Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-19

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The Twenty-Sec0nd.
As the day draws nearer the arrange
men.s for the Twenty second parade BY
the Washington Birthday Celebration
Association are being FASTENED to COM
u .!on end should the day be fair a large
crowd will visit the city and the parade
will be one of the largest ever seen IN
Alexaudria. The line of march and the
formation of the parade have hereto
fore been published. The military
division will form on Fairfax street and
on Prince street, with the right resting
on Duke street. At the head will be
the chief marshal with his aides and stan,
and there also the distinguished guests
will take position in carriages. AS the
marahaps staff will be numerous, and as
many guests will be present, the head OF
the line will be several squares in advance
of the military division proper when the
parade starts.
The second division, comprising The
secret organizations, will form on south
Fairfax street, with the right resting on
Duke street
The third division, consisting OF the
several companies of the local fire depart
ment and the visiting members OF the
Washington fire department, will form
on Lee street, with the right resting on
Duke street.
The fourth division, which will he
made up of trades displays, will form on
King street between Fairfax street and
the wharf. A portion of this division
will form on both north and south Lee
street
The parade is to form at the intersec-
ton of Fairfax and Duke streets, and at
2 p. M. will move west on Duke street TO
Patrick north on Patrick to Prince, east
on Prince to Fairfax, north on Fairfax
to King, west on King to Patrick, north
on Patrick to Cameron, east on Cameron
to Washington, and north on Washing
ton to Queen, where it will disbsnd.
The following are the chairmen OF the
committees in charge of the celebration;
Reception, f. +. DOwnh@m; enter
tainment, Peter Won de Westelaken;
transportation, Robert NJ. Graham; mill
tary, Mai. William NJ. Smith; secret
organizations, w. H. Hamilton; civic
organization, o II. Kirk; carriages,
Thomas ChaunceY; press, James +.
Peyton; decoration. w. W. Ballenger;
music, George L. AitchesOn.
The headquarters of the press commit
tee will be in the Business Men League
rooms, at the corner of King and Wash
ington streets. and the general commit
tee Headquarters in the Friendship en-
CINE house. r. E Lee Camp Hall, on
Prince street, will be used as the execu'
tive Office and a reception will be tender
ed there the distinguished guests between
I2and o. clock. The guests will be re-
ceived by the officers of the association
and the reception committee, OF which
Mr. f. +. Downham is chairman. A
buffet luncheson will be served.
Dr. William NJ. Smith, chief marshal,
will entertain the officers of the visiting
military organizations at his home on
Prince street.
A special feature OF the evening en-
tertainment will be a band concert by
the Naval Gun Factory Band, under The
direction Prot Moody. at 1880 O'Clock
at the reviewing stand, which will he
located on the south side of King street
i'm front of the Peabody School building.
AT this concert the following programme
will be rendered: March, "The New
Colonial" Hall; medley overture, oh
of Remick's Hits" Lampe; waltz,
"Daughter OF Love-" Bennett; excerpts
from the opera 'Lucrezia Borgis, "
Donizetli; selection, Cloves Sentinel,
Ralhburu; patrol. "Americau," Mea-
cham: characteristic march, "Hsppy
Heinie," Lampe; national air, "Star
Spauged Banner" Key.
The railroads will sell reduced rats
tickets and the electric road and the
ferry line will do their utmost to accom-
modate those who visit the city fron
Washington.
The ferry bost Woodbury. will run &C.
cording 70 IFS regular schedule through
out the day. and will continue her trips
until $3.50 O'Clock at night. 1t is ex-
pected that the military organizations
from Washington will come here on the
Woodbury.. The electric road will run
several special trains so that the crowds
as rapidly AS they gather al the station
in Washington, may be started to Alex
audria. In like manner specials vii
take the visitors back in the evening.
A meeting of the Friendship Veteran
Fire Association will be held tOnigh
for the purpose of completing ar
engagements for the part that Organiza
.ion will take in the parade. The vete
rams will draw the old hand engine
which is the successor to the one pre-
scented the company by George Washing
ION, and, after the parade, the engin
will be manned aud an exhibition given
Chief Webster, of the police force, Mi
Augustus Butts aud Mr.. James Javin' s
are the oldest members of the compan
now living.
Rechabites' Fair.