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Titlow,. 
Insurance 
Man, Dies 
Richard E. Titlow, 53, Washing¬ 
ton insurance executive who held 
many high-ranking offices in the 
Masonic order here, died at Sib¬ 
ley Hospital 
Friday. He 
lived at 5512 
Sonoma rd., Al¬ 
ta Vista, Md. 
For m an y 
years he had 
been active in 
directing t h e 
popular Easter 
sunrise services 
of the Knights 
Templar at the 
Mr. Titlow Tomb of the 
Unknown Soldier, a ceremony 
which drew Masonic leaders from 
all over the country. At the time 
of his death, Mr. Titlow was pre¬ 
paring for this „ ear's Easter pro¬ 
gram. 
In the insurance business here 
for almost 30 years, Mr. Titlow was 
connected with the District Agency 
Co. and was vice president for the 
past several years. 
He was Knight Commander of 
the Court of Honor of the Scottish 
Rite and an officer and trustee of 
the Scottish Rite bodies here. A 
past grand commander of the 
Knights Templar of the District, 
he was also a past commander of 
Washington Commandery No. 1. 
Mr. Titlow also was past master 
and life member of Naval Lodge 
No. 4, past patron of Martha 
Chapter No. 4, Order of the East¬ 
ern Star; past high priest and life 
member of Mount Vernon Chap¬ 
ter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons; a 
member of Almas Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine, Royal Order of 
Scotland, Columbia Council No. 
3 of Royal and Select Masters and 
chairman for many years of the 
Committee on By-laws of the Dis¬ 
trict Grand Lodge of Masons and 
an officer of the Grand Council 
of Royal and Select Masters of 
the District of Columbia. 
He was a member of St. Mark’s 
and Incarnation Lutheran Church, 
serving as a member of the 
church council for many years. 
Born in Baltimore, he came to 
Washington in 1906. 
Surviving are his wife, Mrs, 
Isabel Willard Titlow of Alta 
Vista, Md., and two sons, Rich¬ 
ard E. Titlow, jr., and Willard 
E. Titlow. 
Masonic services will be‘held 
at 7:30 p. m. today at the Scot¬ 
tish Rite Cathedral, 2800 ,16th 
st. nw. 
Funeral services will be held 
at Hines funeral home, 2901 
14th st. nw., on Monday at noon. 
Burial will be in Mount Olivet 
Cemetery, Frederick, Md. 
Joseph C. Clark 
Of Silver Spring 
s Joseph Cornelius (Neil) Clark, 
67, lifelong resident of Montgom¬ 
ery County and a member of one 
of its oldest families, died yes¬ 
terday at his home, 805 Pershing 
dr., Silver Spring. 
Mr. Clark was born on his 
grandfather’s farm, now the site 
of Indian Spring Country Club, 
He was an authority on internal 
combustion engines and served in 
both World Wars in the transpor¬ 
tation branches of the armed 
services. 
He was a member of the Sissel- 
Saxon Post 41 of American Le¬ 
gion and Rosensteel Council, 
Knights of Columbus, in Forest 
Glen. 
Mr. Clark is survived by his 
widow, Mrs. Bessie Mess Clark, 
and three sons, Joseph C. Clark, 
jr., Oliver M. Clark and Edward 
K. Clark, all of Silver Spring. 
Requiem mass will be said at 
St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 
Silver Spring, at 9:30 a. m. Wednes¬ 
day. Burial will be in St. John ! s 
Church Cemetery, Forest Glen. 
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