Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

coke Of toilet soap to each lady.
A petition is being circulated
Throughout jefferson magisterial
district for the purpose Of obtain
ny an aGeQuat. u~mber Of names
iof the qualified voters of the dis
trict to cal special election 10
vo.e on a bond issue for secur-
ing necessary funds for charging
he schools Of tbc di-trict. The
Cmmuni.y Welfare League IS aid
ny he bonds Of educat:oS III
placing .th:S mat;e. before he
public. At tdo regular meeting
.of the eLague next Nc lay n:gh-
Mr.. Kemp will fully c%p!-ln the
purposes o. nc proposed bond IS
su., ami tie entire community Is
urged to attend ne meeting next
Monday night, in the auditorium
OF Nj. Vernon Avenue @choo.
House. ...
The PULP. Of Del Ray Methods;
.C.ui,h was filled by Il viaiticg
D. ,achcr az re moIaI3 AM
evening services Sunday. the Rev.
Frank 7. Griffith, of he 8s,l-
more Conference OF the M;;Aod.at
EY'a,upa, ChurcI South.
%. Ray lTs;a0li5t nGd-wcek
prayer service viii bl held aSI7;SQ
o'clock Wednesday, eNGnMg, s.
An Important meeting Of Pei
Rag Methodist Missionary Society
will bs held in the home of A9S
-. r. Yates Thursday afternoon
at ESQ o'clock.
Miss Mary Ballenger. Of st i.
Elmo. has received Il civil service
appointment to Il stenographic pc
sition in the Federal Board OF Ed
dcation at Washington.
A Japanese Tea" will be given
by the "Win-One- Teens Glass OF
Del Ray Methodist Church, Mrs.
John Gary, teacher. The tea
will be given in the Young Peo-
pies Building of the Church on
Friday evening, at s o'clock. Tea
and accompanying light refresh
ments will be served by members
of the class, in costume, there viii
also be a brief program. A cor
; dial invitation is extended the
public to enjoy a social ho-p OF
two at this time and place. There
are no tickets. but q silver offer
ing will be accepted at the door.
/ DR.. William Morgan Smith, of
Beryville, spent the weekend in
George Washington Park, as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan B g..
Forbes, and later went TO join
Mrs. Smith, in Baltimore.
Mrs. Jennerfer Broaddus will
/ be hostess this evening, To the
caste" of the Del Ray Baptist
Christmas Cantata, at s o'clock in
the Sunday School room of the
Baptist Church.
Miss Margaret MuSharit, Miss
Agnes Hopkins and Miss Esther
Henderson were entertained by
Miss Edna Corder in St. Elmo,
, Sunday.
The Del Ray Epworth League
will meet in the home of Miss Ma
omi Kidwell. in Del Ray, Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock for the
purpose of organizing Bible
Study Glass, and extend to a Il
Others desiring to do so, a hearty
Invitation to join them. The
class will be cnducted by Rev. j.
, R. Wood, pastor of the Methodist
! Church.
/ Miss Ethel King is convalescing
from a recent illness, at her home
in George Washington Park.
Mrs. d. Milton French and
young son. David, have returned
home 10 Braddock, after weeks
visit to her aunt, Mrs. Perrin
Tin Baltimore.
! The town council of Potomac
met last evening for the transac-
ton Of routine business. A
committee was appointed to re-
quest permission from the county
board of supervisors, for the priv
: ilege Of using the vacant lot at
the rear of the old fire engine
house as a pound" for the deten-
ton of stray horses and cattle.
The matter or arranging plan
for numbering the houses in the
town, was referred to the street
committee. A printed ordinance
governing installation of house
connections with the town sewer
system has been prepared by the
council and copy of same will
he delivered this week, to every
householder, who will be required
TO sign for receipt of his ccny. A
number of residents have already