Evening star., 1923-05-17
ALEXANDRIA.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 11.-Ed-
ward wilkins McBlair. two years
old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
McBlair- of TOT South Columbus
street, died yesterday afternoon at
the Alexandria Hospital as result Of
swallowing small quantity OF iodine
at the home of his parents.
Mrs. McBlair, mother of the infant.
was upstairs attending TO some
opened the cupboard in the dining
room and found the bottle of poison.
and innocently removed the stop
per and took a fatal draught., The
cries of the child attracted the
mother. who Immediately came down
clasped in the hand of the child she
realized what had occurred. Emet-
les were at once admintstered by the
mother and a short time afterward
torist and the child was rushed to
the Alexandria Hospital.
Dr. s. B. Moore was summoned ana
he used the stomach pump and did
everything possible to save the lie
Of the little one without erect.
reaching the hospital. The father
OF the child was not at home at the
time. The mother is overcome at
the loss of her child as also are the
The funeral will take. place at 1
o'clock tomorrow morning and the
services will be conducted by Rev:
e. NJ. Delaney. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. and burial will
be in Bethel rsa SemeseryRi Rowsn ., the
Southern Railway Company. dislo-
Gated his knee last night at Riverton.
Va, while oiling his engine when
the board of platform on WHICH
he was standing gave nw;assr way. Inc Inc
delayed an hour and half til! the
services of another engineer could be
obtained Engineer Rowen. was
brought here on his own train and
taken to his home, 907 Prince street,
and his injuries treated by DR.. NJ
city Manager Wilder NJ. Rich and
Director of Public Safety Faul Nor
ton are in Washington today attend
ing a conference for te the regulation
tion. and because of their inability
to be present the meeting OF city
council, scheduled to be held this
afternoon. has been postponed.
1t is expected that a large dele
CATION OF members OF the BUSINESS
and Professional Women's Club will
this evening at o'clock attend the
luncheon which will be given In their
honor by the Kiwanis Club In the
estminster building.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association Is maxi
ing arrangements for the annual
lawn party in compliment to the
members Of tho graduating class of
the Alexandria High School on the
lawn of the residence of Mr.: and Mrs.
Harry B. Cation at Braddock. In ad.
dition to the students the members
Of the faculty will attend. The
euxiliary has elected these ohcers:
Mrs. Harry b. Cation, president; MRS.
William Wattles, vice president: mrs.
Carroll Pierce, treasurer; MISS flli2a-
teth Ramey, secretary.
twenty-five traffic signs in different
sections Of the city, which are to be a
guide for visiting motorists, have been
placed in various parts of the city.
The Old Dominion Boat Club Monday
night will hold an informal housewarm-
ing to the members Of that club.
The work OF painting the steeple OF
the market house. which is $50 feet
high, is now in progress. and the high
pinnacle at which the workmen are To-
Gated attracts many persons. The
painting Of the steeple will complete
the task Of painting the interior and
exterior of the city hall building.
A fuse box on fire at 407 Prince
street caused an alarm Of fire this morn
ing The fire was extinguished without
the aid OF the fire department.