Evening star., 1914-02-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans About Completed for
Washington Birthday Parade.
STREETS BEING CLEARED
Richmond Grays Decline Invitation
to Participate in the
Exercises.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 81, 1914
Plans for the big military and civic
parade which will be held here Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock under the
auspices of the George Washington
Birthday Association have about been
completed. The final details incident
TO the affair will be perfected tonight
at meeting of the association. which
will be held in the rooms of the cham
Der of commerce.
The city is now in holiday attire Cor
Mondays festivities. The cross wires on
King street have been decorated and
decorations have also been strung on
North Washington street.
With final assurances that President
Wilson will review the parade there is
every indication to believe that the city
will be thronged with visitors from
Washington and other points.
Arrangements have been made by the
| association to entertain its guests at Lee
Camp Hall at / o'clock buffet lunch
! con will be served. The Washington High
School Cadets will not take part in the
parade, and neither will the Richmond
Grays. the latter organization having de-
clined the invitation at its meeting last
night.
A large force of city employees Is today
hard at work clearing the snow from the
streets over which the line of march will
pass. The favorable weather conditions
have greatly aided them in their work.
Plaintiffs Claim Allowed.
In the circuit court for this city to-
day Louis n. Dufrey. special commits
sioner, filed his report In the case OF
Victor F. Emerson against the Emerson
engine Company and others. Commits
oil nf
| $500 to the plaintiff. which was the
| amount of mis- claim.
| Miss Zola L. Vance and Edward H.
lsausch. the former of Lafayette county.
! Ohio, and the latter OF Dennison. Ohio,
! were married yesterday afternoon at the
| parsonage of the First Baptist Church
+! by Rev DR.. W. F. Watson. pastor
! The funeral of Montrose w. Houck, q
| former resident of this city. who died
suddenly IN New York yesterday after
noon, Will take place at $50 o'clock to-
| morrow afternoon from the home of his
4 parents. Mr.. and Mrs Alonzo Houck,
Rosemont. The services will DO conduct
| ed by Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison pastor
| of the Second Presbyterian Church.
| Burial will be in Ivy Hill cemetery.
| Mr.. Houck was forty-three years old,
and besides his wife IS survived by one
son. He was engaged In the brokerage
business in New York. The deceased was
well known In this city.
Escape Injury in Wreck
Conductor Henry N. Parrish and Engi.
neer c. H. strobel were in charge OF
Southern passenger train No. %. which
was wrecked at Arlington. Va, last
night. No one was injured.
Mrs. George A. Mushback, living in the
Fairfax apartments. fell on the Ice yes
| terday afternoon while near King and
Pitt streets and fractured her left arm
DR.. Hugh Mcclure.
crate Veterans. will attend the funeral
of Robert n. Crook. which will take
place at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from his late home. 228 South Washing
ton street Members will wear their or
ganization uniforms.
Returns From Elks' Meeting.
Robert g. Barrett, district deputy Grand
exalted ruler of the Elks. returned home
yesterday from Staunton. Va, whore he
went to assist in the dedication Of the
new Elks' Home at that place.
John Bunyan and His 'Pilgrimss Prog.
ress was the subject OF an illustrated
lecture delivered by Rev. c. r. Straus.
burg. pastor OF the Methodist Protestant
Church. at that church last night.
Mrs. j. w. Payne OF Laurens. s. C.. IA
visiting the Misses King, North Payne
street