Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-02

Mrs. E. J. Povey and Miss ADJ
! Jackson, of Brooklyn, N. Y, ar
spending the Easter holidays witt
Mrs. w. w. Ballenger, in this city
The Easter dance Of the AleXandri;
F.! Assembly will be held in the audi
torium of the Elks' Home Easte
Monday evening.
The Parent Teachers Association
will hold a meeting at 3 O'Clock to
morrow afternoon, in Lee Schoo
building.
The whatsoever Circle" Kings
Daughters of Grace church will hol,
their regular monthly meeting OF
Tuesday evening April 3rd, at IL
south Royal street.
There will be a meeting of the
flag committee of the Fraternal Or.
ders of the city at the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms tomorrow even.
ing at 7:30. A full attendance is
desired as business of importance
will be brought up for discussion.
Mrs. Virginia A. Smoot, assisted
by number of ladies, conducted a
rummage sale and tea Saturday af-
ternoon, at her home, 120 south
Fairfax street, for the benefit of the
relief work CARRIED on by Signora
Tuccimei, among the wives and chill
dren of the Italian soldiers.
Alfred M. Remschel of the Rem
schel Auto Company on Fairfax
street, has purchased of Mrs. Mar,
tina F. Entwisle the property on
the southeast corner of King and
Peyton street, and will open a Ford
Service Station and garage there
later on. The sale was made
through Graham and Ogden, real
estate dealers.
Tie Right Rev William Cabell
Brown, Bishop Co-adiutor of Vir.
ginia, who was the guest of the
Rev. William Jackson Morton ant
Mrs. Morton, at Christ Church Rec,
tory, returned today to his home in
Richmond. Bishop Brown confirmed
class of 9 in Christ Church yester-
day morning, and a class of 8 in
Emmanuel Chapel, Braddock
Heights, at 7:30 in the evening.
Mrs. NJ. r. O'Sullivan and Mrs.
Windsor Demaine were in charge
of the cake and pie sale held Sat
urday at 532 King street for the
improvement fund of the Anne Lee
Memorial Home for the Aged. The
board of governors hope to raise
sufficient funds to have the yard
cleared and planted in garder
very soon, for vegetable garden
will be quite an item in the running
expenses of the Home.
The report circulated to the effect
that a Home Guard" was to be form
ed from former members of Alex
andria Light Infantry should have
read that a movement is on foot to
form an association of former mem
bes of the company. as Veterans
Association, a meeting to be called
when plans are in a more definite
shape, when all ex-members of the
Light Infantry will be invited to meet
and discussed the project. Notice Of
this meeting will be duly announced
1t is announced that at the next
regular Council of Seminole Tribe
No. 35, Improved Order of Red Men
which will be held in Odd Fellows
Hall, on north Columbus street
Thursday evening, April ~, a pro
ject will be launched, having for it:
purpose the formation of it's member:
into company of Reserves, whose
services will be rendered to the Presi
dent in the event of hostilities. Fol
lowing is the text of a telegram SEN
President Wilson, by Great Inco
honee, Thos. H. Jefferies, of Atlanta
under date of February 10; CAS- tn
Great Incohonee (National President
of the Improved Order of Red Men
the fourth largest fraternal benefi
ciary organization in the world,
tender to you, as President of tn
United States, the services of ou
100000 loyal members, in any crisi
which may arise at the present time
Our order had its real origin at tn
time of the Boston Tea Party
was born in patriotism and baptize
by the blood of Revolutionary heroes
;! We are with you to a finish, and W
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