The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-24
BlR'r H|DAY OF
VI ASHIuCTON
8Virginia's Largest Celebration
In Alexandria.
THE GOVERNOR PRESENT
hills Staff He Reviewed an Exten-
sive and Elaborately Arranged
Pageant - Day FittingIY Re.
membered Elsewhere.
THE GOVERNOR PRESENT
membered Elsewhere.


3s Especial to The Times. Dispatch)
" I4ENANDRtA, VA, February % The
onc.hundredth and seventy-frst anniver.
sary Of the birth of George Washington
was to-day celebrated by the citizens Of
Il this historic old town In most appro-
pirate and betting manner with grand
military, civic and Industrial procession
The parade was about two miles In
length. there were eleven bands, and
cession. 1t was q gala day for the old
e town, and one long to be remembered
Every house along the line OF march was
& profusely decorated With an abundance
OF flags and bunting, and business was
+ practically suspended during the after
room. Several thousand Washingtonians
came by boat and trains, and long before
the magnificent pageant started King
Street, the main thoroughfare of the old
II city, was seething mass of humanity.
\ The procession started promptly at 2
O'Clock and traversed the principal paved
streets of the city. Mary Washington or
fsanization turned out in the procession.
4 The chief marshal of the parade was
Major William NJ. Smith, With number
of aides and large staff OF mounted
men. Following the Major and his staff
of officers came Governor Montague In
hack with Mayor George l., Simpson.
The Governor received great ovation
oil along the line Of march.
Following came distinguished visitors
and the members OF the City Council
Z Board Of Aldermen, together with dis
tlnguished visitors The Provisional
Battalion of the Seventieth Virginia Reg
iment acted as an escort to the Governor.
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Ranies: Company II, of Richmond, Cap
tain Thompson: Company l.. Of F'reder-
icksburg Captain Revere; Company q, of
this city, Lieutenant Cochran.
The parade proper was headed by q
platoon of ten mounted policemen, under
Lieutenant james Smith. The first dhpi-
sion of the parade was headed by sixty
pieces of the United States Marine Band,
under first assistant leader Charles +.
smith Colonel George Wayne Anderson,
of the SEVENTEEN Virginia Regiment
was marshal of this division, with Major
Seville and Captain Ashby Miller as
aides. Then came a company of Coast
Artillery of the United States, followed
by field music and two companies OF ma
rlnes; next came the Fourth Battery
Field Artillery, T. S. a, and Second Reg
iment Calvary Band, mounted, and two
troopers OF Second Regiment Cavalry;
u
Band, which headed battalion of the
Washington Light infantry, In command
of Major House Following came about
4 159 of the Spanish-American war veterans
E of Washington, and then came the
Washington Times Newsboys Band,
which headed The Washington and local
lodges of knights of Pythias, and then
g followed the knights OF Maccabees, both
uniformed.
A HISTORIC ENGINE.
The second division OF the parade was
headed by Walters Band, of Washing
ton. and consisted Of the fire engine com
panies of the city. All OF the engines
We're decorated. and the men uniformed
The most attractive feature of this part
was the Old Friendship hand engine, Of
which company Washington was a MEM
Der. The company vas established in 1870
II hrst Started with bucket brigade
and later Washington presented the com
pany with hand engine bought IN Phil
adelphia. The old engine went to pieces
and The present engine was given about
1910 by n Mr.. Rogers. OF Baltimore. The
engine was to-day drawn by four groonled
horses, and nine boys carried the buckets
mat were used to quench fires when
Washington was member Of the com
pany.
The third division was rnarshaled by
ferent secret organizations of tho city
and Washington. including the Red Men,
Junior Order Of United American Me-
chanics and Machlnists' Union, from bhc
Washington Navy Yard The music in
this division was furnished by drum
corps and one band
1.-The fourth division was known MS the
trades display, and was marshaed by
& CHARLES p. Paf. 1t consisted of about
nifty floats, In which the various trades
and Industries now going on in the city
were ably represented
AFTER THE PARADE
At the conclusion OF the parade several
thousand uniformed men were entertained
q in Armory Hall. and the other local or
EXAMINATIONS provided for entertaining
trir organizations, which were under the
auspices OF the Entertainment Commit
tee on the parade The press lavishlS
entertained number of visiting scrlbes
ut the new Hotel Ramnel where the,
kept open house all night,
The festivities Were kept up tonight
Most notable of the features OF tonight.
eongs was grand banquet rendered tc
: Governor Montague by tho Alexandria,
- >NVnshingtpn Lodge of MaSons The mem
bcrs of the Alexandria German Club CAV,
n delightful german In honor of the Wis
ftlng officers of the companies participate
Ing number Of private clubs and 9th
CTS kept open house all day, and the Wis
Y tltqrs We're treated In the old Virginia
stgle
Before the parade disbanaed 1t was
reviewed by GoYernor Montague and the
II members Of MS staff together with Major
William NJ Smith ana tho members OF
MS STAFF, and Major George u Simpson
from . Erard-stand erected NJ the cast
ssds of Washington Street, between Cam
sneil a1ld Queen Streets, Within half q
nlock OF old Chris, Protestant Episconal
Church, where Washington was a regular
K commitment for many years
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