In a message dated 5/16/02 4:31:38 PM, paulinho@erols.com writes: << Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by (paulinho@erols.com) on Thursday, May 16, 2002 at d: d: d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- contributor_name: L. Paul Morris, Jr. newspaper_name: Daily Times newspaper_date: 8 November 1928 town_of_publication: Chester county_of_publication: Delaware state_of_publication: Pennsylvania newspaper_article: H. LOUIS MORRIS,LOCAL BUILDER,DIES AT AGE OF 59 Complications Set in Following Operation in Hospital Former Chester Councilman and Prominent in Masonic Circles H. Louis Morris, a prominent contractor, and builder of Chester died at 6 o?clock last night at the Taylor Hospital as the result of complications which set in following an operation. Mr. Morris would have celebrated his fifty-ninth birthday today. The deceased, who has been a resident of Chester for the past forty years, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgie Hilghman Morris, three sons, Howard F. Morris, Howard I. Morris and A. Gilbert Morris and one daughter, Miss Grace A. Morris. He is also survived by three brothers and one sister. Mr. Morris during his life in Chester took a prominent part in many activities of public interest. He was a member of the last select council under the old city government. Mr. Morris was engaged in the contracting business for thirty years and during that time supervised some of the largest enterprises in the county. The Franklin school, Horace Mann school and many buildings of the Viscose Company of Marcus Hook were erected by him. Mr. Morris was active in many lodges and organizations. He held membership in the Chester Lodge, No. 236, F. and A. M.; Chester Chapter, No. 258, R. A. M.; Chester Commandery, No. 66, Knights Templar; the Philadelphia Consistory, Lu Lu Temple, A.A. O. N. M. S., and the Shrine Club of Delaware County. He was a very active member of the Chester Masonic Association and was a leader in the erection of the Masonic Temple at Ninth and Welsh streets. He was the first Grand Tall Cedar of the Penn Forest, No. 21, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, and also took a leading part in the founding of the Chester unit. He was connected with the Keystone Masonic Club, P. O. S. of A., Modern Woodmen of America and the Theodore Hyatt Council, I. O. A. The funeral will be held from his late home Saturday afternoon at 2 o?clock. The Rev. Francis M. Taitt, pastor of St. Paul?s Protestant Episcopal Church, will conduct the services. Chester Lodge, F. and A. M., will conduct services at the grave. Submit: Submit Article --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies