The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
ALEXANDRIA READY
FOR WILSON PARADE
Will Send Two Bands and Big Dele
cation for Torch Procession.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
X. Z. knight & Son,
eZ-69 King Street.

Alexandria, Va. Nov. 14-AIexandria is
going to send a big delegation of Demo-
Gratis to Washington Thursday night to
take part In the parade in honor of the
reelection of President Wilson.
Plans for the pageant were mapped out
tonight at meeting held in the rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce, which was
presided over by DIR. w. NJ. Smith, with
j. H Trimyer as secretary.
A mass meeting will be held in the
opera house tomorrow night, to which the
women are invited, to make final plans.
Representative c. c. Carlin addressed
the meeting. He promised to nav the
expenses of the steamer Charles Macal-
ester II 1t can be obtained for Thursday
night to carry over those who will take
part in the parade.
American flags. red lights, torches, and
transparencies will be carried by the
Alexandrians in the line of march
Capt. Albert Bryan, chairman of the
finance committee, reported that his COM
mittee will hold meeting at 1O:3O o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Alexandrians expect to carry
along two bands of music-the American
Indian Guard and Holy Name Bands. In
addition, the Alexandria High School Ca
diets, numbering about 100; firemen of the
city, numbering about so, and the Boy
Scouts. numbering about 80, will take
part. rs.
The following committees have been
appointed to arrange for the affair: FL
nance, Albert Bryan, chairman; W. A.
Smoot, jr.. Howard w. Smith, Harry
Hammond and ]. William May; transpor-
taticr, Julian Y. Williams A. D. Brockett.
DR.. w. NJ. Smith and H. b. Cation:
torches and transparencies, William Des-
mond. George X. Pickett. H. B. Cation
and George II. Robinson; boosters Julian
Y. Williams. Kenneth w. Ogden. William
Desmond, Capt. w. H. Sweeney, F. F.
Marbury. Howard W. Smith, Charles
Bendheim. S. G. Brent ]. Fred Birreil,
r. T. Cook Oscar Philips, Albert Bryan,
f. NJ. Hill. c. Keith Carlin and Walter
c. Foster
A resolution of Councilman c. Keith
Carlin providing that the street and
finance committees report the advisable
ity and also the cost of improving a total
of seven squares was referred to the
street committee at a meeting of the
council tonight.
The streets designated are as follows
Pitt, from King to Prince; St Asaph,
from Cameron to Prince; Columbus from
King to Prince; Patrick. from Cameron
/ to Prince, and Cameron, from Columbus
! to Washington streets.
A resolution of Councilman Pohl that
the sum of 5000 be appropriated for erec-
ton of new fire engine house and for
new fire apparatus, to be erected in the
recently annexed territory was referred
to fire and finance committees.
The proposition of the Rosemont De-
velopment Company that the city take
over fire hydrants in Rosemont, which
cost $538, was referred to finance and fire
committees
g. Washington Lewis. secretary and
treasurer of Alexandria Automobile Club,
sent communication asking that GER
tain parts of North Washington street
to city limits be improved.
A coroner's jury, which met this
morning at Wheatley's undertaking es-
tablishment to investigate the death of
Miss Osey Rogers. who was killed at
Franconia. Fairfax County, yesterday
morning, gave a verdict that she came to
her death by being struck by a north
bound passenger train over the Wash
ingtOn & Southern Railway while walk
ing along the tracks near Franconia
only one witness testified, Charles l.
Limerick, fireman of the train.
At the time of the accident the witness
said the train was travelling at the rate
of about fifty miles an hour. The morn
ing was foggy. and when almost upon
her, he said. he saw her and cried to
the engineer. The train was brought to
stop in about $50 yards. although the
body was knocked a distance of about
twenty yards. he testified.
A class Of more than thirty was con-
firmed tonight at Christ P. E. Church
by Right Rev. r. A. Gibson, Bishop of
the Episcopal Church in Virginia,
Right Rev. William Cabell Brown.
Bishop Coadjutor of Virginia, will preach
and confirm a class at Grace P. E.
Church at o'clock Wednesday night.
A number of prominent prelates of the
Episcopal Church of Virginia arrived here
tonight to attend the annual meeting of
the trustees of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary tomorrow. Right Rev Lucien
Lee Kinsolving, Bishop of Brazil is
among those here, but he is not a member
of the trustees.
An oyster supper will be given at Christ
P. f. Church parish hall from until Q
o clock Thursday night Proceeds will be
for the benefit of Emmanuel Chapel,
BraddOck, Alexandria County