Evening star., 1923-05-08
CHILD IS DROWNED
FALLING INTO TUB
Only Twelve Inches of Water in
Receptacle-Mother Away at
Time of Accident.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May S.-While
playing in tub of water at the home
of her parents at 81 South Patrick
street. Virginia Jean Edge, nineteen
month -oId daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Edge. was drowned yesterday
afternoon There was about twelve
inches of water in the washtub. which
had a few clothes in the bottom.
The mother Of the child had just gone
out for about twenty minutes to a
nearby store and when she returned she
found the sister of the drowned
girl Beatrice Edge. seven years old,
vainIy trying to pull the younger sister
out of the tub. Beatrice did not know
that death had claimed her little sister.
Mrs. Edge at once started to roll the
child and in the meantime DR.. H. A
Wood was summoned, but he pronounced
life extinct, all efforts to resuscitate the
child being futile.
The child fell face downward and a
bruise indicated that her head came in
contact with the bottom of the tub. her
little feet protruding from the opposite
end of the tub.
The funeral will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home of her parents and burial Will
be in Bethel cemetery. Many little
children, companions of the dead girl.
called today and viewed the body of
the child.
Death Declared Unavoidable.
That the death of Wallace Hop
kins, who was fatally injured last
Thursday near Franconia. Fairfax
northbound passenger train No. 18.
over the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad. while walking
on the tracks. was an unavoidable
accident on the part of the railroad
company, the deceased having been
careless in walking on the tracks,
was the substance of verdict given
by coroners jury last night which
mot at Wheatley's mortuary chapel
to probe the death. DR.. T. Marshall
Jones, coroner, presided.
Attorney Charles Henry Smith of
this city today formally announced his
candidacy for the house of delegates
to represent this city in that body,
subject to the decision of the demo-
cratic primary which will be held
Mr.. Smith, SO far as can be learn
ed. will be without opposition. For
the past two years Mr.. Smith has
served as delegate in that body, rep
reSentlnS DOtn tnlS city anu .frllnR-
ton county, he being elected to the
office in 1921 over E. w. Jordan of
Arlington county.
This will be the first time that
separate representatives are to be
chosen for this city and Arlington
county. and 1t was largely through
the efforts of Attorney Smith that
the measure giving Arlington county
the right to a representative of It's
own was adopted at the last session
of the state legislature.
Masons to Visit Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon Lodge. No. ISL; Cas-
sia Lodge, No. As, and Wharon Lodge,
No. ISL, of Baltimore will make a
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon Mem
orial day. The visiting Masons plan
to stop over in this city and inspect
the Washington relics in Alexandria
Washington lodgeroom, after which,
they will be entertained at luncheon
by the women of Martha Washington
Chapter, No. 81, Order Eastern Star.
w. Frank Reed Is chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the
trip. Those fostering the movement
will endeavor to have the Masons Of
the country set aside day each year
on which to visit Washington's
shrine. 1t Is announced.
Albert A. Haney and wife have
sold to Melvin J. Dodd and wife a lot
on the east side of Alfred between
Wilkes and Gibbon streets A deed
Of conveyance today was placed on
record in the office Of the clerk of the
court.