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

Vol. LV, No. 6THESCROLLPHI DELTA THETAstanding citizen of Chicago and wasfor many years among the leaders inthe real estate field. In later yearshis attention was given exclusively tothe handling of his own properties.Besides Mrs. Boddie he leaves a sonand a daughter. In the passing ofBrother Boddie the country loses auseful citizen; $ A ©, a loyal member;and his family, a devoted husbandand father. Requiescat in pace.FRANK J. R. MITCHELL,Northwestern, '96• • •George Louis Eppler, Gettysburg, '04George Louis Eppler, Gettysburg,'04, prominent attorney, died at theMercy Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland,January 6, 1931, of a fracture ofthe skull received in an accidental fall.Brother Eppler was a native ofCumberland and the son of Mrs. CatherineA. W. Eppler and the late WilliamF. Eppler. He was a graduateof Gettysburg College and the Universityof Maryland Law School as wellas a student of special courses at theJohns Hopkins University.He began the practice of law inCumberland in 1907. Going into politics,he was elected to the State Senate,representing Allegany County,and served in the sessions of 1918-20.In June, 1920, Governor Albert C.Ritchie appointed him a member of theState Industrial Accident Commission,reappointing him in April, 1925, for aterm of six years. In 1926 BrotherEppler was a candidate for nominationto Congress but was defeated inthe primaries.Brother Eppler was recognized asan authority on workmen's compensation.One of his outstanding achievementswas his effort in behalf of a billin 1920, which resulted in the appointmentof a commission to work out asatisfactory mining statute.Brother Eppler was past worthypresident of the Fraternal Order ofEagles of Cumberland and assistantcommissioner of the State for its oldage pension movement. He was also[409]past exalted ruler of the CumberlandLodge of Elks, and was active in theLoyal Order of Moose, Junior OrderUnited American Mechanics and ImprovedOrder of Red Men.EUGENE CREED, JR.• • •Ezra D. Smith, Colorado, '26Ezra D. Smith, Colorado, A.C. '26,former coach of the Englewood HighSchool athletic teams, died in the Portersanitarium in Denver, January 2,1930, upon being fatally hurt whilemaking a ski jump on the GeneseeMountain course.Brother Smith, although an expertskier, lost his balance during a leap,and the resulting entanglement of hisskis caused him to pitch head foremostover the fifty-foot ledge bordering thecourse. Believing himself to be unhurt,beyond a wrenched shoulder, hewalked unaided to his car and droveback to Denver. There he was suddenlyseized with a terrific pain, whichupon examination, was disclosed asbeing caused by a ruptured kidney.An immediate operation was performed,but shock, together with lossof blood, resulted in his death.He was twenty-nine years old. Heattained prominence on the gridironin 1923-24 as a tackle on the footballteam at the Colorado AgriculturalCollege. He was a conference championwrestler during the same years.He took over the coaching duties atEnglewood High School a year ago.Previously, he had been a teacher in ahigh school at Algonac, Michigan.He is survived by his parents, Mr.and Mrs. Edward Smith of Hayden,Colorado. C. W. LOVE• • *Dr. Willis E. Ford, Colgate, '10Dr. Willis E. Ford, Colgate, '10,died at his home in Utica, New York,-on January 29. Dr. Ford was born inBelfast, New York, February 23, 1850,and will always be remembered by hismany friends as one of the greatestbenefactors of Colgate University, of