Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-24
LIVE NEWS
LIVE MWS
from
ROsEMONT DEL RAJ
BRADDoCK MT. IDA
ST. ELMO.

81. ELNO.
POTOMAC NEWS
Miss Mary Whitehead, from Mel
son county, is visiting in the home
of her niece, Mrs. j. T. Stephenson,
in Rosemont.
M. f. A. Sweeley returned Sun
day night to his home in Rosemont,
after weeks absence on business in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. George B. Taylor entertained
last Thursday at her home in Rose
mont with a pleasant little lunch
con" and bridge. The several guests
were from Rosemont and Washing
ton.
Mrs. Charles f. Outcalt left today
for a few weeks stay in Fredericks
burg. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Perry
entertained informally at "Tea," Sun
day afternoon from to 6 o'clock,
in their home on Braddock Heights.
Rev r. A. Mckay held the last
meeting of the evaneelistic services
at Del Ray Baptist Church Sunday
night with large congregation in
ATTENDANCE.
Mrs. John Hyde, from Markham.
Va, and Miss Sadie Richardson, of
Warrington are guests Of Mrs. Ash
er O. Travers, in Del Ray.
Mrs. Alice Lumpkin. of Washing
ton. spent the week end in st. Elmo,
with her daughter, Mrs. Robert NJ.
Turner.
At the "workers council of the
Sunday gchool of Del Ray Methodist
Episcopal Church South which was
held in the church last Saturday
night the "Yates" class challenged
the other classes of the school to a
record attendance at Sunday School
for the six months beginning Feb
ruary 9Th. The challenge" was &C
cepted by the superintendent, Mr.. D.
c. Chambers, on behalf of the
school, and a committee with Mr.. >.
w. Varney as chairman, was appoint
ed to draft rules for the contest.
which is expected to be spirited
one. The school as whole broke
their own recent high record Sunday
with an attendance of 1913.
Mrs. Bernard Gilpin, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Law
renee Perry, in Braddock Heights, for
a few days.
Unusually large congregations at
tended both preaching services Sun
day in the M. E. Church, Del Ray.
Rev. j. r. Wood preached in the
morning from the text in 1st Peter
LIS, "Kept by the Power OF God
Through Faith Unto Salvation" a
strong text and strong sermon. At
the night service his text was from
Galatians GA. One infant was
christened and two members received
into church membership at the morn
ing service. The mid week prayer
services have been resumed and on
Wednesday Of this week will be lead
by Dr.. H. P. Hamill presiding elder.
who will! hold the quarterly confer
ence after the prayer service. All Of
fetal members of the church are es-
pecially urged to be present at this
meeting.
Mrs. Elizabeth Klinehouse and
Mrs. F. NJ Bradley, were down from
Washington the latter part of the
week to spend a day with Mrs. Mary
R Strobel, in Del Ray
Young Miss Elizabeth Titcomb, of
Mt. Ida, is improving and making
good recovery from her recent ILL.,
ness.
Mr.. Edward Downey, of Del Ray,
has purchased from Mr.. Alexander
Clark the residence on Peyton Ave
nue. Del Ray, now occupied by Mr..
Clark and family.
Mrs. Fred Mcleod, Mrs. Crump
and Mrs. Dunlap, from Washington,
spent day last week in Braddock
Heights, as guests of Mrs. J. Bresett
Vandersliu.
Mrs. Fred Morris returned Satur--
day to her home in Del Ray, having
been in attendance upon her father,
Mr.. Farmer in Summit, Va, who has
been quite Ill since the deatn OF MS
wife during Christmas week.
Circle number One of the local
branch of the missionary society OF
Del Ray NJ f. Church will conduct
a "bake sale" Saturday morning at
nine o'clock in Rowzie's store on
Hume Avenue, St. Elmo. Good
things, at reasonable prices; get
there early and get yours, enough
saidi
Mn and Mrs. ]. C. Ellis of Del
Ray, announce the marriage of their
daughter, Ethel. to Mr.. Row Dame
ron. also of Del Ray, on December
"a, 1921. Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron
are making their home temporarily
with Mrs. Tom Ennis. at 709 Oronoco
street Alexandria,