The Washington herald., 1922-01-19
FINGER PRINTS
REVEAL IDENTITY
OF MYSTERY MAN
Patient in Alexandria
Hospital is Henry
R. Silleck.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan,
7o7 King gfrpaf


A. 5. Doniphan,
727 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. lS.-The
mystery man who has been at the
Alexandria Hospital since Monday
afternoon was Identified tonight.
through the finger print system. as
Henry r. Silleck. of Greenwich,
Conn. who was honorably dis
charged from the army. The ,iden-
tification was made by ]. Herbert
Taylor. chief of the Identification
Bureau of the Navy Department.
who resides in Alexandria.
The War Department records
show that Silleck enlisted in the
army April 5. 1918, and served al
Camp Upton, ". Y, and was honor
ably discharged September &c. 1918.
He gave as next of kin Elberk A.
Silleck, South Greenwich avenue.
Greenwich, Conn.
Mr.. Taylor tonight. notified the
police. and the police department
will communicate with the author
titles of Greenwich. Conn.,, and have
the man sent home.
According to Mr.. Taylor, the man
when told his name was Silleck oe-
clared he did not remember the
name. Miss Blanche, Rotchford, of
this city, traced his war record
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams, tomorrow night will cele-
brate the birthday of Gen. Rober,
E. Lee with a banquet. which will
be served in Lee Camp Hall by the
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
day will also be observed by the
closing of the schools, both public
and private, the banks and the
state ofhces. Speakers at the ban
quet Will include Representative w.
d. upshaw. OF Georgia, whose, topic
VIII be The Present Meaning OF
Lees Birthday. and Representative
5 q. Lanham, of Texas, whose SUBJ
ject will be The Confederate sou
der" Invocation will be pro-
nounced by the Rev. DR.. ]. w, Duff
fey, Rockville. Md. chaplain Of the
local camp. Gen. Lees farewell ad :
dress % VII be read by Adjt. Edgar
Many relics of historic interes,
will be exhibited in the parish baII
of Christ Episcopal Church Janu-
airy % under the auspices of the va
rtous patriotic societies of the citv
The members of the Alexandria
Light Infantry will guard the ex-
hibit night and day under command
of Lieut.. Theron r. Hayden.
The Alexandria Sunday School
Association held it's annual meeting
Monday night in the lecture room
OF the NJ. e. Church South, which
marked the sixth anniversary of
the organization of the Alexandria
Sunday School Association. At
ending the meeting were 1876 dele
rates from the Sunday schools of
the city.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: Edward L. Brown.
Grace Episcopal Church, president;
\. F. Gilmore, Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church. vice president; A. S. Man
Kin. First Baptist Church, secre-
tary: Mrs. James A.. Hulfish, Second
BAPTIST Church. superintendent of
Urinary department.; Miss Helen N
cummings. Christ Episcopal Church,
superintendent of secondary depart
ncnt: Newell s.. Greenaway, NJ. z,
church South, superintendent of
Sible class department.; John w.
Herndon. of Christ Episcopal
church. superintendent of teacher
training department.: Mrs. William
. Campbell. Second Presbyterian
Church. superintendent of home. de-
partment.
The attendance at the conference
from the Sunday schools follows:
Nj. e. South, So; Christ Episcopai,
"a; Second Presbyterian, 81; St.
Paufs Episcopal, 10: First Baptist,
II; Payne Street Chapel, 9; Grace
Episcopal, s; Trinity Methods st
Episcopal. Z.
Several hundred persons today an
peared before Examiner of Records ].
Parker Milburn. of the Sixteenth
judicial circuit. who is investigating
the State tax returns.
The State tax returns are supposed
to correspond with the returns filed
by the individual with the Federal
government. The examiner is investi-
eating the returns filed since 1918.
The Federal government has fur
nished the State with a list of all
returns filed by residents of the
State.
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, to-
night addressed organized trades of
Alexandria at a mass meeting under
the auspices of the Alexandria Trade
Council In the Carpenters and Join
ers' Hall. A number Of others also
made addresses.
The Third Battalion. Sixty-fourth
Infantry. from Fort Washington, ar
rived here this afteroon, -paraded up
King street and pitched tents at the
alexandria Baseball Park. Tonight
their basketball team lined up against
the team from the Alexandria Light
Infantry.
The work of the children's sewing
class, conducted under the auspices of
the Ladies'. Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C.
A., will be on exhibition at o'clock
Saturday afternoon in the rooms of
the chamber OF commerce.
About rs engineers and their
wives were present last night atthe
banquet given in Odd Fellows Hall
by the Grand International Auxil-
larry. Division 400 of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers. B.
Cobean. chief engineer of the divi-
sion. was POSTMASTER. Music was
furnished by the high or
chestra. and there was a program
of music and recitations.
Two charters just granted by. the
State corporation commission fol-
low: Fitzgerald Knights of Column
bus Home Association. the purposes
of which are to provide a home and
club for the order. Officers are c.