Show I CAREER ENDS 1 4 4 rL t r i I i- i 1 x 1 1 Colonel John T. T Axton FAMOUS AMOUS UTAH CHAPLAIN DIES Colonel John Thomas Axton Succumbs at Home in Washington Colonel John Tho Thomas as Axton 64 former chief o oi of United States arm army chaplains and a native of Salt Lake City died a at his hs home in Washington to l D D. D q Fri a I Press dispatch said Saturday i Colonel Axton who was widely known in the United States s suffered ered ereda a second paralytic stroke May 18 and had been confined to bed since He will viI be buried Monday in the Arlington national cemetery at a time yet et to be set Born in Salt Lake City July 28 1870 he rec received ived his education in the Salt Lake academy of the Congregational Congregational church schools For nine years he served as secretary of ot the Salt Lake City Y Y M M. C. C A A. entering the Congregational church ministry in inJune inJune June 1901 Entered Army in 1902 Appointed chaplain with rank of or captain in the army July 25 1902 he was promoted major March 4 1917 and was named a colonel July 15 1920 Throughout his army career Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nd nel Axton enjoyed the confidence of or orthe the war department officers said He had been detailed on many special assignments He served in the Philippine Philippine Phil Phil- islands in 1903 1904 1907 and 1908 Chaplain Axton first became prom became prom prominent in army array activities when he directed directed di die relief relie work among the memo mem bers o of the arm army of General Mer Mer- cado when cado-when when his troops were driven by Continued on oil Page Pace Two Tao FAMOUS UTAH CHAPLAIN DIES Colonel John Thomas Axton Succumbs at Home Homer in Washington Continued from Page Pae One Villa across the border at Presidio on on n the Rio Grande during the winter of oC f 1913 Awarded D. D S. S C. C For his services in the World war Chaplain Axton was awarded the di distinguished dis- dis service cross for executive efficiency in organizing and directing direct direct- ing ng the thc activities at the port of embarkation em em- Hoboken N. N Y Chaplain Axton directed all regious re- re s work and welfare activity at Hoboken chaplains of different denominations and hundreds of civilia civil civil- ia Ian an being under his super super- vision ision He was in c charge an e of f all religious and nd amusement activities at the port of I embarkation Camps Merritt and Mills dills as well as as' ascii all civilian organize ons operating officers officers' clubs and soldiers recreation centers centers' in and arid about bout New York City I i I Honored by Italy Chaplain Axton also received the Italian war cross and the Legion Lesion of Honor for his World war service Major General D. D C C. C Sh Shanks who wha was in command of the port of ot em em- reported to the war department de de- that in my opinion Chaplain Chap Chap- lain ain Axton did the greatest welfare work rork of any man in America during he the the war As an organizer and administrator administrator ad ad- he is the peer of any car er known t tp me roe The honorary degree of at doctor of divinity ivinity was conferred upon Chap Chap- lain ain Axton at the one hundred bundred and commencement of Middlebury Middle Middle- bury ury college Vermont in 1919 resident President Thompson of ol the college served under Chaplain Axton at Ho- Ho io- io boJ bolcen cn Colonel Axton officiated at the In In- of Americas America's unknown sol dier ier in Arlington national cemetery November 11 2921 1921 Named Coli College ere Chaplain Because o of disabilities in fri line of duty uty he lie waI was wa retired April 6 1028 1928 after fter which Colonel Axton became chaplain at Rutgers university New Brunswick N N- J. J Surviving Colonel Axton is b his widow Mrs Jane Bean Axton whom he le married in Salt Lake City August 28 8 1891 and the following children John ohn T. T Axton U. U S. S army Miss Matilda Ma Ma- tilda ilda Axton Washington D. D C C. C Mrs Lily ily Jane Pitts wife wile of Lieutenant Fr Frederick rederick R R. Pitts Puts U U. S. S army and Mrs Urs Anna Daugherity wife of Cap Cap- tam ain tain Richard D. D Daugherity U U. S. S army His stepmother Mrs Harriet L. L 4 Axton resides at Seventh aye aye- nue ue Salt Lake City |