Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-14

MANY parties nave Deeh u a'.Ise"
for tonight in celebration Of st. Val
entine's Day.
Martha Washington Chapter, D /.
S. will hold its Masquerade parry
and dance tonight at the itiks' Hall.
A large crowd is expected to attend.
The many friends Of Mrs. Clay
Philips will regret to hear that she
is sick at her home in North Royal
street.
A meeting of Oriental LodEe, &c;
6. Kni4nts of FythiaS, VII Gs ma
tonight ut 8 o'clock n Pythlan
Temple, Cameron street.
Mr.. John I Curtin of 30 South
Columbus street, is rapidly recover
ing from an operation which Re IN
der,,cn. at John Hop<ias i sp;:al,
in Baltimore, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Moses ard
little son, Grant, of Nashville. Tenn,
are visiting the fanny OF The Rev. DR..
Jchr Lee Alison in NORTH Washing
Ton street.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. ]. Bromley were
presented with Valentine in he
form OF fine son, which was born
ct the Alexandria Hospital ut live
o'clock this morning.
A number of the members of the
Young Peoples Union Of the First
Baptist Church met last nigh: n
social session Mt the home Of Ms.
c. /. King, in Cedar street.
Miss Liden NJ. Hudnall. of this
city, and Mr.. Edgar r. Martin. OF
Washington, were married in E"cf
vile, Md. Saturday afternoon by
Nolan B. Harmon, Jr., pastor OF the
Methodist Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
f. Wicker, who died Saturday, were
held this afternoon at the SecoH1i
PRESBYTERIAN Church and conducteh
bv Rev. Dr.. J. L. Allison, pastor
and burial was in Bethel cemetery.
Il has been said that The chicken
dinner to be given at s.. Pants rar-
ish Hall by the Rector's Aid SGc!ct?
on the evening of February lG viii be
nm elaborate affair. The mcnu Is
printed elsewhere in the paper.
There will be regular nesting OF
the Ladies Aid Society of the I'M
manuel Lutheran Church at the home
of Mrs. NJ. Strobel. in Lloyd. We'd
nesdav night at s O'Clock. All mem
bare typccting to attend 10 request
to leave Alexandria on II" ear whc3
runs at 7:10 o'clock.
Thomas Jefferson is playing in Teir
Van Wrinkle at the Richmond Theatr"
today. At the Ingomar, Conway
Tearle will be shown as leading ac-
tor in "After Midnight" The Idle
Hour has an all star cast in l." great
production, "The Affairs Of Anatol,'
as its feature.
All Red Men Of qMla Tribe =, ~
/, are requested to present We'd
nesday, February Il their Wig
wan. Also Brother ~ Men from
Seminole Tribe No. 35. The Rev.
Or. F. V. REGISTER will BE- present t'
address all Red Men al! Rcd Men
OF hleXIndria are welcome
Alexandria's High Schools basket
GERS will meet the team Of Tech High
Of Washington, tomorrow night on
the Armory Hall Court. A large
number Of the fans are expected TO
be on hand when the game starts for
according to them. it will be the
best game of the High Schools sea-
son.
In another column is published
"The Homecoming of the American
Doughboys," an aftermath Of An
American Doughboy in France.
The latter history is finished, hut it
was felt that the story would not be
complete until the homecoming of
the boys, ana the cordial reception
rendered them, had been described.
The annual meeting of the con.
eregation of Christ Episcopal
Church was held last night in the
parish hall at which time reports
were submitted from the varinus
church societies showing the work
accomplished during the past year
and plans were mapped out for
greater activities during The coming
year. All Of the reports showed
progress.
Preparations are nearly completed
for the Valentine Ball which is to be
given in the Elks' Hall tomorrow
evening under the auspices Of the
Auxiliary Board If the Alexandria
Hospital The young ladies will sell
flowers donated by the slorists of the
city, the High School Orchestra will
play for the Youngsters from 100
to Q o'clock, Whalen's Orchestra will
play from o'clock on into the night.
the dancers will be dressed in .heir
fancy costumes and everything and
everybody will be gay. All are urged
to enter the contest for the cosrWme
prizes; one prize will be given to me
best ccstumed lady and ono :. TIE
man best dressed for the occ*;s'or.
The Gazette acknowledges with
thanks the recent of tickets Of aa-
mission To the Colonial Costume Ia