1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL 301The Sir Knights present were privileged to witness an unusual and novel featurein the commandery. Master Willard J. Buntain, the 6-year-old son of SirKnight C. M. Clay Buntain, a member of Ivanhoe Commandery, was brought into theasylum and put through the manual of arms and orders of march, which heexecuted with a skill that would be a credit to a trained veteran drillmaster. Heartyapplause followed this marvelous performance on the part of the bright little fellowand he and his father were congratulated on all sides.Brown—Percy Winchester Gardner, '03, was the subject of a full pagefeature article with cartoon illustrations in the Sunday Tribune of Providence,R. I., December i, 1912, under the title: "Well-known Men as Others SeeThem. The Man who put the Young Men into the Young Men's RepublicanClub—'One of the Best Known of the Party Leaders, Youngest of NationalBank Directors." In addition to his political and financial activities, BrotherGardner has been prominently connected with the Rhode Island NationalGuard, for three years has been a director in the Providence Y. M. C. A., fortwo years president of the Providence Alumni Club of Phi Delta Theta, andwhile in college was captain of the debating team which twice defeated Dartmouth.Center—Judge William McDonald Shaw, '81, of the Kenton county (Kentucky)Circuit court died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, November 27,1912, at his home, 423 Wallace Avenue, Covington. He had been a-suffererfrom locomotor ataxia for the last two years. His widow and a son survivehim. Judge Shaw was a candidate for re-election two years ago, but was defeatedby Judge Frank M. Tracey, the present incumbent, by one vote. JudgeShaw's father, also a distinguished jurist, died only three weeks before. TheKenton County Bar Association met Wednesday afternoon to take action onthe death of Judge Shaw. A committee, appointed by the association to drawup resolutions on the death of Judge Shaw's father, has not yet reported, andit is expected the committee will include both jurists in the resolution.Kentucky State—Robert McDowell Allen, '00, is thus mentioned by theWashington correspondent of the Louisville Herald in writing of the attitudeof former President Roosevelt to the Pure Food and Drugs Act:After the passage cf the food and drugs bill, in the Senate, the friends of purefood packed their grips and went triumphantly home, believing the fight won—allexcept Doctor Wiley, who was stationed in Washington, and Robert M. Allen, ofFrarutfort, Ky., who was at that time secretary of the State Food and Dairy Commissioners'National organization.If anyone worked harder or more efficiently for a Federal food and drugs lawthan Bob Allen, I did not happen to meet up with him in Washington. Allen knows—if Doctor Wiley forgets—what part Mr. Roosevelt played in the pure food fightat this, its most critical stage. And I happen to know, because at the behest ofAllen and Wiley I was keeping tabs on the President. In my presence Mr. Rooseveltwrote and dispatched a number of notes to Speaker Cannon—all relating to the purefood bill.Randolph-Macon—Dr. Frederick W. Parham, '75, house surgeon of theNew Orleans Charity Hospital, is just completing an operation that will giveto a patient an entire new lower jaw, manufactured from other parts of hisbody. A portion of one of-the patient's ribs furnished the new jawbone. Someweeks ago Hypolite Loria of Taft, La., was brought here with what seemedan incurable case of cancer. The disease practically had destroyed his lowerjaw and he ate with difficulty. The initial operation performed November 22,consisted of the removal of the lower jaw and all the glands connected with it.The taking of a portion of the ribs proved a comparatively simple affair.Loria receives nourishment through a tube inserted in the lower part of thethroat and is given liquids only. By means of a pad and pencil he makesknown his wants, being deprived temporarily of all power of speech.The rest of his reconstructed face will be supplied from various parts of hisanatomy. The back of the neck is to furnish the skin that is to be grafted onlast, and which will be the finishing touch. Saturday is the day scheduledfor the skin grafting.—New Orleans dispatch. New York JJ'orld, November30, 1912.