Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Regular mid-week prayer services
will be held in the churches Oh the
city tonight.
Mrs. W. T. Manning, of Angus
ia, Ga, is the guest OF her sister,
Mrs. William Libles.
A large crowd last night attended
The third annual excursion given by
St. Mary's Sunday School to Mar
shall Hall.
Miss Deahl S. Walsh, worthy
Grand matron Order Eastern Star
of, Virginia, has been the guest Oh
Mrs. p. E Cliff, in North Columbus
street.
Mr. C. B. Spilman, of North Co
nmbns street. is reported to be SER
ionsIv I'M in Washington Mr.. Spill
man is one of the deacons of the
First Baptist Church.
Miss Mildred Scott has returned
70 her home in South Lee street,
after a visit in Fredericksburg,
where she was a guest in the home
OF WIS Arthur od4AdlN
The July issue of the Motion Pic
ture Post will be distributed free
at the Richmond and Ingomar The
atre on Friday and Saturday. Be
sure and receive a copy.
Mrs. John Galaher, of Camp
Humphreys, won the guessing CON
test regarding the number of poll
cies of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co. The contest took place at
Camp Humphreys during the home
coming week.
1.-The Mysterious Rider taken
from Zane Grey's novel, will be
shown at the Richmond today only.
The Ingomar has Mia May in THE
Mistress of the World" and the Idle
Hour viii run its expose of the trick
of saving a woman in half.
DR.. F. NJ. billiard is in Philadel-
phia for a few days on business
He will return to his Office tomorrow
morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Mcclure left
TODAY for a months vacation. They
expect to spend the month in Maine
and will be back in this city about
the first of September.
Moore's Sanitary Bakery is un-
dergoing repair and alterations are
being made in the baking room.
This work is expected to be COM
pleted in a short time
The Rev. DR.. William J. Morton
and Miss Morton, have returned to
the city after a two weeks stay at
the MarlbOrough-Blen Hotel,
in Atlantic City, and are at their
home in North Washington street.
At the mid-week service in the
Methodist Protestant Church to-
night the pastor, the Rev. Robert
Browne will conduct the service and
will take as his topic for the even,
ing, waiting on God" All mem
bers are urged to be present at
this service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Campbell
and children, have returned to their
home i'm North Columbus street,
after a visit with friends in Bar
louisville, Va. Miss Bessie Bran
ham accompanied them home and
will spend some time as their guest
Mr.. Frank Levinson has Just re-
turned to his home in this city, after
finishing q most successful year at
the Renneselear Polytechnic Instl-
tute at Troy. n. Y. Since the clos
ing of school in June Mr.. Levinson
has been the guest of relatives in
and around New York He was q
member of the graduating class OF
the Alexandria High School IN 1871
One young man employed by a
King street business place evident
~ has no alarm clock and uses the
sun instead. He explained that he
lowered his shade so that at the
proper time in the morning the sun
would shine in his face and thus
warn him that it was time TO get
out This young man strolled into
his place of business this morning
about 1890 o'clock, and when asked
why ne was late ne told his en-
ployer that the clouds had cut off
his "alarm clock"
A Doll Housekeeping Contest will
be staged in the Friends Play
grounds tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock. The girls will bring all OF
their dolls and doll equipment ana
toys and set up in any portion of
the grounds they wish a mimic
model house. These houses and col
lections will be judged not by the
amour, or quality of material, bu,
by the neatnesS of arrangement
This display will be under the direc-
tien Of Miss Beulah Moore, super
visor # the grounds. Judges will
eb selected from disiutereSted per.
sons and all are invited to be pres
ent to see the DISPLAY.