Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mrs. Worthington, Of Berryville, is
spending few days visiting her son,
Mr.. Jack Worthington, in this city.
Potomac Lodge, No. SO, I. 0. 0. F.,
will meet tonight in Odd Fellows Hall
North Columbus street.
The Home Nursing Class Of the
Y. M. C. A., will be held tonight IN
the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Mr.. K. E. Wallace has returned
to this city after spending few
DAYS visiting the State Y. NJ. G. A.
office in Richmond.
Mr.. John H. Schofield, of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, is visiting relatives in
Alexandria.
The Weekly Sewing Class will be
held irs the Chamber of Commerce
rooms tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Last Lap, High Schools
newspaper will be on sale today. This
paper is especially noted for its live
High School news and its common
sense editorials.
Moving pictures will be shown by
Rev. P. F. Hall at the Chapel of the
Good Shepherd at 1880 O'Clock this
evening.
Mrs. Charles P. McKenna, Of Hunt
ington, W. Va, is visiting her father,
Mr.. Newell S. Greenaway, ga North
Columbus street
The choir of Trinity NJ. e. Church
will hold sale of fancy articles at
Mr.. Michelbach's Furniture Store, to-
morrow starting at 10 a. m.
The regular meeting of Alexan-
dria Council No. 5, Order Fraternal
Americans, will be held tonight in
the Pythian Temple, 319 Cameron
street tonight at the regular time.
Miss Helen Liest, who has been
for some time the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Garman. in Columbus
street, has returned to her home IN
Roncervert, West Virginia.
Captain Mcintyre, of the Saliva
ton Army, says that Christmas gifts
for the Salvation Army are coming
in win increasing rapidity as Christ.
mas approaches and that he hopes
to make this banner year for the
Army in this city.
It is understood that a number of
Younger Alexandrians are organizing
T1,,L will r,,,a
i. ries of dances beginning about the
holiday season. Organization will be
completed shortly it is said.
There is published elsewhere in
these columns an account of the flu
neral of Edgar Thompson Brookes,
and card of thanks from the FAM
lily for the many kindnesses of their
nieghbors and friends at this distress
sing time. Through inadvertence this
was omitted from our issue of yes
terday.
Motion pictures will be shown by
the Y. NJ. c. A., today in the Cham
Der OF. Commerce Rooms at $3.50
o'clock for the boys and tomorrow at
the same place and time for the
girls. The pictures this week are
especially good there being there
being three reels, "Solely A Matter
of Souls" Exhibition of Fancy
Shooting" and a one real picture of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ladies selling Christmas stamps
for the Anti tuberculosis Society are
now stationed in. all the much fire.
quented places in the city, such as
drug stores, banks post office, etc.
These ladies state that quite num-
Der of these stamps are being dis
posed of daily. The proceeds Of this
sale, which is being conducted
throughout the nation, will go for
the relief of those suffering from
this terrible disease.
Postmaster William H. Smith states
that the ciizens of Alexandria are CO.
operating with his department in the
matter of the mail Early" campaign
For the past week, he says. the
mails have greatly increased in vol
ume, both incoming and outgoing.
This increase requires quite bit of
extra work on the part of the post
office employees but the entire days
mail is disposed of before the en-
ployees leave. The fact that
the incoming mail has greatly in
creased tells that the campaign has
had its effects in other parts Of the
country. The recent campaign for
the numbering Of houses has, he
says, greatly expedited the carrier
service in tn city. Many who have
vet erected mail boxes are doing so
now.