Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-05-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Fire at $40 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing badly damaged room on the sec
ond floor of the house occupied oE
Lizzie Grady, colored, on the west SIDE
of Fairfax between queen and Prn-
cess streets. All of the contents OF
the room were destroyed The origin
of the blaze is unknown.
Miss Marie Henderson has returned
20 bar home in Commerce street after
spending some time as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. j NJ. Lengal, in
Wayne, Pa.
The Virginia White Sox defeated
the team of the RosebuS Juniors yes
terdav afternoon by ale score Of 5 to
9 This team would like to arrange
games with teams in the 9 to 12-year
old class.
Mrs. J. E. Morton. of NGth Pitt
street. left last night for Norfolk
where she will represent Mt. Yer
non Council No. /, Daughters of
America, at the meeting of the Grand
Council.
Mrs. William B. Marbury was hos
tess at a tea given by the Arts Club
of Washington. yesterday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Minnigerode An
drews, author of the pageant THE
Cross Triumphant" and Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest, who produced and dl-
rected it, and of other Arts Club mem
bers who took part in It's presentation
at the Cathedral close last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Frances Perez Stratton,
who directed, and the seven girls who
appeared in Mrs. Farrington's Fra
Angelica intefrc$c assisted.
Alexandria High Schools baseball
team went to Fredericksburg Satur-
day TO avenge itself for a defeat ear
Her in the season, but succeeded only
in making bad matters worse. 1t was
defeated and the count was 8 to 0.
Trinity and the First Baptist teams
of the Sunday School Baseball League
will play tomorrow afternoon at $50
o'clock on the Drednaught Park dla-
monds.
On Wednesday evening the Long
fellow Glee Club will hold the sec
ond of series of dances in Odd Eel
lows Hall. In the past the dances
of this club have proved very delight
full Good music will be one Of the
features of this dance.
The alexandria Light Infantry will
hold it's regular drill tonight in the
Armory.
A lecture of interest will be that on
Rural England" by Mr.. Dennis Whit
tie of the Theological Seminary in
the Norton Memorial. Friday. MAY
10, at .. m. for benefit of the chapel
of the Good Shepherd.
There will be a meeting of the
Board of the Anne Lee Memorial
Home for the Aged tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock at the home. Mem
bers are urgently requested to be
present at the appointed time.
Miss Ellen Crawford has returned
TO her home in Strasburg after visit
TO Miss Ruth lie Hew in King street.
Miss Marie Gasson has returned to
her home in Seminary Hill after a
visit in West Virginia.
Don't forget the apron sale of the
Neighborhood Club of the chapel of
the Good Shepherd to be held in the
parish hall of that church at Fairfax
and Franklin streets beginning at 6
o'clock this evening. There will be
some pretty things for the little folks
and ice cream and cake Come and
bring your friends.
Mr.. James r. Cation is guest at
the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York
Mrs. Lawrence Washburn De
Motto, of Staten Island, New York,
who has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Horace Baker Ramey, at her home,
209 Duke street, left Wednesday for
Louisa, Virginia, where she will spend
Il few weeks.
Mrs. Mary A. Campbell, siXty-three
years old. died last night at her resi-
dence on Hume avenue, Potomac, Ar
lington county. Besides her husband.
W. 2. Campbell, she is survived by
several children. The funeral ar
engagements have not vet been COM
pleted
Rev. Thomas NJ. Kelly. of Rich
mond Va, last night delivered an
interesting address at a Holy Name
Rally in the Lyceum Hall taking for
his subject "The Three PopeS
Have Known" Preceding the ad-
dress the organization held regular
business meeting, F. A. KerSey, pres
ldent of the organization, presided.
A contribution of 81 for the Cap
tam L9wrcA' fund has been received
from Leroy Bendheim bringing the
Grand total for this fund thus far up
TO $226O4.
A called meeting of the board of
police commissioners will be held nj
1870 O'Clock tonight at the office of
Mayor J. NJ. Duncan when a police
man will be chosen 20 fu q vacancy
on the force. Unless the candidates
apnear in person their applications
will not be considered.