Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-18
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of the parade.
! Trinity Methodist Church wore blu
| sashes. and made fine impression
They had three automobiles filled VIII
the younger pupils.
| The Methodist Church South ha'
the largest number in line. FRS
came a double line Of automobiles
draped with purple streamers, aho
| carrying the members of the home de'
| partment. With the Rev. j. }. Duffey
D. D., pastor of the church, rode
the Hon. C. C. Carlin, Mrs. Carlin anc
infant grandson. Then came the bab'
les in carriages followed by the be-
einners in two big automobile trucks
Long lines of children wearing white
,aps. pulled cart upon which rested
nen Bible. The Wesley Bible
Class of this Sunday school made a
splendid showing, the young men
wearing white chapeaus, ornamented
with white plumes and on each side a
gilt cross.
The band of the Alexandria Musical
Association headed the second diVls-
ION, and the first Sunday school was
that of the Methodist Protestants,
bearing aloft a banner upon which was
ncribed the year of the formation,
Of the school, 1929. The marchers
wore red sashes and marched in triple
formation.
The First Baptist Sunday school
had the second largest number iE
line. The colors was light green
and the lesson taught was that of
prophecy, banners bearing the titles
of the seventeen prophetical Looks,
heading the marching scholars The
J. r. N. Curtin Baraca class made
a most impressive showing. Each
member wore white helmet with
flowing white plume.
Blue was the color assigned to
Christ Church and the scholars mar
ched in splendid order. The lesson
taught was that Of the evange!, and
was represented by red cross nurse
protecting the orphan and extending
aid to a wounded man.
Grace Episcopal Church had red as
IS color, and represented the founding
IF the Christian church. Many Of the
little pupils were carried in big au-
tomobile trucks.
The Second Presbyterian isad The
third largest number in line. yellow
was their color and they were headed
by the drum corps of Troop No. l.,
Boy Scouts of America. Little chill
dren near the head of the procession
pulled a small wagon on which was
seated little girl dressed in white
with a white crown on herhead. Other
girls dressed in white and wearing
black mortar-board caps, formed a
cross, as they marched, and four
young men. carried platform upon
which was exposed an open Bible
The Payne street Sunday school OF
this church followed.
At the end of the parade came St.
Pauls Sunday school, with orange as
their, distinguishing mark. They re-
:oresented;the Apocalypse.
: The parade was marshaled by Capt.
FL .Slaymaker, and was reviewed
by officers of the virginia Sunday
School Association. Those on the re-
viewing stand were: Jacob Umlauf.
president, Richmond; 7. C.&Diggs,
secretary, Richmond; ". W. MILAN.
former president Of the District of
Columbia Sunday School Association.
Washington; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.
Israel, of Fairfax. Va: NJ. f. Church,
of Falls Church; Acknowledgement
John Garland Pollard. Richmond, and
w. C. Switzer. member Of the State
executive committee, Harrisonburg,
Va.
The Methodist Episcopal South car
ried the largest number with 593; and
next came the First Baptist with 469
Others in the respective order fol
low: Second Presbyterian, 2SS; Me-
thodist Protestant, 1S5: Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal, IFS; Christ Protes,
tant Episcopal, III; st. Paul's Epis'
copal and Emmanuel Chapel of the
Good Shepherd. l59; Second Baptist
157; Grace Episcopal, 122; Del Ray
Methodist South. 100; Payne Stree
Presbyterian, 100; Emmanuel Chap
eli EpiscopaD, GS; Del Ray Baptist
65; Salvation Army, "a; Indian Guarc
Band, %; Alexandria Musical Asso
citation, 10; State officers, 5.
Three conferences. were held fol
lowing the parade AT First Baptis
Church, John Garland Pollard, attor
ney-general of the State. spoke OF