The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-21
Entertainment Plans Are
Completed for Convention
TO Open Wednesday.
HUNDREDS EXPECTED
TO INVADE THE CITY
Prize Contests, Including Those of
Parade, Extend 10 Visit
ing Bands.

With the tyveutv-fcurih annual con
vention Of the Virginia state FIremen's
Association less than three DAYS of the
citizens Of AIezandr.a have com1leted
preparations for tie various entertain
meuts. uarades. meetings, and re-ep-
tons TO De- rendered the visiting hrenen
during tLe couven tlon. and everything 5
IN readiness for the formal opening Of
The meeting Of the association on We'd
uesday.
Great urzparati0us have beeu made
for thu decoration Of the City during
The period in which the visitors are in
the civ and. from the present outlook,
the oaIy thing needed TO make the con
4enti8u an entire success IS .0od
weather
1t is expected that this convention VIII
have as DELEGATES hueueu from every
ci-v and town Ia Virginia IL Is esti-
mated that there wilI De 9t3 freUeu IN
thc city aud Jaere VIII be al least 2,plJ
visitors attending the exercises
Comfort Is Assured.
Nothing has been spares 10 insure the
comfort OF those VINO wish 10 come %
see the men al vorE- and the various
committees have made all arrangements
for the housing and reception, as wei sss
the entertainment, of ali visitors during
his time
The convention viii Ousn on Nednes-
dav- August - by a reception in the
morning 20 all the visiting companies
and their guests II is thought that
these EiI 5eEiu 10 arrive about o o'clock
in the morning and from that time until
II O'Clock the reception committee VIII be
busy with the meeting and placing Of
ali the guests
The formal opening Of the convention
viii take place on Wednesday after
noon al o'clock. when the speech Of
welcome 10 the members OF The con
yentI0n Will be made al The opera
E0use. by G. c. CarIiu in behalf OF the
city and by J. H Trimyer on behalf OF
the freme1 Of Alexandria This session
of the convention VIII continue until .
O'c-ock ID the afternoon, when It viii
adjourn. to be resumed at s o'clock
that night
At the night session the officers Of
the association for The coming year
VIII be elected, and all business reIat-
Ing 10 the next convention VIII be com
p-eted- The reports OF Secretary r. g.
sullivan aud Treasurer John I.eadbeat-
e. wiz also be heard. and any new
resolutions That may meet with the ap-
probation of the convention adopted.
Parade On Thursday.
on Thursday afternoon. N 1-51. viii
occur the parade OF the freueu- in
which there viii be over el1 men and
several bands All the men VIII be in
the regulation uniforms OF their com
panies, and all the cities OF Virginia
VIII be represented in the parade A
prize OF 500 is offered for the largest
and best appearing company in line
60
for the second largest and best appear
ing company
For out-of-Slace organizations. there
Is "a prize of SIS on the same conditions.
and a like prize for the largest and
best appearing company without a
band Following the parade there VIII
be a band contest. open to all bands Of
visiting companies with "a prize Of $50
for the organization that makes the
best impression on the judges Appear
auCe- technique and general effect VIII
he the points upon which the awarding
OF the prize WIZ be based II IS eN-
aueCted that This contest VIII bring OUT q
number Of bands and that the StruC-
Gle for the prize VIII be one that win
afford much en-erLa iDIIleUt-
A Grand Concert
A grand band concert at the corner CT
King and Washington streets at
O'Clock Thursday viii mark the compile
ton Of the festivities for that day
Thursday VIII be a reel race and other
contests. open 10 the members OF .ht
visiting companies.
The reel race VIII be particularly in
tereStiuE. lnlsmuch as 10 VIII be the
first thar has been held Tor seven years.
There j. much rivalry between the com
UEuies OF the association for the prizes
offered for this event The sum OF Sl1-
is offered for the company d mem1eI
o. the state association which finishes
1rsr i'm this event, and a prize OF s.
for the second COMPANY Like pTiZ IS
are offered FOR companies which do moi
belong 20 the assoCiar-on-
The race which probably VIII take
place. on King street. VIII consist IN g
computation of the total time consuEl1-
I'm attaching fre-Eose rO the Plus The
run OF Che engine Up the street unit
lle entire length of the hose IS paid
out, the attaching Of the nozzle and the
turning on Of the water The company
that consumes The least time will wiz
The prize.
The convention wiz adj 5o,-ru on Friday
afternoon 10 meet E-uil next year q
some place 90 Pee selected