Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-01
CITY NEWS in BRIEF

Mid-week prayer services will be
held in the churches of the city to-
night.
The Rev. Thomas T. Small of
Washington, will preach in Grace
Episcopal Church at o'clock tonight.
Mrs Jno. P. Pryor, Of Pacific
Grove, Cal, is visiting her sister,
Miss Mary Smythe, in South st.
Asaph street.
Mr.. Harry Fletcher has returned to
his home in this city after spending
short time at the home of his par
ents in Camden, N. J.
The many friends of Mrs. George
Poole will be glad to hear that she Is
much improved after having been
confined to her home for some time.
The regular weekly meeting of
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows will
be held tonight in Odd Fellows Hall,
North Columbus street.
y.
her home in Rosemont after having
spent the past week in Richmond and
Norfolk, where she was the guest Of
friends and relatives.
Dr.. Kate Waller Barrett will ad-
dress the Fredericksburg League of
Women Voters today on "The Last
Days of the Disarmament Confer
ence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred List have re-
turned to their home in Baltimore.
after spending the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Corbin, in
North St. Asaph street.
The regular business and study
meeting of the Golden Links Mis-
sionary Society of M. f. Church
South will be held at the church,
Thursday evening, March 2. All
members are urged to be present.
Columbia Engine and Motor Com
pany. No. a, will hold a banquet in
celebration of it's fifty-frst anniver
sary on the night of March 8.
large number of out of town people
have been invited to attend.
Rev. DR.. Jno. Lee Alison attended
n Lavmen's Conference of the Pres
byterian Church in Leesburg, Va,
Yesterday, and delivered an address
on "The Progressive Program OF
the Church" He returned last
evening.
The euchre party given by the
Knights of Columbus last night was
a decided success, and all who had
the pleasure of being present were
dlighted with the evenings enter
tainment, at the popular club house
of the Knights.
The committee on arrangements
for the Colonial Tea, which is to be
givn by the Philathea Class in the |
Young Peoples Building tomorrow !!
night, reports that all is in readiness
The program has not yet been an
nounced.
The Richmond Theatre is featur-
ing Mona KingleN. in Living Lies"
today and tomorrow. In this picture
is combined stories of big business,
youths ambition and romance. The
Ingomar is showing western pic
ture, "The Lone Rider" The Idle
Hour is repeating "The Sheik"
Mrs. Annie R. Davis and others
have sold to Henry w. Armstrong
and wife house and lot 312 North
Columbus street. Percy w. Pickford
and wife and others have sold to
Mildred Lane Davis house and lot
Is, block %, section 4, Rosemont.
Alexandria High School basket
ball teams added two more to their
victory list yesterday. The boys de-
feated the team Of Rockville High
School in Rockville by the score of
SO to % and the girls defeated the
Arrow team of Washington by the
score Of 81 to 49, The boys team
has one more game to play this sea-
son. This game will be played
against the Warrenton boys in Ma
nassas on Friday night of this week.
The annual membership meeting
of the Methodist Protestant Church
will be held directly following the
prayer service tonight at 7:45. All
members are requested to be present
as reports of the year will be read
and election of officers, stewards and
trustees for the coming year. The
delegate to conference which meets at
Chestertown will also be elected at
this meeting. A full attendance on
the part of the members is desired.
At the service at St. Paul's Church
tonight at 8 o'clock, Rev. Percy
Foster. Hall will speak on "Lent-A
Time for Serious Thinking" An Of
fering will be taken for the Near
East Relief. St. Paul's has sent to L.
II. Dudley, treasurer of the Near
East Relief Fund, money to provide
for three orphans for year and will
send enough to care for at least two
more, not counting the offerings
made today. Arlington County and
our city are asked to care for 50 of