Brooklyn Standard Union 

16 January 1916
REV. GEORGE J. MINGINS
Interment was made yesterday afternoon of the remains of the Rev. Dr. George 
J MINGINS, whose funeral services were Friday afternoon by the Reverend Dr. 
S. Edward YOUNG, Pastor of the Bedford Presbyterian Church, at Dr. MINGINS 
late home, 236 Alberon ave, Allenhurst NJ. Dr. MINGINS was born at Carlisle 
Scotland, Feb. 29, 1828, and was a noted lecturer and preacher. He is 
survived by a widow and one daughter.

Mary G. KING, a member of the Church of St Martin of Tours, in Knickerbocker 
avenue, and formerly a member of the Church of St. Anne, Front and Gold 
streets, died Thurday at her home, 1487 Jefferson avenue. The funeral will be 
hed tomorrow at 9:30 am. Requiem mass will be celebrated in St Martin's 
Church after which the remains will be buried in Holy Cross Cemetery

EMILY CURTISS
The Rev. Maurice Ambros LEVY, pastor of the Greene Avenue Baptist Church, 
will conduct funeral services this afternoon at 2 o clock for Mrs Emily 
CURTISS, a member of that Church who died Thursday at her home, 670 Park 
Place. Mrs CURTISS was born in England and is survived by two sons, Henry W 
and Frederick L. CURTISS, Intement will be made at Evergreens Cemetery.

Fanny JACOBS LAVENTHALL, born in London, sixty-four years ago, died suddenly 
Thursday at her hoem, 1184 Hancock street. She was a member of Temple Beth 
Elohim, in  Keap street and Mount Sinai H.M.B. Society of Manhattan. She is 
survived by her husband Jacob LAVENTHALL, a retire insurance broker, and 
three children, Samuel, Lollie, and Mrs Hattie COHN, The funeral will be held 
at 2pm tomorrow. Following services by the Rev. S.R. COHEN, the remains will 
be buried in Washington Cemetery.

JENNIE SMALE, of 1772 Fulton street, died yesterday in St Mary's Hospital. 
She was born in Brooklyn fifty eight years ago, had lived here all her life 
and was the widow of Matthew H SMALE, who died last summer. The funeral will 
be held from the chapel in the hospital at 9 am tomorrow.

HARRY F HUGHES
The Rev. Arthur J SMITH, pastor of the Fourth Avenue M.E. Church at 
Fourty-seventh street will conduct funeral services this afternoon at 2 o 
clock for Harry F HUGHES, who died Friday at his home, 347 Forty Seventh 
street. Burial in Evergreens Cemetery under direction of Thomas ORR, of 353 
Forty seventh street. Mr. HUGHES who was employed as a machinist, was born in 
Brooklyn sixty-seven years ago. He is survived by one daughter Hazel, two 
sisters and one brother.

Mary ROGERS, who died Friday at her home, West Third street near Neptune 
avenue, Coney Island, was born in Manhattan fifty years ago and has lived in 
Brooklyn twenty years. She is survived by three sons Samuel, Henry and 
William and one daughter Emma. The funeral services will be held at 8 o clock 
tonight. Burial in Evergreens Cemetery at 2 pm Monday.

MARY HIGGINS, widow of Bernard HIGGINS, sergeant in the United States Marine 
Corps, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Matthews, 144 
Decatur street. She was born in Ireland eighty six years ago, had lived in 
Brooklyn fifty years and is survived by her daughter. The funeral was held 
yesterday afternoon with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery, under direction of 
Thomas F. MADDEN, of 917 Kent avenue.

Jordan L. FREEMAN, a member of the Church of St Mary, Eighty Fourth street 
and Twenty fourth avenue died Friday at his home, Avenue S and East Eleventh 
street. He was born in Brooklyn, was employed by the Erie Railroad as clerk 
in the freight department and is survived by a widow Frances, one daughter 
Virginia, his parents Patrick and Kate FREEMAN, and his grandfather.

31 Janaury 1916
Monday
Elizabeth Fallon GRANGE, a member of the Church of St. Michael, Fourth avenue 
and Forty second street, died Friday at her home, 337 Fifty third street. She 
had lived in Brooklyn for many years and is survived by her husband Samuel; 
four daughters, Annie, Selena, Mrs J.V. SMITH and Charlottem; three sons, 
Harry, John and William; two sisters Mary FALLON, and Mrs. J. COMMISKY, and 
two grandchildren. The funeral will be tomorrow from her late home, thence to 
the church, where requiem mass will be celebrated. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.

Alfred J. BROOKS died Saturday in his 47th year. He is survived by a widow, 
Margaret J. PFISTER, and a son, Howard A. BROOKS, Funeral services will be 
held at his late home, 1161 Myrtle ave, at 8pm tomorrow. Burial Wednesday in 
Cypress Hills Cemetery. Mr. BROOKS was a member of Star of Hope Lodge, No. 
430, F. and A.M.

JOHN KELLY
Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9:30 am Wednesday, in St. John the Baptist 
Church for John KELLY, who died Wednesday in his 41st year at his home 
10051/2 DeKalb ave.

Jennie FITZPATRICK, widow of Thomas FITZPATRICK, died yesterday at her home, 
198 Nassau ave. She was born in Brooklyn forty years ago and is survived by 
two sons, James and Raymond, and two daughters May and Rita. She was a member 
of the Church of St. Cecelia, Herbert and North Henry streets,, where requiem 
mass will be celebrated at 9:30 am Thursday. Interment at Calvary Cemetery 
under direction of John T. SHEVLIN, of 526 Grand street.

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Ellen Frances ARNOLD, daughter of the late Rev. Benjamin D. and Alice WHEATON 
HALLECK and for many years one of the best known piano teachers in Brooklyn, 
died Saturday after a long illness in the New Yor........... The remains were 
taken..........N.Y. for interment. ARNOLD was born in Ma......enty-one years 
ago. Her .......a Universalist clergyman......tan and her mother 
fo.....principal of Public Sch......Brooklyn when that sch......only one in 
existence......years connected with....Conservatory of Music....while a 
teacher there...and married August A.....piano teacher. She  is .....her 
husband, two sist....brothers.

George A. Mc CLEAN, for....the best known merca....Manhattan and the 
N....States, died Saturday........illness at his home, 88......teenth st, 
Flatbush,....lived for the last four.....was born in Boston, a...lived in 
Melrose, Mass...merly connected with     & Co. In Boston, and aft...failure 
he came to Bro...he was merchandise ma....D Matthews and Co. H..Melrose in 
1914 and fou...came back to brooklyn...merchandise manager fo...man Company 
In Broad...for years a member of ....No 1031, B.P.O. of El...Lodge, No 22, 
will con....services at 8 o'clock t.... which the remains will....Melrose. 
Mr. McCLEAN....his widow, who was Mis...one daughter, Mirian; fi...one brother.

ALBERT STRINGHAM, p.....Zeredatha Lodge, No.4....M, died Saturday at 
th.....daughter, Mrs. Alexand......34 New York avenue,.....was born in 
Brooklyn....years ago and for man....candy manufacturer.....some years ago. 
He...one daughter. Member....Lodge will conduct thei....at 8 p.m. tomorrow 
....Wednesday....Greenfield....Hempstead.

Jeremiah SULLIVAN, w....lived in Manhattan, died...the home of his 
niece....Forbes, 85 Linwood stree....born in Kenmare, County.....land, and 
came to this c.....early age. Since coming...he had attended the 
Ch......Rita, where requiem m....celebrated at 9:30 am Burial in Calvary Cemete...

RICHARD MYERS
Word was received in   day of the death of Ric....cough, at one time a 
r...Mr. MYERSCOUGH, who w...old, moved to Bridge....several years ago. He 
....home there yesterday,....illness. Funeral service....at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Clara RENER, wife ...REINER, died yesterday.....illness at her home, 
....street. She was 39 ye...had lived in Brooklyn...life. She was 39 
ye....had lived in Brooklyn....life. She was a daugh....Julia ROTHSCHILD and 
wa....of the Ladies' Hebrew .... 
Society of New York.   vived in addition to he...her husband Samuel.....was 
well known in HE....able circles. Funeral serv held at 2:30 pm to-m......

Helen JULIAN, the....daughter of Lionel and....
died today after a br......

23 February 1916
DR. D.A. GORTON DEAD IN HIS 84th YEAR
Father of "Eugenic Twins" Passes Away at Home in Eastern Parkway
ILL ONLY A SHORT TIME
Married Secretary, Less Than Half His Age, Five Years Ago.
Dr. David Allyn GORTON, father of the famous "Eugenic Twins," died yesterday 
at his home, 257 Eastern Parkway, in his eighty-fourth year.  The twins, who 
were born when he was in his eighty-first year, are David Allyn, Jr. and Leonora.

Dr. GORTON, who was the founder of the Eugenic Society of America, had been 
ill only a short time.  A few moments before he breathed his last he turned 
to his wife and said: "I will now tread the pathway of God."

Immediately after his death, acting on one of his last wishes, his will was 
read.  In addition to disposing of considerable property, he had directed 
that his body be cremated and the ashes mingled with those of his mother, 
which are now in an urn in a cemetery in New Woodstock, NY.

Married His Secretary.
Although he had long been prominent for his advocacy of eugenics and was a 
Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, in addition to being widely known 
as a writer on medical subjects, Dr. GORTON came into public notice when he 
married his secretary, Miss Bertha REHBEIN, in 1911.  She was less than half 
his age, and before marrying her he carefully studied her family history.  At 
the time it was said that the unusual wedding was a romance, but Dr. GORTON 
discussed the union scientifically with his wife before marriage, and they 
decided that it should be a practical test of his eugenic theories.  On April 
25, 1912, about a year after they were married, the twins were born.  
Dr. GORTON was twice married and by his first wife was the father of three 
children, two girls and a boy.  The former are dead, but his son, who is Dr. 
Elliot GORDON, of Summit, NJ., survives him.
Author and Editor.
Until he retired from active editorial work in 1886 to devote all his time to 
writing and eugenics, Dr. GORDON was for many year years editor of the 
"National Quarterly Review," and was also editor of the "Medical Times," a 
monthly publication.  He was the author of several books, one of which, 
"History of Medicine," aroused wide discussion years ago.  Others of his 
best-known books are "Chips from an Eugenic Workshop" and "The Natural 
History of a Family."
Dr. GORTON was proud of the fact that although deeply religious, he never had 
a religion.  He left instructions that there should be no religious 
ceremonial at his funeral, which will consist of addresses by the Rev. A.D. 
SMITH, an independent minister; Dr. H.W. MERTON, and Judge Lyman A. SETTEL, 
all old friends of his.  The funeral will take place at his late home Friday 
at 2 P.M.
It was said to-day that the "eugenic twins" would be brought up in the 
strictest observance of their father's theories, which would be followed 
until they were fully grown.

26 February 1916
SEAMAN KILLED BY FALL FROM DECK OF STEAMER
Harry OLSON, 32 years old, a seaman of 5905 Third av, was killed yesterday 
as he fell from the deck of the Greek steamship Enrymachios at Pier 3, foot 
of Forty-seventh street.  Dr. REGAN, who responded from the Norwegian Hospital, 
found many bones in OLSON's body had been broken.



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