Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1940, Page 24

A—24 %% Francois Darrieulat, Theodore Roosevelf's Fencing Tutor, Dead Native of France Taught Army and Navy Officers Here as ngl Francois Darrieulat, famous fenc- ing instructor who taught President Theodore Roosevelt the art, died Tuesday in Philadelphia, the Asso- ciated Press reports.” He was T1 * years old. A native of France, he had lived for the last 20 years at his home near Dickerson, Md,, in Montgom- ery County. Death came as he was visiting one of his former pu- pils, Brooks Parker, Philadelphia aviation insurance broker. Mr. Darrieulat was a familiar fig- ure in Washington during and fol- lowing the Theodore Roosevelt ad- ministration. At one time he taught fencing to members of the old Rac- quet Club as well as to Army and Navy officers in a fencing school he | established in the old Riding and Hunt Club here. | Older Washingtonians recall his | telling of acting as referee in heat- ed bouts between “Teddy” Roosevelt and Gen. Leonard Wood, Army chief of staff and personal friend of the President. Mr, Darrieulat appeared twice a week at the White House for many years to instruct the President in the art of fencing. He came to this country from Dax, France, in 1893 and formed his first fencing school in the old Y. M. C. A. Building several years later. He held coaching positions at the Naval Academy, Cornell University and the New York Athletic Clukb. In the 1920s he coached two suc- cessful American Olympic fencing teams. He came out of retirement in 1927 to assume a coaching post at Cornell. : Mr. Darrieulat is survived by his widow and three daughters, Mrs. Jacqueline Nichols of West Point, N. Y.; Mrs. Donald A. Phelan of Boston, and Miss Mary Louise Dar- rieulat of Ithaca, N. Y. | Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later. Funds for Poles Lead Relief Collections Here Organizations registered locally\‘ for solicitation of funds for relief in Poland, France, Germany, England and the British Dominions had col- lected a total of $271,632.89 by the| end of March, their reports to the| State Department disclosed today. | The major share of this amount— | $246,572.43—was reported by the| Bishop's Committee for Polish re-| lief, organized to co-ordinate Catho- lic relief activities for Poland through headquarters here. The committee reported actual relief ex- penditures through March of $156,- 32431, with overhead expense of | $42.98 and a balance of $90,205.14 on hand April 1. Of the aggregate collections of $271,632.89 reported by 10 organiza- tions, $171,365.46 was spent for ac- tual relief purposes, $5,077.20 went for overhead expense and $95,190.23 remained on hand April 1. A total of $5972,646.83 was reported col- lected in the country as a whole by more than 200 organizations with $4,028,322.24¢ actual relief expendi- tures, $420,179.35 overhead expense and an April 1 balance of $1,538,- 480.46. The reports cover only the activi- ties of private organizations author- ized to solicit funds for relief in those countries named as belliger- ents under the Neutrality Act and do not Include the Red Cross or Finnish relief organizations. Celler Will Discuss Public Defender Bill The pending public defender bill for the District will be discussed by Representative Celler, Democrat, of New York at a theeting of the D. C. Chapter, National Lawyers Guild, tonight at 8 o'clock in the old In- terior Department auditorium. The guild will vote on a resolution | Kenneth J. Matheson, Dairy Specialist, Dies - Kenneth J. Maheson, 56, & spe- cialist in the dajry indusiry of the Department of Agriculture; died yes- terday in Emergency fl_ospltll fol- lowing a short illness. He had made his home at 2030 Fistreet N.W. Mr. Matheson had been-associated with the research laboratories of the Bureau of Dairy Indusiry for 28 years. Mr. Matheson developed: methods of ‘manufacturing foréign type cheeses under domestic ‘conditions. He also introduced cha: in the manufacture of domeStic Swiss cheese which materially “improved the quality. i He was a native of Elklorn, Wis., and was graduated from:the Upi- versity of Wisconsin in 71910. e following year he joined the Depart- ment of Agriculture, with; his first station at Storrs, Conn. Mr. Matheson is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie D. Matheson; a daughter, Miss Helen M. Matheson, a student at the University of Wis- consin, and three brothers, Donald, Forest and James Matheson, all of Elkhorn. 3 Funeral services will be' held to- morrow at 12:30 pm. 'in Gawler’s funeral home. Burial will be in Elkhorn. Mrs. Bertha B. Shertz Dies in Philadelphia Mrs. Bertha B. Shertz, a native of Washington, died at het home in Philadelphia last night, it was learned here today. She was the wife of Harold S. Shertz, Philadel- phia attorney. Mrs. Shertz was the sister of Bishop Karl Morgan Block, Epis- copal Church heed of San Francisco. Also surviving, in addition tc her husband, are three other brsthers, Maj. H. E. Block, U. S. A, retired; Leonare® Block and Theodore Block, all of Washington; a son, Robert Shertz of Philadelphia; two daugh- ters, Mrs. Stephen Gimber, wife of aaaval officer in San Francisco, and Miss Peggy Shertz o1 Philadelphia, and two sisters, Miss Paulina Block of Washington and Mrs. Hunton Palmer of Fairfax, Va Funeral services will be held Sat- urday in Philadelphia Dr. Gates, Authority On Mayan History, Dies By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, April 25.—Dr. Wil- liam Gates, 76, president of the Maya Society and former John Hop- kins University professor, died yes- terday after a long illness. Dr. Gates, a native ot Atlanta, Ga., was an outstanding authority on Mayan history, language and culture and was the author of many works on these subjects. | When he resigned from the Hop- | kins faculty in 1938 he took with him his world-famous Mayan library. Until he became ill he had pursued his studies in quarters assigned to Congress. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Helen C. McComas ¢f Baltimore. Germany is urging its ‘farmers to grow more potatoes and sugar beets. him in a wing of the Library ofj} . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTION, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940. Augustana Lutherans Pray Aggressors May Spare Sweden Deliberate, Violations Of International Law In Invasions Charged Charging deliberate - “violation of international law” by “warring na- tions” in“the invasion of Finland, Denmark and Norway, the 70th an- nual -convention, New York Con- ference, of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod today appealed for divine aid to “‘change the heart and stay the hand of the potential aggressors” against Sweden, Deeply moved. the gathering of more than 200 pastors and lay dele- effect and then stood.for two min- utes in silent prayer,-* “The warring nations.in Europe,” said the resolution, “have deliber- ately violated international law and have set aside proper regard for the rights of neutral nations.” Germany Named. The convention resolved “that this convention rise in silent prayer to God to change the heart and stay the-hand of the potentjal aggressors, and to sustain the faith of our brothers in Finland‘and Scandi- navia.” ¢l Although Germany ‘was the only aggressor named specifically in open discussion of the resolution, it was recalled informally that Russia, by her victory in Finland, now stands on one side ot Sweden, with Ger- many in Norway on the other. The committee presenting the res- olution consisted of Dr. Otto Bos- trom of New York City, chairman; Dr. Gideon Olson of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Dr. Wilford Wilson:of Flushing, gates at Augustana Lutheran Church | N, v, here, - represting 108 congregations and 25000 members who were either born in Sweden or trace their ancestry back to. that oountry, passed an official resolution to this Dr. Felix V. Hanson of Jamestown, N. Y., president of the- conference, was to present his annual report to the convention today. 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