Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-11
FAIRFAX NEWS

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DR.. and Mrs. Zerebe have gone
to Rehobeth Beach for a month 5
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Dresman,
of Falls Church, are visiting, MI
Thos. Brigham, of North Beach.
Miss Gussie Maxwell. of Georgia,
is the guest of Miss Edna German
Miss Robedeau Allison, daughter
of Mr.. Allison, Sheriff, underwent
an operation on her throat IN the
| Alexandria Hospital, and is now
doing very well.
Miss Frances Shawen, of Oakton'
motored to Paeonian Springs III her
new Chevrolet, where she. Will
spend her vacation visiting friends
and relatives.
DR.. Chas. Russell, who has been
visiting Mr.. Robert Wiley, has re
turned home.
Mr.. Broadus Alder, Miss Agnes
Alder, Miss Eunice Twomblly and
Miss Edith Birch, were Sunday Wis
itors at the home of Miss Tracy
Gaines.
Mr. Earl Kirby, Miss Anne Mer-
chant and Miss Ruth Sangster, at,
tended Mclean Day exercises and
reported very enjoyable time
Mr.. James H. Watson has been
appointed Overseer of the Poor by
Jndre Brent. His duties will be
directed in Providence District.
A meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors and of all heads of Commit
tee is scheduled for Tuesday even
ing at 7:15 at the Herndon High
School.
The meeting of the Sharon. Chap
FOR o e s.. held last Monday
evening in the Masonic Hall was at
tended by large crowd, including
many visitors from Clarendon and
Cherrydale. Arlington Chapter
from Cherrydale, the mother Chap
ter of the Lodge, presented a silver
loving cup to the Mclean Chapter,
presentation being made by Mrs.
Burkeholder, grand Esther of the
State and past matron Of the Ar
lington Chapter. Five candidates
for admission were ballOted on and
will be installed at the next meet
ing. Following the business session
refreshments were served by the
committee, of which Mrs. Rooster is
chairman.
The "Dixie" Dramatic Club will
give show at Ashford School
House August 10th, at eight
o'clock.
Mr.. f. E. Graham has moved
from the Copperhite Hotel where
he has had rooms, to Fairfax Sta
ton. where he will rent the old
Taylor Place.
Mrs. G. S. Marshall and Mrs.
J. NJ. Petit, are at North Beach
for two weeks.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs A.
C. Gibbs near Mclean was struck
by lightning last Tuesday during
the storm. The bolt passed down
the chimney, through the kitchen.
tearing a hole in the wall and scat
tering debris everywhere. Fortu-
nately no fire followed.
M. D. N. Clark who has been
visiting at Falls Church from Los
Angeles, Cal, has gone to New
York on business.
What might have been very
bad fire was narrowly averted in
the Franklin Sherman High School
at Mclean on Friday afternoon.
Harry Cummins and frankie Gle
ker, who were sitting on the school
steps watching the ball game, smell
ed smoke, and looking through the
basement window discovered a
blaze in the Chemical Laboratory.
Breaking open the window they eX-
tinguished the fire. They forced the
/ lock of the cabinet in which the
chemicals are stored and discovered
jar of phosphorus which had ig-
nited.
A social meeting Of the Junior
Daughters of the King was held on
Friday evening at the home Of Mrs.
Wittig. A number of older men,
bers of the Church were present
and arrangements were made for
the ormation of senior order.
Mrs. Franklin Gicker and Miss
Edith Wells who are members of
the Wilmington order, will assist
in the organization, and will trans
fer their membership 20 Mclean.
Mr.. Maurice B. Workman died
at his home at Ashborn on July
10Th. Of ceberal apopleXy. He was
one of the most progressive farm
ers in the district He was a
brother of Mr.. William Workman
of Fairfax.
The Ladies of the Sarah Herbert
Guild are repairing for the annual
Harvest Party held each fall for the
Rectory Pantry.
Twenty members of the Hospital
Branch of the Washington Sunshine
Society spent pleasant day Friday
as the guests of Mrs. Wittig, OF
Mclean,