Show LAWTON Sum of 9840707 Formally Transferred Trans-ferred to Generals Widow Washington March 6An Interest lug scene occurred at the RIggs National Nation-al bank today when the fund raised by a grateful people In recognlllnn of Iho services of the late MaJGen Lawton was formally transferred to his widow The parties to the transaction I were Mrs Mary ¼ C Lawlon AdJtGen Con I bin acting CommissaryGeneral Wcs I lon and Mr C C Glover lie last named representing the bank Gen Corbln as treasurer of the fund drew a check ror OSIOTO in favor of Mary C Lawlon and saw that U was transferred to her credit on the fbooltH of the bank At the SKim time hIm4 ne count as treasurer of Uie fund wos closed Con Corbln said ho did noi are for a recolpi of the litmuS but Mrs Lawton Insisted on giving him one In addition to the money the committee com-mittee also turned over lo Mrs Lawlon all time letters receiv d fiom subscribers subscrib-ers to the fund many of which contained con-tained beautiful tributes te Iho memory of her late lanv nifd hus band < > n his return to hln office Inn fnrhln I r e lve < l a check for 25 from Mr James C Carter Car-ter which the sender asked be added 10 the I nwton furJ explaining that hot ho-t would havo snt ll earlier but h had I been out of the country It will make the total 59R13207 |