Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-13
CITY BRIEFS

The many friends of Vernon Kid /
we'll will be glad to know that ne. IS
rapidly after undergoing
m operation for acute appendicitis
It the Alexandria Hospital.
Evangelistic services every evening !
A. the Methodist Protestant Church, !
North Washington street, at 7:45. T.
Rev. Frank T Benson preached last !
night to full house. The pastor, |
Rev. Robert Browne, will preach to- /
night. Mrs William Pettey will sing.
Great congregational singing of the
I'D tine songs. Don't miss these SER
vices. Everybody welcome.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, former
" pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. who has been i'll at the Alex
andria Hospital for the past three
weeks, is rapidly recovering. He, how
ever. will be unable to take part in
the Odd Fellows parade tomorrow and
expects to leave Wednesday for, his
former home at Wytheville, Va, where
he will spend some time.
Joseph McDonough, residing at
south of this city, re-
ports to the police that his eleven
year old daughter while enroute to
Sunday School in this city yesterday
was badly frightened by
tramps a short distance below Alex
andria He went to the scene but the
tramps had vanished he said.
Forty hours devotion services were
opened at the II o'clock mass at st.
Mary's Catholic Church yesterday
morning with procession Of the blessed
sacrament through the church. Par
ticinating in the procession were
about 100 boys and girls, the girls
carving flowers and also the acolytes
and torch bearers after which came
the priests. The services will be held
at $50 o'clock tonight and at the
same hour tomorrow night, which Will
bring the exercises to close. Masses
tomorrow will be celebrated at o;3o
7:3S and 9 A. NJ.
The Allison W. C. T. u, will hold
their regular meeting tonight at
O'Clock in the Westminster Building
All members are urged to be pres
ent
A called meeting will be held to-
night at 8 o'clock in the Young Peo-
LIZ Building for all members taking
mart in the Bazaar of the NJ r:
Church South. All distributors OF
tickets to make a report at this time
to Mrs. w. c. Baggett, of the NUNS
her of tickets sold for the supper.
The Professional and Business Wo-
mans Club will nod their November
meeting tomorrow night at Z o'clock
in the Chamber of Commerce.
meeting of the Executive Committee
Of the club will be held this evening
at 8 o'clock at the residence OF MISS
blanche Stansbury, 207 North Column
bus street.
A special meeting CT the CATHOLIC
Daughters of America, will be held
in st. Mary's Hall tonight lmmedl-
ately after the services at the
church
II is expected that large gather
ing of Elks tonight will attend the
meeting of Alexandria Lodge No.
1853. when Andrew Bell, winchester,
Va, district deputy grand exalted
ruler will paw an official visit to the
lodge. Fifteen candidates Will be mi
tiated attire which there Will be a So
cial session.
A pile Of rubbish on the lot at the
intersection of King and Peyto4
streets took fire shortly before II
o'clock this morning and brought
out the fire department
The MANY friends of Mr.. John
DIVER will regret to hear that ne
was stricken with paralysis while
visiting at Providence Hospital,
WASHINGTON. Sunday, November D.
Mr.. Dryer is still patient at that
hospital.
Samaritan Rebekah Lodge Commit
tee, and ali members participating
in the parade and ceremony OF Dra.t-
ing Charter meet at the hall OF Lid
ertv Lodge tomorrow, and will as
semble at Samaritan Hall at 1870
o'clock Tuesday.
Judge w. S. Snow and Harry
Kennedy, of this city, on SATURDAY oy
and Sunday hauled in total OF 20
bass on a fishing trip to Potomac
Creek, Stafford county. THIS IS the
biggest haul this season, tins season
thus far reported by local anglers
Liberty Rebekah Lodge of ODD
Fellows will entertain the women women Oh
Winchester, Lovettsville, Clarendon
and Falls Church Lodges tomorrow
night Among the special guests guess
who will be present. are; Mrs. P ,t
Lynchburg, state president, ana MIS-
Bunch, state secretary,
The Rev. DR.. William NJ. Vines, OF
the First Baptist Church, NoT1olk'
will assist DR. Jackson IN revival ser
vices in the First Baptist Cnurch % Oh
this city, beginning next sunday. ~ ~