Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-12

night Dr.. Pinnork, who has been IN .
China. will deliver an address on the
sofk accomplished there. Mrs. !
John s. Vines. of Roanoke, is presi-
lent Of the association.
,Rivaling i'll interest. any social of
musical event in the seasons actlvl-
ties, Of dstinctively unusual charac-
Ter, and with All audience almost riot
ousjv enthusiastic in its demonstra-
tons OF approval, the War Benefit
Concert given at the city Auditorlum
last night BY Miss Margaret Woodrow
Wilson. soprano, and Percy Granger,
pianist. was an unqualified success.
Each appearance Of the artists ana
ach selection given WAS greeted with
storms III applause: in fact. in several
instances, such as Miss Wilson's en-
OGRE. Garry Ne Back to Old VT
einny,' and the conclusion Of MI
Graineers Chopin 'Polonaise. i
was tantamount 10 a hai!st"r'n'
which broke out afresh at other points
in the program.
Mrs. Nancy a. PARCEL, eighty-four
wears old. d widow, Tell against "
stove IN her room in Roanoke Satur-
day evening and was burned 10
death. She made no cutlery, accord
ing to relatives. and il is not known
exactly hoW the accident occurred.
Relatives found her room cnveloped
m smoke.
Thomas r l.eachman. prominent IL
business in Lynchburg, was killed yes
terday evening near Bedford when M
automobile containing himself. an in
structor and three others overturned
al sharp bend All Of the party
escaped excepting Mr.. Leachman,
who was dead when he was found
II. Z. TAYLOR. the instructor. and
other occupants of the car we're nor
hurt.
Miss Virginia Mullins, Of Ferrum.
died in st. I.uke'S Hospital! Satur-
DAY, morning from burns sustained
when gasoline which she was using
in cleaning gloves was i@nted. Miss
Mullins was a graduate nurse from
The Virginia Hospital and Il member
&c the Me !iral College Of Virginia
hospital unit. The accident occurred
asst Thursday.
Complete returns OF election o
members of the house Of delegates
slow that the Republicans have lost
four seats and that the new house VIII
be composed Of eighty-Six Democrats
elected az Democrats, &. j. MeetZc,
( held BY his friends to be as good y
Democrat as ever walkei. but wh"
was elected over man declared by
the county committee 10 be the law
ful candidate of the partyl; and th!r-
;esn Republicans. Will a. Cook.
representing Madison and Greene.
who is reelected. defeated l., \. Car
ponter. Democrat. By just one major
jty. Cook carried Green by eigh!
majority and Carpenter carried Nadi-
son by seven.
Miss .Iu!i:. Reid Taylor. for whose
safety in Germany friends were for
IL lon. time alarmed. has finally
reached this country. after many har-
lowing experiences. and Is now re
gaining her strength slowly at ih"
:'one %. her uncle in Memphis. Tenn.
Mss Ta%Ior was almost starved
when she reached France. In =
letter received here today, Miss lay
,or says: Il sailed from bordeaux
after very interesting" time IN
France. am >nmcihing Of a wreck.
as was interued in Germany for
nearly five months and had good
zeal uf trouble getting away
have been living on tGrnips and bran
mash for seven months and have lost
Tnrty-five pounds. 50 YOU may imagine
that am rather gla! 20 get back IL
America again. | had expected to
stay in Switzerland all winter. but lost
my nerve and came hnm. in hurry"
THE Y. VI. E. 4. WAR WORK.