Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The monthly Conference OF the OIL
fcials of the Methodist protestant
Church will be held Thursday even
ing tomorrow, April p, at $40 IN
the lecture room of the church. All
officials are requested to be present.
Mrs. William Campbell, Mrs. W;
f. Swan. Mrs. W. II Melcholr ana
Miss Charlotte Carrico, all OF this
CITY, are attending the Potomac
Presbyterial which is being held
This week at HerndOn, Va. DR.. John
Lee Allison, of this city, will conduct
the services tonight.
Miss Miriam Virginia Bare and
Mr. James j. Thompson, both Of this
citv we're quietly married at the
narsonage of the First Baptist
Church this morning, Rev. DR.. f. B.
Jackson officiating.
The usual mid-week prayer servi-
ces will be held in the various
churches of the city tonight.
Tickets for "The Spark of Life"
the play which is to be given over in
the High School Auditorium on Fri
day and Saturday nights, are rapid
w being disposed of. What is the
spark of Life? Let the High School
players tell you.
Mr.. Julian d Knight announces
the engagement of his daughter
Margaret Dorothy, to Mr.. Joseph
James Gleeson, of Pittsburg, Pa. The
wedding will take place early next
June.
In the circuit court for this city to-
day the will of Mrs. Sophie A Smith
was admitted to probate. The in
Strunent is dated October %, 1918,
and she names her daughter, Mrs.
Katie Nagel Smith and her son. l..
Douglas Smith as eXecUtriX and eX-
ecutor and they qualified rs such.
A small frame dwelling house on
the west side of Washington street
between Franklin and Jefferson
streets was partially destroyed by
fire shortly after . o'clock this
morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rainey an
nounce the birth of son, Tuesday,
April the oath. Mother and son are
doing nicely.
Rev. DR.. Eugene b. Jackson will
make an address at the prayer meet
ing tonight at the First Baptist
Church on the Prophet Isaiah.
The Rector's Aid Society of St
PauPs Church are giving q party
with musical entertainment and re-
freshments including ice cream and
cake next Friday at o'clock. in the
Parish Hall A novel poem was pub /
liShed in yesterdays Gazette when !
the price Of admission was stated |
to be cent for every inch around |
ones waist
Rev. DR. William J. Morton has /
returned to his home in North Wash /
ingtOn street from the Alexandria /
Hospital where he had his tonsils re-
moved by Drs. billiard and Mcclure
: on Monday last
Rev Percy Foster Hall this morn
ing conducted the Quiet Hour for
the Piedmont Convocation at Falls .
Church Tonight at p. m, he will
hold the Midweek Service in the Nor
ton Memorial, reviewing Mrs. Pat
terson'S First Lesson on, "The Prac-
tice of the Presence of God" PRAY
ers for the sick will he offered. The
monthly service of Prayer and Heal
ing will be held May Bird
The "Old Maids Club" plav
given by the young people of Wood
bridge in the Lyric Theatre at De-
coquan last week, proved TO BE-
great success, The program. in ad-
dillon TO the play, included a number
OF dances, which were done in
manner almost professional by Miss
Angie Metzger and Miss Hattie Ar
mold. There were many other num-
hrs of great interest and all the ac-
tors and actresses acquitted them
selves in fine style.
Mr.. Louis Folmer, an old resident.
was paralyzed last Friday night. and
~ in a serious condition at his home
on South Lee street.
The body of Mrs. Annie c. Simn-
son, siXty-one years old, wife of c
l.. Simpson, who died at Orange.
Va. was brought here yesterday af-
ternoon and buried in Bethel Gene
terry,
A meeting of the Old Dominion
Boat Club will be held nc s o'clock
tomorrow night in the rooms of that
organization when plans for building
a new clubhouse will be considered.
Musical EpfoV-fo;0D,o,,