Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
Big Parade Tomorrow.

Big Parade Tomorrow.
The big event OF the convention will be
the parade, which will start promptly at
2:3O o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Prac-
tically all business will be suspended in
the city at noon. in order that both en-
ployers and employees may either partici
pate in or witness the parade. In add
ton to the merchants closing their
places many of the railroad employees Will
also have half holiday. J. Sid Douglas.
chief marshal, and his staff of officers
held a meeting last night and arranged
for the formation Of the parade and COM
pleted other details.
The official formation as announced this
morning, with changes made up to noon.
Is as follows Parade starts at 30
o'clock promptly. forming on Duke street
with right resting on Washington. Pia-
toon of mounted police; Naval Gun Fac
tory Band; ]. Sid Douglas. chief marshal:
STAFF, Kenneth w. Ogden. chief of stan:
aids. r. F. Downham and p. T. Harring-
ton: Friendship company; K. Steuart
Smith and William c. Cleveland, Relief
Hook and Ladder. No. !: John Lead
beaten and w. c. Baggett. Columbia
Company. No. 4: r. d. Cats and X. w.
Ogden. Reliance Company. No. ,; George
w. Pettey. chief of Alexandria fire de-
partment: Friendship Veterans Associa-
ton and apparatus with ii. Friedlander
Company, No. /. and apparatus and band.
with Joseph De Silva as marsha: Column
bia Company. No. 4, and apparatus and
band. with George A. Norris as chief
marshal; Reliance Company, NO. >. ana
apparatus and band, with Smith Will
Hams as marshal; detachment of Wash
ington, d. c.. fire department; Harrison
burg company and band; Lexington
Front Royal. Newport News Eagle Com
pany, No. g. and band: Shenandoah. Alta
Vista Danville Charlottesville and band.
Staunton. Clifton Forge. Covington and
band: Hampton. Newport News Rescue
and Truck Company, No. i: Newport
News La Trace Engine Company, NO. ::
Portsmouth Annex Company. No. 4. and
band; Luray. Strasburg, Woodstock, Suf-
folk and band: Portsmouth Park view
Company. No 3, Pocahontas and Fred
ericksburg.
A feature tomorrow morning, beginning
at 10 o'clock, which will doubtless at
tract a large throng of firemen, will he
an exhibition by the Firefighter OF Wash
ington at the Cameron street wharf.
Many of the delegates 10 the convention
live i'm inland towns. and this will doubt
less prove a big treat TO them.
Valuable Cash Prizes.
The big attraction tomorrow night will
be band concert, which will be given at
the stand on South Washington street
Young Peoples building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. beginning al
clock. in which many OF the visiting
bands will participate. The judges foTS
the concert will be announced tomorrow
prize of $50 will be awarded The iuc-
cessful contestant.
Prizes amounting to $500 will be
awarded the best appearing uniformed
in line of march, being d.
vided as follows: 500 for largest and
best appearing uniformed company in
line with band: $50 for next best with
band: $25 for largest without band, and
SIS for best appearing uniformed com
pany in line from out OF the state. II
is announced that the band contest Is
open to all visiting bands.
The convention will come 10 a close
with reel races beginning at 10 o'clock
Friday morning on the macadam road
way on North Washington street.
Prizes aggregating $500 VIII be
awarded the successful contestants.
The state association was organized
by the Chambers Fire Engine Com
pany No. .. Portsmouth, December :,
1886, with a membership OF fifty mem
bers. and today it has on its rolls near
ly two thousand names of volunteer
firemen from every city. town and
mings is veteran member. having
served in that capacity for the past
twenty -four years.
Veteran Chief; Veteran Horse.
The Charlottesville Company boasts of
having with them one of the oldest fire
chiefs in the United States in Chief T. ].
Williams. who is seventy-eight years old.
They have also brought with them a
white horse belonging TO the company
which has but one eye and is said TO be
twenty-eight years old and a fast horse
today for the fire service. He is known
as Tom and will be ridden in the parade
by Chief Williams at the head OF the
Charlottesville delegation, which will be
in charge Of Commander j. Vincent Per-
ley.
The entertainment committee held a
meeting last evening In the rooms OF the
chamber of commerce and planned for
the firemen Immediately fol-
lowing the parade tomorrow afternoon at
Hail. Sandwiches of all varieties
i'm abundance will be served to the fire.
men. together with refreshments.
A Judges stand was today erected on
the south side of King street between
Columbus and Alfred streets.
Charles williams. negro about eigh-
teen years old. was sent to jail in the
police court this morning on a charge
~ stealing lla empty fertilizer SACKS The
nropertv of the Nirginia-Ca rolina Chem
icai Company Williams attempted TO sell
the sacks Yesterday at 4 cents each They
are valued at wholesale at s cents each.
the police were notified and
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