Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-29

sons Of veterans. who played martial
music for General T. J. (StonewalD
charge for their services. but not one
cent of the money goes in their peck
cts. but is applied to keeping the band
up-to-date. The city OF Staunton
toward supporting the organization.
The band carries physician. DIR. c. T.
Lewis. There are thirty men in the
city. including Mr.. Haines. the presi-
! dent. and Mr.. r. A. Hamilton. Confed-
crate veterans. and original members.
The band will take part in the pa
| rade today. escorting Harmony Hose
Company and tonight it Will give a
| concert in Johnson's Opera Hause.
Already many seats have been sold and
| the indications are that the house will
! be packed TO the doors. The band han
arranged an entertaining program for
| he evening. which will include several
descriptive pieces. among them being
the "Niggcr in the Barnyard.
Under the rules and regulations OF
the band no member Is permitted to
| imbibe intoxicants while in uniform.
| and the rule is never violated
| CONCERT AT THE CASINO.
| Fully 1000 people heard the concert
given at the Casino last night by the
Soldiers Home band 1t had been ar
ranged that the StonewaIl Brigade
| band should take part in the concert,
| but by request Ut the latter organiza-
| ION H. uiu NOT take part. tne concert
was indeed y musical treat. The selec-
tons consis ed of high grade music. and
| they We're supcrbly rendered
FIREMEN'S BAND.
| The Roanoke firemen. 100 strong in
| full uniform, headed by the Roanoke
Fire Depa rtment Band, arrived In the
| city Yesterday morning. They made a
| magnificent appearance as they march
| g. UP Washington avenue. Last night
! the band serenaued Mayor Allan A.
I, }..r
| y. S. Jones.
| FAKE ALARM LAST NIGHT.
| The alarm of fire turned In ut box
81. opposite the Warwick Hotel. be-
| tween 10 and II O'clock last night, was
la fake pure and simple. Several
cant lot in Bar Hurbor and set on fire,
| and then the alarm was sent in. The
(; department responded with it's usual
alacrity. a number of the visiting
| fircmen who ha ppened to be at the fire
department building helped to pull the
reel to the scene of the fire.
| PROGRAM FOR TODAY.
| The great parade Will take place this
afternoon. and 1t is likely that there
| will be at least 500 tiremen in line. be-
ing is the official program:
1 to II A. M.-Vsit to the Chesapeake
| Il Ohio Piers.
| II to 80 p. M.-Nisit to the great
| plant of the Newport News Shipbuild-
| ing and Dry Dock Company. one of the
| largest shipbuiding plants in the
| world. where the battleships Kentucky,
! kcarsarge and Illinois are now under
| construction. ..5.
> p M.-Grand firemen's parade. D.
! S. Jones. chief marshal.
| 2:30 p. M.-Laying cornerstone of
she High School by Masonic order. ac-
I compauitd by other secret organiza-
[ tinns and escorted by State Firemen's
/ ASSOCIATE ion.
| 6 to . p M.--Grand banquet for all
| visiting Firemen at Casino. a. L..
Powell. chairman and POSTMASTER.
-. M--Conrert by visiting bands aA
| the Casino park.
| ORDER OF PARADE.
Chief Marshal d. S. Jones has issued
! the following order directing the for
nation and movement OF the tiremen's
parade today:
Chief of Staff, w. S. Boyenton, with
| f. w. Mlstead, as aide. .
| First livision--In charge of DR.. A.. c..
Jones. marshal: VIII form on Thirty
| fourth street and West avenue, headed
by the Soldiers Home band, followed
by the Philadelphia veteran tiremen,
| Liberty Fire Company and others. s
| Second division-J. F. Ludlow. in
charge: will form on Thrty-third street
| rear West avenue, headed by the Old
Point band. followed by the Independ-
ent ERE Company, OF portsmouth,
and others. Hr.
Third division-In charge of e. c.
Hillyer. marshal: Will form on Thirty
second street. headed by the Roanoke
Fire Department band. followed by the
Roanoke Fire Department
Fourth division-In charge of w. G.
burgess, marshal; will form on Thirty
first street, headed by the Suffolk
hand followed by the Phoenix Fire
Company, of Suffolk. and others.
| Fifth aiviSiOn-1n charge of w. Van
derslcc marshal; will form on Thir-
4 band. followed by the Phoenix Fire
| Company, and others. 4
! Sixth division-In charge OF c. c..
Smith. marshal: will form on Twenty
! Brigade band. of Staunton. and fol-
lowed by the Harmony Hose Company,
land others.
Seventh division will comprise civic
| orders, in charge of Col. z. w. Huff
man, marshal ."
| Eighth livision-In charge of Elias
Pcyser. marshai will form on Twenty
fifth street. and viii be headed by the
visiting fire chiefs and followed by the
fire commissioners. mayor and judge Of
Corporation Court. members Of Com
mon Council. police commissioners and
school trustees. In carriages.
The official line of march. as fully
and finally agreed upon, will be as fol-
lows: t
LINE OF MARCH.
Head of column. forming on Thirty
fourth street and West avenue, will
move thence down West avenue to
| Twcnty-third street, thence to Wash
ingtnn avenue. up Washington avenue
to Thirty-ninth street thence to La
| fayctte avenue. down Lafayette avenue
10 Twenty-eighth street. thence east to
! Chestnut avenue. down Chestnut av-
cnue to Twentv-fifth street. where a
| halt will be made for refreshments, the
line of march being resumed thereafter
| at TWentv-fifth street. thence down
| TWenty-ffth street to circuit avenue
! up circuit avenue to TWenty-SiXth
street down Twenty-sixth street to
! Jefferson avenue. up Jefferson avenue
| to Twenty-eighth street, thence to
| Lafayette avenue down Lafayette av-
enue to TwentS-1i!r, street. up Tween
ty-fifth street to Washington avenue.
i where each division Will be dismissed
| by the chief marshal.
| The procession Will p,cye rvop,ptlv OF