Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Manassas, Va.
A meeting of the Women's Mis-
,;onorg Society of the NJ. E. Church
Sontb was held in the lecture room
of that church last night.
most important meeting will be
hold in the First Baptist Church
tbis evening and all members are
asked to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson T. SNYDER,
Jr.. will leave tomorrow for Lees,
burg. Va, where they will spend
several days.
Messrs. Rudd and Birrell, contract
ing painters, announce the opening
of an office ct 1913 North Pitt street,
where they will be glad to furnish
estimates on any job of painting.
Miss Jeanette Yates Cochran has
returned 10 her home in King street
after spending several weeks in
Ashland, Va, as the guest OF
friends.
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows
will hold regular meeting tonight
in Odd Fellows Hall. North Column
bus street. and all visiting Odd
Fellows will be cordially welcomed
Miss Esther Quay and Miss Ag-
mes QUAY. of Pennsylvania, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Thomson, at their home in Rose
mont.
Julian Williams Penn, young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Penn, OF
North Royal street, was operated
upon Yesterday at the Alexandria
Hospital, having had his tonsils re-
moved.
Shooters Hill looks as If a cv-
clone or something worse had nit IT.
The Crawford Paving Company Is
RAPIDLY terracing the hill and an
nounce that the work is getting well
underway.
Miss Louise Adams left yester-
day for an extended trip through
out the west. In Washington she
Joined the delegation from the Co
lumbia Federation of B. Y. P. US"
in whose company she will make
the trip.
At the mid-week service of st.
Paul's Epicopal Church at the Nor
ton Memorial tonight, at 8 o'clock,
the sixth chapter of st. John will
be studied and prayers will be
offered for the sick. Persons desir-
ing the services of Rev. Percy Fos
ter Hall. if unable to find him at
the rectory, may call Mrs. Tackett,
343-J. who will take a message.
Grafton L. Cockey, left this af-
ternoon for Hazard, KY, where he
has accepted a position with the
Kentucky and West Virginia Power
Company, in the construction de-
partment, under Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Watkins, formerly of this city.
The Newell Cole Company at 2l2
King street, has just installed
handsome electric sign i'm the front
of their plant. This printing COM
pany has recently been organized.
Harry w. Wade, also printer is not
letting his competitors put any
thing over" on him is preparing to
erect an electric sign in front of
his place of business at 3l3 King
street.
A suggestion that the children
who expect to attend the public
schools OF the city next session buy
their books as early as possible to
relieve the usual last minute rush
hoe hoo,, 4, TIL, 8
gust was suggested as the date, but
K. +. Knight brings forth the OBJ
lection that the book lists of the
students will not have been made
up at that time, and it would be
very hard matter indeed to gather
the children together and distribute
these lists.
Gypsy Passion" will play at the
Richmond today and tomorrow.
This picture is adapted to the
screen from the famous novel
"Miarka, The Child of the Bear. ="
There will also be a Larry Semon
comedy. The lpgomar is playing
Dangerous Lies" while the Idle
Hour will show for the last time
Harry Carey in "Man to Man" one
of the greatest Of the far west pic
lures of adventure.
The First Baptist Sunday School
baseball team will play the team of
the Railway Mail Clerks this after
noon at o'clock on Dreadnqught
Park This is the first game to b.
staged this season by a Sunday
School team outside of the regular
league schedule. The Railway
Clerks have a good team and the
BaptIStS are going good so a good
game is expected.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the
First Baptist Church will hold
lawn party on the lawn of the par
Sonage at the corner of Cameron
and Columbus streets tomorrow
evening. Home made cake and ice
cream will be among the good
things offered and proceeds will 90
FOR the benefit of the society and
its work.
1t a meeting of the Alexandria
Ministerial Association held yester-
day in the Sunday School room of