Obituary

F. R. Wheeler. recognized leader in civil and electrical engineering circles and a Member of the Institute since 1916 after an illness which confined him to his home for several months, died January 13, 1929. He was born in Washington, D. C., February 16, 1880, and in his engineering work, here and in the South, has organized a number of utilities companies. At the time of his death he was President of the Allied Utilities Company, the North Alabama Utilities Company, the Mississippi Gas Company, and the Consumers´ Gas Company. He took an active part in charitable work as the recently elected president of the Board of Catholic Charities, a trustee of St. Joseph Home and School and as Vice-President of the Community Chest of Washington. He was one of the Board of Directors of the Washington Board of Trade, the Federal-American Bank, the East Washington Savings Bank, and the Washington Wimsett Company. He was also a lieutenant commander of the Naval Reserves. He held membership in the Rotary Club, the Columbia Club, the City Club, Congregational Country Club, Chain and Sprocket Club, Knights of Columbus, Columbia Historical Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Society of Washington Engineers of which he was a charter member.