Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-30

the week IN New lOIh N''''
Radiophones have been installed at
the Hotel Rammel and at the resi-
dence of Thomas j. Fannon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Holden
left today to spend a few days IN
Philadelphia, Pa.
MANY canoe and motor boat parties
left the CITY last night and this morn
ing 10 spend the holiday in camp
along the Potomac.
Examinations at the Alexandria
High School will begin next Friday
il IS understood and continue through
out the following week.
Boy Scouts of this city left this
morning for Arlington Cemetery,
where they will take part in the
Decoration Day exercises
Leachman and Saum will at their
store, corner Payne and Queen SITS,
offer baskets filled with two dollars
worth of groceries for one dollar.
They claim that this is a real bar
gain and it sounds like it is the truth.
Mary GUSTS Lee, 18th. Virginia
Regiment Chapter, U. D. c. will hold
a called meeting tonight at eight
o'clock, at Lee Camp Hall Business
of Importance and all members are
urged to be present.
All outgoing mail must be in the
pOstOffioe this afternoon by $50
o'clock in order to be sent out today
The pOstoffice was closed to the pub
lie all day and the outgoing mails
viii be closed at $50.
The Munplace. the steamer which
brought cargo Of sulphur into
Alexandria, left yesterday afternoon
for New York. 1t was delayed sew
eral hours in leaving on account of
delay in unloading.
The Alexandria Machine Gun Com
pany held its regular drill in the Ar
mory Hall last night and its mem
bers were instructed in Machine Gun
mechanism.
Many Alexandrians will be guests
at TillinghaSt'S Hall, Lorton, to-
night, at a good old fashioned dance.
These dances in the thriving village
on the south of us always prove to
be enjoyable affairs.
According TO advices received from
San Diego Mr.. Leo Pohl is already
married instead of that he will be
married next month as was stated in
the Gazette yesterday. His bride is
Miss Harriet Leach, of San Diego
Miss Jane Griffith, of Chatham
School, Virginia who will be an at
tendant at the wedding of her sister,
Miss Eugenia Griffith, is the guest
of Miss Josephine Gregg, in South
Alfred street.
There will he a called meeting of
the manufacturers and jObbers bu
reau of the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. The meeting is called to
consider an important business prop
OstiOn.
Little Lord Fauntleroy" featuring
Mary PickfOrd in two roles filled
the Richmond Theatre last night and
will play again today and tomorrow.
Saturday Night" one of the most
thrilling of pictures ever shown will
be at the Idle Hour today and to-
morrow and the IngOmar will show
today Corrinne Griffith in '1Nceived
Payment"
Miss Josephine Gregg is enter
tanning at linen shower this after
noon at her home in South Alfred
street in honor of Miss Eugenia
Griffith, whose marriage to Mr.. Har-
vey Warwick, of Washington. will
take place Saturday evening, June
3 at 8 o'clock in ST. PauPs Church, f.
this city.
One of the prettiest affairs of the
season was the tea and shower yes
terday aftrnoon givn by Mrs. Charles /
Franklin Holden at her home in
RoSemont. when her guests were ask
ed to meet her mother. Mrs. John
r. Barbour. and sister, Miss Laetitia
Barbour of Roanoke. The honor
guests at the shower were Mrs
Luther Harris Dudley, a recent bride, /
and Miss Eugenia Griffith. whose
marriage to Mr.. Harvey Warwick, I.
will take place Saturday. Mrs. John
Hammond Griffith presided at the
punch bowl which was placed on
the porch and others assisting were
Miss Dorothy Griffith, of Asheville, |
y. c., Miss Josephine Gregg Miss
Abbie HoXton and Miss Elizabeth
Bryant.