Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-15
city NEWS "A IFHF

Mr. R. Blackwell, Of Rosemont!.
left This afternoon on snort o''si-
ness trip to Charlottesville.
Tho REGULAR weekly meeting OF Sa-
,onta odpe of Odd Fellows will be
held tonight.
Mr. V Conway Ficklin, of Haz,.
orJ XIV was the guest yesterday OF
Mr. lanes NJ. Rose, in this city.
Tba American Legion Auxiliary
viii meet in the Chamber OF Com
roarce rooms tomorrow night.
The many friends of Mrs. Julia
Travers will be pleased to know that
she is recovering from her recent III
ness.
The Internal Revenue Office an,
nounces today, that from now until
March Is, it will be open Tor IN
come Tax Returns.
Master Luther Hayden, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hayden, of IL
South Washington street, IS confined
TO his home suffering from tonsi-
litis.
lanes II. Adams, Jr., colored,
driver of the mail between this city
and the Seminary, died yesterday
evening at his home on Seminary
Hill, Fairfax county.
Mr.. It. NJ. Bickers, local manager
for J. Leo kolb, reports the sale OF
= new seven room house on Russell
Road to Mr.. and Mrs. James 2
Crawford. The house was formerly
owned by F. c. Stcizer, OF Wash
ington.
Mid-week prayer services will be
held tonight in the Methodist protes-
tant Church. The. pastor Rev. Robert
Browne will take as his subject
Builders in the Temple" A full at
tendance is requested.
The Gazette wishes to thank the
committee in charge of the valentine
Costume Ball, which IS to be given III
Elks Hall tonight, for the tlckets re-
ceived at this office this morning.
Mr.. Jerome Kaufman several days
ago slipped on a banana peellng wh!!e
on King street and fell and had hls
right hand badly cut when jar or
milk he was carrying broke. He had
three stitches taken in his hand.
Mr. Ernest Padgett, brlckiavcr'
slipped on the ice yesterday and Su&-
tanned fractured leg. he was taken
10 the Alexandria Hospital where the
injured member was reset by Or. =
3. Moore.
Don't fail to enjoy the delicious
chicken salad supper tomorrow night
with old Virginia ham, at st. Paul :
Church Parish Hall, Pitt street, near
Duke. These suppers are held an.
nually by the Rector's Aid Society OF
st. Paul's Church, and the large at,
tendance is sufficient evidence OF
their popularity.
The Parent-Teachcrs Association
of West End School met i'll its reg
ular monthly session in that building
Yesterday afternoon. Business of the
association was first disposed of. |
Then the subject of child welfare IN
relation to public schools was taken
up, since Friday of this week has
been designated as Child Welfare
Day." and discussed, supplemented
by a report upon the outline Of a
program which has been approved
and widely adopted. Following a
short talk By Miss Mary d. Pierce.
school supervisor of the city, the
meeting adjourned.
Early this morning the merchants
were literally besieged by hundreds
of the ladies of Alexandria over the
phone, asking if they could not CON
tinue their famous Dollar Day Sales
till tomorrow night. The weather
was SO inclement that many were
compelled to stay indoors. With the
unfailing courtesy for which our re-
tail merchants are noted, they cheer
fully granted the earnest and al,
most fearful requests. 1t is an Ill
wind that blows nobody good! Alex
andria is lucky to have two Dollar
DAYS instead of one, this time, and
the sleet and snow and rain, and
mushy streets will be more than
compensated by the extra day al
lotted 10 money-saving!