Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-09
CITY NEWS IN brief I
Mrs. J. Carlin Richards, Miss Jean
Richards and Miss Virginia Cook are
spending ten days at Ocean View, Va.

NJ. Berry have returned from visit
to the latter's home, Etlan, Madison
county, Va.
Mrs. j. T. Sweeney has received
word of the safe arrival overseas Of
her son, Leo M. Sweeney.
DR.. Edward A. German has returned
from trip to New York City and
Long Island.
Mr.. James Callan, a former resi-
dent, now living in New York, visited
friends in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Robert K. Payne, Dorsey, Nd,
has returned OF her home after visit
to Mrs. Elmore Mudd, in North Wash
ington street.
Miss Mary V. Harlow has returned
from Atlantic City. Mrs. John Har-
low and daughter, Mrs. NJ. P. Greene,
who also are at Atlantic City, will re-
turn home the latter part of the week.
Rev. L. F. Kelly, assistant pastor of
st. Marys' Catholic Church, today Of
ficiated at the funeral of John Joseph.
Leake, held at his parents residence,
MIR. and Mrs. Cecil K. Leake, 1915
Duke street.
The funeral of Joseph W. Hardy
took place this afternoon from his late
residence, 323 Commerce street, Rev.
DR.. E. V. REGISTER, pastor of the M.
E Church South, officiating. Burial
Was made in St. Paul's cemetery.
St. Mary's Academy, conducted by
the Sisters of the Holy Cross. and St.
Mary's parochial school, also conduct
ed by the Sisters of that order, re-
opened for studies today after the
annual summer vacation. At both
schools there was large attendance.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, will
leave tomorrow to attend the sessions
of the Potomac Presbytery which will
be held in Faith Chapel, near Lees
burg, Va.
A jitney en- route to Camp Humph-
reps and big touring car collided at
King and Patrick street at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The jitney hs321
ore of it's wheels knocked off. Apart
from this no other injury was sus-
tanned to either vehicle.
Dr.. and Mrs. Frederick sondern, of
New, York City, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Elsa Sondern, to- Lieut., Henry D;
Chaplin, Corps of engineers, U. S!A:.
formerly of Washington. Lieut.. Chap
lin, who was frequent guestsat the"
dances of the Alexandria German
Club, has recently returned from over
seas duty and is now detailed as In
structor at Camp. Humphreys. He
was one of the first fifty thousand to
go over and was cited for bravery
while on the other side. Lieut.. Chap
lin has entirely recovered from a Sc
.sere injury from mustard gas received
several months ago. The date OF the
wedding has not been announced. 81
St. Mary's Church was the scene or
a pretty wedding about noon yester- |
day, when Miss Rosa!ie NJ Ryan be-
came the bride of Mr.. Alexander q.
RonatZky. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Father Smet. The
bride wore white georgette dress,
satin slippers and hat to match, and
She carried white roses. Her only
iewelry was a string of pearls. Miss
Anna May Knight, OF, this city, acted
as bridesmaid. She wore white geor-
gette crepe and carried pink roses.
Her Gift from the bride was gold
cross. The best man was Mr.. John
Cristv, of Boston. His gift from the
groom was a gold stick pin. The we'd
ding dinner was served at / O'Clock at
the Belvoir Hotel, North Royal St.
Later in the day they were enter
tanned at the residence Of Mrs. Julian
D. knight. on south Fairfax street.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Bonatzky are from Bos-
ton. The groom is head baker at the
commissary station at the plant of the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation.
The newly nnarriad cnlln1e Will make