Evening star., 1936-07-03
|DR. !. R. DEvEREUX
DIES HERE AT 81
Retired Public Health Physi-
clan Saw Service in
Two Wars.

DR.. John Ryan Devereux. 81, prom
inent retired Army and Public Health
Service physician and former pro.
fessor Of medicine at Georgetown UNI
versity. died yesterday at his home, 3
West Bradley lane. Chevy Chase. Md.
He had been Ill about two months.
Death was due to paralysis Of the re-
spiratory system.
DR.. Devereux had served in the
Army Medical Corps in both the
Spanish American and World Wars.
After the latter he assisted Herbert
Hoover in administration of relief in
Serbia, and In 1925 went to Rumania
to organize relief work there for Pope
Plus.
Widely known in the Capital. DR..
Devereux for many years was a men,
Der of the Board of Catholic Charities
here and had been a leader In a num-
Der of activities. He also had taught
at Johns Hopkins University as well
as Georgetown.
Father Was Circuit Judge.
A native of Lawrence, Kans., DR..
Devereux was the son of the late
John P. and Margaret Ryan Devereux.
His father was circuit judge in Kan
sas. An uncle. the late Rev. Patrick
John Ryan. was Archbishop Of Phila-
delphia. His grandfather was an off,
Ger in the army of Louis XVI Of
France.
DR.. Devereux was educated at
Notre Dame University and at the
College of Manhattan, receiving sew
eral degrees. In 1892 he received his
degree in medicine from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. After serving
his internship In Philadelphia. he
came here in 1895 and taught at
Georgetown until the outbreak of
the Spanish American War.
He was commissioned lieutenant
in the Army Medical Corps and later
made captain in the corps of the
Regular Army. During his Army
service at this time he assisted in relief
work in San Francisco after the
earth uake and fire there in 1906.
Ii ar, he resigned from the Army
and in 1910 resumed teaching at
Geo getown University. after studying
in Vienna. Austria. In 1917. DR..
Devereux organize, an ambulance
unit for the Red Cross. Before the
units departure for overseas, however.
the United States declared war and
he again joined the Army Medical
Corps. this time with the rank of
ma jor.
Joined Health Service.
After serving in the Medical Corps
in France. he was transferred to the
Inspector Generals Department. Then,
following his relief work after the
war, he returned to this country and
served as physician in the United
States Public Health Service for one
year He later was made a lieutenant
colonel on the retired list
DR.. DevereuX was member of the
Chevy Chase and Arts Clubs. being a
former treasurer of the latter He
also belonged to the Phi Kappa Psi
Fraternity.
From 1889 to 1892. DR.. Devereux
was correspondent for the Philadel-
phia Ledger Another of his activ-
tiles included service as medical di-
rector Of the Catholic Near East
Association.
Surviving him are his widow. the
former Annie L. Sinnot of Philadel-
phia; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret
Jeschke, wife of Maj. r. H. Jeschke.
U. S. NJ. c.; Mrs. Anne Chase, wife of
Lieut.. H. T. Chase. U. S. N; Mrs.
Mary Crist. wife of Lieut.. r, F. Crist,
Marine Corps. and Miss Agnes Dever-
eux, and six sons. Joseph F. S. Dever-
eux, Chevy Chase; john r. DevereuX,
ir. this city; Capt. James Devereux,
Marine Corps Ashton Devereux, Bal
timore: Edward Devereux, this city,
and Tristram Devereux. Chevy Chase.
He also leaves l8 grandchildren.
Funeral services. with requiem mass,
will be held at $50 am. Monday in
the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament,
Chevy Chase. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.