Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-03
GENERAL MORRELL DIES
IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Body Of Former Congressman
Being Brought Here for
Burial

The body Of General edward de veaux
Morrell, who died last Saturday in Colorado
Springs, Col. is being brought to Philadel-
phia in a private car for burial No date
as yet has been set for the funeral. The
services probably will be held at the Nor
rell estate in Torresdale. The private car
left Colorado Springs last night.
General Morrell. who was a former Judge
advocate of the National Guard Of Penn
sylvania, a former member of Congress
and of the Philadelphia Board of Educa-
tion, was stricken with apoplexy in
Colorado Springs hotel, where he went
about six weeks ago for his health. Mrs
Morrell was with him when death occurred
He was a stepson of the late John G. John
son, of this city.
General Morrell was born in Newport, r.
l., August I, 1863 He was graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania in 1885
and was admitted to the bar In 1887 He
was member of Select Council from 1891
to 1894 He entered the National Guard
OF pennsylvania as colonel of the Third
Regiment and subsequently became inspec-
tor general and brigadier general COM
manding the First Brigade
General Morrell was elected to the Fiftv-
sixth Congress in 1900 to All the vacancy
caused by the death of Alfred c. Harmer
and was reelected to the Fifty-seyenth
Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses
He was member of the Board of Edu-
cation for three years. He resigned from
that body last year, but refused to give any
reason for his action 1t is believed that he
resigned because of the failure of the board
to adopt the plans he sponsored for milf
tary training in the Central High and other
schools as part of the national preparedness
movement
In 1889 he married Louise Bouvier, a
daughter of the late Francis A. Drexel
Among the clubs to which General Nor
rell belonged were Philadelphia Ritten-
house, Racquet, Rose Tree Fox Hunt Rad
nor Hunt Rabbit, State in Schuylkill. Phil
adelpha Country. Corinthian Yacht, Union
League, Germantown Cricket the St. An
thony and the Society Colonial Wars.
He lived at his estate, San Jose Torres
dale.
General Morrell was signally honored nv
being appointed marshal of the Inaugural
tion parade when Governor Brumbaugh
took the oath of Office. The Judge Adyo.
cate General of the National Guard was
chosen by the Inaugural Committee of the
Legislature because, it was said at the
time, Doctor Brumbaugh desired it,
ne feSlSIldtlO1l OF teneral MOrreli a
member Of the school board came as n
great surprise, not only TO members OF
that body, but to his most intimate friends.
In vainly urging the school board to adopt
military training, General Morrell said he
found 1t successful for twenty-five years in
his Belle Mead School for Colored Bows at
Rock Castle, Va.
During the last few years he had been
seriously i'll several times and was forced
to remain in his home at TorresdaIa
He was appointed member of the school
board on June T. 1912. to succeed the late
William F. Harrity He succeeded the late
William T. Tilden as chairman of the pron.
erty committee, and was also member OF
the finance committee and the committee ON
normal schools high school for girls and
qualification of teachers.
Much of General Morrelrs time was
taken up with the affairs of the Virginia
school and Catholic institution at Bar
Harbor, Me, where he had been accus
toned to spend his summers