The Archive · 1924

Mrs, Frank J. Courtney

With deep regret. we have wee ord the death Mare. Frank J. Gonriney, which" ceourved at. the Feolation" Hoepital on. Saturday na hong the younger sot deceased, who is numiared can cominunfty, fell suddenly did severely ill about fortnight and was taken to the General hospital where the. trouble. was diagnosed na ptomaine poisoning; tut later symptoms of stoallpox were found and she was removed othe Isolation Hospital, where the lingered fiugiting with exe!

chances. for recovery. for the worse just before midnight thasshe could hot survive. Her. many. friends wore hoping against hope for final word of improvement which did did not all "Mrs. Courtney's parents, Mr. and Mrs.. James WW. Montgome five, in San Francisco, and besides than parents she is survived by" two! sisters, Mrs. Harry. Fenstermacher, Of Seattle, and Mrs. Fred Sarios 'St San' Jose; and two brothers, Frank and H, James Montgomery San Francisco, Mrs. Courtney, known to all hee friends as "Betty," was a lady of great ehiurm. and had not attained ier 26th Virthday. The news of her death has caused © much grief among the large eile of else "Die funorid tock: place at Bub-ling Well Cemetery on Monday afternoon, when many" mourners There was a. profusion of Moral' tributes, Mr. J. H, MeMichact ety uispread egret wil be grote mews of the dent throughout. the. commatin

MeMichat, which, took ney at his. residence. in Sinaa dha an Mendny evening.

Mr. MeMichte! was among the cldést_and most respected. mone fers' of the community hero, and Sheep toh eri 9 he re eae! Shanghai it 1867, and public, service,

"east" 10 years' this 1808—hé was elected of thd Municipal Oounwork" there" was out Huanditig. "Previous to that he lad become, a prominent, member of "the General Chamber of Cent migree, and his public activities vere firther emphasized by the fact. that he was one of the mem: hers of the commission appointed for the revision of the Land Regulations, Subsequently he was responsible for the formation of the American Chamber of C marco, to-day a very influential body, in the community, and he was its first chairman.

funeral service for the late McMichael, prior to was conducted at, the Bubbling Well Cemetery chapel on Tuesday afternoon by the Very Rev, Dean, ©. J. F, Symons. The arent popularity of the decease gentleman and his family amongst eid and young alike and the cestoom and respect in which he was held had every proof in the attendance at, the service, the chapel being filled with mourners fand many more gathering on the steps. It would not be possible to identify them all, but amongst those who were noticed were—Mr. Stirling Fessenden (Chair. aman of the Municipal Counc, of which the deceased formerly was!

member), Gir Edward Pearce, Sir Skinner Turner, Messrs. A. W. Burkill, ER, Burkill, Brodie A: Clarke, H, J. Clark, L, bienard, A. 8. Campball, A. J. Welch,

Oxley Cumming, Int, i, Logan, Moonie, BR. 8, Moham, B. Gordon Lowder, W. L. Merri: Brand, R.'T. Fearon, Blix, Bo W. "Lambe, R. Macleod, Judge ©. 8. Lobingier, 'A.M, Wilkie, C..P. Holcomb, John Prentice, E. T. Byrne, Macdonald, @.C. Wingrove, R.

wingrove, _V. Grosse, G! Mossop, ©. G. S. Mackie, J. J. Dawe, and Pi" Kee." The—deceased's son, Major E. H. MeMfiehnel, was the chief mourner.

"A very Inrge number of heautifol wreaths were sent.

Death of Rev: W, G. Thompson the Ray. Walldr (. Thenipeon, a 18 the carly, hours), of Tiesday.

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