Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1932, Page 10

- A—10 DR. NELSON GAPEN FATALLY STRICKEN Was Retired Army Surgeon and Professor and Execu- tive of G. U. Schools. Dr. Nelson Gapen, retired Army sur- geon and professor and executive mem- ber of the faculties of the Georgetown University schools of medicine and den tistry, died yesterday afternoon at Géorgetown University Hospital, follow- ing a sudden illness and operation. He was & native of this city, and resided at 4415 Seventeenth street Despite the fact that he had not been fn the best of health recently, Dr.| Gapen had attended steadily to his duties at Georgetown, and Wednesday taught his class in therapeutics as usual. He was stricken early yesterday, and went to the hospital to obtain treat- ment for mastoids which had developed. Friends on the faculties, some of whom saw him at the hospital, were surprised and shocked to hear of his death a few hours later. Complications had devel- oped which aggravated his case and made an immediate operation necessary. Long Army Career. Dr. Gapen was recognized as an & thority in therapeutics, and had had a Jong career in the Army. He was| prominent in medical society circles | and as a member of the American Col- lege of Physicians Born in’Washington, he was 53 years | old January 3 last. Dr. Gapen was graduated from a Washington high school in 1896, and four years later obtained his degree of doctor of medi- cine from Georgetown. Owing to his superior scholarship, he was made a member of the faculty upon his gradu- ation and acted as demonstrator in anatomy for the freshman class. At the time of his death Dr. Gapen held the position of professor and chair- man of the department of matetia medica, pharmocology and therapeutics, lecturing in the latter subject in the junior classes at the medical school. He also was a member of the executive staffs of the Georgetown Hospital and of the dental school. Preferring an Army career, Dr. Gapen was commissioned as an assistant sur- geon, with the rank of first lieutenant, in 1902, and was graduated from the Army Medical College the following year. He later pursued post-graduate studies at the Harvard Medical School, and in 1922, just before rejoining the Georgetown faculty permanently, he at- tended special courses at the University of Michigan Medical School. Disabled in Service. During his Army career Dr. Gapen was stationed several times in Wash- ington, and on these occasions served on the Georgetowrt medical staff in various capacities. He was retired from the y December 31, 1917, for dis- ability in the line of duty, having been promoted through the grades of lieuten- ant colonel in the Medical Corps During the World War Dr. Gapen was recalled to active Army duty on two occasions, being given the rank of colonel. He was at one time chairman of the Examining Board for the Avia- tion Corps. He served in this country during the war from January, 1918, to October 4 of that year, and from No- vember 4, 1919, to November 30, 1919 By act of Congress on June 21, 1930, he was given retired rank of colonel. Dr. Gapen was a friend as well as teacher to the students under him. His | long years at Georgetown over differ- ! ent periods made him one of the best | known members of the faculty. | He is survived by his widow, Mrs. | Myra Dunnington Gapen, and & daugh- | ter, Mrs. Mary Gapen Lanham, who is | expected here from Fort Benning, Ga. Her husband, Ldeut. C. T. Lanham, is stationed there. Puneral arrangements await her arrival. WORN OUT BY SEARCH Collapses From Exhaustion After Receiving Treatment for Blis- ter on His Heel. DR. NELSON GAPEN. HrYrAi'I'TSVlLLE MASONIC LODGE NAMES OFFICERS George Haines Appointed Wor- shipful Master of Mount Her- mon Group. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., January 8— These officers of Mount Hermon Lodge, No. 179, F. A. and A. M. of Hyattsville, have been installed: George Haines, worshipful master; D. Hazen McLeod, senior warden: Robert P. Straka, junior warden; Dr. 8. M MacMillan, secretary; William A.Shep- herd, treasurer; M. M. Clark, tiler; T. Hammond _ Welsh, trustee; Myron Creese, C. Forrest Dickey, members of the Board of Managers; Frank K. Hal ley, “senior deacon; Harry B. Shaw,| Jjunior deacon; Charles E. Prince, jr., senlor steward; Ray L. Stevens, junior steward, and Rev. D. Hobart Evans, chaplain. Installation was conducted by Grand Inspector Joseph S. Haas, assisted by Past Master Ralph W, Frey. THE WEATHER District of Columbis—Rain tonight, probably ending tomorrow morning; colder tomorrow night; lowest tempera- ture tonight about 38 degrees; general to moderate northeast winds becoming northwest tomorrow. | Maryland—Rain in east and central | and rain or snow in extreme west por- tions tonight and probably tomorrow morning; colder tomorrow night; mod- erate to fresh northeast shifting to northwest winds. Virginia—Rain tonight, probably end- ing tomorrow morning; colder tomor- row night; fresh northeast shifting to northwest winds. West_Virginia—Cloudy, probably oc- casional light rain or snow flurries to- night and tomorrow; somewhat colder tomorrow in north portion. Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. Barometer. Inches. 30.22 30.26 30.25 30.23 30.23 30.22 4 pm. . »m. Year ago ! 39,noon. Year ago. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Tomorrow, 9:00 a.m. 3:25am. 924 pm. 3:39 pm. Today. oo 8:10&m. 2:37am. 8:38 p.m. 2:50 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sets. 5:02 5:03 Moon, today.. 8:21am. 5:40 pm. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1932, Average. January . 264 | February Worn out by days of futile search | March for employment years old, of Rock: lapsed at the Riggs' Baths Clifton Nelms, 19 | April . Mount, N. C,, col- | May . Pifteenth | June . and G streets, late yesterday, and was | July . carried to Emergency Hospital for first- | August . aid_treatment, The youth told police he left home 1081 857 several weeks ago and tramped the |November .. ... 237 ggg streets of virtually every city on his northward journey in quest of work. | He arrived here Wednesday and spent | two more days in a vain hunt for a | job, Nelms went to Riggs' Wednesday aft- ernoon, and after getting a bath at the establishment he was treated for a blister on the right heel by W. E Butcher, assistant manager, who | offered to help him find work. Returning late yesterday, Nelms was | Abilene, Tex....3032 0 ¥ vas | Albany. N. ¥ 302 again treated for the blister and was | Albany No Y. 3024 about to leave the place after being December .. .... » 7.56 Weatner in Various Cities. Btations. cn Pt.cloudy Atlantic _City. Faln told by Butcher that he had not yet |Baitimore, Md.. 3 found an opening for him when he | Birmingham ... 3010 collapsed Members of the Pire Rescue Squad rushed the boy to Emergency Hospital. Staff physicians treatea the youth for exhaustion and discharged him. Hos- pital officials _said suffering from hunger. FIRE FUND DEFAULTER WILL ESCAPE ACTION |#icsiandicriz i Capitol Heights Volunteers to Ac- | cept Return of $102 Converted | Oklehowms o | Omana From Department. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md Nelms was not | Columbia, S. C. Bismarck, N. D. 30.30 ston, Muss... 30.24 Buffalo, N. Y... 3014 narleston, 8.C. 30.08 L 30,16 nnati, Ohio 30.14 Cleveland, Ohio. 30.12 Pt.cloudy Cloudy ain Pt cloudy Cloudy Clear Sonvile Fla. 30 08 it Pclon Los “Angeler. ... 3028 Clear®” | Louisville. ~ Ky 30 lear Cloudy Miam! or P cloudy Ral January | Port 8.—No action will be taken by the local | Ral v al olunteer _Fire Department against Anthony Fochett, captain of the de- | partment, said to have converted $102 of the department’s funds to his own | use, it George Finger, financial secretary { Capt. Fochett's fate was considered | at an executive meeting of the depart- | ment. Mr. Finger's announcement said | the captain would pay the amount due | the department Capt. Fochett claimed he was slugged and robbed of money _Tuesday night. Under grilling by Constable Earle Blackwell he admitted later that | hes the story of the robbery was a fabri- cation. DEMANDS JU!:?Y TRIAL IN MAYOR’S ASSAULT Capitol Heights Freed on $100 Bond After Arraignment. Councilman Is By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. January, 8.—Harry Evans, member of the Town Councl, demanded a jury trial when arraigned before Judge J. Chew Sheriff esterday on charges of assault and attery on George Finger, president of the Council. He is at liberty on bond of $100. Evans is said to have pulled Finger from an automobile during an argu- ment over payment of salaries to cer- tain town employes. He is represented by Attorney Thomas J. Luckett. Payl 0.02 b 30,2 was announced last night by | Seattle. Spokane Tampa, Fla WASH., D. C... 3022 © Cloudy 0:24 Rain FOREIGN. Grenwich time, today.) ature. Weather. L Fogey Paris. P 4 A Vienna Rai 1lin, 3 Rain Br Cloudy Zur ain Part cloudy Spain .. 56 Cloudy (N Greenwich ‘time. today.) Horta (Fayal), Azores... 5 Current observations.) Hamilton, Bermuda Sen Juan, Porto Rico... 16 Havana, Cuba 2 L3 Colcn, Canal Zone...!... 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