Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-22
Alexandria City and Suburbs

Mrs. William Roa;e and daughter
Miss Barbara Roate, and Miss Jennie
Bayliss, of the Mt. Vernon district
will leave tonight for Sharon, Pa.
to VISIT Mrs. William Henning. Later
in the summer they will go on m
auto trip to Canada, returning home
in November.
Through an error in an advertise
ment which appeared in the Gazette
yesterday it was made to state that
the house at S1S Prince street was
for rent, whereas it should have read
Princess street. The house at the
number. given on Prince street is
not for rent. 1t is said that about a
dozen people called there this morn
ing to see it, which furnishes addi-
tional proof that Gazette advertising
gets attention.
The lawn party to be given tomor-
row evening at the corner Of Queen
and Washington streets for the bene-
fit of the Alexandria playground,
managed under the auspices of the
playground committee of the Parents
Teachers Association, promises to
be highly successful and it is hoped
that a large crowd will attend. the
expenses Of the playground nave 60
be met by voluntary subscriptions
and by patronizing the affair 20
morrow night a worthy cause is be-
ing furthered.
Bernard Hamilton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Hamilton, member Of
the Alexandria Light Infantry, slip
ped on the floor of the armory this
morning shortly before nine o'clock
and fell into box full of broken
glass, cutting his arm in a number OF
places. The injured man was treated
and removed to his home on south
Royal street next to the armory by
Dr.. Walter A. Warfeld, medical Off
Ger for Company G. who was hastily
summoned. The young mans arm had
been cut so badly as to necessitate
some thirty odd stitches. The acci-
dent gave rise to rumors that there
had been a fight of some sort, but
careful inquiry elected the fact that
no disorder had taken place and that
only the accident as above stated
had occurred.
A Honesdale (Pa.) paper contains
the following: Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Knight, Bertha Hartung) son Julian
and daughter Anna May, of Alexan,
dria, Virginia. are at the home Of
Mrs. knights father, Henry Har-
tung, where they are enjoying farm
life. They had a most interesting
trip to Wayne county, having made
the journey in a four year old Ford
and reached this place without meet
ing with an inconvenience; or mishap
to mar their pleasure. They left
home at 500 Sunday morning and
reached Baltimore 'at. seven o'clock
in time to have breakfast. leaving
that city for Philadelphia where they
arrived at two o'clock. After dinner
they continued on their way and, at
seven o'clock in the evening found
themselves at South Bethlehem
where they remained over night, hav-
ing, Travelled a distance of 285 miles
to that place. At 7:20 the following
morning they left there and arriv-
Id at Honesdae at four o'clock in
the afternoon, having stopped en-
route for lunch and to sight-sce.: In
all. 1.-The, distance covered was 396
miles; rather remarkable, record.
The father and son took turns. driy-
ing the Ford, which certainly stood
up we'll in this journey, and Mr.
knight declares that the engine is
Better today than some of the late
models. The family greatly enjoyed
their experience and are relating in
teresting incidents to their many
friends who are. pleased to greet
them. !