The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22
ALEXANDRIA PLANS
TORECENE VISITORS
Extensive Work for COnven-
ton Is Now Under
Way.
BOARDS CHOSEN
TO HANDLE DETAILS
Arrangements Made to Care for
Visitors During Celebra-
ton This Week

The active preparation Of Alexan-
6-fs for the vventy-fOUrth annual
convention Of the virginia state Fire
mems Association began today, wheh
a number Of the prominent merchants
of rbat city enlisted the services OF
carpenters and decorators 70 place
the bunting and lights on their places
OF business
This work will go on al day tomor-
row, ana when the first companies
arrive on Tuesday night they VIZ
ind everything in readiness IoI liiS
convention and the entire city deco
rated in their honor
Al the stores along King Washing
ron AMI the other principal streets
viii he decorated with red, WHITE ana
blue bunting, and number OF the
larger places OF business nave ar
ranged for electric signs welcoming
80 visitors The combination Of
these with the bright COlorS OF the
bunIing viii make a beaul-AuA ssh
rTTfe reception committee. conSlSIlL5
Of L. z Uhlery chairman. a
Grimes, J F Petty, ". l. CIas ~, :
G Suinlxs- W " Demalne- A , Nal
kin- smith Williams, r AanSneld, K
8 smith. J. H Tr1uyer, ID ne
lander and G. w Petty, nave com
TIErad their preparations for the re
[e1rioo Of the guests, and arrange
menrs nave Deeu made Win al -
hotels and boarding houses n
city TO give the VlSlloEs : 60 l,,-s77
during the three days OF I--s Co--'S
ton for board and lodging
Special Service.
The -auroad and steamboat lines
have also arranged 10 allow SPECIAL
yoT,r-5av EXCURSION tickets for the con
ven1ion- thus enabling all who live IN
r. towns which are sending represen-
rarives 10 the meeting to accompany
their favorfte FIRE companies II IS eN-
-a~+ed that at least 300 visitors VIII
Ne in the CITY from Wednesday 10 Fri
day. exclusive Of the so hrenen VINO
viii march in the parade ana Lahs
part in the other festivities arranged
Tor them BY the committees
The convention will open on WedneS-
day with a reception 70 Ile NlsilOIs
and the formal ADDRESS OF "s-CO-i4S
viii be made that afternoon - the
orera house by the Hon g. g CaElll-
This viii mark the real opening o.
The festivities and from TINS time ulLll
FRIDAY night. when the convention
closes there VIII be something dong
TbeTe have been athletic contests,
parades, horse races, odla co @--,--. >
and q numebr OF other drnuSeIliel-JS
ARRANGED for the entertainment OF tne
visitors. and II Will De q rue OF lLe
convention that there must be some
thing going on al the time mat Sue
6remen are IN town
The general committee IN charge OF
the convention and its details consists
of J r y Curtin, R 9 sullivan ana
Tohn I.eadbeaTer. and the other com
4nfrtees have been selected as follows
Executive Committee
\ Curtin chairman. John Lead
heater. Fred J Paff. George W Petty,
7 II Triuver. R c. Sullivan, Courtney
Acton. + n Bradshaw. w a Smootr
l. T. Uhler-
Advisory Committee.
Mayor Fred J PAR. chairman a D
P~o~I-zrr W =. SmCOt. g =. Swan H
x. Field J. T Johnson P " Bradshaw,
] Sid Douglas J William May. T. Z
bowman. O. H. Kirk. DIT. william y,
Smith 2 Won de Nestelaken. L. L.
Thler. J. N. Hill
Finance Committee
Jobn Leadbeater. chairman; A D.
F~ocl-e+r. a. u. Grimes. J. William May.
J f Petty. F. G SDinkS. W h SIrlI-
fifth J N Fiji. X W Ogden. L y
smith J II. TTimyer-
Invitation Committee.
H Trimyer, chairman, r c SulI-
van. A {. 1Ianzin, W K Griffith NJ r
Norris. George W Petty
Decoration Committee
J D webster. chairman William
Cleveland Courtney Acton Joseph w
Drew, Fred Schwab-
Hotel Committee.
" c H yviIdJ. chairman; G. n
Myers, Joseph Drew, William Bontz- IT.