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GO MAHYLAND 3U OBITUARIES Service set for Professor Makosky A memorial service for John Donald Makosky professor emeritus of English, former dean of the faculty and former chairman of the English department of Western Maryland College in Westminster will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the college's Baker Chapel. Dr. Makosky, 83, died Saturday after an extended illness. He retired as dean of the faculty and chairman of the English Department in 1969.

That year, he was honored with Western Maryland College's Distinguished Teaching Award. A 1925 alumnus of the college, he received his master's degree from Columbia University in 1926 and a doctorate of education from Columbia in 1949. The college presented him an honorary doctor of letters degree in 1973 during convocation ceremonies dedicated to him. The degree citation called him an "education statesman, humanist and creative spirit whose way among us has been a liberating influence in breaking the bonds of provincialism and establishing the pristine values of true liberal Caswell J. Caplan Real estate developer Services for Caswell J.

Caplan, a real estate developer, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Place. Mr. Caplan, who was 56 and lived on Cotswold Road, died Monday of cancer at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Active in the real estate business for many years, he was president of Time Realty which rehabilitated many apartments, including the Severn Apartments on Cathedral Street at Mount Vernon Place.

In rehabilitating the Mars Estates Apartments in Essex, Mr. Caplan sold units of the property to small investors in the same way that condominium apartments are sold to their occupants. Active in community affairs, he was a member of the State Advisory Board of Corrections from 1971 until 1975, serving as chairman the final year. Shortly thereafter, he was named to the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, of which he was still a member. He was also a former president of the board of Echo House, which provides social programs in West Baltimore and more recently was an active supporter of Hope Lodge, a residence for cancer patients and their families near University Hospital.

In 1980, Mr. Caplan was cited by the local chapter of the Red Cross for saving a woman who was caught in the undertow at a beach in the British West Indies. Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of Forest Park High School, where he was an all-Maryland guard on the football team and president of the Class of 1948. He also attended the University of Maryland. Mr.

Caplan was also a former member of the Coast Guard Reserve. He is survived by his wife, the former Constance Rose; two sons, Mark M. Caplan of Baltimore and Jonathan C. Caplan of Barcelona, Spain; a daughter, Catherine R. Caplan of New York: and two brothers, Henry H.

and Martin I. Caplan, both of Baltimore. The family suggested that memorial contributions could be made to the Caswell J. Caplan Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Oncology Center. May Grubert Wilson Artist of 'assemblages' May Grubert Wilson, an artist and former Baltimore resident, died Sunday at the Village Nursing Home in New York City.

She was 81. Mrs. Wilson was known for creating "assemblages" combinations of different materials. She made her first assemblage in 1957 by pasting hair combs and rags on a piece of cardboard that she painted white. She often used shoes, plates, saucers and dolls as materials in her art work.

A housewife and mother who turned to art when she was in her 40s. Mrs. Wilson was born in Baltimore and attended public schools until the ninth grade. At 15 she became a stenographer for a manufacturing firm and at 20 married William S. Wilson Jr.

In 1948 they moved to a farm in Phoenix. While there, she enrolled several correspondence courses in art and art history at the University of Chicago. While in Baltimore, she exhibited her work at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Peabody Book Shop as well as the Corcoran Gallery in Washington. Mrs. Wilson left Baltimore at the age of 61 in 1966 and began her art career in New York, where she had lived for the last 20 years.

She is survived by her daughter, Betty Jane Butler of Phoenix and Manteo, N.C.: a son, William S. Wilson Ill of New York, six grandchildren and one -granddaughter. The family has donated a collection of her work to the Baltimore Art Museum and has also established a fund in her name for the purchase of contemporary art. Private services were held in New English. He became full professor of English in 1947 and dean of the faculty in 1949.

He also served as interim dean of the faculty in 1972 and 1973. The former dean was past president of several organizations: the Debating Association of Pennsylvania College, the Maryland Association of Higher Education and the American Association of University Professors. Dr. Makosky had a lifelong appreciation for classical music. and often traveled with students Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia to attend opera, plays and concerts.

An ardent golfer and former golf coach, Dr. Makosky attended college tournaments and had several trophies named in his honor. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude Jones Makosky; a daughter, Doris Makosky Chalfin of Washington; two sons, Donald Makosky of Canton, N.Y., and Edmund Makosky of Taneytown, and six grandchildren. Memorial gifts may be made to the college library or the English Department. Private funeral services were planned.

JOHN DONALD MAKOSKY Dr. Makosky taught English at Washington College in Chestertown from 1926 to 1934, when he returned to Western Maryland College to serve as an assistant professor of York, but the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the May Wilson Fund, Baltimore Museum of Art. THE H. PHILLIPS JR. In praise With a of sky glass of in truly the royal city's blue gleaming reflecting off skyline, the Inner Susan Harbor's water played and with every her pane Strauss 8-month-old daughter, Emily, on Federal Hill yesterday.

The temperature was of autumn 76 degrees in the city and the same delightful weather is predicted for today. Man guilty of possessing slot machines By Phillip Davis Baltimore County Bureau of The Sun Bernard Sapperstein, owner of Bernie's Vending Service Inc. and the founder of the Save-A-Heart Foundation, was convicted yesterday of possessing slot machines in the form of electronic video poker machines. Gerald C. Ruter, deputy state prosecutor, noted that his office considers the poker machines equivalent to slot machines, which are illegal in Maryland.

Mr. Sapperstein, his company, and an employee named George Kelly were found guilty of a total of 30 counts of possession of the devices, which were seized from a number of Baltimore city and county establishments during a March 7, 1985, raid. Baltimore County Circuit Judge John P. Rellas gave both men probation before judgment, suspended their sentences and placed them on 18 months' probation. He fined the company $1,000 for each illegal machine, a total of $30,000.

Neither man had any comment as they walked out of the courtroom yesterday. According to a statement of facts read by Mr. Ruter at the trial, "For several years, the defendants have owned and placed several different types of electronic video gaming devices in bars, taverns and fraternal organizations throughout Baltimore and Baltimore Patrons who played the machines could accumulate points, and were paid off by the establishments' employees at the rate of 25 cents a Writing without a helmet tends to leave you callous SIMON, from 1D ROGER By this I mean that by the time it was over there was only one person critically wounded with a bullet wound to the stomach, seven others hospitalized and 19 arrested on charges such as possessing deadly weapons, assault and possession of drugs. The seven people hospitalized had facial fractures, head lacerations, cuts and bruises. The guy shot in the stomach died yesterday.

His alleged assailant is in custody. Depending on what news outlet you listened to, the event was either a "melee." a "brawl" or a "riot." One TV station said hundreds of people stampeded through the streets to avoid the gunfire. I saw one cyclist expressing his dismay on television. "The Inner Harbor is supposed to be neutral territory, not a war zone," he said. Neutral territory? War zones? Did somebody ask these guys to divide Baltimore up according to some battle map? One biker explained that this shooting may have been in retaliation for a fight last year.

Another said it was in retaliation for a fight two years ago. Another told police it was part of "a longstanding feud" between two motorcycle gangs. Naturally there were the usual protests by other bikers that the fighting was caused by a tiny minority, etc. I don't deny that. And we are lucky it is true.

Because if a majority of these 20,000 bikers ever decided to fight, the blood would run kneedeep in the streets of this city. But how many people does it really take to start a riot? How much gunfire does there have to be next time for some innocent person to be hit with a stray bullet? And how come when we hear about 20,000 stamp collectors or "Star Trek" fans or insurance salesmen gathering together at an event, we don't have to worry about bloodshed? Not only has this melee given the city a black eye and scared tourists, but you can imagine what Baltimore taxpayers are going to have to spend for police protection at next year's motorcycle event. But the big question is why, at a charity event, did some bikers show up with guns? After reading the mail, I think I know: They probably were afraid somebody was going to make them wear helmets. For progress, gardeners dig up 15 years of work GARDENS, from 1D "We had a picnic table, we had a barbecue and we had many a good time out there," she said yesterday, blinking back tears. At first, Mrs.

Guinn said, they were told that their gardens could remain, but later they were informed that there was not enough space for the sewage system, and the gardens would have to go. The residents were given two days, beginning Monday. to remove their plants. Most of her plants will go to her son, who has space for them at his home, and the apple tree will go to one of the men on the construction site who has helped her remove her Eleanore W. Pitt Civic activist Services for Eleanore Whiting Pitt, who was active in civic affairs in Baltimore in the late 1950s, were held yesterday in Dayton, Ohio.

Mrs. Pitt died Sunday at her home in Fairborn, Ohio, after a long illness. From 1957 until 1960, she lived in Baltimore, and her husband, Gavin A. Pitt, served as a vice president of the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. She served often as hostess for Milton S.

Eisenhower, then university president. Active in the Women's Civic League, she was named to head the 1961 Flower Mart but was unable to serve when she and her husband moved to Chicago. In Chicago, she served as vice president of a management consulting firm headed by her husband from 1963 until 1974. The former Eleanore Whiting was a native of New Haven, and a graduate of Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass. Her husband now is director of development for health affairs at State University in Fairborn.

She was active in a number of clubs in Dayton and the Saddle and Cycle Club in Chicago. In addition to her husband, her survivors include two sons, the Rev. Gavin A. Pitt Jr. of Waterville, Ohio, and Judson H.

Pitt of Chicago; and a daughter, Gaele Kastberg of Delafield, Wis. C. W. Hollingsworth Service station owner A Mass of Christian burial for Clement W. Hollingsworth, a retired service station owner, will be offered at 10 a.m.

tomorrow at St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church, 9200 Old Harford Road. Mr. Hollingsworth, who was 73 and lived on Waltham Woods Road in Parkville, died Sunday at the Good Samaritan Hospital after a short illness. Known as Holly, he retired in 1976 as owner of Holly's Citgo Sta-, tion in Parkville, which he operated for 10 years.

For about 15 years before that, he owned a Crown station in Govans after operating a Regal Laundry route in East Baltimore. Born in Baltimore, he was a 1933 graduate of the Polytechnic Institute. A life member of the Parkville Optimist Club, he was also a member of the Gibbons Club of Hamilton. He is survived by his wife, the former Elaine D. Siegel; a daughter, Sue A.

O'Neill of Towson: two sons, Robert W. Harrison Jr. of Parkville and Randolph W. Harrison of Essex; and 11 grandchildren. Esther E.

McGill School music teacher A memorial service for Esther E. McGill, a retired public-school music teacher, will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church on St. Paul Street. Mrs.

McGill, who lived in Northeast Baltimore, died Thursday after a long illness. She was 62. She retired from the Baltimore County school system in 1976. where she had taught music for 16 years. She also taught vocal skills to secondary students at a number of county schools.

The former Esther E. Ebersole was a native of Laverne, and a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. She also had a degree from San Francisco State College and a master's degree in music from the Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, Calif. Mrs. McGill was a soprano soloist at the Church of the Messiah on Harford Road and a member of the chorus of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, for which she had sung for a number of years.

She met her husband, Wilbur McGill, while both were on tour in Europe with the All-America Chorus in 1958. They were married in 1960. She was a member of Lovely United Methodist Church in Baltimore and the board of the Eastern Maryland Women's Aglow Fellowship, a cross-denominational women's Christian organization. She is survived by her husband; two sisters, Clara M. Flora and Olivene Flora, both of LaVerne, three brothers, Lynn of LaVerne, Elvin of Glendora, and Ray Ebersole of Claremont, and numerous nieces and nephews.

point. The businesses were then reimbursed by Bernie's Vending Service workers when they periodically emptied the machines of money. Mr. Sapperstein and Mr. Kelly both pleaded innocent to the charges but were found guilty by the judge.

Mr. Sapperstein's lawyer, Howard Cardin, told the judge of Mr. Sapperstein's standing in the community, especially as founder of the Save-A-Heart Foundation, which donates cardiac care equipment to local hospitals. According to Detective J. Douglas Dunlap of the Baltimore County police, the 1985 raid netted $14,103 in cash from George Kelly's car and $9,259 from the Bernie's Vending Service office in the 4100 block of Reisterstown Road.

All of that money will go toward payment of the fines, he said. Residents trying club youth at Carroll Park CENTER, from 1D out of cardboard. "If they've got millions of dollars to renovate Fells Point, and if they've got millions of dollars to build a new stadium, they could spend some money for the clubs," said 18-year-old Fred Bartlett Jr. Added 11-year-old James Martin: "We don't know where else to go." The other police youth club is in Southeast Baltimore, and the citysponsored recreation facilities in the South Baltimore area are some distance away. Councilman Joseph DiBlasi, D- 6th, who protested the closing during a City Council session Monday night, said police officials told him yesterday they would try and help him keep the center open.

Mr. DiBlasi said he is looking to raise money from the private sector to buy a new furnace. And Councilman Timothy D. Murphy, a 6th District colleague, said he would review the city's budget to find unappropriated dollars that might neled to the Police Department for a heating system. "It's in the budget.

We'll find it," said Mr. DiBlasi. Maj. Patricia A. Mullen, chief of the Police Department's youth division, said yesterday the department would be able to staff the center if money were found for a furnace.

The department provides a staff for the center, which it leases from the Bureau of Recreation and Parks for $1 a year. Two businessmen's organizations, Buddies Inc. and Saints and Sinners, provide money for programs and equipment, she said. Major Mullen said the department had hoped to buy a furnace with money from a $36.4 million refund the state received from the Exxon Corp. as part of a settlement for overcharging consumers for oil between 1975 and 1981.

She said she was told that the refund money was going to be spent to help low-income families weatherize their homes. Major Mullen said the furnace at the Bayard Street center has had problems for three years and finally quit in February, Although space heaters were used at times last winter, Major Mullen said she did not believe they were adequate to heat the cinder -block structure. She said the Police Department decided to close the building temporarily and reopen when it gets warmer. "We're doing everything we can right now," she said. John V.

Michel Retired pharmacologist A memorial service for John V. Michel, a retired chief pharmacolo-. gist at South Baltimore General Hos-: pital and a Lochearn resident for many years, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 929 Ingleside Ave. Mr.

Michel, 75, died Oct. 12 at his home after a long illness. Born in Baltimore, Mr. Michel was educated in the city schools and graduated from Clifton High School. He later attended the University of Maryland and graduated from the School of Pharmacy.

After working several years as a pharmacist at drugstores, he began a 26-year career at South Baltimore General Hospital in 1947. He retired as the hospital's chief pharmacologist in 1973. A golf and bridge enthusiast, Mr. Michel was a Lochearn resident for 44 years. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, the former Beatrice Mister; a son, Robert Michel of Virginia Beach. and two granddaughters. Mr. Michel's body was donated to the University of Maryland. The family suggests that memorial donations could be sent to Emmanuel Lutheran.

Everett L. Anthony Retired steel worker Funeral services for Everett L. Anthony, a retired steel worker, will be held at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the March funeral establishment, 4300 Wabash Ave. in Baltimore.

Mr. Anthony, who lived in West Baltimore, died of a heart attack Saturday at Lutheran Hospital. He was 61 years old. A Baltimore native, before his retirement he was employed in the tin mill at Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 39 years.

He served in the Navy during World War II. He belonged to St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, the former Eleanor Allen: a son, Alvin Anthony: two daughters, Beverly Anthony and Roslin Anthony: two stepdaughters, Ellen Morgan and Winnie Moore, all of Baltimore: four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Deaths elsewhere fence posts and promised to help her dig up a tree whose roots have grown deep into the ground.

"It's a shame," said Grace Graczkowski. 67, who has lived on Elliott Street for 30 years. She had a small plot surrounded by cement blocks where she grew tomatoes, ice plants and Mexican roses, which she has replanted in plastic pots. "We used to have picnics out there and (plastic) swimming pools for the kids. felt a little sad." said Mrs.

guinn, who has lived in the area 40 years. "But you can't stop progress. The nursing home means a great deal to a lot of people, and it will bring jobs to Ronald F. Kass, the former president of Apple Records and Joan Collins' third husband, was buried in a private ceremony yesterday. Mr.

Kass died Oct. 17 but his family requested that no information be released until after the funeral services, said Dick Fisher of Forest Lawn Mortuary Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. His age and the cause of death were not released. Miss Collins met Kass in London in the late 1960s, when she was working in English films and television and Mr. Kass, an American, was president of Apple Records.

They married in 1972, and Mr. Kass began producing television specials and motion pictures, assisting Miss Collins emergence in a series of films. The first in the series was "The Stud." based on a steamy novel by Miss Collins' sister, Jackie..