See also

Helena EVANS (1917-2004)

1 Helena EVANS1,2,3,4,5 (1917-2004) [6566]. Born 19 Mar 1917, D.C.2 Marr Alexander Crasemann WALL c. 1937.3 Marr Sidney G. SPRAGUE c. 1974.2 Died 17 Jul 2004, Hartford, CT.2

From the New York Times.

May 19, 1936 - "Announcement has been made by Mrs. N. Pepper Palmer of this city and Washington, D.C., of the engagement of her daughter, Miss Helena Evans Palmer, to Alexander Crasemann Wall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wall of Philadelphia.
Both Miss Palmer and Mr. Wall are now attending Cornell University, the former being a member of the junior class, and the latter a member of the senior class.
Miss Plamer is a granddaughter of the late Charles M. Pepper, formerly Pan-American Raiolway Commissioner, Foreigh Trade Advisor to the State Department, Commissioner on World Trade Conditions for the Department of Commerce and a director of the Chile-American Association, of which he was a founder. Miss Palmer is president of Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sorority.
Mr. Wall is a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity and Eta Kappa Nu, honorary electrical engineering fraternity; Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity, and the Sphinx Head."

Obituary of Helen Evans Sprague in the Hartford Courant, July 22, 2004.

"Helena Evans Sprague, 87, of Avery Heights, Hartford, died Saturday, (July 17, 2004) after a brief illness at Hartford Hospital. Mrs. Sprague was the wife of 30 years of Sidney Sprague. Born on March 19, 1917, she was the daughter of Nora Pepper Evans and Beverly Evans of Washington DC. Mrs. Sprague lived many years in Darien, where she raised three children by a previous marriage. She is survived by her husband, the three children, Alexander P. Wall of Saco, ME, Llewellyn Evans Wall of Concord, MA and his wife Barbara Lynn Clark, and Nancy H. Wall of Mansfield, MA, and her husband David E. Loving; two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Mrs. Sprague received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Education from Columbia University. For many years, she taught Home Economics and Family Studies in the Darien and New Britain School Systems. A service of memorial celebration is planned for Saturday, July 24, at 2 p.m. in the Avery Heights Chapel, Avery Heights, 705 New Britain Ave., Hartford, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the The Urantia Book Fellowship, 99 Park Ave. - 434A, New Your, NY 10016, or to the Arthritis Foundation - Southern New England Chapter, 35 Cold Spring Rd., Rocky Hill, CT 06067.".

2 Beverly Price EVANS1,6,7 (1891-1967) [6565]. Born 11 Oct 1891, Missoula, MT.7 Marr Norita Rose PEPPER 2 Jun 1915.8 Died Jul 1967, Washington, D.C.9

3 Norita Rose PEPPER1,10 (1888- ) [6564]. Born Sep 1888, Washington, D.C.10 Marr Alfred Kenney C. PALMER aft 1917.11

From the Washington Post.

1910-12-26 - "Miss Nora Rose Pepper entertained the active members of her fraternity at a Christmas luncheon on Saturday. The guests were Miss Dashiell, Miss Macauley, Miss Robertson, Miss Cummins, Miss Wellborn, Miss Hunt, Miss Scofield, Miss Marrow, Miss Johnson, Miss Proctor, Miss Luckett, Miss Taylor, Miss Ward, Miss Macen, Miss Sullivan, Miss Draney, Miss Grandfield, Miss Carr, and Miss DeWolf."

1911-01-11 = "Miss Nora R. Pepper, daughter of Mr. Charles M. Pepper, gave a tea yesterday afternoon to meet Miss Edith Fielding, daughter of the Canadian minister of finance. She was assisted by Miss Grace Osborne, Mrs. Fielding, Mrs. Paterson, wife of the Canadian minister of customs; Mrs. Samuel G. Blythe, Mrs. Osborne, and Mrs. M. H. Davis."

1912-01-14 - "Mrs. M. H. Davis and Miss Nora Rose Pepper will be at home at the Wyoming on January 26 and February 9."

1912-01-26 - "Mrs. M. H. Davis and Miss Nora Rose Pepper will receive this afternoon at the Wyoming."

1913-03-31 - "Mrs. Samuel G. Blythe, of the Burlington, departed Saturday for ten days in New York and Spuyten Duyvil, where she will be the guest of Mr. Blythe's sister, Mrs. G. H. Chatfield. Mrs. Blythe will spend the summer and early fall in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France. She will be accompanied by Miss Nora Pepper, of the Wyoming."

1915-05-26 - "A number of entertainments are being planned in honor of Miss Nora Rosa Pepper, whose marriage to Mr. Beverly Price Evans will take place on Wednesday, June 21, at St. Margaret's Church. Mrs. Charles A. Johnson will give a linen shower in her honor Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Marshall will give a party at their camp on the river Monday night and on Tuesday night Representative and Mrs. John M. Evans will entertain the wedding party following the rehearsal at the church. Miss Marie Torrance, of North Carolina, and Miss Edith Shriner, of Baltimore, will arrive on Friday to be the guests of Miss Pepper for the wedding."

1915-05-31 - "Miss Edith Donnelly entertained at tea yesterday afternoon in compliment to Miss Nora Pepper, whose marriage to Mr. Beverly Price Evans will take place Wednesday."

1915-06-01 - "Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Marshall were hosts at a dance and supper last night at their camp on the Potomac in compliment to Miss Nora Pepper and Mr. Beverley Price Evans, whose marriage will take place at noon tomorrow. The guests included the members of the wedding party. Tonight, following the rehearsal of the ceremony, Representative and Mrs. Evans, of Montana, parents of Mr. Evans, will entertain the bridal party at a small dance and supper at the Wyoming."

1915-06-03 - "The marriage of Miss Nora Rose Pepper, daughter of Mr. Charles N. Pepper, and Mr. Beverly Price Evans, son of Representative and Mrs. John M. Evans, of Montana, was solemnized at noon yesterday at St. Margaret's Church. The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector of the church, officiated in the presence of a large gathering of the friends of the bride and bridegroom. The church was tastefully decorated in a scheme of green and white, and the organist, Mr. Priest, gave an elaborate program of music. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a charming gown of pussy willow taffeta and chantilly lace. The skirt was of the lace with a long panniere effect and high girdle of the taffeta. A long court train of duchess lace was fastened to the shoulders with a butterfly of the same lace. The bodice was of the lace combined with georgette crepe, and the tulle veil was fastened to a cap of duchess lace. She wore two of the bridegroom's gifts, a diamond pendant set in platinum and a replica of his fraternity pin set in diamonds and sapphires. She wore long lace mits and carried lilies of the valley and gardenia and an ivory and gold prayer book from which the marriage service was read. A reception and breakfast followed the ceremony in the drawing room of the Wyoming. Mr. Evans and his bride left later in the afternoon for a wedding trip, Mrs. Evans wearing a suit of mauve eponge trimmed with satin of the same color and a hat to match. Upon their retur they will go to Camp Undine on Deer Island, in the upper Potomac, where they will spend the summer. There were a number of out-of-town guests including Miss Lena Pepper and Mr. George W. Pepper, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Jean Sloan Thompson, of Montana."

1917-03-21 - "Births Reported - Beverly P. and Nora R. Evans, girl."

1924-09-07 - "Mrs. Beverly P. Evans entertained at luncheon in her garden at her home in Edgemoor lask week in honor of National Republican Committeewoman Mrs. W. Bladen Lowndes. Those invited to meet her were the officers and executive board of the Woman's Republican club of Montgomery county. After the lucheon plans were discussed for opening county headquarters in Rockville, Md."

1924-10-05 - "The Political School for Republican Women held Friday at the residence of Mrs. Walter R. Tuckman, was largely attended by women in the vicinity seeking political information. Mrs. Beverly P. Evans led the class ably and gave a clear exposition of the problems facing Republican voters at the November election. Luncheon was served at 1 0'clock and after a social hour the class was resumed, continuing until 4 o'clock. Much valuable information was also gleaned from the answers Mrs. Evans made in replying to questions which were asked at the close of the lecture."

1924-10-26 - "Mrs. Beverly Evans has returned home from New York city, where she passed several days last week."

1924-11-02 - "The current topics section of the Woman's club of Bethesda met Tuesday at the residence of the chairman, Mrs. Beverly P. Evans, at Edgemoor. An informal discussion followed the presentation of the topics of general interest. Mrs. Beverly P. Evans gave a most enlightening talk on the candidates whose names appear on the ballot."

Nora was a prominent member of Washington, D.C. society and was often in the news. Her photograph appeared in the Washington Post February 9, 1913 and May 9, 1915.

It appeared, as shown in the May 1, 1914 Washington Post article below, that Nora Rose Pepper was going to marry George W. Calver. However, that engagement was apparently broken off since a little less than a year later, as shown in the second article from April 28, 1915, it was announced that Nora and Beverly Price Evans were to be married.

"Announcement has just been made of the engagement of Miss Pepper, daughter of Mr. Charles M. Pepper, to Dr. George W. Calver, U.S.N. Miss Pepper has been one of the most popular members of society since her debut, and possesses distinctive charm and grace."

"The engagement of Miss Nora Pepper, daughter of Mr. Charles N. Pepper, and Mr. Beverly Price Evans, son of Representative and Mrs. John M. Evans, of Montana, will be announced today at a luncheon at the Columbia Country Club. The marriage will take place in early in June."

From the Wellsboro Agitator.

September 27, 1930 - "Mrs. H. W. Bailey leaves Saturday to spend a week in New York with her cousin, Mrs. Nora Pepper Palmer."

From the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 64.

"Mrs. Norita Rose Pepper Evans.
DAR ID Number: 63419
Born in Washington, D.C.
Wife of Beverly Evans.
Descendant of Lieut. Joel Rose.
Daughter of Charles M. Pepper and Kittie Rose, his wife.
Granddaughter of Joel Rose and Elvira M. Stevens, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of of William Rose and Diadamia Corey, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of Joel Rose and Rachel (b.1748), his wife.
Joel Rose served as lieutenant in Capt. Silas Gates' company, Col. J. Ward's regiment of Massachusetts militia. He was born, 1748 in Connecticut; died in Massachusetts." Note: Massachusetts is probably incorrect. We know that Joel and his wife are buried in Onondaga Co., NY and it seems likely they died there.

6 Charles Melville PEPPER10,12,13 (1860-1930) [6560]. Born 11 Nov 1860, Morrow Co., OH.10,13,14 Marr Clara E. ROSE 1884.10,15 Died 4 Nov 1930, NY.13,16

From the Washington Post.

1904-09-09 - "Congressional Programme for To-Day. Evening, 8 o'clock - Lecture by Mr. Charles M. Pepper, "The Bolivian Andes."

1905-01-06 - "The promotion of Mr. Rockhill to be Minister to Peking will make a vacancy in the position of Director of the Bureau of American Republics, which pays $5,000 a year. Mr. Charles M. Pepper, the newspaper correspondent, who has been much in Cuba since the Spanish war, and who more recently has traveled extensively in South America, is mentioned for the directorship, although he is not an applicant. Senator Cullom and Speaker Cannon are understood to have spoken in his behalf. Mr. Pepper has many qualifications for the position. He speaks and writes Spanish, which is the language of nearly all the South American republics. He is also more or less familiar with South American people. Only a few months ago he returned from a long trip of observation through several of those countries, made in the interest of the proposed intercontinental railroad. He was one of the delegates from this country to the last congress of the American republics, held at the City of Mexico a couple of years ago. This afforded him additional opportunity for becoming acquainted with prominent men from the far south. Another, whose name has not been made public, has been considered for the appointment, and the outcome is not yet certain.

1905-04-30 - "From Panama to Patagonia - Mr. Charles M. Pepper, ex-commissioner of the Pan-American railroad committee, who will lecture on "The Countries of South America, from Panama to Patagonia," at Carroll Institute Hall on Wednesday evening, May 3, for the benefit of St. Catherine's Home, is well and favorably known in Washington. Added to his eminence as a writer, diplomat, and traveler, Mr. Pepper has a charm of manner, a grasp of affairs, and a consummate knowledge of the physical side of his subject that places the lecture among the notable events of the season. Mr. Pepper's travels have embraced every part of South America. He will relate his experiences on the Pacific Coast, from Panama to Patagonia, a voyage of 6,000 miles. He will describe the countries and their people and the places of historic interest. Mr. Pepper is especially familiar with the story of the Panama Canal so far as he has been one of its champions. he is able to tell about this great project, in which the people of the United States feel a keen interest."

1906-08-12 - "Ex-President Grover Cleveland is an occasional visitor to the Patuxent River fields, a few miles from Washington, where he found excellent marsh bird shooting. Young Charles Pepper, who visited the same locality, said that on one occasion when he occupied the only spare room in the house of a marsh resident, there arrived a large gentleman, fully equipped for shooting, with whom young Pepper was asked to share his accommodations. He readily assented, slept in the same room, and dined at the same table with the stranger, but he did not learn who his distinguished friend was until the second evening after his arrival. Each had returned with a good bag of birds, but the large man had far outclassed Mr. Pepper as a shot, and when seated at the evening meal the host addressed the heavy man in sportsman's attire as "Mr. President." Then it was that Mr. Pepper first realized the he had accommodations with the ex-President of the United States."

1908-01-13 - "Government Report Shows New Field for Products of United States. A report on trade conditions in Colombia by Charles M. Pepper, special agent of the Department of Commerce and Labor, has been issued by the Bureau of Manufactures. The importance of establishing intimate commercial relations with Colombia, the nearest South American neighbor of the United States, is strongly presented."

1910-03-25 - "Minister of Finance Fielding held a long conference with President Taft and Charles M. Pepper, of the bureau of trade relations, at Albany, last Sunday."

1911-10-08 - "Mr. Charles Pepper and Miss Nora Rose Pepper have returned to the city, and taken apartments at the Wyoming, where they will make their future residence."

1911-11-23 - "Mr. Fausto Davila, the new Minister from Honduras, who was presented to the President on Tuesday, was entertained at dinner last night at his apartment in the Wyoming by Mr. Charles M. Pepper, his colleague in the pan-American conference."

1912-01-01 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper and Miss Pepper will be at home in their apartments at the Wyoming from 4 to 7 o'clock today. Miss Eunice James will assist Miss Pepper."

1912-02-22 - "The Brazilian Ambassador was entertained at dinner Tuesday night by Mr. Charles M. Pepper, at his apartment in the Wyoming."

1912-05-05 - "Representative P. M. Speer of Pennsylvania, was the principle speaker at the celebration of the Pennsylvania Society at the Phythian Hall last night. The other speaker was Charles M. Pepper, of the State Department."

1913-08-30 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper, of Washington, is at the Wolcott, New York city, for several days."

1914-08-22 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper is stopping at the Wolcott, New York city for several days."

1915-01-16 - "Officers will be elected today by the board of directors of the Washington Southern Bank. The following directors were elected yesterday: Robert H. Chapman, W. Gordon Crawford, H. B. Denham, Charles M. Pepper, Robert Smith, H. B. Terrett, J. Selwin Talt, A. R. Yeakle, and John Zanier."

1915-11-03 - "The Bolivian Minister, Senor Ignazio Calderon; Mr. Robert P. Skinner, American Consul general at London; Mr. Rudolph Kauffmann and Mr. Beverly Price Evans were entertained at dinner last night by Mr. Charles M. Pepper."

1915-11-14 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper entertained at dinner Thursday night Assistant Secretary Byron R. Newton, of the Treasury Department; Mr. Thomas Sammons, American consul general at Shanghai; Mr. Wilbur J. Carr, director of the consular service, and Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Price Evans."

1922-05-19 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper will entertain at a garden tea Friday, May 26, in honor of the Chilean delegates to the Chilean-Peruvian conference. The party will be given at the suburban home of Mr. Pepper's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Price Evans, at Edgemoor, Bethesda, Md. A map with directions to reach the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evans is inclosed with each invitation."

1922-05-27 - "Guests at Garden Tea. The delegates from Chile to the Chilean-Peruvian conference were the guests of honor at a garden tea yesterday afternoon given by Mr. Charles M. Pepper, at the suburban home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Price Evans. Mrs. Evans and Mr. Pepper were assisted in receiving by Mrs. D. C. Crissinger, Mrs. Franklin Adams and Mrs. E. L. Stock."

1924-12-21 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper, of New York city, has arrived to pass the holidays with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Evans."

Daily Kennebec Journal, Kennebec, ME - 1907-08-23 - "There have been a number of visitors in town this week if one can judge from the register of the Lithgow library, which contains the following names: . . . Norita R. Pepper, Mrs.Charles M. Pepper, Washington, D.C."

Daily Kennebec Journal, Kennebec, ME - 1910-10-21 - "Secretary Knox, Henry M. Hoyt, counsellor of the state department, and Charles M. Pepper, special agent of the department held a conference Thursday with President Taft on Canadian reciprocity. The President is very much interested in the subject and hopes that reciprocity may be brought about at an early date."

The Constitution, Atlanta, GA - 1906-01-08 - "Pepper Pleased with Mexico. Laredo, Tex., January 7. - After an extensive trip to Mexico in which he visited nearly every state in the republic, covering all the ground from Guaymas to Vera Cruz, Charles M. Pepper, foreign trade commissioner of the United States department of commerce and labor, left today for Washington. He expressed himself as entirely satisfied with his trip."

Hawaiian Gazette, Honolulu, HA - 1897-12-14 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper publishes in the N.Y. Sun a long and carefully written letter on the leper settlement on Molokai. It is not only graphic, but unusually fair, and free from sensational incidents. Moreover, it shows the kind, parental and firm treatment of the unfortunates by the Government. There are many reasons why it should be republished in pamphlet form, and put before those in Washington, who have the determination of the treaty matter. Few correspondents have visited these Islands, who have done their work as well and conscientiously as Mr. Pepper has done his work."

Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise City, ID1901-04-14 - "RACE PROBLEMS. Discussed by American Academy of Political and Social Science. Philadelphia, Pa., April 13. - The annual convention of the American Academy of Political and Social Science came to an end tonight. Today's sessions were devoted to the consideration of the race problems of the south and our newly acquired West Indian possessions. President George T. Winston of the North Carolina College of Agriculture, and Professor W. E. Dubois of the Atlanta university, discussed the negro question from opposite points of view at the afternoon session. Tonight Senator Platt of New York and Charles M. Pepper spoke on the Cuban and Porto Rican phase of the race questions."

Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise City, ID- 1901-05-21 - "CUBAN SENTIMENT. Charles Pepper, the widely known correspondent, sends the New York Commercial Advertiser a very interesting letter from Havana, giving his observations respecting change of sentiment there during the past year. He was in the island for a long time after the occupation and has just returned to make an investigation of present conditions. On the boat there were a number of Cubans. One was a young man whom he met on his previous trip. This man has lived much in the United States because of his connection with the revolution. A year ago he was loud in support of absolute independence and talked patronizingly of what the Americans had done for the island. Now he calls himself an American and insists that the island be annexed. Another passenger was a woman who was violently anti-American a year ago. On this trip she devoted herself to proselyting among other Cuban passengers, insisting that there was no possible salvation for the island but through some kind of union with the United States. In Havana Pepper found many such changes of opinion, and he feels that a revolution in public sentiment is in progress. This indicates that the Cubans can see a thing when it stands before their eyes long enough."

Morning Oregonian, Portland, OR - 1889-10-12 - "Mr. Charles M. Pepper represents the Chicago Tribune in Washington, doing a very large day's work on 365 days in the year, besides directing several assistants. he is a very young man who has been tried in every sort of work by the paper he faithfully serves, and never fails to do all that could be expected of him. The Tribune office is in the Corcoran building, opposite the treasury, a block away from Newspaper row."

The Weekly Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO - 1899-02-01 - "Charles M. Pepper, whose friends in Washington are urging his appointment as the librarian of congress to succeed John Russell Young, was for several years the chief correspondent at the national capitol of the Chicago Tribune. Before the outbreak of the Spanish war he went to Cuba to represent a syndicate of newspapers, and he is now at Havana in the same service. Many of his dispatches and letters have appeared in the Tribune. Mr. Pepper was an alternate delegate-at-large from Illinois to the Republican national convention of 1896."

Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, WI - 1898-02-26 - "IT WAS SPANISH TREACHERY - Evidence Accumulating that the Explosion Which Wrecked the Maine Came from the Outside. Washington, D.C., Feb. 24. - Dispatches received from Chas. M. Pepper, its Havana correspondent, by the Washington Evening Star, at noon to-day, says that the divers are developing important results. From an examination of the interior of the Maine they have secured evidence which proves conclusively that the explosion came from underneath the ship. Some of the smaller magazines may have exploded, but the main 10-inch magazine did not. The condition of the interior of the ship shows further evidence of the wreck being due to outside force. The Spaniards will base their theory of an accident on the claim that a fire preceded the explosion."

Trenton Evening Times, Trenton NJ - 1910-03-05- "CANADA AND U.S. TO TALK TARIFF - WASHINGTON. March 5. - The question as to whether there will be a tariff war between the united States and Canada will probably be settled next week. Professor Emery, president of the Tariff Board, and Charles M. Pepper, an expert of the Department of Commerce and Labor, have left for Ottawa. There they will be joined by Consul General Foster, stationed at that city, and the three acting together will constitute a board representing the American government in its negotiations with that of Canada. When the two commissioners left, they were quite hopeful as to the success of their mission."

Indiana Messenger, Indiana, PA - 1903-03-18 - "Secretary Hay appointed Charles M. Pepper special representative of the United States to advance the project for an intercontinental railway."

Daily Review, Decatur, IL - 1900-04-04- "PEPPER DECLINES - Position of Secretary to Philippine Commission - Washington, April 4. - Charles M. Pepper, who was recently proffered the position of secretary to the Philippine commission, has declined the place. At the time the proffer was made Pepper was absent in Porto Rico and no earlier opportunity was afforded for making known his declaration."

The Syracuse Herald, Syracuse, NY - 1922-05-28 - "The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge were honor guests at the dinner the Persian minister gave Thursday. There was a ball that night, too, given for the Pro Infanta Pro Patria by the Alliance Francaise. The out-door party of Friday - there seemed to be at least one every day - was the garden fete given by Charles Pepper at the country estate of Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Price Evans in Edgemoor, Md., in compliment to the Chilean delegates to the conference. That evening the Peruvian delegates were given a dinner by the Joseph W. Folks - he was formerly governor of Missouri."

From Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, 1902.

"PEPPER, CHARLES M., journalist, author, was born Nov. 11, 1860, in Ohio. In 1901 he was a delegate to the Pa American congress, He is the author of T-morrow in Cuba."


From the October 21, 1910 Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine.

"Secretary Knox, Henry M. Hoyt, counsellor of the state department, and Charles M./ Pepper, special agent of the department, held a conference Thursday with President Taft on Canadian reciprocity. The President is very much interested in the subject and hopes that reciprocity may be brought about at an early date."

A photograph of Colonel Charles M. Pepper was printed in the Chicago Daily News, May 29, 1916 along with the following caption.

"Republican Convention delegate, Colonel Charles M. Pepper of NY, standing by the Congress Hotel. Pepper was in Chicago for the Republican Convention."

In the Iowa Recorder (Greene, Iowa) there is a mention of his death in a chronology of the 1930's as follows:

"November 4 - Charles M. Pepper, veteran journalist, in New York."

From the Wellsboro Agitator.

November 12, 1930 - "CHARLES MELVILLE PEPPER. Noted as Student of and Writer on Latin-American Affairs. Charles Melville Pepper, 70, writer and for thirteen years Director of the Chile-American Association, died Nov. 4, in New York Hospital.
A war correspondent in Cuba in 1898 and a delegate to the second Pan-American Congress at Mexico City in 1901, Mr. Pepper was a student and a writer of Latin American affairs.
In 1917 he conceived the idea of the Chile-American Association and interested a group of American business concerns with large holdings in Chile. The organization makes surveys of business conditions both in the United States for Chile and in Chile for the United States. It also establishes scholarships here for Chilean students, and does much work of an educational nature. All designed to further amicable relations between the two countries.
Mr. Pepper was born in Morrow county, Ohio. He was at one time Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and later held a similar post on the New York Herald.
Surviving are a daughter, >Mrs. A. Kenney C. Palmer, of New York, and a brother Samuel A. Pepper, of Seattle. Mrs. Pepper was a sister of the late Dr. Frank Rose, of Wellsboro."


The Library of Congress online catalog shows a total of 34 books written by Charles M. Pepper.

7 Clara E. ROSE12,17 (1852-1911) [6559]. Born Mar 1852, PA.10,15,17 Died 2 Feb 1911, Washington, D.C.15 Cause: Heart disease. Buried 4 Feb 1911, Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.18

From the Washington Post.

1904-08-18 - "Mrs. Charles M. Pepper and daughter, Miss Nora Pepper, who have spent some time with Mrs. Pepper's relatives in Pennsylvania, have returned to their home on U street for a stay of two weeks. They will then go to St. Louis for another month's visit."

1905-01-22 - "Mrs. Charles M. Pepper will receive Thursday, January 26 and February 16, at 1743 U street."

1905-03-19 - "Mrs. Martha Lemon Schneider entertained the Woman's National Press Association on Friday evening at its regular session. The president, Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell, conducted the programme, which consisted largely of reports of officers and committees and discussion as to the determination to increase the influence and usefulness of the organization. A series of educational lectures will be presented to the public during the spring months. Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, with the co-operation of her husband, will soon inaugurate the series with an illustrated lecture on fascinating places she visited recently, when she accompanied Mr. Pepper to South America."

1905-03-24 - "PRESS WOMEN AT WHITE HOUSE - Delegation of Twenty-five Ladies Calls Upon the President.

President Roosevelt yesterday at noon saw twenty-five officers and workers of the Woman's National Press Association. Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell presented the delegation, and reminded the President of an address he once made before the same press women in the parlors of the Willard Hotel, when he was a civil service commissioner, and of a prophetic remark made on that occasion to the effect that he was to be the future President of the United States.
The President laughed heartily as he acknowledged the prophecy. Mrs. Charles M. Pepper presented him with a cluster of arbutus, the President presenting her, in turn, with a simple bouquet. Among the ladies presented by Mrs Cromwell were Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, Miss Frances Graham French, Dr. Adeline E. Portman, Mrs. M.M. Prescott, Miss Adele Chase, Mrs. E. M. Stillman, Mrs. Ruth M. Pealer, Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton, Miss Ellen B. Foster, Mrs. L. A. Crandall, Mrs. Georgiana S. Rogers, Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins, Mrs. M. L. Schneider, Mrs. Lillian Pike Roome, and Mrs. L. J. Young."

1905-04-04 - "Lecture by Mrs. Charles M. Pepper. A talk on her recent visit to Brazil and Argentina will be given by Mrs. Charles M. Pepper on Friday evening at Scottish Rite Hall, 1007 G street northwest under the management of the Woman's national Press Association. Mrs. pepper, while in South America in company with her husband, made a careful study of many of the phases of life characteristic of the natives of Brazil and Argentina, and her enthusiasm in relating her experiences adds to the interest of her recital. She will exhibit various articles illustrative of domestic life and native peculiarities, and will also give a blackboard object lesson on comparative money values and exchange. The lecture will be preceded by a programme of Brazilian music."

1906-06-17 - "Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pepper and daughter will sail from New York next Thursday for Italy. Mr. Pepper will go to Egypt and will make an extensive tour before returning to America, while his wife and daughter will join a party and travel through Germany, France, Spain, and the British isles before returning to Washington in September."

1906-10-07 - "Mrs. Charles M. Pepper and daughter, Miss Norita R. Pepper, have returned from a three months' trip through Europe."

1907-10-27 - "Marcia Burns Chapter, D. A. R. held its first meeting of the season at the home of Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, last week."

From the Wellsboro Gazette.

1909-07-15 - "Mrs. Charles M. Petter and her daughter, Miss Nora Pepper, of Washington, D.C., are guests of Mr. F.H. Rose. Mrs Pepper is the wife of Special Agent Pepper, of the Department of Commerce and Labor at Washington. Mr. Pepper spends a good portion of his time in Europe, and he recently returned from London to the Bureau of Manufacturers a long report on the British iron and steel industry, which has caused much discussion through the press as to the policy under which that industry is conducted in the United Kingdon."

1909-8-12 - "Lady Visitor Lectures. Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, of Washington, D.C., who is visiting at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. F.H. Rose, on Pearl street, has been spending a few days at her native home in Roseville. During her stay in that place she gave a lecture in the Roseville Baptist church, descriptive of her travels through old Mexico and South America with her husband and daughter. A Correspondent says:
Mrs. Pepper is the youngest daughter of the late Dr. Joel Rose, of Roseville, and the only surviving member of her family. More than 40 years ago Dr. Rose moved to Detroit, Mich., where Mrs. Pepper was educated. For the past twenty-five years Mrs. Pepper has lived in Washington, where she devotes her life to good works. She is president of the District of Columbia Federation of Woman's Clubs. On August 18th, Mr. and Mrs. Pepper and their daughter leave for a year's absence in Europe."

From the Washington Post.

1911-01-19 - "Mrs. Charles M. Pepper and Miss Pepper will receive the last two Fridays in January, and the last two Fridays in February, from 3 to 6, at 3211 13th street."

1911-01-26 - "Miss Lena L. Pepper, of Cleveland, is the guest of her brother, Mr. Charles M. Pepper, and will assist Mrs. Pepper and Miss Pepper to receive tomorrow from 3 to 6, at 3211 13th street."

Death announcement of Mrs. C.M. Pepper in the Washington Post, February 2, 1911.

"DIES ON A STREET CAR. Mrs. C.M. Pepper Stricken With Heart Disease. PROMINENT AS CLUB LEADER. Was President of District Women's Federation, and Took Great Part in National Club Affairs - Death Comes While Returning Home From Dinner With Friends.

Fatally stricken with heart disease while on a northbound Fourteenth street car, Mrs. Kittie Rose Pepper, aged 52 years, president of the District Federation of Women's Clubs of America, and wife of Charles M. Pepper, author, journalist, and member of the Canadian reciprocity commission, died about 12:30 o'clock this morning. Dr. Charles L. Bliss of 1363 Columbia road was summoned, but pronounced Mrs. Pepper dead. The body was removed to the family home, at 3211 Thirteenth street northwest in an automobile. Mr. and Mrs. Pepper dined at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus M. Jones, at 1606 K street northwest last night, and left for their home about 12 o'clock. Mrs. Pepper seemed to be in the best of health. When nearing Irving street, Mr. Pepper noticed that his wife had not replied to one of his questions, and turning, saw that she had lurched forward in her seat.
Daughter is Prostrated.
Miss Nora Pepper, the 20-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pepper, was prostrated by the sudden death of her mother and is under the care of physicians. NO arrangements for the funeral have as yet been made. Mrs Pepper was one of the most prominent clubwomen in America. She was Miss Kitty Rose Baldwin (Baldwin is a newspaper error), of Detroit, and one of the most popular girls in society circles there. She was married to Mr. Pepper in 1884, soon afterward removing to Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Pepper have resided here 25 years. Mrs. Pepper was a member of practically every women's club in the city of Washington, and associated with the club movement across the United States. Her last appearance upon the lecture platform was in this city at the recent convention of the American Civic Association, when she spoke before the women's session."

Funeral announcement of Mrs. Charles M. Pepper in the Washington Post, Feb. 3, 1911.

"Services Will Be Held Tomorrow at St. Margaret's Church. Funeral services for Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, who died suddenly on a Fourteenth street car at an early hour yesterday morning of heart disease, will be held at St. Margaret's Church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith will conduct the services. The funeral will be attended by the members of the District Federation of Women's Clubs, of which Mrs. Pepper was the president. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery."

1911-02-19 - "The Marcia Burns Chapter, D.A.R., met Wednesday afternoon at the home of the vice regent, Mrs. Julian C. Dowell, 3162 Mount Pleasant street. A memorial service for Mrs. Charles M. Pepper, charter member and for four years historian of the chapter, was held. The music was conducted by Miss Edna Sheehy. The regent, Mrs. Ellis Logan, presided.".

14 Joel ROSE12 (1820-1868) [6555]. Born 2 Jun 1820, Roseville, Tioga Co., PA.12 Marr Elvira M. STEVENS 3 Dec 1845.19 Died 9 Jul 1868, Detroit, MI.12,20 Cause: Heart disease.

From the History of Tioga Co., version of 1897.

"DR. JOEL ROSE was born in Roseville, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1820, a son of William Rose, a native of Rutland, Vermont, who came to Tioga county in 1806, settled on the site of Roseville, in what is now Rutland Township, being one of the first settlers of that part of the county. Joel attended the common schools in boyhood, and later studied medicine under Dr. Abel Humphrey, of Tioga, and graduated at Geneva Medical College, Geneva, N.Y. He commenced practice at Roseville, where he continued until 1863, in which year he removed to Detroit, Michigan, and followed his professional duties in that city until his death, July 9, 1868. Dr. Rose married Alvira Stevens, and reared a family of four children, viz: Celia D., deceased wife of J.H. Desrosiers; Frank H. a dentist of Wellsboro; Clara E., wife of Charles Pepper, of Chicago, and Elizabeth, deceased. Mrs. Rose resides with her daughter in Chicago.".

15 Elvira M. STEVENS12,19 (1820-1901) [6556]. Born Oct 1820, VT.10,17 Died 22 Feb 1901, Washington, D.C.21

From the Wellsboro Gazette.

March 8, 1901 - "Mrs. Elvira M. Rose, mother of Dr. Frank H. Rose, of this borough, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles N. Pepper, at Washington, D.C. on February 22d. Mrs. Rose was in her 81st year and was the widow of Dr. Joel Rose, who will be remembered by the older residents of Roseville, where he practiced his profession and lived for many years. The deceased lived in this borough with her son for some time, but for the past ten years had resided with her daughter. Funeral services were held in Washington and the remains were taken to Detroit for burial.".

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1"1920 Washington, D.C. census.".
2"Obituary of Helena Evans Sprague in the Hartford (CT) Courant, July 22, 2004.".
3"Engagement announcement of Helena Evans Palmer and Alexander Crasermann Wall in the New York Times, May 19, 1936".
4"Connecticut City Directory, Hartford, 1983".
5"1940 NY, chenectady, Nisksyuna census".
6"Engagement announcement of Nora Pepper and Beverly Price Evans in the Washington Post April 28, 1915.".
7"WWI Selective Service registration card".
8"Wedding announcement of Nora Rose Pepper and Beverly Price Evans in the Washingont Post.".
9"Social Security Death Index".
10"1890, 1900 and 1910 Washington, D.C. census.".
11"Estimated based on related dates and information".
12"History of Tioga Co., version of 1897".
13"Obituary of Charles Melville Pepper in the Wellsboro Agitator, November 12, 1930".
14"Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, 1902".
15"Death announcement of Mrs. C.M. Pepper in the Washington Post, February 2, 1911.".
16"Iowa Recorder chronology of the 1930's.".
17"1870 PA, Tioga, MIddlebury census".
18"Funeral announcement of Mrs. Charles M. Pepper in the Washington Post, Feb. 3, 1911.".
19"Marriage announcement of Dr. Joel Rose and Elvira M. Stevens in the Tioga Eagle, Dec. 10, 1845.".
20"Death announcement of Dr. Joel Rose in the Tioga County Agitator, July 29, 1868.".
21"Obituary of Elvira M. Rose in the Wellsboro Gazette, March 8, 1901".