The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
BODY OF DEAD MAN
AT ALEXANDRIAE
IDENTIFIED by SUIT
Atlanta Firm Discovers
Name After Delay
+, Of Month.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A 8. Doniphan.
727 King Street.

IdE hEhAI4D BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphan,
727 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March IL
The body of the man killed Feb
rusry by a passenger train of the
southern Railway. two miles south
Of Alexandra. has been Identified as
that Of ]. H. Brannon, of At
lantR, Ga.
The Identification was made
through the efforts of ]. Herbert
Taylor. chief of the Identification
bureau of the navy, who had I'm
dertakers Domaine and Son send the
mans suit of clothes to Muse
Brothers. Atlanta: Ga, who looked
Up the purchaser and found 1t was
Brannon.
The police OF Atlanta are now
trying to locate relatives of the
dead man and the body will be held
awaiting final word from them, al
though a letter received today by
Undertaken Domaine and Son from
J. II. Killer. of Atlanta, states that
in case no one claims the body he
will see that il Is not buried in a
pauper's grave.
A mass meeting for men and
women will be held the evening Of
March 81 at a place yet to be desig-
mated to nominate iye candidates to
run for city council in the general
election June Is next, when five
councilmen will be chosen.
Preliminary plans for the meet
ing were discussed at a conference
of more than $50 business men
Thursday afternoon in the West
minister Building. following the
weekly luncheon of the kiwanis
Club. ]. f. W. Timberman was
chosen temporary chairman and
Aubrey Callahan temporary secre-
tary.
1t is proposed to intimate fifteen
= persons, who in turn will nominate
sye to enter the race for city coun-
Gil. The new council will go into
ONCE September /. under the coun-
tjI-manager form of government.
They will elect one member as
mayor and will also choose a bust
ness manager.
Ground has been broken for the
new public school building on the
lot of the Alexandria High School
nv the King Lumber Company. of
charlottesville. which was awarded
the contract by the committee OF
city council. Active operations Will
be started Monday morning. The
school will be completed and ready
for occupancy by September 10.
At Christ Episcopal Church at
citaI will be given by James c.
stockton, followed at o'clock with
sermon by the rector. Tuesday
evening at o'clock Rev. DR.. Wal
lace Rollins. of the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary. will deliver a
lecture on st. Paul's Epistles. The
public is invited. On Wednesday
evening Rev. DR.. w. s. Morton.
rector. will preach on Church His
tory"
Alexandria Lodge of Elks will
elect officers for the year at its an
nuaI meeting Monday night. A So
cial session will follow.
Members of the Holy Name So
ciety OF ST. Mary's Catholic Church
will attend holy communion in a
body at the Z o'clock mass tomor-
row morning.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice vir-
ginia Edwards was held this after
noon at her residence. 421 South
Payne street, Rev. E. B. Jackson:
DID, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. officiating and burial was
in the Methodist Protestant Gene
terry.
A mems meeting will be held at
D. m. tomorrow in the Westmin-
ster Building Of the Second Pres
byterian Church. DR.. ]. c. Ben
nett. of Washington. will speak.
The mems choir of the NJ. E. Church
South will furnish music