Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

MIS-. GeOGSe -Ndiio, "a7 Di-
terday from his former home: 2lO
Franklin street, at 2 o'clock. The m
terment was made in st. Pau.s Gem
etery, Rev. Percy Foster Hall Of
floating
There will be a special meeting of
the Trinagle Spot Club tonight at
MIR. Foard's residence, 5l3 King
street. All members are expected TO
be present as business matters OF Inn
p0rtance are to be transacted.
Through an error it was stated in
Yesterdays Gazette that the Eleven
Hundred Block Booster would appear
in today's issue. This should have
read Friday instead of Thursday. So
look for the real Booster Page" to-
morrow.
A bus of the Alexandria Motor
Bus Company was hit by touring
car about 7:15 o'clock last night.
Both vehicles were damaged to a
small extent. No one was injured. The
accident occurred on Russell Road,
about mile north Of this city. A
man giving the name OF William
Smith. driver of the touring car.
was arrested BY Policeman Magner
and forfeited $50 collateral in the pc.
lice court today.
The team known as the Virginia
Orioles will play the team Of the
Washington Orioles III the Armory
Hall tomorrow night at SIS o'clock.
This will be, it is stated, ore Of the
fastest junior. games that has been
played in this city this season.
The regular weekly meeting of Po-
tomac Lodge Of Odd Fellows will be
held tomorrow evening. Business OF
Importance is to be brought up and
large attendance is requested.
There viii be 4 meeting Of Samar-
ian PebeEah Lodge No. q, tomorrow
evening at 1880 p. m, in their hall
at tho Alexandria National Bank
Building.
Examinations will be held at Lee
School tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock for all school children who
owing to the weather conditions were
unable to take their examinations at
the usual mid winter time.
Mrs. Micnu. living at Cottage Park
reports to the police that several val
liable chickens last night were stolen
from her hen house.
Mrs Martha F.. Randall, sixty
eight years old, widow of Wallace
"a ,.ncfnrlo-- nft
at her home on Hume Avenue. st.
Elmo. The deceased is survived By
several children.
The weekly prayer meeting at tn"
Anne Lee Memorial Home will be
held tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
The Richmond today is showing
again the picture of Myrtle Reeds
great novel. Lavender and Old
Lace The Ingomar has for its fea-
ture Frank MAYO in "Dr. Jim" and
the Idle Hour is hol9igsa!. it's weekly
al comedy day.
Mrs. Annie FAINT, formerly of Eau
uuier county, but now of Jackson
Vile, Fla. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Taylor Kase, in Washington. Mrs.
FAINT has many friends in this city.
The dance, which was to have
been given by the High School Or
chestra on last Saturday night. but
which was called off, will be given on
Saturday night, February II. All
invitations issued for last Saturday
will be honored at this one. This
dance is being given in the benefit Of
the orchestra.
Senator NJ. E. Clapp, of Nebraska,
will at o'clock Sunday afternoon
address a mems mass meeting in the
Westminster building. The Baptist
Church quartet composed of James
Foster. NJ. P. Pitts. c. 3. Spilmau
and c. Mills will give several Sc
lections.
For the past few weeks the sec
retaries of the various fraternal or
CARNATIONS have been either careless
about sending in their contributions
to the Fraternal Column on time or
they have neglected sending it in at
all. This column is open to any and
all Fraternal Orders of the city and
the contributions must be in this
Office before noon on Friday.
.Alexandria's High School basket
ball teams will leave tomorrow af-
ternoon for Manassas where double
header will be played. Both the boys
team and the girls team have enjoy
ed much success in schedules so far
this season. This will be the first
game Of the week for the Alexan>
drians as fredericksburg cancelled
tie game which was to have been
played Tuesday night.
The committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce on adequate boat service
will met in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. The members Of this
committee will meet with represen-
tativcs of the various steam boat
companies and endeavor to arrange a
schedule so that our city will. during
the next summer. have adequat"
steam boat service for freight and
for pleasure.