Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-18
ALEXANDRIA PARADE
NAMES OF ORGANIZATIONS TO
PARTICIPATE SATURDAY.
Special DISPATCH 10 The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 1s.-Th:s
city is already in holiday attire, and the
February - spirit is manifest. Dccora-
tions are in position or being placed on
buildings along King street. the principal
thoroughfarc. 1t seems as though the
merchants and others are endeavorinE to
Guido one another in the matter OF deco
rations. BY Saturday morning every
store and dwelling along the line OF
march will display decorations.
Announcement is made that the parade
| will start promptly at 30 o'clock. There
will be sixteen bands of music in the
column.
The various committees are today busily
engaged in making provision for the
troops and others to take part In the pro-
cesSion. Most Of them will arrive here in
the morning by the steamer jamestown
The fire apparatus from Washington will
be transported on the ferry steamer Lack
awanna. As soon the visitors arrive
they will be escorted to tho east end OF
the market building. where they will be
given luncheon. The officers and others
in command of the visiting soldiers and
fremen Will be entertained at buffet
luncheon at the headquarters of the eX-
ecutive committee. Lee Camp Hall.
The electric railway company and the
steamboat companies are making ample
provisions to handle the large crowd ex-
pected here from Washington. 1t is pre-
dicted that If the weather is fair there
will be a larger turnout from Washing
ton than In any previous year.
Organizations to Parade.
The following was made public this
afternoon as the official makeup of the
column:
Platoon of mounted police. commanded
by Lieut.. James Smith, chief marshal.
Col. Charles p. Hatfield of Fort Myer;
chief Of staff. o. II. Kirk; aids. Lieut.. w.
w. Domaine. military: n l.. Williamson,
secret organizations: John Leadbeater.
| fire department: members of staff OF Alex
| andria. commanded by Worth Hulfish;
members of staff Of Fairfax county, COM
manded by Capt George h. Pickett:
| members Of staff of Alexandria county.
| commanded by James 4. Clements: dis
| tinguished guests, officers of the associa-
ton. members Of the city council and
| other city officers in carriages.
First division. military, commanded by
officer 18th Cavalry, L. S. A.-13th United
States Cavalry Band: two battalions of
| engineers; Battery f. field artillery; Bat
terry D, field artillery; Troop E. 18th Cav
airy; Troop f. 18th Cavalry: Troop G.
18th Cavalry; United States Marine Band;
one battalion OF marines; three companies
| of bluejacketS; one battalion of Virginia
militia: National Guard, District of Co
lumbia Brigade Band; I'd Regiment. Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
eleven companies of Washington High
School Cadets: five companies of Mary
land Agricultural College cadets
| Second division, secret organizations
Marshal. James r. Mansfield; aids. Vance
H. Peele. George Prick. Thomas Hender-
| son and A. J. Butcher; Red Men, Junior
Order Of United Americans.
Third division, fire department-Mar-
| shall, Kenneth w. Ogden: aids. j. William
May, c. Grady. John f. Griffen. John
Ieadbeater. George Norris. Smith Will
| liams. DIR. E. A. German, Capt. T. It.
Warren, Capt. A. /. Grim: Alexandria fire
wardens and veterans of Friendship Fire
Company in carriages. Chief Pettey. Alex
| andria fire department.; Friendship en-
CINE, Relief hook and ladder. Columbia
| reel, Columbia hose wagon. Columbia en-
CINE. Reserve reel. Engine Champion. for
merlyColumbia; Colonial Beach engine;
Chief Belt of Washington fire depart
ment. Fire Marshal Philip w. Nicholson.
combination hose wagon. Metropolitan
wagon and truck, aerial truck. combina-
ton hose wagon. supply wagon. The mar
shals will be: Joseph Hardbower.
Friendship; Joseph De Silva, Relief Hook
and Ladder; Everett Rogers. Columbia; j..
| Sidney Douglass. Reliance.
Local Militia in Alexandria Parada.
Arrangements have been completed for
the I'd Regiment, National Guard Of the
District of Columbia, to participate In the
Washington's birthday parade in Alexan-
dria, Va, next Saturday. The regiment
will be formed at the armory at 1870
O. clock, march to the wharf and proceed
by boat to the Virginia city. Luncheon
will be served by the committee In charge
there. after which the parade will move.
The brigade band Is to head the regiment.
Col. Emmett Urell has ordered that dress
uniform, with overcoat, be worn. If the
day should be mild the overcoats will be
| omitted.