Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-21
THE TWENTY.sECOND.
The Parade TO-MOrrow-COmm
Meetings-Pr0gress of Arrange
ments, &c, DC.

truck house on Saturday night. Mayor X
Kemper was called to the Chair and Rndophe
Claughtou appointed Secretary.
After the object of the meeting had been
stated, Chief Marshal Windsor said from 10,
formation received he thought there wolld BE-
about four hundred visitors. As to t;e pr"pa-
ration for their entertainment, the Commercial
Exchange room had been secured and party
draped, but this trouble had all deVolvad 90
one or two, and proper hep had not been
given by all the members Of the committee.
Considerable collections 10 the way Of money
and provisions had also ben made. By ar
raugeueut the Baltimore and Potomac train
containing the FIFTH Maryaa Reg Uncut aud
Washington Llg BIT lufantry would he run into
he Midiand depot. Upon its arrival salute
Of twenty one guns weud be fired. Alter
the Decentralization of the visitors, they would
be welcomed by the mayor, and thee escorted
by the Reception Committee to their position
at the head of the line on Washington street.
At the end of the parade they would agau BE-
taken in charge by the committee aud escorted
to the Commercial Exchange, where they will
be properly entertained. The Columbia Cadets
would be entertained at the Mansion House !;
they would be escorlt by the st. Johns AGA
DENY Cadets
Col. VIM. Kigour moved that Mr.. K. h.
Do@nham be appointed committee 10 procure
such horses aud carriages as may De necessary
He suggested that il the helt aud staff officers
of the regiment did not bring horses with them,
they should be furnished here, which was car
RED
FL. J. Nevett moved that the programme as
laid down by the Chief Marshal be adopted.
Carried
COL VIM. kilgour then moved that COM
miitee Ut SIX be appointed to mect the visitors
Ia WASHINGTON and escort them to this CITY.
which was carried and Me.srs WIZ. k!!gour,
NJ. D. Ball. Geo. Johnston, t. 5. AshOy, h.
+. White and II. Strauss were appointed as
such committee.
A letter was read from Gen. Fizhueh Lee
accepting an invitation TO be pr sent on the
22d. Also one from Gov. kemper declining on
account Of official duties.
On motion, it was resolved that such of the
| Reception Committee as prefer TO 90 80, be
mounted, and that all who intend to III ,unt re-
port the fact 10 the Chief Marshal By 10 a. III.
Monday.
A committee consisting of Mayor Kenper,
| and two assistants, to DC selected by him, was
appointed to prepare toasts, &c.
| After some further debate Un matters Of de-
| tail, &C., the committee adjourned.
Immediately alter the adjournment Of this
meeting d III .eting Of the committees appoint.
| ed by the various participating organizations
in regard to the Alexandria Library Ball OF
the evening of the 22d was held at the Sun
E3giue House. The only business doue was
| the distribution OF some Invitations tor aides
and the appointment OF committee to whom
| the names of those receiving Invitations are 10
| be reported.
The meeting then adjourned uotil this even
| ing at o'clock.
A correspondent of the Washington Repub-
| lican, Writlog from this city, says:
"A visit to the different fire companies, to-
day, revealed the fact that the boys are hard
at work cleaning up, &c., tor the 22d. The mar
| shaIs of the procession have bed meeting
aud adopted programme aud route. There
will be six divisions, the military comprising
the first. 1t will consist of the Fifth Regiment,
Balt,more Company A, Washington Light lo
tantry; Columbia Cadets aud 81 Johns AGA
deny Cadets. There will be about fifty co-
adjustments of the city represented 10 The pa
rade. Division No. 6 (comic) will be an III
terestins feature OF the procession. he pro
cessiun will form on Washington street, right
resting on Cameron, aud Will move promptly at
II o'clock The military will be met at the de
DOT 10 Alexandria by the reception cuIn mlttee
of forty citizens, headed BY Gen. VI. ID.
Uorse, and az address Of wcIcome made By
Mayor 4. kemper, alter wblca they viii De
escorted lutJ liue. A salute will be fired On
their arrival.
After the parade is over the military will
march down King street to the 'banq4ct Gall
and the frenen 10 Sarepta Hail, where the
farewell address will be read aud the uratloS
delivered.
I'VE understand that both Of the steamers
of the Potomac Ferry {, mpany will be on the
line 90 the % is and that Tue cars will run every
hour to accommodate the Thousands who Will Visit
us ua that day. At night there will be a gen
eral Illumination aud a ball given Tor the bene
fl of the Alexandria Library Company.
"Fraucls l.. Smith, esq, OF this city, will
entertain the members OF Congress from Fir
glhia, at his residence on that day al an ee-
CANT banquet.
THE weather permitting, there will be a
proper observance of the 22i It MouDt FerOou,
as there should be. The steamer Arrow, Capt.
Frank HungShead, will leave her wharf as
usual at ~ a. m., and return about $50 y.
III. The ladies OF the association will be pres
cut, and expect the attcudauce OF q ruuber
OF III muerS OF Congress aud other officials.
There will be appropriate ceremoulcS at the
tomb, aud all who can should, to morrow, visit
the sacred spot.
The Baltimore News, says: "rhe Fifth r gi-
meut, VI. \. g., having accept d the invita-.
ton SO cordially extended BY the people Of Al
exandra to be prescott with, and JOIN them in
tning honor to the memory of the immortal
Washington. on tuesday, tue % instant, have
perfected their arrangements Tor the trip. A
meeting Of the executive committee Was held
at the armory last night, Lieutenant Colonel H.
D. Loney, presiding. The following orders
we're issued: The regiment Will assemble on
Tuesday eek, the 22d irstant "a clock a.
u 10 iu marching orders, overc ats, kDap-
sacks, with blankets rolled bear skin shakes,
ia,guc caps. etc., to proceed to Aiexaudrla
Va. The DRUM majyr, with the band aud drum
corps, will report to the acjutaot al the same
hour. Captain Samuel Sa,.ds Mills is detaiI,d
as officer OF the day, and L,cuteoants Brown
aud Beall as officers Of the guard. Officers and
men will carry their epaulcstes with them for
dress parade.
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