The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24
BOYS START BLAZE
IN SCHOOL BUILDING
Alexandra Structure. to Be Aban-
doned Soon. Narrowly Escapes
Destruction.

Alexandra, Va. May 0.-Old Hallowell
public school building. . three-story
brick structure adjoining Washington
School for Boys. At Washington and
Wolfe streets. barely escaped destruction
by fire at $50 o'clock this afternoon.
| Small boys built a fire In the cellar, and
as there was lot OF combustile material
the fire quickly burned a portion Of the
| stairway to the first landing The Co
lumbia engine company subdued tho
blaze.
The police declare that five very small
| boys were seen in the lot surrounding
the building a short time before tho
blaze started.
The building is used by the city school
board for housing the lads In the pri-
mary department. 1t Is expected that
it will be abandoned for school pur-
poses upon the completion of the new
high school building.
The lower branch Of city council will
at its meeting Tuesday night determine
whether or not the newly annexed terri
tory shall be created into what will be
known as the Fifth ward or whether the
four present wards shall be redistricted
taking in the newly acquired territory.
The special committee Of council to
prepare legislation for the new territory
recommends that the present four wards
be redistricted. taking in this territory.
and the board Of aldermen at its last
meeting adopted the report.
The funeral OF Mrs. Laura L. Pierson.
s.. wife of James F. Pierson. who died
Saturday at her home near Arlington.
Alexandria County. will take place at l
o'clock Monday afternoon from her late
II hA 10 in, H. E~nto
copal Cemetery at Lincolnia.
Funeral services for William S. Reid
will take place at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon from the home of his brother,
l.. G. Reid. Garden Ridge. Fairfax
County. Services will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis. of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, and burial will be
made in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Delegates from Friendship Council. No.
., Daughters of Liberty, this city will
leave Monday night for Roanoke to at
tend the annual meeting of the State
council. which will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday. The Alexandria delegates
will ask that the convention be held In
this city next year.
The Alexandria delegates are j. F.
Petty. chairman of the credential COM
mttee: Miss Lucy A. Petty and Miss
Annie Sisk. State council representatives.
and Miss Lucy A. Nails, past associate
councillor.
They will be accompanied by Mrs. Mary
f. Bender. State council guide; r e.
Frender. State council representative.
and Mrs. Besslem, Of Hope Council.
Washington.
rally will be held at o'clock Mon
day night by Troop No l. Bow Scouts
at their headquarters in South Fairfax
street. A large number of members will
be received into the organization. The
ceremonies will be followed by q busi-
ness meeting. and all members are urged
to be present
About thirty members of Canton Alex
andria, No. l, Patriarchs Militant, I. o. |
o. F.. went to Washington tonight, 1oin- |
ed the canton in Washington. and acted |
as an escort to Eastern Lodge. No. Z, |
whose members attended services at the |
First Congregational Church The local |
officers: Capt. G. c. Trenary. Lieut.. H. |
E. Webb. and Ensign w. E. Gaines.
The brick foundation for the new high
School Building being erected at the |
northwest corner of Cameron and West |
streets is now complete and work on the |
remainder of the wall will be rapidly |
pushed to completion
Graves of Confederate soldiers In the
in and near the city will be
decorated tomorrow morning by a COM
mittee from r. z. Lee Camp, Confeder-
ate Veterans. and exercises at the
monument will be held a o'clock in the
evening