Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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pany's house in North Braddock.
The Gazette requests that the va
rious churches that will have spe-
cial musical programs Christmas SEND
in same not later than Friday.
Mr.. James M. Rose, of Hazard,
KY, is the guest of his mother, Mrs.
4. Wellington Rose, at her home in
North Fairfax street, for the Christ
mas holidays.
Oriental Lodge, No. 6, Knights Of
Pythias, will hold its regular meeting
tonight in Pyhian Temple, 3l9 Cam
eron street. All members are urged
to be present.
Mrs. George ]. Turner and daugh-
ter, Miss Emily Turner, of Oklaho-
ma, are spending the Christmas hol-
idays with Mrs. Turner's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin, in this city.
The regular meeting of Sarepta
Lodge, No. 38, l. O. 0. F.. will be
held tomorrow night in Odd Fellows
Hall, North Columbus street. All
visiting Odd Fellows will be cordially
welcomed.
The regular meeting of Martha
Washington Chapter, No. AZ, O. f.
S., will be held tonight. This will be
an important business meeting and
all members are expected to be pres
ent.
The Gazette requests that all Min
listers OF the city desiring to change
in any way, their church notices for
Saturdays Gazette, will send such
changes not later than 2 o'clock Fri :,
day afternoon.
Mrs. G. E. Wood, Of this city will
leave tonight for Newport News, 1
where she will be the guest OF her
daughter, Mrs. G. L. Harty for the
Christmas holidays. Mrs. Wood will
return to her home after the holi-
days.
At the mid-week Bible Conference,
which will be held in, ST. Paul's
Church tomorrow night, reports j of
the Healing Mission will be heard,
and part of ST. John IA will be re-
cited from memory by all present. !
Business in the King street stores
seems to be getting better each day.
One merchant has said. that business
is not as good as it was last year at
this time but that he did not really,
expect it to be so. Most OF the stores
from now on until Saturday will be
open at night until 8 or 10 O'Clock.
1t is expected that trade will be on
the increase till Christmas Eve when
the climax will be reached. .,iI
Rev. DR.. T. B. Jackson, pastor of
the. First Baptist Church., addressed
the weekly assembly of the Alexan-
driai High School this morning; This
is the second of series of address
ses which will be given at the High
School by the ministers Of the, city,
At the assembly last week DR.. j. Al
lison was heard.
The sale of Anti-Tuberculosis
Christmas package seals is progress
ing nicely according to one Of the
sales ladies'. Every one who mails
a Christmas package is urged to at
tach one Of these little stamps and in
this way help to relieve the many
suffers, victims of this deadly dis
ease. -,r. IL.
Captain Mcintyre of the Salvation
Army, says that his collections for
the Christmas baskets are increasing
each day and that he hopes by Satur
day to be able to fill hundred or
more baskets for the needy. He
wishes to ask every one to do what
he or she can to keep the spots boil
ing"
A special lesson in candy making
will be given by the Ladies AuXil-
larry of the Y. NJ. c. A., in the Cham
Der of Commerce rooms tonight at
7:3O o'clock. Any lady wishing to
take this lesson may do SO whether
or not she is affiliated with the z.
NJ. G.. A. She may also make and
take home with her pound Of candy
if she will provide pound of gran
ulated sugar. two eggs and a half
pound of nuts. Call the Y. M. c. A.
office.
A continuous line of package mail
ers spent the day yesterday in the
Post Office. The packages mailed
yesterday were so many that in or
der. to have working room, they had
to be piled high leaving lanes
through which the employees had to
travel. Postmaster Smith says that
the campaign for the early mailing
of Christmas packages has worked
wonderfully well. Each day the mail>
are increasing in volume and much
Of tie usual last minute mailing has
been done already. In order to clear
up yesterdays work many of the
clerks had to work as late as mid
night but every package that had
been mailed during the day was sent
out. Dr. Smith also states that
the parcel post and general delivery
windows will. for the rest of the
week. be open at night until o'clock.
Lorton. Va, Dec. 19.-The people
in South Eastern Fairfax county are
taking great interest in the proposed
forcibe for tuberculosis of all cattle
kept for home purposes in any part
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