Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Woman'S Missionary oocielS " ~
+ Church South viii hold their reg
Mar monthly meeting tomorrow at
p. m.
Tho schools will be closed tomor-
row in accordance with the usual GUS
tom, and will reopen on Thursday.
The many friends Of Miss Mary
Coombs will regret to learn OF hef
beine quite i'll with the grippe at
her home in Wolfe street.
Tho regular weekly meeting OF Or
iental Lodge, No. 6, Knights OF ~
thias. will be held in Pythian Temple
this evening.
Hester Carter, an aged and re-
spectcd colored woman, was stflcKeh
With paralysis this morning. Her
condition is reported to be quite ser
ious.
The Friends Athletic Club Of this
CITY will meet the team OF the Lang
don A. C. in the Armory Hall wed
nesdav night at 1880 o'clock
The old custom Of having a parade
on Washington's Birthday will be re-
vived tomorrow as will be seen III
other columns of today's paper.
MANY Of the stores will be closed
al llav tomorrow and others will re.
main open until noon on account OF
the holiday.
Mooseheart Endowment Ball WI!
he given by Virginia Lodge NO
107c Loval Order of Moose in Nc
Burney's Hall tomorrow night at ":"o
o'clock.
The I,ongfellow Glee Club has an
nounced that it will hold dance IN
Odd Fellows Hall North COLUMBUS
street, on Monday, February -. one
of the best Washington orchestfaS
will furnish the music.
At the Richmond 1.-THE Little MN vi,
lister" will again be shown TO-DAY. lHe
Ingomar presents Conway TeaIle III
ohio Man of Stone" the Idle Hour
has "The Witching Hour" one OF the
nictures which was directed by the
Into william Desmond Taylor.
The regular meeting. OF Motof
Company No 5 will be held tonight
at 1870 o'clock in its engine house
Business Of Importance IS TO De
brought before the company ana 1t IS
hoped that all members will be able
to attend.
A dance is to be given in Odd
Fellows Hall on the night of febru-
ary 90 by the Canton Lodge. A we'll
known orchestra has been secured Tor
the occasion and the members fee!
assured of an enjoyable evening.
Osceola Tribe No. /, Red Men. will
hold their regular meeting in Their
wigwam tomorrow night at 1890
o'clock. There viii be some very
prominent speakers present and all
Red Men are cordially invited 20 be
there.
The people of Alexandria in gene
raj are cordially invited to hear Rep
resntativ r. Walton Moore tomorrow
evening at the Lyceum Hall where ne
will deliver patriotic address at the
Knights of Columbus CELEBRATION OF
Washington's Birthday.
The Acleco Club of the Alexandria
County Lighting Co., will hold its
regular monthly meeting at 1:3o
o'clock this evening in the companYs
offices. Immediately following there
will be a social and all members are
urged to be present.
The Post Office officials have an
nounced that that office will be
closed all day tomorrow, Wednesday,
February %, on account of the holl-
day. There will be TO deliveries by
the carriers but the regular after
noon collections will be made.
The Last Lap made its appearance
again yesterday, this time in re-
duced size and carrying an advertise
ments. This little newspaper has
made rapid progress since its first
appearance last year. If its High
School news it has it, is what its edi
tors say about it.
The Playground Committee re-
quests that all young ladies who
have consented and who will sell
cherries tomorrow for the benefit Of
the Fairgrounds, to meet at Graham
and Ogden's tomorrow morning at
9:30 o'clock The services of volun-
teers will be greatly appreciated.
The Junior Class Of the Alexandria
High School will entertain the Senior
Glass at the annual reception in the
High School Auditorium on Friday
evening, February p. 1t is under
stood that one of Washingtons best
orchestras has been employed 10
furnish the music. The Seniors have
already this year been rendered re-
ceptions by the Freshman and Sophie
more Classes.
The Colonial Costume Ball to be
given under the auspices Of Mt. YER
non Chapter, d. A. R., in Elks' Hall
tomorrow night, promises to be one
OF the main attractions for the
evening Of the holiday. All who at
tend this ball will be expected 10
wear clothes Of Colonial design. but
1t will not be required. The affair
will be unique in that it will express
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