After an illness of five days, Mrs. Martha Canby Morris, widow of Elliston Perot Morris, died late on Saturday at her home, 5442 Germantown avenue, where she had lived for more than half a century. The Morris House was known as one ot the most historic mansions in Germantown having at one time been the residence of General Washington. Mrs. Morris was taken sick soon after her return from her summer home at Sea Girt N. J. She is survived by two children, Margaret C. Morris and Miss Ellizabeth C. Morris, both of whom were with her when she passed away. Her husband, one of Germantown's most prominent citizens, died five years ago, her brother, William Marriott Canby in 1904, and her sister, Miss Anna T. Canby, in 1917. Mrs. Morris always took particular pride in keeping the interior of her house as nearly as possible like it was in Coloninl times, when the antique furniture, painting and bric-a-brac served as a background for General Wathlngton.
After an illness of five days, Mrs. Martha Canby Morris, widow of Elliston Perot Morris, died late on Saturday at her home, 5442 Germantown avenue, where she had lived for more than half a century. The Morris House was known as one ot the most historic mansions in Germantown having at one time been the residence of General Washington. Mrs. Morris was taken sick soon after her return from her summer home at Sea Girt N. J. She is survived by two children, Margaret C. Morris and Miss Ellizabeth C. Morris, both of whom were with her when she passed away. Her husband, one of Germantown's most prominent citizens, died five years ago, her brother, William Marriott Canby in 1904, and her sister, Miss Anna T. Canby, in 1917. Mrs. Morris always took particular pride in keeping the interior of her house as nearly as possible like it was in Coloninl times, when the antique furniture, painting and bric-a-brac served as a background for General Wathlngton.
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