The Washington times., 1914-08-08
ROUTED FROM BEDS
BY FIRE EARLY TODAY
Residence of James w. Deyers
on Outskirts of Alexandria a
Total Loss.


from their beds by a fire at $50 o'clock
this morning. the family of James w.
Devers.-a contractor. were able to
gather up only a few articles of cloth
ing before the structure was in flames.
The building and its entire contents
were destroyed.
Mr.. Devers' home is located in WASH
incton avenue just beyond the city lin
its and 500 yards west of the Alexandria
poorhouse. The fire was discovered in
the 'athroom on the second floor. in
the rear of the building.
The fire companies of Del Ra! and
st. Elmo, under the direction of Chief
frank Z. Heichley, responded to the
alarm. but the fire was beyond control
when they reached the scene Chief R.
L. Gronau, of the Alexandria depart
ment, ordered the Reliance hose wagon
TO assist the suburban department, and
at the poorhouse, but the water supply
vas insufficient at that point to do
Tnuch good. 20.
The loss is estimated at $500, par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Mrs. Margaret E. Stone and grand
son. Hartley Stone. accompanied by
Miss Virginia Downey, have gone to
Atlantic City for August.
Committees of Alexandria Division
No. /, Ancient ,Order of Hibernians,
which will have charge of the enter
tainment of the State convention of the
Hibernians, when they meet here next
month organized last night with the
election of Frank T. Quinn, as chair
man and Martin E. Greene as secre-
tary. n
Funeral services from George D.
Fowle. son of Bernard H. and Milley
were held this afternoon at St Paurs
Episcopal Church and were conducted
bv the Rev. Prof. Paca kennedy, of the
Theological Seminary.
The remains Of Miss Eliza LonsdaIe
Smith, sister of Mrs. Robert F. Knox.
who died in Pennsylvania yesterday,
will be brought here this afternoon.
Funeral services will take place Mon
day.
Repre- sentative Charles e. Carlin has
received a wireless from his son,
tnnr."s Keith CaTlii. who has been in
E.,iroI's on his wedding trip aaasinsing
titnI he rnt passenk-- IN TIRE Aurri-
t:In line sfeame: Philadelphia, and eE-
prct@d 10 reGCh New YORK August u.
Funeral services for Joseph +. Jones.
the Southern railway engineer, who
died yesterday morning, will be held
tomorrow morning al O'clock at his
residence, and his body will then be
Mr.. Jones was a C,ember of Potomac
Lodge of Odd Fellows. and members of
that organization will attend his
funeral
The Rev. ". 3. Lambdin, of Mont
EsnT mt ~ hfo gfxF
viii preach at the Second Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning. His son,
Prof. Bennett Lambdin. baritone of the
First Presbyterian Church, of Boston,
will sing a sol".
Funeral services for Mime. Elizabeth
Hlack, were held this morning from
Deuaine's undertaking establishment
AID were conducted by the Rev. c. Z.
BrLRdt. pastor of the Emmanuel Luth-
Gran Church INFERNO mt was in the
Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
Paul Barrett, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert S. Barrett. is i'll at the home of
nus parents, with typhoid fever.
The committee of the Good Roads As
sociation of the Jefferson district of
alexandria county, had a second con-
ference yesterday with officials of the
good roads department Of the United
states Government, relative to the route
for the Mt Vernon boulevard. between
Alexandria and Washington. They pre-
sented a set of resolutions outlining
their position in regard to the road
setting forth that they are opposed to
the expenditure OF $4,000 by the county
on new road, which is to be an ex-
perfmental road of the Government, and
declaring that they will take such legal
steps as may be necessary to prevent
the expenditure of the county's money
on the project It was stated the matter
would be again considered by the de-
partment before final conclusion vas
determined upon
The prohibition campaign which was
commenced last Tuesday will be con-
tinued in two of the Alexandria
churches tomorrow. Tomorrow morning
at II O'Clock the Rev. ]. D. D. Clark, OF
Manassas, will preach at the First Bap-
ust Church on the subject, What Is
the Meaning of the Demand for State
Wide Prohibition of the Legalized
Liquor Traffic" At o'clock his SUBJ
Ject will be Drunk, But Not With
Wine"
At the Methodist Protestant Church a
special prohibition service will be held
tomorrow night at o'clock when the
Rev. c. r. Strausburg. pastor, will
preach on the subject. Statewide Pro-
hibition." Music will be furnished by
a chorus of fifty voices, under the
leadership of Miss Blanche Rotchford.
John B. wehn, of Lorton, Fairfax
county. was held up by a number of