Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mid week prayer services will be
held in the churches of the Guy "
night.
Master Elwood Markell is quite
sick at his home in North ritt
street.
The Rev. C M. Young, of Wash
ington. will preach in Grace Chnrch
tonight at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Theodore Cook who has been
quite sick at her home IN queen
street for some time, IS improving.
Mrs. C. Keith Carlin, of Alexandria,
is visiting Mrs. C. c.. Carlin, at Hotel
Traymore, Atlantic City.
William Blake of University of
Virginia is spending the week with
his parents in North Columbus
street.
A meeting of the Alexandria Rod
and Gun Club will be held at eight
o'clock tomorrow night in the rooms
Of the Chamber Of Cmmerce.
Mrs. Maggie Booth is able to be
out again after having been sick at
her home in North Royal street for
the past ten days.
Miss Thelma Nevelle who has
been confined to her home in North
Royal street with pneumonia, IS
getting along nicely.
The Ladies' Aid Society of I'M
manuel Lutheran Church will have
regular meeting Thursday night
at the home of Mrs. William He'll
muth, 108 North Alfred street.
A meeting of the Crystal Athletic
Club will be held tonight at 1901
King street for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the coming base
ball season. All members Of the
club are expected to be presnt.
The regular meeting OF the Study
Glass of the Golden Links Missionary
Society of the NJ. f. Church South
will be held at p. m. Thursday,
March 1G, in the reading room of the
Young Peoples Building.
By decree entered lin the Cir
cult Court for Alexandria Albert
Fletcher. Jr., of Warrenton, Va,
was yesterday granted an absolute
divorce from Emily Forbes Fletcher
Of the same place.
At the Methodist Protestant Church
on North Washington street, there
will be held special evangelistic ser
vices tonight at 7:45 o'clock. The
pastor, Rev. Robert Browne, will take
as his subject, "Life's Barriers" All
people Of the city are cordially in
vited to be present.
Tonight at the midweek service at
st. Paul's the two lectures on st.
Paul's epistles by Professor Rollins
will be discussed Charts of the
epistles will be shown and different
translations will Be exhibited. At 9
p. m prayers for the sick will be
offered.
"Way Down East" drew large
numbers to the Richmond Theatre
last night as did "The Four Horse
men," to the Idle Hour. Both of
these great pictures are being run
again today. The Ingomar is featur-
ing George Chesebro in For the
Love of Service ="
Congressman Cooper, Of Ohio, will
be the speaker at the weekly meet
ing at the Westminster Building
Sunday afternoon at o'clock Con-
gresham Cooper is said to be one Of
the best orators in Congress and an
excellent talk is expected, there will
also be q special musical program
The regular monthly meeting of
the Parent-Teachers Association at
West End School was held in that
building yesterday afternoon with
the largest attendance Of the year
The excellent work Of Mrs +. Clinton
knight, who serves as a committee
of one on membership, has resulted in
the doubling Of enrolment. Inter
est in the coming teachers conven-
ton was manifested by willingness
to cooperate in every way with the
committee arranging for the enter.
tainment of the visiting teachers.
The Alexandria High School Midg-
cts took another step towards the goal
of their ambition (the city champion
ship last night when they defeated
the Friends A. c. Reserves in the
High School auditorium, by the score
OF II to Z. Anderson Of the winners
and Padgett of the losers were the
main point scorers Of the game.