Evening star., 1925-08-30
MAT THEW HALE'S
DEATH IS SUDDEN
New York and Washington
AttorneVDies in George
town<HospitaI.

Matthew Hale. attorney of New
York and Washington. Massa chusetts
member Of the Progressive national
committee in 1912. and iiater appointed
by President Wilson uhember Of the
Wage Umpire Board. died suddenly
Yesterday morning at Georgetowu
University Hospital.
Mr.. Hale had been i'll for about =
month from chronic myocarditis, had
been in the hospital for about two
weeks, and was recovering remark
ably well, according to physicians.
when ne was suddenly stricken by
cerebral enbOlism and died within
three minutes.
Mrs. Hale at Side.
In the hospital room with Mr. Hale
when he died were Mrs. Hale, the
family physician. DIR Casimir LeibeN
and nurse. The patient had been re
covering 50 rapidly from his chronic
illness that he had eaten q hearty
breakfast and was making plans 10
leave the hospital and 90 To his home
in New York State early This week.
Suddenly he was seen to weaken.
close his eyes apd lie hack in bed.
Death came almost Immediately.
Funeral arrangements probably viii
be made this morning when members
of the family gather NJ the Bancroft
Apartments. 1927 Nineteenth street
where Mrs. Hale had been ma king her
temporary home. Her brother, Ralph
Piper of Boston. is en- route TO Wash
ington. and d sister Of Mr.. Hale IS
coming from New York City. The
four children of Mr. and Mrs. Hale
Matthew, jr.; Anne. Elizabeth and
Eleanor. We're said last night 10 he
at the old family home a Westporr,
y. y. Although final decision had
not been made. ii was thought likely
that burial would be in Westport.
Lived in Capital.
Mr.. Hale had lived in Washington
from 1919 until short time ago. when
he left the Capital to take up the
practice Of law in New York City,
making his home at Morristown. y. J.
During their life in the Capital Mr..
and Mrs. Hale resided at 1884 Mas
sachusettS avenue. and he was asso-
ciated in law and business with
Hardin b. Arledge. with offices in the
Munsey Building Mr.. Hale did not
give up all his connections in Wash
ington. however. when he went to-
| New York. and usually made busi'
ness trip at least once a month TO
Washington. 1t was while on one Of
these trips recently that he was taken
| so i'll as to have TO go to the hospital
MIR. Hale was 43 years old and wa :
| born in Alban ny. He raduated from
| Harvard with Phi Beta Kappa hon
ors, married Anne Taggard Piper Of
! Cambridge Mass and entered the
practice of law i'll Boston. In 1913 he
purchased the Boston Journal, but
later branChed out into shipping inter
eSts. with which he was associated for
| practically the remainder of his life.
| Mr.. Hale was prominent in the Pro
gressiVe movement in 1872. and was
! Massa chuSetts member of the Progress
i sive national committee. lie turned
| later To Woodrow Wilson. whom he
supported for President, and was ap-
ipointed member of the Wage Umpire
| Board. Mr.. Hale was member Of
the South Atlantic States Association,
| of which he was president from 1919
to 1922; member Of the National Mer-
chant Marine Association. United
| States Ship Operators Association and
! American Merchant Marine Joint
| Commission. He belonged TO the Uni
tartan Church and the fraternal order
! of Masons.