Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-06

The general election for the towr
of Potomac will be held on the sec
ond Tuesday in June, at which time
the town officers for the ensuing two
years will be elected. In order to
vote your poll tax for the year 1921
must be paid to Wade Ball. county
treasurer, Clarendon, Arlington Co;
prior to December 10th, which will
be Saturday of this week.
Then tax your tax receipt and regis
ter before Miss Emerson, the Town
Registrar, at La Verne Avenue, st
Elmo 80 days prior to the election
Mrs. J. Z. Kelison and little son
from Richmond, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cato, IN st
Elmo. Last Saturday morning John
Jr., who is only .16 months Old. fel
from a chair striking the top OF his
head against the floor, and wa:
rendered unconscious. DR.. Yates at
tended the child at once. and the ut
tie fellow now seems to be getting
along all right.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes and five chill
dren, motored up from rrederlcks-
burg to spend the week end IN the
home of her sister, Mrs. Owen L.
Keys, in st. Elmo.
Mrs. A. f. West has returned from
Richmond to her home in Del Ray.
Mrs. Henry Kremer met with a
nainful accident last week in her
home on Windsor Avenue, Del Ray.
While lifting a pan of meat from
the stove she spilled a quantity OF
hot grease onto her left foot, which
is so badly burned that she has been
confined to her bed for the past sew
eral days.
Mr.. James Keys, from Philadel-
phia, spent the week ned in st. Elmo,
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. U. varney, of
Del Raw, entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Minis, from Luray, VA
over the week end.
The Arlington County Sunday
School convention which was held
Sunday afternoon and evening IN lne
Methodist Church, Del Ray, was very
well attended in spite OF the sudden
wintery weather. The Clarendon or
chestra composed of some ten or
twelve children, was dellgnt1u,
part of the afternoon program, and
furnished several selections. DeVo-
tional exercises were conducted by
Pew. J, R. Wood, followed by reports
If Secretary and Treasurer VIII
liam F. Carr; report. of Primary. de-
nartment by Mrs. F. H. Caldwell,
report of Supt. of Young Peoples
department. BY Mrs. D. c. Chambers;
report of Superintendent Adult de-
partment ',by~DrEW. u. Monroe
Report of home department by Mrs.
G. Fl Greenhouse and. report of Sup
erintendent of Teacher framing by
Rev Wilbur NJ. Snyder. The: assocla-
ton was found to be in excellent con-
dition many of the schools reporting
10 points which. is the. maximum. Or,
R. o. Matthews personal representa-.
tive of the Federal Commissioner OF
Prohibition. made: wonderful al
dress in which he stressed the need
of LOYALTY to- the Constitution of the
United States and at this time, es--
pecially to support the 18th amend
ment both by word and act ana that
'loyal Americans Should use their IN
'fuence, both spoken and written, an
support of this amendment At the
evening session the devotional exer-
cises were lead BY Mr.. D. c.. Chamb-
ers: Mr.. Charles F:.,Kincheloe made "a
stirring, practical address as to the
live work in the Sunday Schools, esc
pecially among the boys. Election OF
officers consumed some time. the Of
fcers for the ensuing year being a.
follows: --.":$S' ,.s. -.
President, Mr.. Amoe; vice presi-
dent, Mr.. Meteere; secretary-treas-
urer, William F. Carr; superintendent
children's department, Mrs. +. II.
Caldwell; superintendent Young Peo-
pies department, Mrs. D.: &C. Cham
bers; superintendent adult depart
ment, Dr. w. G. Monroe; superlnten-
dent home department, Mrs. c. Il.
Greathouse; superintendent teacher
training, Rev. Wilbur NJ. Snyder;
general secretary f.~S. .. a., lHolha"
c. Diggs; field secretary Y. S. S. A,
P. S. Murrill.
The various committees made eX-
cellent reports and DR.. Kirk Earle
Wallace made a splendid address in
which he showed how the American
people are being exploited or ''work-
ed" by manufacturers and organiza-
tions of all nations, OAR own included.
He also stressed the need of good
reading in our homes. The delegates
who attended both sessions were en-
tertained for supper in the homes of
nearby members of the church and
Sunday school.
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