The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21

closed, and the pupils will enjoy them
selves and do as they please. !.
Owing to the fact that the military
will leave for. Alexandria to-day there
will be no on, as has been the
custom for years.
.tGAll over the State the day will ibo6 OBJ 4
served quietly, kept in: a alexandria:
.jsF For many years this old city has al !
Y most spent It's lenergiessin celebrating the
birthday OF Washingt tom The day IS 9
red letter lone in the;!yea as they roll
-alonE. No one resident of Alexandra
can do any more than any other one in
paving homage to the memory Of the
great and good George was shtng ton.S .
"a All the city goes out on a. holiday. ana
the city fathers invoke tho aid &off Z Stha I
patriots OF the other sections OF the state stat
to help them make OF the day one one graano
holiday. ,s sy: IS fi5 HI
Big Gel ebration.
THE result Ills that Alexandria Of f,i a.
cities In the country, leads IN ne 4Eoo-
Eservance Of rhes birthday. Such an an Q on-
4servances is most fitting. for D, ,streels
!of Alexandr were 9trQd Vashlngtorn ll
n,ore than til sss 81 any ers cit tn he
cou, sryr II qwcrah psd e.fat tended HI his
lodge there and ran to-. thers fires there,
as q member of the local fir reFde partm11tent:
}Ga There are many sacred assocta lions ms ot
the great man In the 5old city.sS
9IFAt s. clock this morning two scomb)na-
ton companies from the Seventeen regi-
Snlent gand the Howitzers will leave for for
iAlexandria. There will be about: TWO
hundred men. all told. The militia VIII
be in command of Captains skipWlth
ard King, OF Companies and a. re-
spectivelv. and Captain Myers Will com con
mand the Howitzers.
The soldier boys will reach ALEXANDRA
al. Ii o'clock, and will be taken III charge
by the Alexandria committee ana stne
light infantry. They will be comfort
ably q,iartered, and VII remain 'lntil MI = =
O'clock Monday ME ght. II &, "a;
Il Mary OF Ethe visitors Will go on TO
baltimore to see the remains OF the big
fire, and will get hack to Alexandrlasln IN
time TO take part In the parade, Wnlch
will start at 10 o'clock
Tho 5Alexandrians on the committee
8consist{of some Of the most prominent
citizens, as follows: 81
Association Officers.
cl,airmen5 OF committeo: Harry Ham,
fn1ond, Finantce: Charles Il. Marshall,, Re
ce pt ior.: r. d. D.E$Westelaken, Entertain
sment:s Urban $. Lambert. TRANSPORTATION;
lanes F. Peyton, Press; w. w. aBa lien
! ger DECORATION; John III. Trlmyer. Music.
scaptain James H. King, ilitary; Cap
tain r. Nj. Latham, Fire Depart.ment;S
w. r. Hamilton, Secret orsanizat tions !;
r. nj. Graham. Civic Organizations.
The officers of the Washthgtor's Birth
day. Association are: Fred. j, Pnff presl-
dent; Albert u. Brockett, first vice-presl-
dent; 4 W. NJ. Smith, second Yice-presi-
dent: w. Al smoot, Jr.. third yice-p'esi-!
dent: Marshall ~. King, fourth vice'l
/ pres ident; IT. Clifton Howard, fifti' vice
president: Harry Raymond. treasurer
Julian ~. Wlliams.t secretary.
4 Headquarters; Business Mems 1'ea que,
southeast corner. Washington ard King ~
Streets. M 81 .5 I la n 54s 4. fsi 4
..In addition to the Richmond soldiery,
there Will he companies from various lt9li
Other parts of the S,tate, and three bat
talions from tho United States army
The features of the parade will be the
civic sections, embracing floats represent
Ing the various industries OF the city
and alegorical designs.
Alexandria has grown famous for the
splendor OF these affairs, and TINS pron'-
ises to outdo all others. .s5'