The Washington times., 1922-03-21
DOMINION BOAT
.CLUb|SbURNED
IN ALEXANDRIA
Blaze, Believed to Be Incen-
diary, Does About $4,000
Damage.

Damage.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, March 21.-I
Two fires. both believed to be Of In
cendiary origin. kept the Alexandria
fire department busy all night last
night. The fire alarm which was
sounded about 1850 o'clock, was
sounded when II was discovered that
the old ferry wharf and house at the
foot Of King street was afire. This
building had recently been pur-
chased by the Old Dominion Boat
Club The ferry house was totally
destroyed. The department had Just
returned to their homes about
o'clock this morning when another
alarm was turned in when fire was
discovered at the present boat house
Of the Old Dominion Club at the foot
Of Wolfe street, three squares away
from the first fire. The department
worked until 5 o'clock this morning,
but this building and It's contents OF
boats, and other articles were totally
destroyed.
The police are confident both fires
were incendiary.
J. T. Preston, secretary OF the
boat club, when seen this morning,
estimated the loss on both pieces OF
property at between $4,000 and S18,.
000 The loss to the ferry wharf
was $4,000 and that to the club boat
house at the foot of Wolfe street. in
which were stored all the canoes.
and boats, 10 placed at between
Sl8, 900 and $4,000. The loss IL part
Iy covered by insurance.
u w rYmh~rman temporary
chairman, and c. A. Callahan. tenn.
porary secretary. have Issued a call
for a public mass meeting Of citi-
zens Of Alexandria to be held at the
Clks Hall next Monday evening.
The call IL issued to every man and
woman voter in the city and the
meeting 10 to be wide-open, non
partisan and non-political. The OBJ
ject Of the meeting Is to nominate
five men for the council under the
city manager form Of government.
Naman r. Davis has bought from
John T. Worthington q house and
lot on Washington street near King
street: Frances T. Murphy has
bought from Edgar T. Walker and
wife q house and lot on the north
side Of Duke street, extended: the
George Washington National Mem
orial Association has bought from
A. D. Brockett, lot 10, block s, sec
ton /. in George Washington Park.
Court No. 81. Catholic Daughters
Of America. held a meeting at St.
Mary's Hall last evening. Several
applications were received and sew
eral new members elected.
Canton Alexandra No. ] of Odd
Fellows will make a trip to Balti-
more next Thursday evening. The
members will leave Alexandria at /
o'clock and will witness a big class
initiation in the Monumental City.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
has organized a baseball team. or
ficers are II. b. Cation, chairman;
Messrs. Fletcher, Dyson and Steck-
Ter. finance committee, and ].
Tulloch, manager.
In the corporation court yester-
day evening q Jury in the case Of
John W. jackson. colored. indicted
for violation Of the prohibition law.
brought in a verdict OF guilty and
fixed his punishment at three
months in Jail and a fine Of $500.
His attorneys noted an appeal.
A meeting Of the Master Masons
Club will be held at the Masonic
Temple this evening at O'Clock.
Oriental Lodge No. s Knights Of
Pythias will hold a meeting at the
P,thian Temple this evening.
THE Last Session Of the Legis-
lature' was the subject OF an AL.
dress delivered by Or. Kate Waller
Barrett before the League Of
Women Voters at the Chamber Of
Commerce last evening.
The meeting of Allison Women's
Christian Temperance Union. which
was to have been held last evening,
was postponed until next Monday
evening.
A meeting Of the Girl Scouts OF
the Methodist Protestant Church
will be held at that church this
evening at 7:S0 O'Clock.