Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Miss Margaret Moncure has re-
turned from Philadelphia, Pa,
where she spent few days visiting
friends.
Miss Anne Lewis Jones returned
Saturday from Baltimore. where
She had been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. c. C. Shriver
Mrs. Jackson Eggborn, of Gull
peper. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Armistead, EgbOrn, in The Fair
fax.
Miss Make Claiborne, and Miss
Ruth Hardiman, of Nashville, Tenn.
are visiting Miss Mamie Keegan, in
South Patrick street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ainslinger,
of Altoona, Pa, after a visit to
street, have returned to their home.
The Council Of Jewish Women de
sire to extend their thanks TO all
persons who assisted in making
their recent excursion to Marshall
Hall such a success.
There will be a crab picking to-
night at eight o'clock at the Column
bia Engine House. An enjoyable
evening is expected by all who will
attend.
Liberty Rebekah Lodge No. 1G,
of l. o. o. F.. will meet tonight in
Odd Fellows Hall. Election of Of
fcers, and all members are urged to
be present.
Ensign Ferguson B. Bryan, U. S.
Navy, of Newport, X. l., spent the
past weekend with his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Albert Bryan, at
their home in Prince street.
Mrs. Daniel c. PfeI and daugh-
ter. Doris, has returned to their
home in North Royal street, after a
visit to relatives and friends in
Warrenton, Va.
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows,
will meet tomorrow night in Odd
Fellows Hall North Columbus
street. All visiting Odd Fellows
will be welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Snyder, Jr.,
will leave during the week for
Fredericksburg, Va, where they
will be the guest Of friends for a
few days.
Among the arrivals at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, New York, from the
South are Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shafer, from Wheeling, West Viz
ginia; Mr. w. r. Shouts, and Mrs. /
Grace NJ. Shouts. from Alexandria.
Virginia.
DR.. Paul W. Vcstal, of Boston, /
Mass. who recently graduated from
the Harvard Medical School, is Wis 7
iting Mr. and Mrs II. c. Linn, at .
their home in George Washington .
Park
There will be a meeting of Lib
erty Rebekah Lodge tonight at s.
o'clock at which meeting the cleo
tion Of officers will take place
There will be no degree work at
this meeting.
A lawn fete will be given tonight
on the lawn of the Xaveran Broth
erS School under the auspices of
IL
and it will be repeated tomorrow
night.
The Alexandria Marble Works,
conducted by Joseph B. Ewald, for
merry located at the southwest cor
ner Of Duke and Columbus streets,
has moved to Wilkes street extend
ed, opposite Bethel cemetery gate
A picnic will be given by the Sec
Ond Presbyterian Church Sunday
School Thursday, June %. at the
place of Mr.. Gibbs, Oakland" this
side of Mount Vernon Ladies are
supposed to take baskets. 4 spec
ial car will leave Prince and Royal
streets at 10 o'clock i'm the morning.
Cold drinks will be furnished by the
men. All friends are invited.
The bridge over the railway tracks
on Duke street extended, has been
opened to traffic. The work of
Surtaclng the roadway of the bridge
has not quite been completed. but
traffic which has been detouring
along the foot o. Shooters Hill dur
ing the construction of the bridge
is now allowed to use it. The bridge
was built in place of the old one so
that the roadbed might be raised so
as to allow more space between il
and the tracks. The work was done
by w. p. ThurSton Co., of Richmond
Capt. George II. Evans. the en-
crgetic business manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, reports that
ON recent trip over the highway !
TO Washington, late at night. he
noticed but two cars parked at
SPOT which usually had dozens.
Likewise that at another favorite
parking place, he heard the con-
stables threatening TO arrest the oc- I
cupantS of a car which had STONED
with no visible cause, motive. de-
sign, or purpose unless they 4
moved on forthwith Cant. Evans
generously attributes this sudden '
change in automotive habits % the 4
recent Gazette editorial. To use his 4