Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-25
LORTON NEWS

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ton Monday evening. Mr.. Barnard
attended the meeting of the Board OF
Trade. Mrs. Barnard, with MIR. and
Mrs. J. H. Madara, attended the the
alter.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Byington have
returned to their home on Ok Road,
after spending the winter in WASH
ington. Mr.. and Mrs. Byington had
as their guests over Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Violet of Washington.
Mrs. Douglas, Janney entertained
the Bridge CLUB on Wednesday after
noon at her home in Occoquan.
The dance held on Friday evening
by few men of the Lorton and Deco
guam Dancing Club was most pleas
ant affair. About 70 were present.
Music was furnished by an orchestra
from Clarendon, Va.
The supper held on Friday evening
for the benefit of the Monday Even
ing Club was a success. Most every
thing for the supper was contributed.
sol 40 was the amount taken in and
of this amount S72.29 was cleared.
This money goes toward the purchase
of radiophone for the use OF the
club. The selection Of the style OF
radiophone will be made Friday. Mr..
w. H. Meyer, L. l. Dolph and Chas.
D. Reeder have been appointed to
make the purchase.
Miss Irene Tyers has returned
home after a visit with her sister in
Washington.
Mr.. Bixby of Lowell, Mass, spent
short visit with his friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Raymond, and family. Mr..
Bixby is returning home from an ex-
tended visit in Florida.
Mrs. C. B. Backus of Rosemont,
Va, and her cousin, Mr.. Wright, were
down for the dance at Occoquan on
Friday evening. They were enter
tanned at the home Of DR.. and Mrs
F. w. Hornbaker.
Mrs. NJ. E. Davis was in Washing
ton on Wednesday shopping.
Mrs. D. Fl. Pugh has been indis-
posed for the past week at her home
on Ok Road.
Mrs. John Clancy and Mrs. J. H
Madara were shopping in Washington
and Alexandria on Friday.
Postmaster Mathews continues il
at his home suffering from la grippe
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Springman OF
Alexandria were the guests on Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Springman.
The Rev. DR.. Chapel of the Mt
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church, Wash.
ington, D. c., gave a lecture at Wood
bridge on Monday evening.
Mr.. Robert Rhine, Miss Emms
Weller, Mrs. Sarah Breeders ant
! son, Douglas, of Washington, D. c.
spent Sunday as the guests OF Mrs
Minnie r. Herndon.
Mrs. William Phillips. Of Rich
mond, Va, was the week end CUES
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
Springman.
Mrs. Lewis beavers who was yer!
sick the latter part of the week, /:
able to be up again.
Crescent Lodge No. 33, I. 0. 0, F.
on Tuesday evening elected c. l.
Gill, as their representative to the
Grand Lodge which meets in May
Gus Grimsley as alternate.
Mr. Norman English was taken tt
his home last week suffering frcn
appendicitis. His condition has i'm
proved such that an operation Il
not necessary.
Mary Anderson in Bubbles vii
be shown on Saturday, the 25th, al
the Lyric, Occoquan.
The employees OF the Workhoust
and Refol matory have organized
Base Ball Club. Their first practice
will be on Friday afternoon. JOIN
T. Schaaff is acting manager. He
is in hopes that he will be ready II
! the near future to arrange fo1
games with teams in this immediate
vicinity.
Accotink Lodge, I. 0. o. F., No
IS. continues to be one of the most
active country lodges in this section
of the state. With a Grand Lodge
officer like E. H Allen, it could not
very we'll be otherwise. A new addl-
ton has been made to the hall tc
make necessary room to transact
business. Arrangements arc being
made to celebrate the 103d anniver-
sary Of the Order at Camp Hum,
phrcys on Sunday, April 50. ASA
they are expecting visit soon from
the Baby Lodge at Arlington, Va.
to confer the degrees. Arlington
Lodge is today one of the prosper
Gus Lodges in the Northern part OF
| Virginia.