The Washington times., 1914-06-29
DROWNED GIRLS TO
HAVE JOINT FUNERAL
Corteges viii Meet at Church,
Where Services Will Be Held
Over Both Bodies.

ALEXANDRIA Va, June "a dou'
BILE funeral from st. Mary's Catholic
Church on Wednesday morning at 9:SO
1as been arranged for the two young
girls who were drowned yesterday
atternoon at the Dyke, three miles
uelow Alexandria The girls were
Helen Leona Downey. iourteeh.
laughter of Mrs. Ellen and the late
IuEn T. Downey, and Mary Loretta
Kelly. thirteen, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas f. Kelly. Separate cor
ages will leave the houseso the parents
and will meet at the church. Where
roint services will be held The two
zirls were inseparable companions
and died in one another's arms as
they were sucked into a treacherous
.sUle in the Dyke.
At a meeting of the Wesley Bible
Glass of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South yesterday. resolutions
were adopted condemntng the desc
Grafton Of the sabbath by the playing
Of sunday baseball games in Alexan-
dria.
On account of last nights storm.
the open-air services which were TO be
held in Christ Church yard were held
Fn the church building.
Although the property loss caused BY
Yesterdays storm in this vicinity was
small, untold damage was done to trees
which were uprooted and mutilated by
ne fury of the gale.
At Collingwood Club, five miles south
Of Alexandria, the magnificent grove
~ osks which surrounded the cid Snow
cen residence, was badly damaged and
he falling of the heavy limbs of the
Trees against the clubhouse caused the
Ersaiest CONSERVATION among the menu
gbers of the club.
River View was damaged to the ex-
tent OF several thousand dollars sew
eral of the amusement devices being
destroyed. A portion of the stable and
The siIo at the dairy farm of Edgar
Thompson, four miles below Alexandra,
were blown down.
The storm struck Alexandra shortly
after o'clock and for an hour people
expected that the hurricane Of two years
go would be repeated Many OF the
Id shade trees in the city were shorn
II their limbs. As a result of the storm
,elephone and electric light wires were
Yut out of commission.
The first arrests for violation OF the
order closing up the ''red-light" district
Of Alexandria were made yesterday
when Sergeant Scott and several police
men made a raid upon the houses OF
lice Kits and Julia Cheeks, both col
yred, in the old segregated district A
humber of men and several women were
placed under arrest and a quantity OF
eer confiscated- In police court today
the kits woman was dismissed on the
harge of keeping a disorderly house,
but her son, Jack Beach, was fined $50
! Or dispensing intoxicants on Sunday.
= Ilia Cheeks was fined $50 for running
2 disorderly house.
The case of William, alias Spider"
Gift, who was arrested yesterday on
he charge of selling liquor on Sunday,
was continued in police court today un-
til next Thursday. Cliff operated house
boat on the river which was raided yes
terday by Sergeant Scott and Policemen
Reid and Nicholson. A quantity OF
whisky and beer was conhscated-
City Tax Collector P. r. German
announces that Wednesday will be
ne last day for the payment of city
tsxes in order to secure the discount of
per cent allowed for the prompt pay
nent of tax bills
Another sad accident took place in
A;eNandria yesterday afternoon about
o'clock. when Charles Brawner, the
,h-ee-year-old son of Charles Brawner,
Of Del Ray. was run over by Southern
s'lway southbound passenger train No.
- and literally cut in two. The child
had been taken by friend of the par
o1ts to the Armour ice station in a
'ttle go cart. He got out of the cart
s1G started acrosu the track but was
stTTck by the train The remains were
viewed by DR.. h J. Yates who has
rot decided whether to hold and inquest.