1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Chapter GrandHumphrey Robinson Keeble,Washington and Lee, '02H. Rob Keeble, Washington andLee, '02, was fatally burned in a gasexplosion at his home in Houston,Texas, August 31. He died in a hospitalearly the following day from theinjuries he had received. BrotherKeeble, aged 45, was a retired lawyer.He was a semi-invalid, havingsufifered a stroke of paralysis severalyears ago. - The exact details of theaccident were not known, since hewas alone in the house at the timeexcept for one roomer, but it is thoughtthat an accumulation of gas from leakyfixtures in the bathroom became ignitedfrom a cigarette when BrotherKeeble entered the room. He wasblown through the closed door of theroom by the force of the explosion andthe shock combined with the severeburns he received resulted in his deatha few hours later. Brother Keeble hadformerly lived at Abilene, Texas wherehe engaged in the practice of law. Heis survived by the widow, one daughter,a sister, and a brother. Burial wasin Abilene.• • •Jackson Carter, Chicago, '09Pneumonia claimed the life of aprominent Indianapolis attorney, JacksonCarter, Chicago, '09, October 12at the Hoosier capital. Brother Jacksonhad been in ill health for severalweeks but had been seriously ill only afew days. He was a partner in thefirm of Taylor and Carter, the othermember of the firm being his stepfather.Brother Carter, was educatedat Howe Military Academy and theUniversity of Chicago. He had formerlyserved as deputy prosecuting attorneyfor Marion County under theadministration of Prosecutor WilliamP. Evans, De Pauw, '07. He had also[109]held a number of judicial positions andwas widely known among the attorneysof Indianapolis. During theWorld War he served with the IndianaNational Guard. Brother Carteris survived by his widow, hismother, and two brothers. Burial wasin Indianapolis. The Indianapolis BarAssociation held memorial servicesOctober 14 in honor of Brother Carter.• •*• *John Thomas Foster, Indiana, '80John T. Foster Indiana, '80, diedduring the spring at Lakeland, Florida,where he and Mrs. Foster had beenspending the winter and early springmonths. He was a member of an insurancefirm at Bloomington, Indiana.Brother Foster, who was 73 years oldat the time of his death, had spent manyyears as a teacher, but for twentyyears past he had been in the insurancebusiness.* • *Arthur Byron Gilbert, Vermont, '89Arthur B. Gilbert, Vermont, '89, becamean initiate of the Chapter Grandlast April 11. He died at Teaneck,New Jersey after a brief illness withpneumonia. Brother Gilbert, the sonof a Baptist minister, was born inVermont in 1866. Following his graduationfrom the University of Vermonthe engaged for a short time in thelife insurance business and then enteredthe employ of The EngineeringNews in New York City. He became,in 1898, assistant business manager ofthis publication and later served ascirculation manager of three McGraw-Hill periodicals. He was particularlysuccessful in developing the classifiedadvertising sections of these magazines.At the time of his death he hadrecently become associated with the