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

THESCROLLPHI DELTA THETAJanuary, 1931manhood. He became a charter memberof Texas Beta in 1883. For anumber of years after his graduationfrom the state university BrotherSmith engaged in the practice of lawat Galveston, where for a time heserved as city attorney. Later he enteredbanking. Brother Smith wasone of the authors of the charter whichplaced Galveston under the city commissionform of government, the firstcity in the United States to be so governed.He was a member and at onetime president of the deep water committeewhich worked for the improvementof Galveston as a port./. Gilbert McDonough, Wisconsin, '00On December 2, 1930, occurred thedeath of J. Gilbert McDonough, Wisconsin,'00, at his home in Eau Claire,Wisconsin. He had been ill but a fewdays with pneumonia.Brother McDonough was born inEau Claire October 17,1875, and spentmost of his life there. He was marriedin 1920 to Miss Louise Allgeyer ofNew Orleans, who, with a smalldaughter, Martha, survive him.For many years Brother McDonoughwas a member of the sales staffof the McDonough ManufacturingCompany, which specialized in sawmillmachinery, as traveling representativefor the company. He was of an inventiveturn of mind and worked outa number of inventions, the most outstandingof which was a trade andgrade marking machine for lumber,and more recently an internal steelgrinding machine, now in wide use inthe automobile manufacturing industry.His marking machine was the matterof long litigation with the Weyerhaueserlumber interests over patentsin which Brother McDonough was returnedthe victor after the case hadbeen carried to the United States courtof appeals.Phis in the family of Brother Mc­Donough are Lee T. Pond, Wisconsin,[286]'10, and Emmett Horan,'11, both cousins.• • •Wisconsin,Lieut. Col. Edward R. Morris,DePauw-Cornell, '79Lieut. Col. E. R. Morris, DePauw-Cornell, '79, died January 26, 1930.After graduating from Cornell, BrotherMorris entered the Bellevue MedicalCollege in New York City.After finishing at this school in 1884he entered the army as a lieutenant inthe Medical Corps. He served in theGeronimo campaign in Arizona againstthe Apache Indians during 1885 and1886. In 1898 he was in the Philippines,was in the battle of lUoilo andJaro River, and was retired for disabilityin line of duty in 1909. From1917 to 1920 he again served on theactive list during the World War.Brother Morris was always interestedin the Fraternity and was extremelyactive as an alumnus.JOSEPH H. MCKANE• • •*•Joseph E. Crews, DePauw, '82Joseph E. Crews, DePauw, '82, diedat his home in Houston, Texas, December1, only two months after hehad retired from a service of fortyeightyears in various capacities withthe Railway Express Company. Heis survived by one daughter. BrotherCrews was buried with Masonichonors by the Grand Commandery,Knights 'Templar of Texas, of whichhe was Grand Warden. His railwayservice in the West had gone back tothe days when the West was in themaking. Stage coaches were used fortransporting both passengers and baggagein those days. Brother Crewshad lived in Houston since 1904. Hebecame statistician with the ExpressCompany in 1911.• • •Roland F. Andrews, Cornell, '00Captain Roland F. Andrews, Cornell,'00, editor of the Worcester Tele-