Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mrs. J. S Blackwell has returned
from Lynchburg, where she attended
the marriage of her brother.
The High School base ball team
win open its season this afternoon
ON Baggett's field against the team
of St. Paul's Sunday School.
Mrs. Grace NJ. Shouts, has gone to
Madison, Wis, to visit her son.
Worth Shouts, who IS student at
the University of Wisconsin.
The board of directors of the
chamber Of commerce will hold
meeting at $3.50 o'clock Monday al
ternoon in the rooms Of that organi-
cation.
The Retail Merchants Bureau of
the chamber of commerce will hold
a meeting at 8 o'clock Tuesday night
in the rooms Of that organization.
Mr. and Mrs. p. B. Bass win ar
rive tomorrow to spend the week
with Mrs. Bass parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Blackwell, in Rosemont.
The Citizens Band has completed
arrangements for a concert which
will be given at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the city aims house
for the benefit of the inmates OF
that institution.
The w. F. Watson Memorial Phil
athea Class of the First Baptist
Church will meet in the Sunday
School room tomorrow at $3.50. All
young ladies are cordially invited.
Rev. DIR. John Lee Allison will
preach morning and evening in the
Second Presbyterian Church. AT II
a. m. sermon and reception Of men,
bers. g p. M, Evangelistic.
The Willard w. C. T T., viii mold
its meeting Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Trinity Church. A full at
tendance is urged.
Cant. c. Keith Carlin has just re-
ceived an appointment as one OF the
State Fish Commissioners, to serve
for four years. Capt Carlin's friends
among the fishing fraternity are con-
graduating him on his new honors.
The Richmond Theatre is showing
# Hayes Hunter production, The
Light in the Clearing" for today
only. The Ingomar has William
Russell in Money to Burn" and the
Idle Hour has Neal Hart in tn
Black Sheep"
Members Of the Holy Name Society
of St. Marys Church, will attend
Holy Communion in a body at the Z
O'Clock mass at that church tomor-
row and at 7 o'clock tomorrow night
will hold a meeting in the Lyceum
Hall.
Nominations of officers for the en-
suing term will be announced ut the
regular meeting of the Baraca Bible
Glass tomorrow morning ut the First
Baptist Church. 1t is hoped that all
members may find it possible to be |
present.
The funeral of Mrs. William A. |
Ferguson, who died yesterday morn /
ing will take place at II o'clock |
Monday morning from Grace EpiSco- |
pal Church. Services will be conduct |
ed by Rev Edgar Carpenter, rector !
Burial will be in Bethel cemetery.
A well attended and enthusiastic !
meeting of the League of Women |
Voters was held last evening in the |
Chamber of Commerce. Considerable !
business was transacted Mrs. j. Ii. !
Mansfield was elected secretary IN !
place of Mrs. VI l.. Horner, who !
resigned.
The Trinagle Sport Club will hold ]
a meeting Monday night at the res /
idence of Roy Blunt, 100 South Fa- |
yette street.. Baseball players are /
urged to be present as uniforms will |
be issued Membership is open for
boys between the ages of - and II. !
The regular semi monthly meeting !
of Silver Moan Council will be held |
on Monday, April 10th. in their wig, |
wan in the Alexandria National !
Bank Building. The meeting will !
start at 7:30 p. m. The degree Of the |
order will be conferred on several /
candidates.
The third of a series Of lectures on
the Ten Commandments will be de-
hvered al the First Baptist Church !
tomorrow night by the Rev. f. B. !
Jackson, D. D.. pastor of the church.
The lecture will be upon Profanity" /
These lectures are proving to be |
poular and are of a most instructive |
type.
The Sewing Glasses for girls which /
are being held at the Chamber of |
Commerce on Saturday afternoon at
p. M, will be continued until the |
last week in May or the first week |
in June. when the end of the Sewing |
School Session will be celebrated by |
a picnic at Braddock Heights.
Evidently the postal authorities
have been influenced by some of the
newspaper articles recently published !
which refer to Alexandria as Little !
Reno" The Gazette today received |
a letter, which had been properly
addressed but which was forwarded |
70 us by the Reno Evening Gazette.