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Show DR. ARVIS SCOTT CHAPMAN, I who died at his homo ia this city last night. j rcp'-Sftt '.'v'.'.v vaw wpir j I I I i 1 I j I I H v I I I 1 ' v ! 1 1! 1 bft ' III li t. vi' j I PIONEER DENTIST OF U IS DEAD Prominent Mason Held Many High Positions in Fraternal Order. Dr. Arvis Scott Chapman, pioneer dentist of Utah, died last night at his home, 615 East Ninth South street, at the age of SO years. Dr. Chapman was born at Seville, Ohio. When he was sixteen years of age his family moved to Princeton, 111., and in the common schools of that frontier hamlet ham-let he received his early education. At the age of sixteen he was employed as a clerk in a hardware store owned by his father and brother In 1861, Mr. Chapman was called to Washington to fill an important position in the war department, but resigned the following year to serve his country on the battle field. He came to Salt Lake in 18TS and entered en-tered the dental office of Dr. J. R. Crawford Craw-ford with whom he soon formed a partnership part-nership which terminated when Dr. Crawford moved to New York City. Dr. Chapman then entered into business with Dr. H. A. Whytock with whom he was associated for many years. Later Jie worked with Dr. K. A. Tripp. Dr. Chapman was a member of the Delta Sigma Delta fraternity, the National Na-tional Dental association, and at one time secretary of the Utah Dental association. He was an active Mason, being Master of Mount Moriah Ledge in ISfll and 1S92 and Grand Master of the state in IS'94. In 1900 he was unanimously elected an honorary life member of the Mount Moriah Mo-riah lodge. He held the distinction of being be-ing the first Grand Master to receive the signet ring presented to the Grand Lodge by Crand Master Brother Albion Bernard Ber-nard Emery. His widow, Mrs. Sarah Chapman, a son, Charles L. Chapman, and three daughters, Mrs. Louise Chapman Lotz, Mrs. Katie L. Gebert, and Miss Edith Chapman, survive Dr. Chapman. |