Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
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Two Girls Spend Half of Night
Alone and She|terIess.
HUNDREDS JOIN IN SEARCH
Fashionable Chevy Chase Has an
Exciting Experience.
DOGS PUT ON THE TRAIL
Finally Found Under Trees, Where
They Had Expected to Remain
Until Morning.
DOGS PUT ON THE TRAIL

Leaving their homes in Chevy Chase,
Nd, shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon to gather autumn leaves in the
adjacent country, Anna De Lacy, the thir-
|teen-year- daughter of Judge William
H. De Lacy of the Juvenile Court, and
Eleanor Russell, the fourteen-year-old
niece of Rev. DR.. William ]. Kerby. pro-
fessor of sociology at the Catholic Unit
versity, becoming bewildered in the heavy
fog which enveloped them and being over
taken by darkness, became lost in a
dense stretch of woods two miles from
their homes. and were found by a search
ing party shortly before 1 o'clock this
morning, huddled together beneath a
large pine tree shivering and cold, and
taken home to their Frustrated parents.
1t was one of the most exciting times
the fashionable suburb of Chevy Chase
has ever known. Several hundred people
Joined in the strenuous search, which
covered many miles of territory adjacent
to Chevy Chase, including Rock Creek
Park.
Searchers in Automobiles.
Every available automobile was pressed
into service and searching parties started
out in every direction. Foot by foot the
ground was gone over and persons inter
viewed during the search who had seen
them at any time during the afternoon.
Clue after clue was run down and still
no trace of them could be found.
They were traced to the drug store, the
library. the base ball field and inquiries
were made at every home in Chevy
Chase where they had friends and were
likely to overstay their hours of visit.
The heavy fog which completely covered
Washington and vicinity retarded the
work of the searchers.
Anna De Lacy lives at Kirke street,
Chevy Chase, Nd. just two squares be-
yond the circle. Her companion lives
next door at Kirke street. They OBJ
tanned permission to take the walk and
then started out to gather leaves AS
darkness drew on and the children had
not returned their parents became I'M
easy Shortly after o'clock the large
fire bell at the Chevy Chase Library was
tolled. Thinking a fire had broken out
in the suburb the citizens turned out en-
masse. When they gathered at the Ii
brary they were Informed of the mys-
ferrous disappearance of the two girls
and the search was begun. Ladies in
their evening gowns turned out with the
men and helped in the search of nearby
places. The men and boys, many car
rying lanterns, divided into searching
parties and started out in various direc-
tons. The police from the city aided in
the search, the mounted men taking the
thickly settled portions of the county
where they knew the roads well. The
entire town was awake until long after
midnight
Dogs on the Trail.
Judge De Lacy and q party Of friends
| Jumped into an automobile and searched
the surrounding country, while State SEN
ator Andrew ]. Cummings headed another
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| the aid of the two man-trailing dogs
| which came down from Rockville later In
| the evening. AS the searching parties
| marched through the woods and over the
| highways they called the names of the
girls 1t was not until after midnight
| that a party Of four searchers, George E.
| Edwards, Herbert Claud Francis MIX and
Evans Brown, came across the TWO girls
| huddled together beneath pine tree two
miles from their home In the vicinity OF
Broad Branch road.
Judge De Lacy was not at home at the
time the children were found. being sew
eral miles away in an automobile but
Mrs De Lacy and DR.. kerby and his Sis
ter, Mrs. Russell, who were almost pros
trated by anxiety, were at home to well
come them. The children were suffering
from the exhaustion and exposure in the
night air, but soon recovered and were
Immediately put to bed. All they knew
was that they had walked and walked
until they were too tired to go any far
Their and then sat down under the tree to
await until daylight;
Girls Not Frightened.
The children arrived at the De Lacy
home at exactly 1910 O'Clock, accom-
| panied by the members of the party
which found them. This party started
| the search from Pinehurst Circle, thence
| to Military and Daniels roads until they
| reached the extreme end of the Daniels
| road in the rear of A. j. Cummings
| home, where the children We're located.
| Mr.. Edwards. who led the party. said
| that he was walking up the roadway
| calling aloud. They carried lanterns
| Suddenly the children sprang out from
| under a pine tree. They were not a bill
scared" said Mr.. Edwards. '"They had
] their arms locked about each other and
I it was a long time before they spoke
They said that they were out gathering
autumn leaves and persimmons when they
| were overtaken by darkness. They didn',
| know which direction to go in and kept
| walking, thinking all the time they We're
| getting nearer to their homes They con-
| tinued to wander about until they finally
fsat down under some trees" The spot
where they were found Is considered the
densest and widest part Of the country
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