Loved and were loved; and now we lie In Flanders' Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe, To you from falling hands we throw The Torch — be yours to hold it high; If you break faith with us who die.
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow, In Flanders' Fields.
McCRAE, Thomas, American physician: b. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 16 Dec. 1870. He was educated at the universities of Toronto and Gottingen, and in 1904-12 was associate in medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, serving as associate professor of medicine of the uni versity in 1906-12. He has been professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College, Phila delphia, and physician to the Jefferson and Pennsylvania hospitals since 1912. He was associate editor of Osler's 'System of Medi cine' ; is co-author, with Sir William Osier, of 'Cancer of the Stomach> (1900) ; and assistant author of Osler's 'Practice of Medicine' (1912; new ed., 1918).
McCRARY, George Washington, Amer ican justice and legislator : b. Evansville, Ind., 29 Aug. 1835 ; d. Saint Joseph, Mo., 23 June 1890. He went with his family to the Wis consin Territory, now a part of Iowa, when a year old, studied law in Keokuk, Iowa, and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He was elected to the State legislature in 1857, and in 1861-65 served in the State senate where he was chairman of the committees on military affairs and the judiciary. He was a member of Congress from 1869-77, and was appointed to the committees on naval affairs, revision of laws, elections, railways and canals, and the judiciary. He proposed the formation of a joint committee for the purpose of determining the electoral vote in the Hayes-Tilden Presi dential election, and was connected with the preparation and passing of the Electoral Bill.
He was Secretary of War under President Hayes in 1877-79, when he was appointed jus tice of the United States Circuit Court. He resigned in 1884 and removed to Kansas City, Mo., where he acted as general consulting attorney for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad until his death. He is author of 'American Law of Elections> (1875).
McCREA, Dorothy Frances, Australian poet and story writer. See MCCREA, GEORGE GORDON.
McCREA, George Gordon, Australian poet : b. Anchorfield, near Edinburgh, Scotland, 29 May 1833. His father went to Australia in 1841 as warden of the Gold Fields of Australia, tak ing his family with him. Young McCrea was educated privately and entered the Audit Office in 1854. After serving in the office of the chief secretary and the registrar-general, he became senior examiner of patents and deputy registrar general. He was retired on a pension after 40 years' service. Among his published works are
McCREA, Hugh Raymond, Australian artist. See MCCREA, GEORGE GORDON.