Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-23
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
CITY TOLD IN BRIEF
Mr.. James B. Williams has re-
turned from visit to Braddock, Pa.
The city hall building is decorated
with immense American flags for
the firemen's convention.


with immense American flags for
the firemen's convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Schwarz-
mann have returned from Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Lillard left
Sunday for visit Of several days
to New York and Sharon, Vermont.
Mr.. Albert Gelfard has returned
from Ocean 'V.y, where he speit
his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs William B Davis have
returned from a visit at Orkney
Springs, Va.
Miss Maude Brown, of south Pat
rick street, left yesterday for two
weeks visit to relatives and friends
az IllpIIlGll, "a.
Little Miss Barbara Ale, of Glas-
glow, Va, is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Justus Schneider, Jr., in Queen
street.
Mr.. Horace A. Mudd has gone to
Tidwell, Westmoreland county. Va,
where he will spend his vacation He
will return September 1.
Ar automatic bell ringer was
tested Saturday afternoon at the Re-
lief Truck Company's house. This
caused many persons to believed that
there was fire in progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell S. Green
way who have been on their vacation
for the past month, returned today.
While away Mr.. Greenaway spent
some time as the guest of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. P. McKenra, Hunting
ton, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Graves and
sons. James Burdett and Hugh Pres
ley Graves. of 226 North Alfred
street, left today for a visit to Mr.
Graves parents, at their home IN
Florence, Kansas.
Isaac A. Groves has been awarded
the contract for repapering ard dec
Grating the interior of the city coun-
ell chamber. The award was made
Saturday at noon by the public prop
erty committee of the city council.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A.. Moore, of
Rosemont, who spent the first few
weeks of August at Atlantic City,
are now the guests of MIR. and Mrs.
S. M. G. Wills, at their home at
Amherst, Va.
Robert Henry Sisson. infant son
of Mir. and Mrs. Robert Sisson, died
today at his parents residence, $50
South Fairfax street. His funeral
will take place at II o'clock tomor-
row morning.
City Tax Collector German is
being kept busy these days receiving
city taxes. After August 81 no dis
count will be allowed and all persons
are urged to come forward at once
and pay in order to avoid the rush
on the last few days before the
time limit expires.
Mrs. W. B. Apperson announces
the marriage of her sister. Willie
Gay Matthews. to Edelberte Kirk on
Friday, August goth. in Charlestown'
w. Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk are Wis
iting Mrs. Kinks two sisters, Mrs.
NJ. B. Apperson, 2032 Duke street,
and Mrs. w. w. Dornin, Franconia,
Va.
The excursion given today to Mar
shall Hall under the auspices OF the
First Baptist and Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church South Sunday Schools,
was largely attended,. 1t is expected
that the evening boat will carry
large crowd. A parade was staged
by the Sunday Schools Saturday
night headed by the sCitizens' Band.
Miss Katherine H. Stuart had a
number of the members of the Wash
ington Audubon Society as her guests
to supper Saturday evening. The
party first spent several hours at
the shipyard bridge and marsh
studying the rare Florida birds now
seen at tibic r,lare MANY EpretS