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Funeral servicr.  f o r Daniel
Webster Kempnur, 79, an official
of the Kenmpner interests a n ita
life-i o n g resident of Galveston,
who died in Paris. France early
sunday morning, we e heId in
Paris Tu sday morninhr a cording
to word received here.
The body was to he cremated,
and Mrs, Kempner, their daughter
Mrs, Mary Jean Thorn . a grand-
90n, Daniel K. Thorn , and his

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sister, Mrs. Gladys Kempn r who
accompanied Mr.  Kepner on the
trip, will sail aboard the Liberte
which will dock in New York City
Oct. 2.
Local Services
No p 1 a ti s have yet been an-
nounced for local funeral services,
Mr. Kempher was born in Gal-
veston on March 28, 1877, the son
of Harris and  Mrs. Eliza Behr-
sheimer Kempner. He      received
his education in public and private
schools and was graduated from
the University of Virginia with a
B. A. degree.
During World War I President
Woodrow W i s o n appointed Mr
Kempner to serve as field director
of the American Red Cross. His
jurisdiction covered the state of
Texas.
He was a member of the board
of trustees of the  firm  of H
Kempner, a director of the United
States National Bank, president of
the Merchants & Planters Comn
press, vice president of the Im-
perial Sugar Company and t h e
Sugarland Industries.
-Mr. Kempner was a member of
the Galveston Cotton Exchange, the
Galveston Artillery Club, the Ga-
veston C o u n t r y Club and4 the
Quarterdeck Club,
Many Interests
His many interests outside   of
the state inchided presidencies in
Paragould, Ark, of the B e r t I g;
Company and the American Se
curities Co., as well as the Bertig
Cotton C o m p a n y in Memphis,
Tenn.
He served as president of ti h e
Galveston Orphans Home, the Le-
titia Rosenberg Home for Women
and was a director of the Gal-
veston Chamber of Commerce and
the Galveston Cotton Exchange.
He was a member of Temple B'nai
Israel, and  past commander of
the Seventh Brigade, Texas Di
vision of the Sons of the Confed
crate Veterans,
Surviving are his wife, M r s.
Jean Bertig Kemnpner; his daugh-'
teir, Mrs. Mary Jean Thorn and
grandson, Daniel K. Thorne; wo
brothers, Isaac H. Kempner and
R. Lee Kempner; four sisters,
Miss Gladys Kempner and Mrs
Fannie K. Adouc. hoth of   alvem

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