Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE COMMISSIONERS MEET
ING AWAITED WITH INTEREST.
Grand Jury Report to Be Brought Up
Miss Downer's Body Sent
to Norfolk.

Special Correspondence II TIE Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 90 1905.
| The regular monthly meeting of the board
| of police commissioners, which will be
held tomorrow evening at O'Clock in
/ the police court room. is being awaited
| with considerable interest by citizens gen.
orally, owing to the expectation that some
| radical action will be taken in line with
the report OF the grand jury in the corpora
ton court last week. recommending an
absolute reorganization of the police force
as the only means of getting efficient and
satisfactory service from that department.
1t Is expected that the report of the grand
jury will be officially called to the at
tention of the commissioners by Judge
Barley of the corporation court. Com
missioner f. E. Lawler was a member of
the grand jury which formulated the re-
port. AS before stated. the jury made q
sweeping arraignment of the police force
describing the existing condition as chaotic
and appalling.
Remains Sent Home.
The remains of Miss Virginia Downer,
who was drowned in the Potomac off this
city Sunday night while canoeing with Mr..
Jack Burke, were forwarded last evening
to the home of her mother. Mrs. Eliza L.
Downer. in Norfolk. Va. for interment.
Burke, cousins of the deceased, accom-
panied the casket to Norfolk. After being
prepared for burial yesterday at the under
taking rooms OF Messrs. Domaine & Son on
King street the remains of Miss Downer
were removed to the residence of Mr. Julian
Burke on Prince street AS stated at the
time the tragic accident occurred, Mr..
Burke and Miss Downer were padding in
a canoe of the Old Dominion Boat Club, to
which Mr.. Burke belonged. At a called
| meeting of the board of governors of the
club yesterday a resolution was adopted
and posted at the boat house. stating that
I'm view of the distressing accident which
has just occurred the further use of boats
Is positively forbidden until this notice
is withdrawn and the boat house is ordered
closed
General Matters.
Mr.. M. B. Harlow. president Of the Bust
ness Mems League and formerly city treas
urer, had a dangerous experience with a
poisonous dose of oxalic acid which he swal-
lowed in the belief that 1t was a harmless
remedy. Fortunately the mistake was at
once discovered and DR.. M. d. Delaney
arrived in time to relieve the patient. Mr..
Harlow Is still suffering from the after ef-
fects of the poison. The unpleasant ex-
perience occurred at his home at the cor
ner of Alfred and Cameron streets
The remains of Rev. Andrew Gather.
whose death occurred yesterday morning
at his home in Prince William county. were
forwarded last evening 70 Ph1ladelph1a Tor
interment. Mr.. Gather was venerable
minister of the Methodist Church. He
owned large estate near Manassas.
The police department has been instructed
by Mayor Pan to strictly enforce the laws
restricting the sale and use of explosives
on July and the days Immediately pre-
ceding and following that date The mayor
has announced the intention of having the
holiday observed in a more orderly manner
than in previous years.
At the closing exercises of Woodbury.
Forest High School at Orange. Va. the
evening of June Is. David Twiggs Chal-
mers Of this city was awarded gold medal
for excellence in translation at sight from
Latin.
The condition of Mrs. Mary Fisher of
Warrenton, who has been very i'll at the
home of Mrs. A. A. Warfield, 500 Duke
street, Is improving.