Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-07
Large Delegation to EpWorth
League Conference.
BABY's BODY ABANDONED
Mother Is Examined and Charged
With Negligence.
NUDE WILD MAN" INSANE
Spent Night in Marsh and Was
Horribly Scratched by
the Briers.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. September Z. 1905.
The seventh annual session of the WASH
ington District Epworth League confer
ence will convene at Hamilton, Va. at S
O'Clock tomorrow morning, and will be
concluded Wednesday evening. A large
number OF delegates from this city will
attend.
Devotional exercises. which will be con-
Quoted by Rev. f. V. REGISTER of this city,
will mark the opening of the conference
after which Rev. S. V. Hildebrand will de-
liver an address of welcome. A response
will be made by W. l.. Brannon 1.-THE
League and Missions will be the sub
ject of An address by Rev. w. H. Best
The days work will be completed that
morning with the roll call and appoint
ment of committees.
The program outlined for Wednesday
morning will include prayer services by
Rev. P W. Jefersoni devotional exer-
charity and help, What To Do and How
To Do It," Miss Mabel Willis: open con-
ference. conducted by Rev. W. L. Henry:
What Should We Expect from the
Leader" DR.. c. p. Clark; How Can We
Encourage Our Young People to Speak in
Public?" Mr.. Harold Ramsay: How Can
We Induce Our Young People to Pray in
Public?' Rev. c: D. Bulla: The Spiritual
Part in the Work Of the Lacquer" Mrs
w. II. Ballangee. The morning services
will terminate with public worship and a
sermon by Rev. W. L. Dolly.
Rev. w. II. Ballangee will open the
afternoon services with devotional exer-
cises. Practical Plans for the Literary
and Social Department" will be the subject
of talk by Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot. The
reports, will then be conducted. after
which an adjournment will be taken.
The evening services will be opened at 8
o'clock with devotional exercises by Rev.
w. D. Keene. Rev. ]. Howard Wells will
deliver an address, entitled Permanent
Elements of League Success" Final re-
ports will then be heard and the confer
ence will conclude it's business at $50
o'clock with conservation services. which
will be conducted by Rev. ]. II. Balthis.
The officers of the association are: Rev.
z. V. REGISTER. presiding elder; w. l..
Brannan. presiding elder; Rev. w. D.
Keene. secretary-treasurer: Miss Mary
Peugh, missionary vice president; Miss
Grace Jeffries. superintendent of Junior
leagues; Rev. Selwyn X. Cockrell, field
secretary; Rev. c. D. Bulla. member of
executive committee, and Rev. w. T.
Cover, member of executive committee.
Baby's Body Found.
The body of an infant boy was found
last night in chicken house on the farm
of l. D. Phillips, who lives at Hunters
station, near MoAnt Vernon, Fairfax
county. Va. by Mr.. Phillips. Justice T.
s. Wright was notified, and at Q o'clock
this morning he had a coroner's Jury
summoned and investigated the case. A
jury. with j. n. Gibbs as foreman, re-
turned verdict to the effect that the
child was prematurely born and that the
mother had been negligent in the DISPOSE
ton of the remains.
Justice Wright said the mother appear
ed before the jury and told of the cir
cumstances attending It's birth. He add
ed that the mother Is single and that the
father Is unmarried. The name OF the
mother was withheld, as was also the
name Of the man alleged to be the father
of the child. 1t Is intimated that criminal
action will be taken against the father
who, it Is said. resides In Washington
The child's body was buried in the county.
commission composed of Justice Ju-
Illus Pelton and Drs. Thomas Gibson and
Walter A. Warfield this morning exam
ined into the sanity of Frederick Dds
zoneit. jr, who was found in a nude con-
dition yesterday at sideburn. Fairfax
county. and they decided he was par
TALLY deranged. Didzconeit will be sent
to an appropriate institution for treat
ment
John Magner found Didzsoneit yester-
day morning in swamp at Sideburn. He
was denuded of all clothing and was COW
cred with mud. Every portion of his
body was cut and scratched from briars.
He was taken to Mr.. Magner's home and
after being given treatment and clothing
was brought here and taken to police
headquarters. Didszoneit told Of having
left here Thursday last with Charles Rob-
inson for Lynchburg, Va. to procure
work, and being unsuccessful he returned
on freight train and was elected prior
to reaching Sideburn. Residents of Side
burn assert that he was seen in the
swamp late Saturday night and they
thought il was wild man. Didszoneit Is
an upholSterer and Is twenty-eight years
of age and unmarried.
Mother Not Yet Apprehended.
The mother OF the infant baby which
was left with Mrs. William II. Wade, Co.
lumbus and Wolfe streets. Saturday last
has not yet been apprehended. Mrs.
Wade is doing everything possible for the
little tot. Among the articles found in
the suit case which was afterward sent
to Mrs. Wade by the mother was a pic
ture OF the mother together with a pic
ture o: another child. Mrs Wade says
the picture is a good likeness of the
mother. Both photographs are now in
the possession of Policeman Gill. The
child instead of being five months old. as
previously stated, Is but FIVE weeks old
today The mother told Mrs. Wade that
she had not yet named the infant.
although she desired 1t TO be named Mar
suerite.
The following cases were disposed of in
the police court this morning: Norval
Taylor. colored. charged with unlawfulIy
entering bouSe of Frank Dudley SEN