Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mr.. Kenneth w. Ogdea left last
night for Atlantic City, wpeTe ne
will spend + short vacation.
The store Of Jacob Rose, go King
street, is being extensively remodeled'
As heretofore stated the play en-
titled, Safety First" Will be IRE
sented tomorrow night at Accotlnk
by the roodlawn Community Play
evs.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, grand
master of the grand lodge Of Odd
Fellows in Virginia, tonight VIII pay
an official visit to Potomac Lodge,
No 80, this city.
The regular weekly prayer meet
ing at the Anne Lee Memorial Home
will be held at 1870 tonight.
Miss Elise May Cornell, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Z. Cor
nell, and Mr.. Ralph c. Blunt, mere
married Wednesday by the Rev U.
P. Lloyd. After a wedding rip TO
Ocean View, Mr.. and Mrs Blunt Will
make their home with the brides
mother. until the completion Of their
home in Abdington, Va.
Elizabeth NJ, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel S. Simmons,
died at the home Of her parents, ia
North Columbus street, at an early
hour this morning
Louis n. Duffey, who for the past
eighteen months has been located in
Tucson, Arizona, arrived here this
morning for a visit to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Duffey, in South
Fairfax street.
In the corporation court yesterday
a decree for divorce was granted Mrs.
Irene Harrison fom Arthur W. Har-
rsOn from Arthur w. Harrison.
Miss Thelma Murphy has just re-
turned to her home after visiting
frineds in Pittsburgh and Washing
ton, Pa.
No further news has been received
here concerning the whereabouts Oh
Charles p. Holdn, siXty-three years
old, missing since August II.
The lawn fete for the benefit of
the railroad strikers being held at
the Cardinal Athletic Park at the
head of King street, continues to at
tract large crowd nightly. 1t Will
be continued for several more nights
A special meeting was held in l.
s,iprht No
had with us Past Department Com
mander Colonel Polig and wife, and
the Colonel made few remarks in
Odd Fellowship. Other remarks by
Captain G.. r. Gaines, Colonel d. K.
STAINS bury, Colonel w. L. Martin ST.,
Major W T.. Latham and others. We
also had with us Mrs. w. l.. Martin,
Mrs. G.. r. Gains. and Mrs. c. +
Remington from the Ladies' AuXll-
larry who had u very nice surprise.
Mrs. W. L Martin made the preSen-
tation. After the meeting, all Were
invited 40 a cream parlor where re-
freShmentS were served and all en-
joyed themselves.
Major Wyatt is again in Washing
ton, but only for short time.
Through the kindness and courtesy
of Mrs Susie Root Rhodes, the SUI
perviSor of all the Washington play
grounds, he will visit Alexandria
once more before he leaves the east
for his home in Oklahoma.
Major Wyatt will be on the West
End Playground which has recently
been equipped by Mr.. Gentry tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock, to see the
wonderful change that have been
made there during his short absence
and to meet all children and elders
who would care to know him and
have learn Of his splendid work in
wars play.
The Alexandria Torpedo Station
baseball team will play its second
game Of their series with the Bird
Cavalry baseball team, representing
Fort Myer, Va, tomorrow afternoon,
on the Cardinals field at 3 o'clock
The first game of the series was
played last Saturday week which was
won by the 3rd Cavalry boys by the
score of 9 to ,. Bohmak, the Fort
Myer Southpaw, struck out six, walk
ed one and allowed eight hits. "Ma-
rine Lad" Mitchell who held the
mound for the station team. struck
Gu thine, walked three and allowed
thirteen hits.