Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-22
Fairfax News

Pender School having failed to
make an average this year, was
ordered closed at the end of the
fifth month.
Mrs. Bramwell who has been
the guest of Mrs. 3. j. Rudder-
owe. left this week for home IN
Lynchburs
Mr.. Charles Smith has been
very i'll with the prevailing cpl
demic, but will be out again soon.
The road workers are making
their headquarters in the Richard
son building and have furnished
it and fixed it up comfortably.
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Ladue lost
their two year old daughter, who
died in Alexandria Saturday, a nd
was buried Monday in the Fair
fax cemetery. She was the grand
daughter of the late George La
duo who lived near Fairfax Sta
ton.
Vienna has had seventeen lights
installed and IA number have been
placed on the chain bridge road;
only a few lights have been put
in Fairfax.
Mr.. Benjamin Boyce was the
week end guest of Mr.. John
Kline of Manassas.
Communion services were held
in the Good Shepherd Church Sun
day afternoon by Rev. B. Jan
ney Rudderowe, the last before
he goes away at the close OF
this month.
Mr.. T. F. Sauls, brother of
Mr.. Hugh Sauls' was operated on
last Thursday at the Sybly Hos
pital.
Mr.. Ambrose Shaw who has
lived many years in Fairfax and
who owned the Whitaker Place.
died in New York last week., lie
was writer Of some note.
The school league Of Fairfax
held meeting last Saturday
evening and despite the cold
night a goodly crowd was out
and all seemed TO enjoy the sup
per very much. Il neat sum was
realized.
Rev. and Mrs. B. J. Rudderowe
have been quite i'll, but are much
improved, although she is not
able to be out again yet.
The Sarah Herbert Guild met
at Mrs. G.. S. Marshalls Tuesday
night, last. A large attendance
was present and much business
was transacted. II was decided
fer each member to have a Len.
ton Box, and the total sum real
lied from these boxes to be used
for some worthy cause to be vo-
ted on later
After bounteous refreshments
were served by the hostess, the
meeting was adjourned to meet
again March the sixth at the
hcmc of Miss Beulah Dyer.
Mr.. Dyer of near Quantico,
was the guest Sunday of Mrs.
Sallic Dyer, Of Burke.
At the recent meeting of the
County School Board a commit
tee was appointed to confer with
the Alexandra School board to
take up the bills for the tuition
of the scholars from this county
in the schools there.
Mrs. A. Ru Watkins attended
the recent meeting of Music
Teachers Association held in
Charlottesville.
At the last meeting of the
Board Of Supervisors a commit
tee was appointed consisting of
Messrs. John Buckley and Blake
to perfect plans for the heating
Of the record rooms in the county
clerks office, to report next
month.
The new addition of the school
building at ldylwood will be com
pleted next week, and be ready
for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Shreve
who have been visiting their
daughter in Leesburg, have re-
turned to their home in Idyl-
wood.
The young people Of Good Shep
herd Church are going to organ
ize a Junior Auxiliary. 1t has
been PROPOSED to name it the
Rudderowe Auxiliary in honor OF
the rector.
Miss Eunice Twombly who has
been confined to her home near
Fairfax with the measles, is eX-
pecting to be out and return to
school at Oakton High soon.
Miss Thomas, the Fender teach
er, when school was closed last
Thursday, left for her home If
Washington. She has done very
good work IN the school and it
was hot owing to her incompet-
ency that the school was closed
but due to The fact that so many