Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mr.. Lionel E. Beeton has returned
to this city after spending some
time with his parents in Lexington
A meeting of the Parent-Teachers
Association is being held in the Lee
School building this afternoon.
A meeting of Russell Mitchell
Post Veterans Of Foreign Wars will
be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the
company's house in Prince street.
The body of William NJ. P. Des-
mond, who died yesterday in Wash.
ington, was forwarded today to
Lynchburg, and the funeral will take
place in that city tomorrow morn
ing.
Funeral services for John R. Smith
were held this afternoon at his late
residence on Peyton Avenue, Del
Ray, and conducted by Rev. Mr.. Nc
Kay. Burial was in Bethel GENE
terry.
Though a typographical error in
the Gazette yesterday it was stated
that the amount Of money collected
by George L. Hess, the man who did
the chain act, was S620.37, and it
should have been S20.37.
The Dress Rehearsal of the Black
Face Fantasy at the High School
proved the show to be success. A
large number of children awaited
themselves of the opportunity OF
seeing the show at half price last
night and all expressed their apprec-
iation in glowing terms.
NJ. w. Lee, State Secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., who is to address the
conference at the Chamber OF Com
merce tonight, arrived in this city
from Richmond today. Everybody IS
invited to attend this conference.
Miss Irma Koontz, DR.. S. B. Moore
and DR.. H. a. Latane left this morn
ing for Shepherdstown, W. Va,
where they will attend the wedding
of DR.. Llewellyn Powell and Miss
Willie Pierce Boone, which will take
place today.
The regular meeting of Seminole
Tribe, No. 35, Improved Order of Red
Men, will be held tonight in it's lodge
rooms on the fourth floor of the
Alexandria National Bank Building.
Martha Washington Chapter, No.
2, Order Eastern Star, will, on De,
cember G, at the Young Peoples
Building, give Cafeteria Supper
and hold a sale of fancy articles.
Many beautiful and artistic articles
will be on sale.
There will be an important meet
ing of Section B of the Women's
Auxiliary of St. Paul's Church, this
evening at o'clock, at 211 South St.
Asaph street.
DR.. and Mrs. E. w. Brown, of
Washington, Va, were visitors the
past week of Mrs. Eugenia f. Dud-
ley and Mr.. l.. H. Dudley, at their
home in Cameron street, and attend
ed the ceremonies in honor 81. the
Unknown Soldier and Arnistice- En-
ercises at Arlington.
The regular weekly prayer meet
ing will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the Anne Lee Memoir
ial. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
The many friends of William H.
Meeks will be sorry to learn that he
left today for Walter Reed Hospital
for treatment for chronic Bright's
Disease contracted while serving in
the American EXpeditionary Forces
in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Tomlin en-
tertained on Tuesday afternoon at
their home in Del Ray in honor of
the thirteenth birthday of their
daughter, Margaret. Mrs. Tomlin
was assisted by Mrs. J. E. Purcell
and Mrs. ]. j. Kelley, of Alexandria.
The following guests enjoyed a very
pleasant afternoon with games, mu-
sic and dancing: Misses Irene Mich
elbach, Betty Heishley, Katherine
Kirkman, Gertrude Travis and Mas
ter James Walters, Of Del Ray;
Misses Harriet Day and Elizabeth
Tibcomb, of Mt. Ida; Miss Hender-
son, of Lloyd. The out-of-town
guests were: Misses Agnes Kelley,
and John Bluet, of Alexandria, Va;
and Misses Dorothy Phillips, Marg-
aret Wood and Master Lewis Phil
lips, from Washington, D. c. Fol
lowing this enjoyable afternoon de-
licious dinner was served at 500 p.
M. with Misses Katie Miller, Peggy
Stouffer, Mae Stouffer, Mr.. Jack
Bennett, of Washington, D. C., as
dinner guests.