Evening star., 1932-10-28
DR.. s. N. R|NEHART
D|ESAT HOME HERE
Husband of Famous Writer
to Be Buried Tomorrow
in Arlington.
DR.. Stanley Marshall Rinehart, IS,

Dr. Stanley Marshall Rinehart, IS.
prominent physician and husband Of
Mary Roberts Rinehart. famous novel
ist and short-story writer, died early
today at his home, 2419 Massachusetts,
avenue, after an illness of nearly a
year.
When Dr. Rinehart first was stricken
Ill last Spring efforts to overcome an
arthritic condition led him to Baden
Baden, Germany, for special treatment.
He did not respond as quickly as he
had hoped and returned to Washington.
where he was patient at Emergency
Hospital for an extended period. There
his recovery was marked. so that 1t was
believed he could go to mountain
camp near Old Forge, N. Y. .
The illness, however, had weakened
his heart and he was stricken almost
Immediately on his arrival in the noun
tairfs. He was transferred to a hos
pital at Utica and brought back to
Washington several months ago.
Native Of Pittsburgh.
DR.. Rinehart was a native Of Pitts
burgh, where he was born January
25. 1867 He was graduated from Adrian
College at Adrian, Mich, in 1888, anf
Medical College at Philadelphia.
Returning to Pittsburgh following his
work at Hahnemann, DR.. Rinehart be-
came q member of the staff OF the
Pittsburgh Homeopathic Hospital and
1t was during that period that he and
his wife first met. According to Mrs.
Rinehart's own account in her my
Story" she was ambitious to study
medicine and she sought her family
physician for counsel. Her doctor was
away when she called. however, and
she talked with his assistant, DR.. Rine-
hart, who aided her in entering nurs-
ing school. It was on April 81. 1895,
that DR.. Rinehart and Miss Roberts
were married and almost Immediately
Mrs. Rinehart dropped medicine for
writing.
The Rineharts have three sons,
Stanley Marshall Rinehart, jr.. and
Alan G. Rinehart, both of the firm OF
Rinehart & Farrar. Mrs. Rineharts
publishers at New York, and Frederick
r. Rinehart of South Dartmouth.
Mass, all of whom survive DR.. Rinehart.
Served in Army.
When active in the medical profess
sion, DR.. Rinehart was specialist In
chronic diseases of the chest and it was
in this field that he attained eminence
before the World War. When the
United States entered the war. DR..
Rinehart Joined the Army and was
placed in charge Of tuberculous Ill at
Camp Sherman. in Ohio, with the rank
of major. Despite his efforts to go to
France, DR.. Rinehart's whole 81 months
service was spent in camp In the
United States.
Following the war, Dr. Rinehart did
not return at once to medical practice
/ but undertook the writing OF popular"
articles on medical subjects. These
were printed In such publications as
the Saturday Evening Post and the
American Magazine. He also wrote
and published one book, Common
Sense of Health"
In 1922, DR.. and Mrs. Rtnehart moved
to Washington, where he became clin-
ical director of tuberculosis at the Vet
erans' Bureau. After two years, DR..
Rinehart left that position and since
then had devoted himself to the man
agement Of his wife's affairs.
Funeral Tomorrow.
DR.. Rinehart, one of the founders of
the famous 40 ct 8" organization Of
war veterans, was actively interested
in American Legion affairs. He was q
member of the Army and Navy Club.
the Chevy Chase Club, the Allegheny
Country Club of Pittsburgh and the
American Medical Society. He also
was q member Of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
and was an Episcopalian.
Funeral services will be held at the
home at 1880 pm. tomorrow, followed
by burial in Arlington National Gene
terry.