Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-08
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS.
Burned When Dress Caught
Attire, Eliza W. Carr Dead.
MAS0NS GO TO RICHMOND
Fort Hunt Basket Ball Teams Drop
Out Of League-Senator Tay-
lor Lectures.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va. February 8. 1910.
Fatally burned when her clothing
caught fire while she was cooking din
ner at noon yesterday, Miss Eliza w.
Carr, daughter of Mrs. Sarah E. Carr,
died this morning at her home, 1923 Duke
street.
Miss Carr, while preparing dinner, was
standing close to the cook stove in the
kitchen. Her apron caught fire. the
flames quickly igniting all her clothing.
Her screams brought her brother, VIII
liam E.. Carr, from an adjoining room.
Mr.. Carr attempted to smother the flames
with blankets. Then he threw over her
in quick succession three buckets of
water.
Miss Carr was unconscious when the
fire had been extinguished. She was
found to be burned from head to foot.
Her brother had his hands badly burned.
DR.. w. NJ. Smith was summoned. The
young woman never regained conscious
ness. Death came to her relief this
morning.
Miss Carr was thrty-siX years old, and
daughter of the late Enos Carr. She
lived with her mother and brother. She
was native of New Jersey, although a
years.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
\ delegation of Masons, representing
Alexandria-W Washington Lodge, No. y,
and Andrew Jackson Lodge, No. 12U, de-
parted today to attend the Grand Lodge
which convened in Richmond last night.
Members of Alexandria Washington
Lodge will endeavor to arouse interest
of the Grand Lodge in the celebration
90 b1 boil how fracr n
% next.
Basket Ball Team Quits.
The Fort Hunt basket ball team. one
of the teams constituting the Alexandria
Basket Ball League, has dropped from
the league.
The game to have been played tonight
between the Fort Hunt and Alexandria
Light Infantry team will be changed to
game between the Light Infantry and
an all-Star team. 1t is understood that
arrangements are being made to fill the
vacancy by the organization Of a team
composed of bankers.
The board of civil service examiners
stationed in Alexandria viii hold the fol-
lowing examinations in this city March
next: Chemist, qualified In metallurgy
and Autobiography, bureau of standards
at salary of $1,000 to 5000 per year;
junior animal husbandman. male. bureau
of animal industry. department OF agrl-
culture, salary, $3.50 to $3.50 per year;
March Is. for expert engrosser, male. IN
the post office department at salary OF
81 200 per year: March So scientific as
sistant, male, bureau of fisheries, S72o 10
81 ECO per year.
Senator Robert Taylor of Tennessee
last night delivered his lecture, The F1d-
die and the Bow" at the Methodist Epls-
copal Church South before an audience
which filed the church.
The speaker was brought here on the
Palace car Mount Vernon. accompanied
by delegation from the church. He was
introduced by Rev. G.. d. Bulla, pastor OF
the church.
The city council will meet tonight. Con-
siderable business of Importance Will
come UP for consideration. Several COM
nittees will report on matters submitted
to them at previous meetings.
Representative T. 7. Ansberry OF ONO
will deliver a complimentary lecture at
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall
this evening under the auspices OF fltz-
gerald Council, No. 4o9. knights of CO.
lumbus The speaker will be introduced
by REPRESENTATIVE Carlin. A musical pro-
gram will be given by quartet from
Sacred Heart Church. Washington. MIR.
Ansberry's subject will be THE Life OF
Christ From the Viewpoint of a Lawyer.
Exploding Lamp Causes Fire.
The explosion OF Kerosene lamp In
house near Franklin and Columbus streets
brought out the fire department at $3.50
O. clock last night At 10 o'clock second
alarm was turned in, which was caused
by burning SCOT in the chimney OF the
house of James Z. Alexander, 122 North
Alfred street.
The annual meeting OF the Plantation
Tobacco Company was held today at the
Office Of G.. l.. Boothe. The old board OF
directors was reelected.
Stockholders of the Washington Heights
Apartment House Company also held their
annual meeting here this afternoon and
elected directors.
A meeting of Fitzgerald Council. No.
400 knights of Columbus, will be held at
8 o'clock tomorrow evening at st. Mary 8
Hall.
The banquet committee made It's report
at a meeting of r. T.. Lee Camp. Confed-
crate Veterans. held last night
Invitations have been issued by the
Ramblers' Club for a banquet which will
be given the evening of February q next
at It's clubrooms. 321 Cameron street
A meeting Of Alexandria Lodge of Elks
was held last night.