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

Chapter Grandfulius Earl Waller, Williams, '05Julius Earl Waller, Williams, '05,died at his home, 11 Front Street,Schenectady, New York, of pneumoniaon January 28, 1931. BrotherWaller had been in poor health forthe past eight months but his end cameas a great shock to his many friends inthis city.Born in Skaneateles, New York, in1882 where his family had lived forfive generations, he attended the publicschools of that city and thenmatriculated at Lawrenceville Prep.Upon graduation he entered WilliamsCollege and graduated in the class of1905. He entered the brokerage businessat once in the employ of Mclntyre& Marshall, members of the NewYork Stock Exchange. In 1907 he wasnamed manager of their uptownbranch at 516 Fifth Avenue, NewYork City, and when this concernclosed their offices a year later, hebecame manager of the Saranac LakeOffice of R. H. Fiero & Company,which position he held until transferredas manager of the SchenectadyOffice in 1911. In 1915 Foster &Adams, also members of the New YorkStock Exchange, took over the branchoffices of Fiero & Company andBrother Waller continued as manageruntil January 1, 1927, when he wasmade a member of the firm and becametheir resident partner.Brother Waller married GraceStreet of Darien, Connecticut, in 1911and is survived by his wife and threechildren, Julius E. Waller, Jr., WilliamStreet Waller, and Grace EleanorWaller, two brothers and one sister,H. E. Waller of Schenectady, andE. C. Waller of Augusta, Georgia, andMrs. William T. Thorne of Skaneateles.Always active in the business life ofSchenectady, he was a member of the[476]better business committee of the chamberof commerce. He was president ofthe Mohawk Club in 1928 and vicepresidentof the Mohawk Golf Club in1930, also serving on the board ofgovernors of both institutions. He wasa member of the Williams Club ofNew York City and the SchenectadyCurling Club.• • •Herbert W. Gall, California, '27Herbert W. Gall, California, '27,was killed early in March while testinga new pursuit plane built for theNavy by the Boeing Airplane Companyin Seattle, Washington. He wasputting the machine through a highspeed test at about two miles elevation.Suddenly, witnesses saw the propellerhurtle off into space, and a momentlater the engine, beginning torace, burst from its support and shottoward the ground.With his plane ofif balance andweaving crazily several hundred feetin the air, "Hap" attempted to maneuverit toward a field on a bluff overlookingthe Duwamish Valley, wherehe had been flying. He righted it Qnceor twice; then it would go wildly intoa tail spin. When not more than 300feet from the ground Herb was seenstanding in the cockpit preparing tojump. He was unable to do so becauseof a crazy lurch of the plane, and wasable to leave the ship only when it wasabout 25 feet above the patch, themotorless plane side-slipping into thebrush."Hap" survived but a few hours, dyingthe same evening from injuriesreceived in his tragic fall.Herb Gall was well known by anumber of members of the Washingtonchapter, having visited it during hiscollege days, and having made severalof us most completely at home in