Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-10

Miss Alice Stanton, formerly OF
Alexandria, is now making her home
with the family of her brother, Mr..
TT w. Stanton, on Seminary Hill.
Their sister, Mrs. F. H. Harper, OF
Alexandria, was out Sunday to spend
the day with them.
Mrs. /. C. Bradley of Luray, Va,
is visiting her aunts, Mrs. G. ".
Walter and Mrs. R. H. Fletcher, in
their homes in Braddock Heights.
Mrs. Lawrence C. Thompson, of
Del Ray, is entertaining her sister,
Mrs. D. Y. Chappell, from Columbia,
S. C. and Miss Eva Jones, OF Bal
| timore,
When Mr.. Julian Y. Williams re-
turned home to Braddock Heights
recently from business trip to New
York City, he was accompanied by
Mr.. Robert L. Payne, who remained
for few days visit before returning
to his home in Raleigh, n. c.
Remember that tomorrow, Satur-
day, is the last day in which you can
pay your poll tax for year 1921 to
E. Wade Ball at Clarendon, Airing
ton County, in order to vote in the
general election of the town of Po-
tomac, which will be held on the
second Tuesday in June, 1922. II
YOU have not already attended to this
important matter, lose no time, get
your tax to- Mr.. Ball or in the mail
before closing time Saturday, as you
will want to poll vote next June.
DR.. Cox certainly made the de-
STABILITY Of buying as many Christ
mas seals as possible from the rep
resentatives who have them for sale
in these several communities. And
the committee and the public are
sincerely grateful to him for his
communication which appeared in
the issue of the Gazette" on the
9Th instant.
Miss Hattie v. DeCoss who has
been i'll at the home of her father in
Clifton, Va, during the past three
weeks, has returned to her home
with Mrs. C. S. Haley. in St.
Elmo.
Two petitions are being circulated
in the town of Potomac. The one
petition asks that the charter be res
cinded and that the town become sim.
ply a community in the county, with
only county rights, privileges and
benefits, The other petition which is
being circulated by a committee of
Progressive Resident Property Own
ers, is receiving the signature of alk
persons who realize the menace to
their comfort, sanitation and proper
ty valuation if the charter should
be rescinded, and who are impera-
tive in their demands that the char
ter be retained and the town allowed
to grow and progress and to re-
ceive such revenue and benefits as
only a chartered township can have
or can hope to have.
At a meeting of the women's mis-
sionary Society of Del Ray NJ. E.
Church Tuesday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. John Harding, there
was an especially good attendance.
This was the "harvest, day" meeting
at which all money for the current
year was gathered in, also for the
annual election of officers-the in
cumbents were all reelected and a
few officers added so that the So
ciety now has a full quota of Off
GERS. The list follows: President,
Mrs. John Harding; vice president,
Mrs. Cassidy; recording secretary
Mrs. Spiller; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. John Gary; missionary
treasurer. Mrs. R. L. Tate; To-
cal treasurer, Mrs. Co., S Haley; su-
erintendent mission study and pub
Lefty, Mrs. R. j. Yates, superintend-
ent of social service Mrs. D. c:
Chambers; superintendent Of local
work, Mrs. James Harmon; superin>
tendent of supplies; Mrs. Wallace
Lunceford, Among the plans discus
sed for the coming year was de-
lightful plan for holding one all
day meeting with luncheon, once
month in the home of some member,
The teachers of the Elementary
and George Mason High Schools en-
tertaincd last evening at the
"Teacherage" in honor of Professor
and Mrs. S. Vanderslice, of Claren-
don.
The Junior Auxiliary of Emman-
uel Episcopal Church, are holding
silver tea and bazaar" this after