Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-13

;4l7, 3 n0EI sniUleS W uit} oDpO'bOOU1 t3I
l4s o.s House meeting list "Wednesday
tls ~ consider the feasibility OF having a
lls-, IN tae 22d inst met at the Council
par IN Ssturdag night last TO receive
-. Of the collecting committee c!
-. ~ who had bsea appointed to wait
.yl' izeas ard ascertain what amount
o. ,...,'.s be raise6, and also 10 hear
.4r.eus organizations OF the city IS
- " rot lhey woa'0 parade.
- Do rnham called the meeting TO
.enag The object of the meeting, and
9' IF the roll 10y the secretary, Mr.. j.
~ H.. seeenrsen members answered to
NJ. aneg Use 81 whom we're OF the col
ee#r. comu.tiae
'. q 3 DseloD, from the collecting
..,.o.it.ea. stated that a partial canvass Of
80 oitr had been made and that aboat $3.50
"a Zen uron;sea-tha railroad aaG eX-
-,oss companies had not been seen.
Y09acsI arlePor.s from the different or
se Ten. Bryao said the A. T. L would par
,i,lnata in The parade but he did not know
sCg much money his company would
'' n, Iane= Jovius, Of tho Friendship com
,,snv SAD be had called q meeting Of his
eonosny q nonth ago and appointed CON-
lite N confer with The other companies
s.,a. tie arSda be had waited for replies
..,r nam bet had received none all the
.oaiaer.es had held meetings, hut it seemed
none of them ha1 eyer mentioned the
r5frdetip's nsme Having afterwards
Iearrel ..a there would Sc no parade the
TrendsL:p lad loaned their onsina TO 6
Washington organization for a parade in
,sst cilv on The 22d, but il the members
c,pId get together It's old water buckets
.bsv you'd parade carrying them and draw
i9qt7eir hose carriage. Mr.. Jevins said he
.gld 40. S ate how much money his com.
7aoy would need: in o.den times each men,
her vas assessed Tor parade.
MIR /. Csrae, Of Size Hydraul;on COM
o3nv. explained Why HE company had not
fssen ro.ice Of the Friendship call. He
s,s3ssi3 ,hat as his company had not pa
-g8ad as ye9r they did not like 10 push
thesubIecl Of q parade this year his CON-
o2py was willing to parade but be did not
know hou much money wOud be peeded.
MIR. u. Latham, of she Relief company,
gs5 he did not know the Frendship CON-
pa0y bad waited on his company had not
thought there Woud be q parade this year,
but bis company would turn out II their ex
oeusss were paid last year the parade cost
Them So for music and so for horses.
Mr. A T. Ramsay, from the Columbia
com any di5caimed any discourtesy bav-
ing been sdoTn be Friendship by his com-
psny. He said the Columbia would parade
if their EXPENSES were paid, which would
be about 800
Cant 81. +. Carne. IT.. Of St johns Ca
diets, sil bis command would parade on
The 22l wbe,hecany others did or not: they
would accep. Tor expenses whatever the
COMMITTEES thought proper to give them.
Mr.. T. Marbury said the A. L l. would
tIy to get the Naval Academy band from
Aulap0 is: nat had twenty eight pieces
and gou'd COST $50, but il could be divided
iu!o'go bands and thereby be saving. He
asked Sl00 for the A. l.. l.
2!r Dowuhsm stated that from what had
been salG be had prepared list ofthe wants
Of the Six organizations and bad put the
!. J. / and tao Columbia company ~ 500
each ana the other companies So each.
Ar. Carna demCrr=d 10 the arrangement.
Heu5ket iorG much f)r the Hydraulon
az bad been asked Tor tie Columbia and
said 6'z company would NOS be willing to
JaSe less, ass the expenses Ct sach company
would be about the same.
Alter some discussion i; was lually deci-
ted 70 Give ,aeA. III, tbe Columbia aud
the HyirauI.an companies 500 each the
B-hs and Friendship $50 each, and St.
Johl's Cadet Corps SO making total of
$500.
MFR H. Latham then said me first bus.
mess vas TO ascertain IL enough money had
been collected to deiray nc expenses Of the
parade
Mr. ~. w. Summers asked what esti-
mate aae been made for the expenses of en-
tertsinment CD the the day of the parade.
Mr. @ s. Smith was opposed TO any Gu
tettelnmeut and hoped not 6 dollar would
baao applied
MIR Smith then presented letter ad.
dressed 10 The City Council asking an ap.
propJm'lou Of 5000 towards deiraying the
expenses OF tho parade. Re moved that the
letter be sent To Council, aud his motion wac
adopted The Secretary said that the let.
yer read We he undersigned citizens. etcn
oot that no names wsre signed to il, and
asked aow Ii should be sent to Council 1t
was agreed thst The spm 30 be asked of
e (9(. should be put al 800 instead of
;-Ju ana the secretary OF the meeting should
Onward Ito thar body
a discussion arising a. 10 he distribution
g.tee money &c be collected, Mr.. Deeton
moved 'dat the amounts named above be
gwen 70 each company.
III. smith offered as an amendment that
s.el OF the five organizations, which have
S ;I6S willingness to parade, be given
guests . '''" ''''A' 0""
g. M5. Aai6lry said it would be impossible
W. ,1e a. l. ]. TO entertain five or six com.
f' ;t win such "a appropriation.
81. -. >a'to-lfthe 4 L I. invites any or
74 W. they should entertain them
NJ; NJ 'Aafourg-We viii net invite any
,. tae amendment was lost, aud Mr. Dec.
'5 ". motion 40 was declared adopted.
al. ~ .4a'5Cry then moved to go into an
3 ,V.,,oh ioc chief marshal, but after some
'' W. withdrew bis motion.
r. NJ ~. i3oI moved that the sub committees
7i, ep9oin'ed Ut onco-especially lbe oom-
'l.yee on Invitations.
~, n, SaFne wanted it determined whether
ts r'oOGy was to he invited before q commit
s ~ invitation was appointed
~. .s's s some debate as to it's composition it
- Anai!y decided that a citizens commit