Obituary of H. Grace Brouse 1864-1944
This obituary appeared in the Washington Post on December 15, 1944 in section B page 7 column 7.
Miss Brouse Dies; Seminary Board Head
Miss H. Grace Brouse, 80, retired chairman of the board of trustees of the Mount Vernon Seminary, died yesterday at her home, 2480 16th st. nw. Funeral services will be private.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind., of pioneer stock, Miss Brouse came to the seminary as a pupil in 1884, 10 years after it was founded, and remained to become a staff member.She later became business manager and was one of the four original incoporators when the school became a nonprofit institution in 1916.Miss Brouse was treasurer of the board of trustees until 1937 when she was elected to the chairmanship which she held until her retirement in 1940.
She leaves two sisters, Miss A. D. Brouse and Mrs. George L. Wilkins both of Chicago, Ill., and a nephew, Lieut. R. B. T. Schmuck, USNR, of Washington.
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