The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-24
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WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
62S King Street.
Alexandra. Va, Aug. 22-On the eve
OF the twenty-fourth annual convention
of the Volunteer Firemess Associa-
ton Of Virginia Alexandria is open with
welcome arms for the entertainment OF
the vast body Of visitors who viii be her
guests The old town is decorated with
flags and pennants.
The hre ladies began 10 arrive shortly
before noon to-day. and by 1890 o'clock
tonight all expected were in town.
Tonight King street presented a car
nival appearance A jolly. roIlicking
crowd was on the streets, which were
abaze with lights from the shop windows,
in addition TO the special electrical iIlumi-
nation
The younger element were armed with
horns bells. crickets, and other devices.
The fire ladies. with their varied col
ored uniforms, also got busy and made
merry.
The principal attraction was an open-air
concert from s until o'clock by the
Harrisonburg band on the stand IA front
Of the Young Peoples Building OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, d.
rectly south OF King street. More than
a thousand persons heard patriotic and
other airs.
Shortly before noon the visiting COM
panies began 20 arrive. Every company
was met by a delegation headed by
George w. Pettey. chief Of the local fire
department, and Herman Friedlandsr.
.N. -
tee.
The first company TO arrive was that
from Harrisonburg with seventy men and
band OF twenty-three pieces. Other
companies following were Covington,
with thirty men; Charlottesville, forty
one men and drum corps OF ten pieces
/ This company was in command Of Chief
Charles T. Williams. seventy-eight years
old They also brought with them an old
white fire horse. known as "Old Tom"
twenty-e!ght years old. and said TO be
one OF the fastest horses for hts age In
/ service in this country. The CharIottes-
Vile delegation wore big buttons bear
/ ing a picture Of their chief. This COM
pany is in command Of Capt. J. Vincent
! Perley.
/ Next. came Staunton. with twenty-six
men and Lexington with forty men. The
last company 10 reach this city tonight
! was that from Danville. with fifteen men.
They were escorted by a band down King
street The majority Of the companies
VII reach here tomorrow morning.
Promptly at ? o'clock tomorrow after
noon the convention VIII be called 10
order by J. r. y. Curtin Of Alexandria,
| president OF the State Firemen's Asso-
/ citation. At the morning session there
VIII be an address OF welcome by Mayor
Paf and speeches by Representative c.
/ c. Carlin and John II. Trimyer on behalf
Of the local firemen.
! Various committees will be named and
other routine business disposed Of after
which an adjournment will be taken until
\ S O'Clock at night Reports from the va
rious committeeman will be read at night.
and the election OF officers. together with
! the selection Of a city for the next State
| convention will wind UP the business of
the convention
/ The parade Thursday afternoon at 2:s0
o'clock will be the big event. At 20
o'clock the arehghters OF the washington
department Will give an exhibition at the
dock OF the Mutual Ice Company's plant.
/ foot OF Cameron street At night on
Thursday there will be a band concert.
and on Friday morning real races on
North Washington street for prizes will
bring the convention 70 a close
| Many or the State officers OF the asso-
citation reached this city tafs afternoon
and tonight. among the early arrivals
being State Secretary George c. Cum
mings. Of Portsmouth. Va. who IS the
guest OF James R. Mansfield, 106 North
Pitt street. Mayor o. B. Roller. OF Har-
risonburg. Va. accompanied the Har-
risburg delegation to this city.
In the Police Court to-day James Smith.
a white youth. who says his home Is in
Baltimore, was sentenced to serve four
months In the city Jail. on a charge OF
stealing a bicycle from Harry Rose, 8Ol
King street
The whisky and beer taken in the raids
made Sunday by the police on two s~qak-
easies was dumped into the sewer at po-
lice headquarters to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. George whitton last
evening held a family reunion at their
home. 700 North Columbus street. Games
and dancing were INDUCED IN, after
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