Evening star., 1914-10-06
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Auxiliary of Locomotive En-
qineers' Brotherhood Meets.
WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD
Trade Council Resolves Not to Enter
Politics as Body-Gen-
eral News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 6.-The
Woman's Auxiliary of the Grand In
ternational brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers of the State of Virginia.
with about forty delegates in attend
ance from different parts of the state.
convened today in Odd Fellows Hall in
annual session. Mrs. Crittendon. as
sistant vice president, is presiding.
The morning session was taken up
with the reading of reports OF officers,
showing the work accomplished by the
organization during the year. The con-
vention will end tonight with musical
and literary entertainment in the
Young Peoples building. A number of
local delegates are in attendance
Malvina Lucas Found Dead.
Malvina Lucas, forty years old. was
found dead at her home. 412 North
Fairfax street, at o'clock this morn
ing by George Holmes, colored. who
lives next door. The deceased woman
was fully dressed. Lying beside the body
was a small phial containing carbolic
acid. and there was another containing
laudanum. DIR. T. NJ. Jones, coroner,
was sent for. and after making an ex-
animation deemed an inquest unneces-
Sary. An autopsy pTODdOly Will uc Hclo
to ascertain the cause of death.
Whether or not the woman swallowed
any of the deadly fluid is not known.
DR.. Jones stated that he ascertained she
had been drinking last night. The body
was removed to Demaines undertaking
chapel.
Trades Council Not in Politics.
The Alexandria Trades Council will
not enter politics as body. This was
decided uponlast night at a largely
attended meeting of that organization,
held in it's rooms in the Alexandria
National Bank building. L. NJ. MILAN
was elected a trustee and NJ F.
Padgett was elected an organizer.
The council expects to hold meeting
Saturday night. when several prominent
union men will make addresses in the
interest of labor.
Delegates were chosen last night by
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
to attend the annual meeting of the
grand state encampment, which will be
held in Newport News October 20-22.
Those selected are Booker C. Hall, j.
w. Hammond, J. A Marshall. F. ].
Davidson and J. o. Adams. They were
empowered to name their own al
ternates.
Edgar Warfield, ST.. adjutnat of the
Newspaper Man an Evangelist.
Rev. Lee Starke, former newspaper
man. now an evangelist, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, opened revival services last
night at the Methodist Protestant
Church, and preached before a large
congregation, taking for his subject,
What Is a Revival?" Special music
was furnished by choir. composed of
members of the choirs of the Methodist
Protestant, Trinity and Methodist Epis-
d.
ership of Henry K. Field. Rev. Mr..
Starke will hold services this week at
the Methodist Protestant Church and
next week at Trinity NJ. E. Church, and
his third and last week he will hold
services at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
Plans for the entertainment of the
delegates who will attend the annual
state convention Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, to be held
here October 1929, We're discussed yes
terday afternoon at meeting of Mount
Vernon Chapter, D. "A. R., at Colross,
the home Of Mrs. w. A. Smoot-
Funeral Of Charles Cleveland.
The funeral Of Charles Cleveland, fifty
years old, who died in Washington yes
terday. will take place at 4 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from Demaine's under
taking chapel. Services will be conducted
by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
p. E. Church, and burial will be made in
Union cemetery
The competitive drill Of members of the
prize squad of the Alexandria Light In
fantry, slated to have been held last
night. was postponed until next Monday
night
Brief Mention.
Charged with drunken and disorderly
conduct, Ernest Miller. colored, was fined
$40 in the police court today
The Womans Auxiliary of r. E. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans, will hold
meeting at 1880 tonight at Lee Camp
Hail.
The Crupper Club, the objects of