Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-02-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The topic at the First Baptist
Church tonight will be, Obscure
Greatness. The pastor hopes to see
the members and friends.
Miss Eva Z. Cowling, of West End,
is spending the winter in Washing
ton, D. c.
A meeting of the Retail Merchants
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
will be held at s o'clock tonight in
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Davis and lit,
tie son, Earl, left last night for their
home in Scranton, Pa, after visiting
Mrs. Davis parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. +. Morton, in North Pitt street.
The mid week prayer meeting of
the Methodist Protestant Church,
will be held at 7:45 o'clock tonight,
at which time the pastor, Rev. DR..
Robert Browne will address the Boy
Scouts of that church and also of
Trinity NJ. f. Church. All parents
are especially invited by the pastor to
attend tins meeting.
Members of the Dressmaking Class
Of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
G. A., who were. not present at the
last meeting are urged to come to
the Chamber of Commerce at 1880
p. m, tonight to start the second
terms work Any person who desires
single lessons in dressmaking or help
in the making Of any particular gar
ment may attend the class at any
time at small charge per lesson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Whitmire and
baby, who have been quit" sick at
their home in North Royal ST. are
improving. Mr.. Whitmire is able to
be at work.
The merchants of this city are
preparing to give the public some
unheard Of bargains on the next
quarterly Dollar Day which will fall
on Wednesday, February Is.
Martin Delaney, Jr., who has been
quite i'll for some time past, suffer
ing with pneumonia, yesterday was
reported to be better. He is a son Of
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Delaney, of this
city and is student at Mt ST.
Mary's College, Emmittsburg, Md.
A large delegation from the Young
Peoples Union Of the First Baptist
Church of this city, last night went
to Washington, where they enjoyed
very excellent lecture along the
lines of their work
Miss Margaret Vowel Smith has
sold to E. E. Lawler eight building
lots in the half square of ground
bounded by Royal, Gibbon and Pitt
streets. A deed of conveyance today
was placed on record.
The regular weekly meeting OF
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows win
be held tonight in Odd Fellows Hall,
North Columbus street. All visiting
Odd Fellows will be cordially wei
coined.
Mrs. II. w. Williams and Miss
Mae Cavanaugh have returned to
their homes in this city after at
tending the inaugural ceremonies in
Richmond last week While in Rich
mond they also took the State Board
Examination for Trained Nurses.
Our friends, the Eleven Hundred
Block merchants, have stated that
they believe Alexandria's business is
they will soon be in the business
center of Alexandria. But they also
believe that, Faith without work
is dead" so to back their faith III
the Eleven Hundred Block, they have
started their work Of booming They
will APPEAR tomorrow in the Gazette
and present their reasons for be-
lieving in their square and will tel!
the people of the city where they
stand. So all are urged not to SLIGHT |
the Eleven Hundred Block page
which will appear in the Gazette to.
morrow. The centre family" will be
represented in a full page booster"
A very enjoyable social evening
was spent at the Young Peoples |
Building last night by Ruth Chapter.
of Washington. and Martha Wash |
ington- Chapter, OF this cit" Order of
Eastern Star. The entertainment of |
the evening was furnished by Ruth |
Chapter talent. The most novel and
interesting feature of the program
was the Kitchen Band which furnish.
ed the music. The band was COM
plete in every way from the skillet
ukelele" to the "dish-pan-b drum"
The musicians were skllful and the
music made up in volume what il
lacked in harmony. Mr.. Harry Fa-
raker, of Washington, also furnished
several vocal solos. After the on.
tertairment refreshments were
served by Martha Washington Chap.
ter.
Registered at tho hotels today are:
At : the Monticello:-MiSs Mabel
Thorpe, of Richmond, Va, Joseph
koster, of Baltimore, Md, F.. l..
Perkins. of Baltimore, Nd. MIR. and
Mrs. e. L. Henry, of Burke, Va,
Ralph r. Our and Edward Oelerich
Of Cincinnati. O.. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
J. Sumpter. of Baltimore. Md, ]. 2.
Stith. Of the Western Union Tee-
graph Co., P. C. Kaylin, of Rock
ingham. Va, w. \. Terry. of Bowie.
Md. T. ] Ingram. of Lynchhurg.