Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-27
CITY. news IN BRIEF
Happenings of Interest Both General
and Personal Gathered Around
Town.

and Personal Gathered Around
Town.
Mrs. William Roberts has been mott.
fed of the safe arrival overseas Of
her son. Corporal Powell T. Roberts.
The Rev. L NJ. Ferguson, formerly
pastor of Trinity NJ. E. Church, this
city, is visiting friends here.
The community sing, which was TO
have been given at 8 o'clock tonight in
Christ Church yard has been called
off.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles neahl today
received word of the safe arrival
overseas of their son, Lieut.. Charles
II. Deahl, jr.
At Christ P. E. Church tomorrow,
e Rev. w. J. Morton, rector, the
egular order of services will prevail
yas follows: IL a. m, 8 p. IN. and
mems Bible class at 9:30 a. m.
Under the auspices Of the War
iCamp Community Service the regular
Saturday night dance will be given
|this evening in the Enlisted Mems
Club.
The Rev. R. Erich of Baltimore,
will conduct services at Imman-
lutheran Church tomorrow morn
at IL o'clock. Subject: "The
etness of Gods Love-"
Mrs. P. J. Dempsey, this city, has
just been informed of the death of her
first cousin, Mr.. Christian Mckinney,
in Washington, D. c. He was son
of the late Governor Mckinney of Vir-
ginia.
The funeral of Mrs. Agnes Wheat
ley took place this morning from ST.
Mary's Catholic Church. Services
were conducted by the Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor, and burial was made in
st. Mary's cemetery.
The Salvation Army will have Sun
day school at 2.3O and regular Sunday
night service-at 202 King street. All
children desiring tickets for the out
ing next Friday at Marshall Hall
should come to the hall tomorrow at
2:30 p. m.
The Grand Camp of Confederate
Veterans of Virginia will hold its
thirty-frst annual meeting in Lynch
burg, Va, October %, % and; "a. 1t is
expected that number of members
from r. E. Lee Camp, this city will at
tend.
AT the First Baptist Church tomor-
row morning. the Rev. Dr.: E. B. Jack
son, pastor, the topic at the morning
service will be "Some Religious Prob
Inns in the South" Evening, "The
Parable of the Stronger Man."
"The Great Enemy of Christ" will
be the subject of the. Rev. Dr.. John.
Lee Allison, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, at the morning
services at that: church tomorrow.
Evening subject, will be evangelistic.
Sunday school, 9:30 a. m, mems Bible
class, 10 a. m.
A committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce will hold a meeting at $3.50
o'clock Monday night for the purpose
of taking up the question of co-operat-
ing with the Children's Fairgrounds
Committee of the Parent-Teachers'
Association.
The Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, pas
tor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church, will leave Tuesday for va
cation. While gone he will attend a
conference at Montreal and he will
preach at the First Church h, at R0a,
noke, Va. and the FIRST Church at
Asheville, N. c. (
Eighteen. young girls, members Of
the Saturday Night Club, one nlgh'
this week made trip to Camp McEl
roy in a big army motor truck anc
dancing was enjoyed at that place
with the soldiers. All report having
had a most enjoyable trip. The party
was chaperoned by Miss Cora Cochran
and Miss Ida Mclaughlin. 81 j,