Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Lafayette Council, No. 8, Knights
Kadosh, will hold special meeting
this evening and confer the 2lst and
gath degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Angus King, OF
George Washington Park, have just
returned from delightful motor
trip through the Valley Of Virginia
The Columbian Players will meet
tonight at s o'clock. Much interest
is being shown in connection WIN
their games which will be held next
week.
The friends of Mr., R. w. Garrett
will regret to learn that he IS con-
fined to his home, in North Wash
ington street on account OF illness
There will be special meeting Of
the board of police commissioners at
7:30 o'clock tonight in the office OF
Mayor j. M. Duncan.
Mr.. Kirk Earle Wallace, of the
local Y. M. G. A., will address the
teachers of Mt. Vernon district at
Pohick School this afternoon. His
subject is, "Our New Day" Mr.. Wal
lace has just returned from Rich
mond where he visited the State Y.
NJ. c. A., office.
George McDonough, eleven yeara
old, was struck by an automobile
driven by Stuart Simpson yesterday
afternoon while riding a bicycle near
Wolfe and Alfred streets, and had his
leg bruised. The case was investiga-
ted in the police court mad Mr.. Slmp-
son acquitted Of any charge OF neg
lgent driving.
The Episcopal High School football
team will play the team of Shenan-
doah Valley Academy on Hoxton
field tomorrow afternoon Last
Saturday Episcopal wiped up" the
field at Front Royal when they de-
feated the Randolph-Ma boys by
the score of AZ to 0. They are not
expecting such walk over TINS
week, however.
The Washington Post this morn
ing publishes photograph OF ).
William May as one OF the proml-
nent entries in the subscription con"
test now being conducted by the
Post. He has apparently adopted
the slogan, Cadillac or Walk, and
he says he is getting too stout to DO
much walking.
A large number of the support
ers of the Dreadnaught team accom-
panied them to Richmond this morn
ing. The Dreadnaughts will, tomor-
row afternoon play the team OF the
Richmond Athletic Club, which IS
reported to be one of the strongest
independent teams in the South.
There is a public hearing in the
office of the United States Engl,
neer, Major NJ. C. Tyler, in the old
Land Office building in Washington
this afternoon at 2o'clock. This
hearing is to ask for a modification
of the existing rules for the open
ing of the draw on the Highway
Bridge. Considerable time is . }ost
each month, by the people who are
forced to use this bridge, by the
draw being open during rush hours,
Captain George II. Evans, OF the
Chamber of Commerce, OF tins city,
is attending.
The team of Alexandria High
School will meet the team of Emer-
son Institute on Baggett's field TO-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. THIS
will be one of the greatest games
of the High Schools season on ac-
count of the rivalry of the two
schools. According to the dope,
which cannot, in football, be relied
upon, this should be tie game as
Emerson has made one touchdown
against Gonzaga. Gonzaga has made
one touchdown against Emerson and
Alexandria has made one touchdown
against Gonzaga and allowed Con
zaga to make one against 1t: Inc
High School coach has reformed,
the backfield and now has Jack Pohl
and Petit in it. With this new ar
rangement of the players 1t 10
thought that better results will be
had.