Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-04
THE LATE DIR. j. E. MORGAN.
The Funeral This Afternoon-Usefu and
Honorable Career of the Deceased.

The funeral Of Dr. James Ethelbert Morgan
occurred at ST. Patrick's church at O'Clock
this afternoon. Rev. Father W. F. Clarke, s. J.,
dictated, assisted by Rev. Father John A. Nor
gan, S. j., Of Philadelphia. The interment will
be at Mount Olivet Between IL and o'clock
the remains were viewed by many of the friends
and old patients of the deceased. The friends
of the family assembled at the house at g. 80,
and proceeded from there to the church, where
the services were held. A large number of the
most prominent citizens and nearly all the
leading men in the medical profession paid
tribute of honor and esteem to the deceased.
DR.. Francis NJ. Gunnell, DR.. Louis Mackall,
DIR. J. ". Toner, DR.. Daniel b. Clarke, Mr. l. F.
Young. Mr.. j. &. NanderyoOrt. Senator j. ).
Barbour and Judge Frederick Stone served as
honorary pall-Learers. The active pall-bearers
were: Mr.. Vim. W. Boarman. DIR. LLOYD Ma
gruder. DR.. G. V. Boarman, Mr.. j. H. Magru-
der, DIR. Edwin Lee Morgan. Mr.. Eugene Nor
gan. Mr.. Robert Grain. Mr.. Carroll Digges Mr..
Clifford Boarman and DR.. Vim. '. Marmion.
THE MOST HONORABLE POSITIONS
in the medical fraternity of Washington have
been bestowed upon DR.. Morgan during his
many years of practice inithe District, and he
held the honor and esteem of the whole COM
munity as physician and as citizen. He has
practiced medicine IN Washington for more
than forty years. first taking up his practice in
South Washington. For the past eighteen
years he has been located in the central part of
the city, and his practice has been extensive in
ali quarters OF the city.
DR.. Morgan was born in St. Mary's county,
Maryland, September %, 1922. his ancestors
belonging to the families of Morgan, Mon
mOuthshire, and Cecil, of Kent. England.
They were an old Roman Catholic family.
After collegiate education at st. Johns col
lege, Maryland, he graduated in medicine in
1915 and at once begun practice in Washington.
In 1913 he was appointed demonstration of
anatomy in the National Medical college. Four
years later he accepted the chair of physiology
in the medical department of the University of
Georgetown. and afterward the chair Of medi-
cal jurisprudence, and from time to time was
chosen to higher honors in the medical faculty
of the university, with which he was connected
for nearly thirty years. For the past twelve years
he has been emeritus professor in the UNIVERSITY
During his long professional career he has
filled many positions of honor, among them
the presidency of the Medical association and
Medical society of the District and was a
member of the judicial council of the Ameri-
can medical association for many years. Some
thirty years ago he was attending physician to
the Washington asylum when that institution
was in its infancy. He had charge of the large
quartermasters' hospitals at Farragut square,
in this city. during the late war, and at the time
of his death was member of the advisory
UOdrus OF tne COlumDla lylng-ln hospital and or
the Central dispensary and Emergency hospital
In the early days of the city DIR. Morgan served
IN the board of common council and the board
of aldermen, and was surgeon of the militia of
the District about 1854 having Dr. Jas. Grimes
as his assistant. His fondness for the teaching
of medicine attracted many students to him,
twenty-five being the number of his pupils dur
ing one year. Among the students were Frank
NJ. Gunnell, surgeon L. s. N. DR.. George L.
Aiagruder, ". II. Gardiner, surgeon [. S. A.;
DR.. J. Wells Herbert, DIR. Frank ". Mead, U. s.
marine hospital service; DR.. Charles v Boar
man and DR.. c. VI. Hammett.
He leaves a widow and six children: three
sons and three daughters. Two of the sons are
in his professionals. E. Carroll Morgan, the
throat specialist, and DIR. J. Dudley Morgan,
who has succeeded to the practice of his father.
A third son. Cecil. is clerk of the United States
court at Macon, Ga. The eldest daughter is
the wife of United States Judge Emory Speer,
OF Georgia.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY
was held at the Georgetown college law build
ing to take action relating to DIR. Morgan's
death. DR.. Charles E. Hagner presided and
DR.. Samuel L. Adams acted as secretary. A
committee consisting of Drs. Louis Mackall l..
{. Busey, j. VI. Toner, John 3. Hamilton. and
q. p. Fenwick were appointed to draw up ap-
propriate resolutions to be forwarded to the
bereaved family. A biographical sketch was
read by DR.. Nackall and remarks were made
by Drs. Toner, Busev d. 4. Hagner, Murphy,
and McArdle. DIR. Morgan was the Oldest resi-
dent member, and is the fifth prominent mem
Der OF the society who has died since January