Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-30

Hazard will return from Richmond
Friday after few days with rela-
tives.
Judge Moncure appointed George
S. French justice of the peace for
the third ward and Mr.. French has
qualified as such,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence e. Keith,
of George Washington Park, have as
their guest for the week Mr.. James
r. Doyle, Of Richmond, Va.
Miss Irma koontz has returned to
the Alexandria Hospital after spend
ing the Christmas holidays at her
home near Luray, Va.
Miss Fanny Carter, superintendent
of the Alexandria Hospital, left this
morning for short visit to her
home in Shirley, Va.
Miss Snow, who has been the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. S. L. Monroe.
during the holidays, left this morn
ing for her home in Swarthmore, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clark, and
little Edward Jr., have returned to
their home in Prince street, after
spending several weeks with rela-
tives in St. Louis. Mo.
Miss Mae Rixey and Miss Katha-
rine Thompson, of Culpeper, are
spending the week end as the guests
OF Miss Virginia Wilkins, at her
home in Cameron street
Mr.. Lucian n. Erwin, Jr. Of the
British American Tobacco Company,
Of Richmond, Va, is visiting his par
ents on Queen street. He expects
to return to Richmond the first of
the coming week. :, III.
H. B. Munday, trainmaster for the
Southern Railway with headquarters
at Greensboro, \. c., was on short
visit to his old home in this city yes
terday. His wife who is spending the
Christmas holidays here will return
to Greensboro Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian d. Knight left
last night for visit to New York,
and afterward they will go to Homes
dale, Pa. the home of Mrs. Knights
father who will during the coming
week celebrate his eighty-fourth birth
day. They will be gone about ten
days.
An educational meeting will be held
in Norton Memorial at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning January 3, under
the auspices of the Educational Com
mittee Of the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Diocese of Virginia. All persons
interested in religious education are
invited to attend.
The Cantanta rendered by the choir
Of Meade Episcopal Chapel (colored)
on Christmas afternoon was very
excellent performance. Church people
knowing Of q great work being done
by the minister and congregation of
this chapel would greatly encourage
them by attending some Of their
Sunday afternoon services. .
The Christmas celebration held
last night in the Second Baptist
Church was a very successful af-
fair in every way. The program
rendered proved to be very delight
full one Santa Claus was on the
scene and presented Z box OF candy
to every member of the Sunday
School. The superintendent and pas
tor received handsome presents.
At the Richmond Theatre tonight
Clara Kimball Young will play in one
OF her greatest and latest pictures,
what No Man Knows" which lays
bare the depths Of woman's soul.
The Ingomar presents Shirley Ma
son in "Qucenie" and the Idle Hour
has as its feature attraction Francis
Ford in 1.-The Great Reward"
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy,
of sol South Washington street, this
city. are spending their HONEYMOON
1T the Ballyvackey House, Conak-
lily. County Cork, Ireland After
listing the Lakes of Killarney and
many places of interest in the EN-
erald Isle, they will return to their
home in Alexandria.
When "The Old Nest" comes to the
Richmond Theatre or next Wednes-
day, the people of Alexandria will
have chance to see picture that
has been hailed by critics and re-
viewers as the most satisfying all
American picture that has yet been
produced. The theme, that of n
mother who sees her six children
leave her. on by one, is common to
American families. All the poign-
ancy of feeling that these leave TAX
ings arouse in real life have been
caught on the screen.
Rupert Hughes Is the author of
this unusual tale Of mother love. He
has sought to present cross section
Of a universal theme as applied to
an American family. All the joys and
sorrows connected with rising fam
lily have been dramatized Each of
the children grow to manhood or wo-
manhood with his own individual in
terests, then leaves the old nest to
follow the call of his desires. Only
their mother is left to her loneliness
and her memories. But, as in every
American family the young remem-
Der the old nest and return to it.
The picture was produced by Gold
wyn and was directed by Reginald
Barker. Mary Alden plays the old
mother, and her performance has