Evening star., 1914-03-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Unusually Large Number OF
Deaths in Past "a Hours.
MRS. BOOTHE PASSES AWAY
Had for Many Years Been a Leader
in Charitable and Church
Work.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, March q, 1914.
| The mortuary list in this citv during
the past twenty-four hours has been
unusually large there having been six
| deaths. Some of the deaths were sudden.
while others were after long illness. The
death rate here during the month thus
far has been very heavy. and some of
the city's oldest inhabitants have pass
! ed away.
The funeral of Mrs Mary G.. Boothe
who died shortly after . o'clock yester-
day afternoon at I'll Princess street,
will take place al o'clock Monday after
noon from her late home. Services will
be conducted by Rev W. ]. Morton
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, and
burial. which. will be private, will be in
Ivy Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Boothe was stricken with paraI-
ysis a year ago last January and since
| then had been in declining health. She
was seventy-four years old and was the
widow OF Capt. William J. Boothe, who
was Superintendent of the American Coal
Company, Cumberland, Md, and presi-
, dent of the old Alexandria canal and a
member of the common council, and
president of the Alexandra Water Com
pany.
Leadbeater. Two sons, William 7
Boothe. bond broker. and Gardner L.
Booth, president of the First National
Bank survive. together with sister
Mrs. Edgar Speiden of Washington.
For more than half a century Mrs
Boothe was actively identified with
charitable and church work She was
president of the lady board of managers
OF the Alexandria Hospital and was act
lXely connected with many societies of
NxnT 1rfl,
w. E. Lovejoy Dies Suddenly.
The body of William E. Loveioy. who
died suddenly his home, 91O Prince
street, at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
will be shipped at O'Clock this after
noon to Charlottesville, Va. where the
interment will be made.
Mr.. Lovejoy, who was employed as
chlef train timekeeper in the local Of
noes of the Southern Railway Company
was taken i'll at 3 O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon while at his desk Dr. Arthur
Snowden was summoned, and had him
sent home at once. He died two hours
after reaching home. Heart trouble was
gwen as the cause of death.
He was forty-two years old and be-
sides his wife, is survived by two small
daughters. Mr.. Lovejoy came to Alexan-
drla about twelve years ago.
Joii EcdLlO1l. an ola resident, died
after long illness late last night at his
home, 1903 Prince street. Mr. Scanlon
was native of Ireland. For many years
past he had been employed as watch
man by the Southern Railway Company.
several children survive. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
The body of Charles b. Crook a former
resident of this city. who died yester-
day in a New York hospital. will be
brought here tomorrow and prepared for
burial Mr.. Crook was about forty years
old and a son OF the late Robert n. Crook
Frank Frolas. forty-five years old died
last night at the Alexandria Hospital fol-
lowing a short Illness of pneumonia He
lived on North Washington street ex-
tended.
Raymond H. Javins. nine months old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias Javins, died
yesterday at the home, of his parents,
1919 Duke street.
Thomas H. Fegan's funeral will take
place at 10 o'clock Monday morning from
st. Mary's Catholic Church. Services
will be conducted by Rev. H. ]. Cutler,
pastor.
Last rites for Joseph A Mingin were
held at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at his late home, 423 North Columbus
street. They We're conducted by Rev
G.. A. Luttrell pastor of Trinity NJ +,
Church, and burial was in Bethel ceme-