- ment employe, died of a heart attdck yesterday at his home, 1308 Connecti- cut avenue. Formerly of Richmond, Va., Mason had lived at the Connecticut avenue address for 18 years. He is survived by a brother, Randolph Mason of New | CRASH FATAL TO CHILD FREDERICK, Md,, March 25 (®).— Andrew William Walter, 6 years old, died yesterday in a Frederick hos- pital of a fractured skull and brain abscess, resulting from a traffic acci- dent on March 6. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Walter of Doubs, and two sisters, Margaret Ann and Patricia Lee. IT PAYS TO BE SMART 15 35 MILES ;2 AND A FULL SIZE CAR HOLLEMAN MOTOR COMPANY SALES—DI. 7834—SERVICE 1231 20th Se. N.W. A NATURAL AID FOR KIDNEY DISORDERS Mountain Valley Water is a natural aid for kid- ney disorders. Direct from Hot Springs, Ar- kansas, where it has been prescribed by doc- tors for more than 75 years. Mountain Valley Water is pleasant tasting, naturally soft and pure. Give it a trial today and drink your way to health. MOUNTAIN VALLEY WATER Met. 1062 1405 K St. N.W. York City. WALTER A. 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