Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-12-07
news NaBRIEF
Mrs. Percy E. Cliff is visiting Mrs.
William Jorg in Richmond. i


William Jorg in Richmond.
Services at Im1nanuel Luthera
Church will be neld at II o'clock ts
r;orrow morning.
Miss Lucy NJ. Graves hos sold t
George r. Nails house and lot q,
Fraklin street. !!
Charles T. Whitmore, colored forty
n:re years old, died last night a
314 l-2 South Alfred street.
Salvation Army Sunday school a,
2:30; Salvation meeting, 2:3O p. m.
conducted by w. j. Mulligan, Subject
Born Again" Everybody invited.
A marriage license was issued IN
Washington yesterday to Albert w:
Dcvers and Beulah F. Cunningham
of Alexandria.
The board of directors of the Cham
l,er Of Commerce will hold a meet
irp at s O'clock Monday night in the
rooms Of that organization.
Mr.. Charles Aubrey Callahan has
resigned his position as receiving tel
Her at the Gtizans' National Bank to
accept a position with Swift and Com
iiany.
Mr.. Courtland H. Davis who for
the past two months has been III the
naval aviation service and has been
located in Minneapolis, Mimi, has
been mustered out of service and re-
turned to his home in this city.
At the Methodist Protestant Church
Rev. Raymond w. White, pastor,
morning subject, "Why Attend Church
Services" evening subject, "A Time
When Satan Lied" The public VI: see
the announcement of our Christmas
services. BY the reading of Legend,
we have found that the spirit OF
Christmas has been emphasized con-
trary to, our own lives. When we
should have been giving to the King 1
because it was His birthday, we have
been expecting the presents. We
want to give tc the King. Therefore,
our services will be entitled, "Whlte
Gifts for the King"
"What the Early Christians Stood
For" will be the subject OF Rev. Dr.
r. B. jackson ct the morning ser
vice at the Firsz Baptist Church.
Evening "The Value Of Purpose IN
Life"
Fire at 1920 o'clock this morning
partially destroyed a chicken house
adjoining the residence of D. G. Grlil
hortzer, s14 Franklin street. Chill
dren PLAYING with matches is thought
to have been responsible for the blaze.
Twenty thousand quarts is the TO-
tai amount of liquor confiscated oy
the police since the District OF Co
lumbia went dry on November l.
1917. The police still raidlng IN
coming "bootleg specials"
i;
Erastus Freeland, colored, sixty
wears Oh, former resident OF tins
city. died several days ago IN New
York and the body was brought here
and taken to Wleatley's chapel ana
prepared for burial.
Norman D. Belts died at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
l., Belts, at Nokesville, few days
ago, aged 35 years, of tuberculosis,
Among his survivors are Ernest Bet
til, his brother, and Mrs. Maupln,
his sister, CT Alexandria.
Damage estimated at from $4,000
70 $4,000 was done by the storm yes
tordav to the Colonial Apartment
when tn, south gable on the east SIDE
Of Fairfax street between Cameron
and Queen streets was blown ou1
Julian y. Knight, contractor, 1odaS
started The work CT repairing the oam
age done.
At tho Second Presbyterial Churcf
tomorrow there will be preaching b!
the pastor, Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison
morning and evening. The morning
t,.enle wiz be the Church and Re
construction" Evening subject, Evan
gelistic. Sunday School at $50 a. M
:, .hnrcn auditorium and Pay,,e s+ree