The Luther Familv Devoted to the Interests of the Descendants of

G ~ ~ N JOHN L m E R of the Masachusetts Bay Colony

OCTOBER. 1949 VOL. V. - NO. 18 b 50 CTS. YEARLY

were prolific -writers, no one will dispute. With almost uncanny clnirvoyance, sensible of the inter- cst their venture would arouse in thc future generations, they wm- mitted to writing practically every- thing that had to do with their daily living. Bradford for the Pil- grims and Winthrop for the Puri- !,:>XIS. kept day-by-day journals. F:oni llle -:cry first they made plnvi~. iun thnt bil-ths, baptkms. i~~:~rr i? ,gcs , and dexths should be rccorcied. and although omission and !lczlcct were bound to occur, t h c r r still remains a substantial L ~ C C O U I I ~ of thcse events. Diligent scnrcll into contemporary docu- ment>; has given us a lk t of well over two thousand immigrants ~ h o cpme in the first ten years o: the migration.

Church and town records shed lir1lt on many phases of home and ccmmunity life. These all por- tray a general uniformity of thoucht and action that ran true

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JOHN LUTHER'S WORLD IN THE GOLDEN STATE The world in which John Luther

lived is an open book. Although three centuries separate it from our present, we know how the people of Ns day thought, felt, and acted; what they said and what they did; their names, their occu- pations, their convictions, and their controversies; and all because of what they wrote. That they

SOME FISH! Last summer .we received a most

interesting letter from cousin Ar- thur Luther of Port Clyde, Maine. in which he described one method of deep sea fishing. We asked his permission to print it, and he re- plied with a letter to all of you, in greater detail. But we will also give you excerpts from his first letter. as it shows some commend-

I t would be interesting if we could tell you how we first con- tacted each Luther, but the story would be too long. Many have been found by follow-ups of nases in directories, newspaper articles, etc.. but the most proliflc source has always been from some inler- ested Luther who has located others of their articular branch.

to type. There were violent differ- ences of opinion, but the back- !:round of type was practically uni- iorm. Wen the extreme individu- lists like Roger .Williams and Pnmuel Gorton still display a .con- formtty to type. JOHN LUTHFR :v?ote nothing, but his contempo- raries did, and what they said, felt, and did, we may confidently believe he said, felt, and did.

In cominr: to the new world,

able Luther traits. - Dear Cousin:

I t is over a month since I re- ceived your letter - - - and thanks for sending a statement of my account. I: am enclosing remit- tance for the subscription and will send the balance (for dues) as I owe it, and I believe that is one of the virtues of the Luthers, not to owe any more than posible. I well remember my father on that matter. A *bill worried him greatly.

Thanks for giving me the ad- dresses of Luthers and if in tlieir locality, I will look them up.

Perhaps you would like to know about this little villaxe of Port Clyde. I t is a fishing village located about half way up the Maine coast. I t is a rugged coast line and unfortunate for any ship that misses her bearings for there is hardly a beach and she would pile up on rocks anywhere. The lobster men go out in any kind of

We have often mentioned the interest and activity of Mrs. H. H. Hall (Elsie Alyce Luther) of Pasa- dena, Calif., and to her we are indebted for much research, one phase of which brings us to' the subject of this article.

Miss Iva Fern Luther was born in the State of Nebraska not so 'many years ago, as is evident from the picture here reproduced. She is one of five children born to

weather and small craft - warnings mean little to them

I go out with my son-in-law, hauling pots. We go at least ten miles from port into the Atlantic and his boat is but 28 feet long. But when lobsters are 50 and 60 cents a pound and one gets 200 pounds three times a week ,it is worth taking the chance - - -.

The girls who pack the sar- dines are the ones who make the big money. The fastest packers earn from $20 to $25 a day, but there are days, and parts of days. when they don't. work - - -.

Sincerely Arthur Luther ......

Port Clyde, Maine, July 20, 1949 Dear Cousins:

I will try to give you some idea of what the sardine industry is.

Beginning generally in May, the sardines (small herring) migrate from the south and follow the coast up as far as Nova Scotia. As they approach the Maine c o s t

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:re may aFsilme he was activated Elmer Henry and Bessie .(Grundy) by the ..em? motives ns they. All ' Lut!~er wllo rcmoved from Colo- I were ;)idding farewell to a lznci raiio to Nebraska and then to weighted with a. manorial system, Lcng Beach, Calif., where they of land tenure which laid a heavy now renicie. Einler was son of burden upon tenznts and brought E l k Henry Luther, a native of aLout an r?:n'icu:iurnl depressio:~ I Eradforc! County, Pa., and grand- which rendered living difficult and son of Elliott Luther who was a uncertain, and encouraged emigra- brotl~er of Mrs. Hall's father, also Sion as a way of escepe. The contrast between the simple but

cf Bradford Countjr. At the age of thirteen yezfrs,

abundant fare of the new world Ivn Fern won acclaim for writing and t.he pinch of the collector of / a twenty-five verse poem on the rent in the old, appears in a verse ' Luther experience in the tragic of Benjamin Thompson, Harvard, ear.thquake in Long Beach in 1333. 1662. schoolmaster, physician, poet:- /About ten yerrs ago, ITrn began

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YOU F'RITE, TOO A loyal. Luther recently wrote

in: "Your Luther paper is vkry interesting, but i f you give us all the stories from tine Genea!ogy manujcript, it will hurt the sale of the book when published."

We are not afraid of that; in fact, ure are sure that the paper has built up and maintai~ed ill- terest in a large rr.ezs:lre; have only started to gi7e you tLle interesting biograghical Eilt only occasionally can we tell you of present activities of LU- thers. Why don't more of you tell us what you are doing, as &thur of port Clyde, Maine, did?

. Wydoff Family Bulletin of July, 1949, carried as its first ar- ticle, under the$ section, "Here and There", a reprint in full of our on the Wyckoff Family Association in our April .

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(Continued from Page 1 writing programs for a local church. These were so successful that the demand increased until she established the GOSPEL DRA- MA HOUSE where, in addition to her own productions, ministers, Sunday School teachers and youth workers come and write.

She has written a Gospel Dra- ma for every occasion, and her writings have been used not anly i, the United States, b;t also in Canada, Alaska, xi^^, Austra- lia, New Zealand, ~ u e r t o Rice, panama, England, Africa, etc. she has a free catalog for anyone interested and write a special ,tory, children,s or drama on request.

Last year someone in California sent us a forty page pamphlet telling the story Of four-year old Marjoe Gortner, the world's young- est evangelht, who has preached in Some of the largest churches &"d auditoriums in the West. 011 page 36 is a half-page picture of Iva Fern Luther holding little Marjoe and his Younger brother, and Marjoe says: "Every little boy wishes he had an Auntie, but we never had one until Jesus gave us Auntie Fern. Oh, she's a

We just love her and she loves little boys and girLs. Mummie says has given Auntie mrn a gift

to yo? boys yd glrlS* and I He has'

Iva Fern, with her younger sister Beulah, has done consider- able radio work on the west Coast. She writes: "I, a m very interested in my ancestry, and proud of my heritage. LU- THER FAMILY. I .would be very interested in hearrng from my many cousins across the nations and offer special consideration to any inquiries for -pel Dramas from the Luther clan."

Her address is 1321 ~ ~ e n o five., Long Beach 4, California.

The LUTHER FAMILY, Published quarterly a t Moravia,

N.Y.. by Leslie L. and Bertha K. Luther, in the interests of' the de- scendants of Capt. Jchn Luther of the Massachusetts B~~ colony, al- lied genealogists, and libraries, -

Entered as second-c1ass Illatter Dee. 13* at the post oface a t MOravia. N. under the Act Of March 3, 1879.

.- Subscription rates, 50 'cents yearly -

OCTOBER, 1949 -- -. . -. . - . . . . .

Statement of the ownership, man- agement, etc., required by the Acts of Congress of Aug., 1g12 and Mar. 3, 1933, of THE LUTHER FAMILY, published quarterly a t Moravia, N. Y. for October, 1949.

State of New York qounty of Cayuga

Before me, a notary public in and for the State and County afore- saidl personally appeared Leslie L. Luther, having been sworn according to law* deposes and saJ's that he is the publisher of THE LUTHER FAMILY, and that the following is to the Wt Of his and &lief a true statement Of the 0'7nership, man- agement, etc.. Of the aforesaid Pub- lication the date in the above caption* required 'by the Acts of Aug. 24, 1912 and Ma'. 31 '9331

in sectbn 5371

Laws and Regulations. That the names and addresses

Of the Editors* ing Editors and Business Managers

L- Luther and Bertha K. Luther, Moravia, N. Y. 2 That the owners are Leslie L.

Luther and Bertha K. Luther, MO- ravia, N. Y.

3 That the known bond hold- ers and other security holders are: None. Mortgagees, None.

Signed: Leslie L. Luther Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of September, 1949.

Harold A. Banks, Notary Public - HUNTLEY

We are in receipt of a brochure, a true work of art, entitled Descendants of the N~~~ scotia Huntleys," After paying tribute to the memory of Charles Henry Hmtley, a charter member of the Huntley National hocia t ion, the story of the Nova Scotia Huntleys is given briefly, followed by three understandable charts of their de- scendants. NO signature attaches to this excellent production of the printer's art, but we &lieve that our modest friend, Royce Huntley, of Syracuse, N. Y., had something to do with it.

The third annual reunion of the Huntley National Association was held at Norwich, Vermont. August 20 and 21, 1949. --

Selld in all births, marriages, and deaths.

AVCHORS AWBIGII The 40th- reunion of the de-

scendants Of Enoch and Polly '(Bennett) Luther was held Sunday, AW-t 7. 1949, a t Eldredge Park 1" Elmira, N. Y., with 57 present. This group is usually referred to as the Bradford. Pa., Or Waverly, N. Y. branch. I t was in 1893 that Enoch's father. Elicha, settled in Bradford County, Pa., and the re- finions have, nntil recently, k e n ,:el6 over ths state line in Waver- !:-. lT. Y. The day was perfect and ,as always, the gathering' was a ,uccess~

President J. Logan Luther Pre- sided and, in the absence Of the Secretary. Florence Reinheimer. Miss acted- After the business meeting, an old let- ter written by Logan's father, a Civil War soldier, Was read.

These good Lcthers have always uxed any kin of other branches to meet with them, and your edi- tors have done so on several oc- casions. his year we were ac- companied by Frank and Mildred (Luther) Jayne of Auburn, .N Y. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Luther and con Gordon of Cortland, N. Y., also of the Groton, N. Y. branch, atQnded.

Your editors were called upon to give a report of the National Association and the status of the genealogy and publmng fund.

One of the main topics of in- Was when and where the

next national reunion is to be held. I t Was suggested' that the national ' officers be consulted and if a 1950 reunion is to be held, that they consider this an invi- tation to meet with this branch a t E!dredge Park, Elmira, N. Y., on August 6th., 1950.

- A LUTHER

An item in "New yo& ~ i ~ t o ~ ~ , " p&lic&,ion of the New York state Historical Association, states: "Dr. Wayne C. Grover, who has been a nlember of the National Archives staff since 1935, and Assistant Ar- chivist since 1937, has been ap- pointed Archivist of the United States, succeeding Solon J. Buck. Dr. Buck has been appointed Chief of the Division of Manuscripts at the Library of Congress.. . . . . ."

I t will interest you to know that Dr. Buck is son Of the late Charles A. and Clara J u s t i ~ a (Luther) Buck of Berlln. Wisconsin, and grandson of Justus P. Luther who was a native of Dryden, New YO&. Justus was a descendant of Ezra Luther, a Revolutionary soldier who came from Rhode Island and settled in the Military Tract north of Dryden.

Some of Dr. Buck's earlier acti- vities included graduation from the University of Wisconsin and Har- vard University; member of the facult,iea of University of Illinois and university of Minnesota: pre- sident Minnesota Historical Soci- ety: and author of various his- torical works.

(continued from page 1) i n great schools, following a feed resembling pepper, and Is hot, they go into coves After they go into these coves, the mouth is shut off by a seine that reaches from point to point.

They are then brought into a closer space, and finally lnto what is called a pocket. These catches run from fifty to as high as twenty-five thousand bushels.

They are then bailed from these pockets to carriers. These carri- ers, with a capacity of from 600 to 2000 bushels, carry the fish to the factories. They are then drawn from these carriers by a suction hose into tanks. From there they are put on what is called flaking trays and put into cooking ovens in which is live steam. They are' cooked about ten minutes after which they go into dryers to dry the moisture from them. They then go to the packers where the heads and tails are snipped off to At .the size of the can. Sealing is the next process which is quite interesting. Years ago the covers to these cans had to be soldered by hand, but now they have auto- matic sealers which, besides seal- ing the cans, put in the flavor. such as mustard, soy bean and other oils, and also stamp the code numbers. These sealers can do this work a t about 130 ca.ns per minute. I am not familiar with the old method, but it was much slower.

After the cans are sealed, they are shot into large tanks and the tanks are sealed, and with live steam a t a certain pressure they go through the last process. The tanks are called retorts, and it is on the same idea as home can- ning is done. Afbr coming out of retorts, they are run lnto bins and after they cool off they are packed in cartons and shipped to the customers.

To get back again to the way these fish are caught should be interesting. The seiners wmpose a group of men, ranging from three to ten. awrding to how much twine or seine they have. Moon atid tide have a lot to do with . the catching of these flsh. When the moon is bright,' the fish do not "fire", or they can not be seen for the brightness of It. This "fire", so called, Is a phosphor- escense, and as the boats in which men are stationed watch- ing for .it, plow through, the fish scatter and, to get away, Lhey throw off this Are. Experienced fishermen can estimate quite closely to the number of bushels or hogsheads they have seen. These fish school, and can be seen from the surface of the wa- ter. ,

T l ~ e feed that floats on the sur- face of the ,water is quite abun- dant, and is sometimes called "gsease", as it contains an oily substance and if the water is not too rough it will cause the water to ,& as smooth as glass. Whereas

around i t where there isn't this feed, it would be rough.

The Ashermen are paid $1.14 per bushel, or $20 per hogshead. The price varies according to the demand. I t Is hard work with long .hours, but they are recom- pensed for it most generously. I t is not unusual for these men to net two thousand dollars in a week, apiece. I t has been report- ed that a crew of ten men caught 50,000 bushels in two we-. They gave the aviator of a plane that spotted the fish from the air $500, or $50 a piece. Using a plane is a new idea, and h q been paying off.

These boats, carriers and sein- ers have radio telephones with which they communicate back and forth with one another, and by that means keep right up to the minute on each other's prp- gress.

This, I believe, covers in general the sardine from the time they appear until they are in cans.

They are of different lengths and are packed f r m four to ten, according to size. As the season advances, their size does, too.

If any subscriber is interested In knowing more about this in- dustry, they may write to me and I'll be glad to supply the informa- tion.

The village of Port Clyde, in the town of St. George, has one fac- tory which, compared to other factories, is small. This is the village in which I reside and is one of Maine's numerous beauty s p o k It is situated on a penin- sula surrounded by spruce stud- ded islands and is ideal for sum- mer vacationing.

There is also fine cod fishing by hand line only a few miles ofE' the coast. Of .course there are other Ash to be caught, such as halibut ranging from twenty-five to two hundred pounds, and also tuna fishing is very good at this time.

With kind regards, I remain, Sincerely yours, Arthur Luther

(continued from page 1) 'The dainty Indian maize Was eat with clamshells out of

wooden trays, Under thatched huts without tine

cry of rent, And the best sauce to every

dish, - Content." The Massachusetts Bay Colony

was professedly planted as an in- dustrial enterprise. Unlike the P a r i m s who sought after free- dom to worship God, the Puritans of the Bay sought lands and homes and comfortable support.

Cotton Mather tells a pretty story of a Minister who went from the Bay to a settlement north of Plymouth and urged them to prove themselves religious people for this consideration, that otherwise they would contradict the main end of planting this wilderness. Whereupon a well-known charac-

ter in the assembly cried out. "Sir, you are mistaken. You think you are preaching to the people a t the Bay; our main end was to catch fish!"

The Puritans brought with them a very earnest religious training and experience and incorporated it in the structure of their Com- monwealth, but they were also sharp and aggressive traders and business was a major concern. By the time Capt. JOHN LUTHER arrived, Plymouth had entered upon the same pursuit and her trading station . a t Aptuxet on Buzzard's Bay, now happily re- stored and made a public park. was one of an ever enlarging cir- cle of trading posts. I t was in such an atmosphere that we find CAPT. JOHN joining ArLt the venture a t Teticus (Taunton), then quickly moving on to Glou- cester, and finally ending his days as Master of a trading "Pinnace", laden with a cargo of beavers and other articles of trade.

I t must not be inferred that religion was a secondary consider- ation. I t was anything but that. The strands of business, religion, and education were closelywoven. As a .topic ' of conversation and a matter of record, religion easily takes first place. CAPT. JOHN came into an atmosphere that was charged with energy, soon to break forth into an explosion rocking the very foundation of the Common- wealth. The occasion was the so- called Antinomian Controversy of which Anne Hutchinson was the shining mark. I t is unnecessary to rehearse the familiar facts of this exciting and distressing divi- sion which made the air electric with suppressed and expressed religious sentiment. CAPT. JOHN could no more have avoided this atmosphere. than he could have escaped the vagaries of New Eng- land weather. What part, or side, he took, we have no means of knowing, but that he lived in the very midst of it wemay be cer- tain.

Coincident with this, indeed an integral part of it, was the con- troversy stirred up by Roger Williams. New England firebrand. who challenged the Colonists' right to the land, called the King a liar, and defied the Court; his banishment and his founding of Providence as a city of refuge for rugged religious individualism. A contemporary, perhaps an ac- quaintance of CAPT. JOHN, Rich- ard Carder, whose blood was later to mingle with his and flow in the veins of the writer (CF'L), joined himself to the "Protestants" and became prominent in War- wick, one of the four plantations of Rhode Island.

The bodily emigration of the churches in New-town (Cam-, bridge), under Thomas Hooker, and Dorchester, under John War- ham, to Hartford and Windsor on the Connecticut occurred a t ex-

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Since previously reported, we have received for addition to the fund for publishing the Luther Gene- alogy as follows: Providence, R. I. ........ 15.00

William Warren was appointed euardian of a Betsv Luther in

MARRIAGES No marriages reported this quar-

ter. What's the matter with the Luthers, - bashful?

NEW ASSOCIATION MEMBERS 339 , ~ ~ ~ ~ l d Duane ~ ~ t h ~ ~ , Long

Beach, Calif. Child of Ed- mond E. Luther

340 - Vernon Lee Luther, Long Beach, Calif. Child of Ed- mond E. Luther

341 - Donald Ray Luther. Long Beach, Calif.

342 - Michael Lee Luther, Long Beach, Calif. Child of Gor- don L. Luther

343 - ~ r s . Alice (Luther) O'Meara, Watervliet, N. Y.

344 - James Whitney ~ ~ ~ ~ t , put- nam, Conn.

BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A.

Flint of Canaseraga, N. Y.. Feb. 21, 1949. a son Robert Danfel Flint. They also have Clarence, Jr., and Judith. Clarence is grandson of the late Arba Luther and May (Trowbridge) Luther. May resides at Belrnont. N. Y., and this is her twelfth great grandchild.

-- To m. and Mrs. George Edward

Luther Jr., . Of Westerly. R. I., fomeriy of Swa-a, a daughter, Gloria Jean, Aug. 20, 1949. They also have a son, George, 3rd.

PUBLISHING FUND Previously Reported:

Unpaid pledges .......... $600.00 ............ Cash received 203.25 -

NECROLOGY Again we are called upon to

record the passing of one who, though not a Luther by birth, has been an inspiration, and faithful helpmate of a distinguished Luth- er, Rev. Clair, who was our first Association president.

Mrs. Edith M. (Bouton) Luther, 80, died suddenly A W t 12, 1949, a t her home in Arnherst, Mass. She Was a descendant of John

emigrated land in ,1635. Prior to her marri- age She taught and was choir director in New Haven, Conn. At the time of Rev. Luther's death in 1938, she succeeded him as curator of Amherst Historical Society, and continued to lire in the old Strong House, headquar- ters of the Society.

Mrs. Luther is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Arthur H. dams of New Haven, Conn., and Mrs William B. Nickerson of Balti: more. Md.; two grandchildren; and a sister. she was laid to rest by the side of Mr. Luther in beautiful Wildwood Cemetery a t Amherst. -

Claude Burne Luther, 60, died at hiS home in Auburn- Wash.. Dee- 4* lg4& Of a He had been a successful lumber merchant in WBSNngtOnl and retired six years ago. In the July, 1948, issue of this paper is an article of his life. written by Miss Marian Lu- ther of Moravia, N. Y., who called on him on her way to Alaska.

He is survived by his wife. Jes- sie May (Moore) Luther; a son. zfanBgG ",",ytLoa &:dg:fi:: drens Of Auburn' -

Newton Ray Luther, husband of Jessie (Hefflon) Luther, died at their winter home in Avon Park. Ha., Apr. 5, 1949.

They had resided in Silver Spdngs, N. Y. He was connected with the Wood and Brooks Corn- Pany of Buffalo.

Su~ iv ing , besides his wife, are a daughter, Mrs. Walter W. Lyons, of Rochester. N. Y.. and a Son. Wiliam Oardner Luther. Interment was in North Burial Ground, Pro- vidence, R. I., of which city Mr. Luther w'as a native. -

The death of Miss Viotti Polly Luther ogcurred Aug. 1, 1949 a t her home in Swansea, Mass., near the old church where the nation- al reunions have been held. She was born there Aug. 13, 1884, a daughter of the late Edward T. and Madeline (Reed) Luther, and, with her sisters, has maintained the old homestead. I t Is this family which continues the Luther name which has been unbroken in this vicinity for Over 300 Y m S - She was a member of and an earnest worker in "Elder Luther's Church", as i t was called for many years.

She leaves three sisters, Miss Bertha and Miss Viola Luther of Swansea, and Mrs. David Peck- ham of Rehoboth, and one bro- ther Clarence of Swansea. Funeral services were held in the church and burial was in the Thomas Cemetery nearby.

The Valley h - M o t . r i ~ . N. Y .

gwansea, MBSS., 1817." Edson Washburn, 75, died in Olkland, Calif.. April 4, 1949.

debauchery, you SO and waste your estate as to expose ' the for support. Town 0: S~vansea to expense

m e r e is considerable interest in a reunion next Year. Where shall we hold it?

(continued from paqe 3) actly this time, and made no small stir the planters. m e i r departure was not without strenuous opposition since it re- duced by one-fourth the strength of the colony. got no farther B$a,"z i:z2 ment of Teticus (Taunton).

~h~ educational of the ws just under

way also, and in 1636 preliminary steps were taken toward the or- ganiation of a collegiate school, later to become Hamard College, chartered for the "education of English and Indian youth in this country in knowledge and godli- ness." ~~d in the ~ ~ i ~ h b ~ ~ i ~ ~ colony of Connecticut, an infant of but two years the Pequot War first of the &Veral sangutnad struggles with the Indians, was being fought with levies of Mas,$&- chusetts and Plymouth men. I t was indeed a stirring period in the life of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in which CAPT. JOHN must have shared as an on-lo&- er if not as an active participant. That he never took the Freeman's oath is not surprising, since a large majority did not, and as for its bearing upon his religious standing ,the best commentary is that his two sons became leaders in the Church in their community. the one as Pastor. or Elder, for over thlrty years, and the other as a prominent member.

Hf lvas a great grandson of Sam- uel nnd Mary (Luther) Hopkins.

;;::: pi F~h;P,"~Lslaa,"i;F ~ 2 ; York, and in 1825, on to Erie County, pa.

Mr. Washburn was educated in Friends Academy, Newberg, Ore., Willamette University, and the University of California. He was a teacher or principal of public schools for forty-six years, holding positions in Ashland, Kalamath Palls, Silverton, and Jacksonvile, Oregon, and Redlands and Oak- land, California. For many years he WaS head of the Commercial De- partment of the great Fremont High School in Oakland. He had been an active member of the m i - ples Christian Church and a mem-

and Officer in many loca18 State and national teachers' or- ganizations.

He Was greatly interested in his ancestry and the Luthef Family ASSociation, which he aided materially and with data.

He is survived by his widow, Bertha (Williams) washburn; two children, Mrs. Gladys (Washburn) Msher of Indiana, Pa., and Harold W. Washburn of Pasadena. Calif.: and two grandchildren

was in Mountain View at Orem -

Minnie (Horton), wife of the late Dr. Thomas H. Luther, died July 11, 1949, a t Pine Gables, See- konk, Mass. She was born in East Providence. R. I., Sept. 11, 1867, daughter of Alfred and Mary (Goodwin) Horton. Her only sur- vivors are two granddaughters, Janice and Marjorie Luther of Ludlow, Vt., daughters of the late Dr. Eliot Horton Luther and Hel- ene (Pinel) Luther.