Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. S. Beach, of Jer
sey City, have returned to their
home after spending some time In
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur NJ. King. of
Duke street, leave today for Cat
Harpin where they viii be the guests
of Mr.. Holmes Robertson for a few
days.
Mr.. George Delaplane has re-
turned to his home after spending
som time in this city as the guest OF
Mr.. F. T. King.
There will be meeting Of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary to the American
Legion at the Chamber OF Com
merce. Thursday, December |, at 8
p. m.
The Alexandria High School foot
ball season is closed ii has been an
nounced. Practice for the basket ball
team will begin next Monday and the
! regular schedule will begin in the
course of the next two weeks.
A full attendance is requested at
the regular meeting Of Sarepta
Lodge, No. AS /. O. o. F., which will
be held tonight at Odd Fellows Hall
in North Columbus street.
At the Salvation Army supper
given Monday, it was stated that the
dishes were loaned by Reliance Com
pany No. 5 and it should have stat
ed they were loaned by Motor Com
pany No. 5.
=, Sparks from the chimney at the
Fairfax Apartment, King and Co
lumbus streets, caused still alarm
of fire at 7 o'clock last night. The
blaze was quickly extin@uished by
the firemen.
The regular mid-week. prayer SER
vice at the Second Baptist Church
have been called off for this. week on
account of the revival services which
are being held at the First Baptist
Church.
The Eagle Athletic Club basket
ball team will soon be ready to open
its season and will be glad to ar
range games with any team of the
us pound class. Any team desiring
game should get in touch with
Manager C. r. Robey,, 72l Queen
street.
A fire alarm from the Fruit
Growers Express yards about A
O'Clock this morning was responded
to by Motor Company No. a. The
blaze was in the company's black,
smith shop and was quickly subdued.
The damage is reported as small.
In the publication of the list of
gifts to the Alexandria Hospital
which appeared in yesterdays Ga
zett, the following names were, by
error, omitted; Mrs: n, S. Cum
mings, groceries, and Mr.. j.: II. Rob-
inson fish.
The annual Oyster Supper and sale
of fancy articles which was given
last night in OddSFellows Hall by
the ladies of Grace, Church was in
every way very great success. Owe:
hundred dozen oysters were served
and the sale of fancy articles
amounted to quite sum. The pro-
cceds will go toward the Parish
Hall fund.
Watch for the attractive Posters
in the Drug Store windows, and re-
member, behind them are tickets for
a good old Virginia hot Turkey Dim
ner to be given by Section B, of St.
PauPs Church, in the Parish Hall,
corner Duke and Pitt streets, on
Thursday, December s.
a preliminary meeting of the Lead
cr Corps in interest of the Pioneer
movement in the city was held last
night in the Y. NJ. c. A. office. Sew
eral of the leaders were present and
the work for the coming winter was
discussed and partly outlined. Or
ganization will probably follow al
the next meeting which has been set
for the second Tuesday in December
Nh Mr.. H. w. Wiidt, the weli-known
jeweer, has presented handsome
clock, of colonial design, to the
Alexandria Hospital The directors
are duly appreciative and will give
it prominent position where it will
serve its double purpose of use and
beauty.
The magazine "Stars and Stripes
is conducting campaign in an eff
fort to have the cash bonus for eX-
service men bill passed in Congress
Representatives of this magazine
are in this city for a few days and
hope to be able to secure the sigma
lures of all eX-service men on the
petition which they will present to
Congress.
Tho Jewish Community Club