of economics and history, he was a dts- j 

 tlngulshed son of one ot America's 

 - most distinguished families, and 

 through a long life upheld with dignity " 

 tho name of that family. He was 78 

 ye»rs old. 



CONFINED TO BED FOR YEAR 

 His death followed a long Illness. 

 Barly In 1925 he went to Europe In hope 

 of regaining hla strength. For a year 

 following his return, he was confined 

 to his bed at the Adams homestead at 

 185 Adams street, Qulncy, with the ex- 

 ception of two months at the Qulncy 

 Hospital, where his case puzzled the 

 physicians. About four months ago he 

 was brought to his winter home In this 

 city. A month later his wife died, and 

 since then he gradually grew weaker. 



Funeral services will b6 held at the 

 First Parish "Unitarian Church, Qulncy, 

 tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock, and the Rev. 

 Fred Alban "Well, minister of the 

 church, will officiate. 



Brooks Adams was born in Qulncy on 

 Juno 24, 1S48, son of Charles Francis 

 and Abigail Brown (Brooks) Adams, 

 and spent his youth there. In 1S70 he 

 was graduated from Harvard with the 

 degree of bachelor of arts. After a 

 year at the Harvard law school he went 

 to Geneva as secretary to his father, 

 who was then serving as arbitrator on 

 the Alabama claims under the treaty 

 of Washington. 



INTERNATIONAL. LAW EXPERT 

 Mr. Adams was admitted to the 

 Massachusetts bar in 1873 and practiced 

 law In Boston until 1881, when he 

 turned his attention to writing and 

 lecturing. He was a lecturer at the 

 Boston TJniverslty law school from 1904 I 

 to 1911s was regarded as an authority 



