Evening star., 1915-04-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Tramp Starts Fire That Does
Much Damage.
HOUSE AND BARN BURN
Timber on 800 Acres of Woodland
Also Destroyed Before Blaze
Is Put Out.
Special Correspondence Of Tie star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 1o.-A
tramp made . fire to warm himself
In the woods near sharon Church. Fair
fax county, three miles southwest OF
Alexandria. at $50 o'clock this morn
ing and before the fire WAS extin
cuishcd al O'Clock this afternoon it
destroyed tho unoccupied frame dwell
in- house and barn of Frank L. Sal
longer and burned over 500 acres Of
Woodland.
The fire famed by the prevailing
high winds burned rapidly. citizens
of Fairfax county called upon AleNan-
dria firenIcn to come to their assist
auec. \ number Of volunteers carry
ing chemical eXtinGuishers succeeded
with the help of the citizens OF Fairfax
county in saving Sharon Episcopal
Chapel an old frame editice which the
fire threatened.
The tramp who started the fire was
taken into custody and later released. II
was ascertained by the Fairfax county
citizens that his offense would be pun
ishable only by q jail sentence. lie was
u foreigner
Mr. Ballen=er's loss is par artially COW
In addition to the tiremeu from Alex
andria many spectators went to the
scene in automobiles.
Confirmation Services.
Bishop Robert A. Gibson of the
diocese Of Virginia will confirm a large
class tomorrow morning at Christ +. e
Church, and AZ night he will confirm
a class at St Pauls F. T. Church
Rev J. r. Carr of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Denton. Md. will
preach tomorrow night at the Meth.
odiSt Protestant Church. There will
he no morning service. owing to the
absence of the pastor. Rev. e. r.
StrausburS. who is attending confer
ence. Services a, the Free Methodist
Church will be conducted by Elder j.
Baker of Spring A-aor. Mich.
The recently elected officers Of Alex
andria Lodge. No. 15s. Benevolent and
Protective order of Elks. will be in
stalled Monday night. Following the
social session
performance entitled ~ Night in
Dixieland'' i'll be given Monday night
in the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
Hall under the direction of Miss Ella
Hill II will close with number of
selections by the Holy Name Band
Solos will he given By 4. 6. Hopkins,
W. f. McCardell. J. NJ. Dobie and
The chorus will be composed of the
following: Misses Eunice De silva.
Helen Nugent. Mary Nugent, Eleanor
Nugent. Pauline Hellmuth. Mildred
Hellmuth. Mary Ewald. Mary Kelly.
Ellen Patterson. Virginia Downey.
Lena Moore and Messrs. James Hasson,
Thomas Cockrel1. Clarence Monroe.
Wilton Aitcheson. William Duncan.
liam De Vaughan, Hollis Nugent. Ber-
nard De Vaughan. John Murphy, Louis
Hoy. Edward Quinn. John Igoe, Charles
Edmunds. George Monroe, George Kee-
Fro MI nd rtt
Burns.
Thomas Trodden. jr.. of Washington:
Cornelius Hill. Thomas Priest. Ray
mond Hellnuth. owen Nugent and
Norris Roland will be end men.
Celebrates Birthday Anniversary.
Mrs. Ferdinand Knight celebrated
the eightieth anniversary of her birth
this week at her home. 20s Gibbon
street. Mrs. Knight was born in Lees.
burg. Va. and has been a resident OF
This city since she was two years or
age Throughout that period she ha !
lived in the first ward. being one Of
the oldest residents. Mrs. Knight hs
raised family of twelve children She
has twenty-five grandchildren ard
nine great-grandchildren
The Glee Club of the Virginia The,-
logical Seminary will give Il concc rt
Monday night in the parish hall of
Christ p. f. Church
F. Tennyson Neely will deliver an
day school at the parish hall of Christ
+. +. Church at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning
The April term of the corporation
court. Judge l.. c. Barley presiding. will
convene at II o'clock Monday morn,np
meeting of the chamber of COM
merce will be held at it's rooms Mon
day night.