The Washington times., 1914-02-22
ALEXANDRIA READY
FOR GREAT. PARADE
City in Holiday Attire to Greet
President and Vice Presi-
dent at Fete Tomorrow.
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Marine Band, of Washington, Will fur-
nish the music. Among the bands VIII
be one local band which VIII attract
special attention. 1t is the band oi the
American Indian Guards, an organlZa-
ton which is connected with the I'M
proved Order of Red Men. This is COM
posed Of lads between twelve and six
teen wears of age. While they have
been organized for more than year,
they will make their first appearance
at a real big celebration tomorrow.
Moose to Parade.
Columbia Lodge, No. 12G, Loyal Or
der of Moose. of Washington, have ac-
cepted the Invitation of the Alexandria
brat.on. More than five hundred
members will come to Alexandria. The
Fifth United States Cavalry Land. all
members Of the Order Of Moose. will
accompany them. and an invitation has
been extended to the members of Con-
gress affiliated with the Order or
Moose to Join in the festivities. 1t IS
expected the following will accept the
invitation: Vice President Thomas X.
Marshall, Speaker Champ Clark, Sena-
tor John W. Kern. Congressman A.
w Laferty, and others.
The Monticello Guards of Charlottes-
Vile, the Culpeper Minute Men, and the
Warrenton Rifles have notified the re-
Ceptlon committee that they have ac-
cepted the invitation to participate in
tho festivities The Southern Railway
( ompany will furnish free transporta-
tior: to these commands.
Alexandria citizens Will keep open
house Many relatives and friends from
surrounding counties spent the week
end there. II is expected that from TO-
600 to Is go people will be brought from
Washington. In addition to the rcsu-
lar service furnished by the steam and
trolley trains a special boat has been
engaged which will have a capacity of
23U persons.
Scores of prominent Masons began to
arrive this morning to participate In the
sessions of the George Washington Ma
tional Masonic Memorial Association,
which begin tomorrow.
Greatest Celebration.
Indications are that the celebration
this year will be one of the greatest
in the history Of the town. With the
presence OF the Vice Pres,den of the
United States and the new governor OF
Virginia. and the probable presence OF
the President, Alexandria will do every
thing in its power TO establish Il record
for entertainment that Will exceed any
thing that ii has don" previously.
Mt. Vernon tomorrow, one in the
morning by the officers Of the Washing
ton Birthday Association and two In tho
afternoon, one by the officers and mem
bers of Alexandria Washington Lodge
and the other by the off GERS and mcm-
pers of the Masonic Memorial Associa-
tion. Each Will place wreaths upon the
tomb Of the first President.
Alexandria -Washington Lodge, No. %,
Uhich for more than century has
taken the lead in honoring Alexandria y
leading citizen, George Washington, OBJ
tainei its first charter from the grand
lodgc of PENNSYLVANIA, in February.
IisS, and was known as No. 3. under
tn pennsylvania jurisdiction.
In addition to the old Virginia char
ter, which contains both the names OF
Washington and Edmund Randolph
Iwho was subsequently his Secretary of
StateD, the lodge possesses an almost
PRICELESS collection Of Washington relics
among them the trowel used by the
first President in laying the cornerstone
Of the Capito of the United States
September Is. l793.
Priceless Relics Preserved.
These relics will be viewed by Vice
President Marshall and visitors tomor-
row The Masonic aDorn woven by