The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-14
DIR. J. G. THOMAS DEAD
NOTED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
 EXPIRES IN MOBILE.
Had Been Resident of Gulf City Since 1881, Being . Native of North Carolina Where He Was
 Born in 1880.

l Advertiser Bureau. Mobile, May 13.
 pr. J. Grey Thomas. Sr.. died at 2:15 | o'clock this morning at the family resi- | dence. 500 Government Street The imme- l diate cause was inflamatory rheu- l matism.
 Dr. Thomas has been resident of Mobile since 1881. He was born in | Franklin County, North Carolina. Decem-
 ber 15, 1885, his father being Major Joseph l ]. Thomas of that State. and his mother
 Sarah Sill of Virginia. Dr. Thomas mar
 ried Miss Hattie Ellison of Washington. | N. C., February 5. 1865. He leaves a | wife and two children. Miss Virginia | Thomas and pr. James Grey Thomas. Jr. | One sister and two brothers survive him. Mrs. Macon Boner of Washington. | D. C., and J. J. Thomas of Pomona. | California. and Dr. c. A. Thomas of Warrington.
 Dr. Thomas was a Councillor of the Alabama State Medical Association. a
 member of the Electro Therapeutic As | sociation and Mobile Medical Society, of
 which he was for some time the president
 and of whose board of censors he was q member at the time of his death. He also was a member of the Pan-American Congress. He was a member of the
 Governors stan during the administra- ton of Governor Joseph F. Johnston
 Governor Sanford and under the present
 administration of Governor Jelks. He
 always took an active interest in muni-
 cipal affairs, and at the time of his death
 was a councilman from the Eighth Ward.
 The clergy of Mobile at meeting held today reiterated the demand of Philip Cosminsky for an open investigation of the recent act of the chief of police, and also requested citizens to stand firm for an unprejudiced investigation of the charges of immortality preferred against hlm in The Herald of May 9th. At this meeting. the following resolutions were aGopted:
 Tn view of recent occurrences im- peaching the fitness of a leading city of ficial and in view of certain serious charges made by the public press and of common report on our streets relative to the moral character of certain officials incumbent.
 Be it resolved. That we, the under signed. without assuming the guilt or in- uccence of those involved, in justice to all parties concerned, and in vindication of the fair name of our city, call upon his honor, the mayor, the general coun- cil. the solicitor and the grand jury, to make thorough and open investigation O. these charges That we call upon all E. cd citizens, without regard to creed or party afiliation. in the interests of good government and morality. to accord their earnest support to all proper efforts to purify and elevate the present condition of municipal affairs. Resolved third, that We greatly appreciate all efforts of the press to create a pure public conscience on the subject of these ends and we pledge to such efforts our unqualified moral support and endorsement We recommend that the various pastors place this matter before their people Sunday, May l5.
 Claude F. Hn president; Edmonds Bennett. secretary; R. A Mickle. W. T. McElroy, A. F. Carr. D. A. Planck. O. V. Calhoun. J. B. Cumming. Matthew Brewster, Alfred G Moses"
 The Baptist ministers. the rector of St. Johns CEpiscopaD and others are out of the city.
 Emil Uhlman of Bocal del Toro. Mexico, and representative of Panama left for New York and Washington tonight He gees on official business.
 The order of Myths gave their first ball tonight at German Relief Hall Costume De riguer was imperative. The floor committee composed of thir- ty-five of the members were in nrasque. The following popular young gentle