Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-29
CITY NEWS TN BRIEF

Mrs. Carrie Fisher, who has been
quite sick at the Alexandria Hos
pital, has returned to her home.
Ernest L. Herbert and wife have
sold to Otis Washington house and
lot SIP 1-2 South Pitt street.
Mrs. Julian F. Chauncey an
EoEnces the marriage of her daugh-
tel, Nettie Helena, to Henry Wyatt
Easterwood, Wednesday, September
IS. at ST. Johns Episcopal Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bartlett, of
619 North Columbus street, Miss
Alice Wilton and Master Robert
.Whitton nave returned from To-
ronto, Canada, where they attended
a meeting of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Mrs. C. Vernon Webster, Marshall
Hohenstein, of this city, and Carl
Hanf, of Washington, D. G., have
returned from q two weeks visit
through Florida.
Mrs. D. A. C. Webster, of Balti-
more, is visiting her granddaughter,
Mrs. ]. L. w. Smith, at her home in
Prince street.
Miss Kathryn j. Underwood con-
t;nues quite i'll at her home 1923
North Columbus street.
The A. L. l., a1e planning big
bazaar to be held the latter part OF
October. Watch Tor the date.
Mr.. Paul Timer, of this city, is
on a fishing trip in the vicinity of
Pohick.
Messrs. H. L. Mcconnell and R.
E. Chapple, of Richmond, are
spending a few days in this city,
Mr.. Stanley Willis, of Paris, Va,
lefyt today for his home after spend
ing the past fe wdays with friends
i'm Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Wilson have
returned to their home at Holm
Hall Farm, after spending the past
month in California.
The Dreadnaught A. C. held it's
first football practice Monday and
about thirty-five candidates report
ed. Practice will be held again to-
morrow evening and all candidates
are expected to be at Baggett's field
at o'clock.
High School Season Athletic tick
cts are now on sale at the High
School. They are three dollars each
and will entitle the holder to see
every game played during the en-
tire year on the home grounds.
At 7:3O tonight at the Chamber
of Commerce, the Woman's Cam
paign Committee in interest of the
city manager form Of government
will meet. All members of the ward
committees are urged to be present.
A committee from the School
Board, yesterday visited the High
School. They were there for the pur-
pose Of seeing what could be done
to relieve the crowded conditions. 1t
is proposed that another room be
opened to accommodate the surplus
student body.
There will be meeting tomor-
row night at the Richmond Bowling
Alleys for the purpose OF reor-
ganizing the Duck Pen League. All
persons interested are invited to
attend this meeting.
The friends of Mr.. William
Bailey will be pleased to learn that
he is rapidly improving at the
Alexandria Hospital. Mr.. Bailey has
been i'll for some time past with a
severe case Of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Thomas Coleman, the chauf
feur who was hurt in the street car
and bus accident at North Brad
dock Station, on September ID, and
who has been confined at the Alex
andria Hospital since that time,
leaves for his home today.
a delightful party was given to
Miss Thelma Murphy last night in
honor of her eighteenth birthday
Dancing was the main feature Of
the evening and among the guests
present were: Misses Edith Whit
ron. Juanita Hammersly, Lucille
Powell. and Messrs. Chas. keegan,