Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-24
Fairfax News

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ed from Florida, where they have
been spending the winter months
( Mr.. Kenneth McElleroy, Of
Fails Church, is Improving slow
" from the operat:on performed
recently n u Was|.a%ion Hos
pital.
Circuit Court convened Monday
last. Judge SamU., 9. Brent Pre-
/ sided. Several prohibition c'~Ns
we're tried. Court continues in
session.
Mr.. !. R. Wells, of Ballston,
visited relatives at Fairfax Tues
day.
lIr. james Carter is still very
/ III at the home Of his son, Mr..
Thomas Carter.
Messrs. John W. Rust. Wilson
; NJ. Farr. G. B. Robey and z. D.
Richardson were visitors in Rich
mond last week.
Those who will attend the con-
federate reunion at New Orleans,
from Fairfax, wre Mrs. Walter
{ T. Oliver, Mrs. G. V. Ford and
Miss Virginia Richardson. They
will leave Sunday. Mrs. Oliver
will be sponsor for the District
Brigade, Mrs. Ford, Sponsor for
Mar Camp and Miss Richardson,
Maid of Houor for Mari Camp.
Wednesday night, March 2Sth,
there will be dime social at the
home of Mrs. John Smith for the
benefit of Ilda Church.
Mr.. Reginald Dunn who has
been at Catawba Sanatorium, is
on his way home. His friends are
sorry that he has not much i'm
proved in health.
Rev. John Saey will hold his
last service before he goes to
conference Easter Sunday.
About twenty dollars was real
:zed by the Missionary Society OF
Falls Church at a school lunch
con last week.
The Teachers Training Glass
Of Burke Sunday School met in
the Sunday School Hall Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. s. Walters, of
Mclean. will close their home
and remain another year in Sum
ter, North Carolina. Mr.. Walters
finds the climate much more suit
able TO his i'll health. He has gone
into business with his son. The
Mclean residents miss him very
much.
Mr.. Roy /. Crosen who has
been quite i'll for the past week
IS able to be out again.
Miss Elsie Thompson spent
Wednesday of last week with her
friend, Miss Margaret Ballard,
Of Pender.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Darlington De-
nit, of East Capitol street, Wash
ington, were the guests of Mrs.
G. S. Marshall, of Burke, Monday
Of last week.
Miss Christine Taylor, Of Cliff
ton, gave a delightful party on
the night of March 18th in cele-
bration Of her sixteenth birthday.
Mr.. Josh Buckley gave fine
talk in the Presbyterian Sunday
School Sunday morning. He
spoke with regret Of the sudden
uegth Of Mrs, G. A. Hall, who
hal been teacher for some time
in that Sunday School.
Little Miss Margaret Bangster
IS i'll at her home in Burke.
James S. Sherrier, of Chester
brook. announces himself a can
didate for State Senator subject
to primary election of the DEM
orratic party, August It'll.
The Falls Church Guild will
hold a food and fancy sale early
in April.
The Burke Community League
will hold a box supper Saturday,
March oath. Ice cream, cake,
candy. etc. will be sold for bene-
eft of the Improvement fund to
De used on the school grounds.
Master Herbert Skinner has
the measles.
Mrs. Merchant lost fine Hol-
stein COW last week.
An automobile accident occur
red near Oakton last Sunday and
a little child was very badly cut
in several places on the face,
A meeting of division number
two, Virginia and Maryland Milk
Producers Of Fairfax and Airing
ton counties was held Saturday.
March 24th. This division includ-
ed the milk producers that ship
ped by mail or truck from Chan
lilly. Fairfax. Oakton, Vienna,
and Mclean. Home grown feeds
was the chief topic Of discussion,
A meeting of the congregation
of Tin Church of Fairfax, was
held Sunday after services. Mr..
Thomas K. Keith presided. A
report Of the treasurer was read
on the finances Of the church. ii
was decided to keep the church
open each Sunday morning until
a regular pastor was secured.
Services will be conducted by al