The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
ALEXANDRIA TO have
Big LIBERTY ,,ARADE
Committee Completes Arrangements
for Patriotic Demonstration.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. z. knight K Son.
a -es9 Kirg Street

G-6e3 kirg Street
Alexandria. Va, April A-Final
plans for the big Liberty Loan parade.
which will be held at . o'clock Friday
afternoon, were completed tonight by
the committee in charge at a meeting
held in the rooms Of the Chamber of
Commerce. Mai. w. NJ. Smith will be
chief marshal and Julian Y. Williams
chief OF staff. The makeup of the
parade viii be as follows: Police, chief
marshal, chief of staff. city officials,
distinguished guests. first division.
marshal members Of Chamber OF
Commerce.; second division. marshal.
ked Cross organizations; third divis-
Ion. marshal. citizens generally:
fourth division. marshal. fire depart
ment. music: hfth division. marshal,
school children. The Boy Scouts will
accompany the parade and keep the
streets clear.
The parade will form on North Roy
al street In front of the market house
and move from Cameron to Fairfax
and Fairfax to King. King to Peyton.
countermarch down King to Alfred to
Prince. Prince to Washington to Pen
dleton and countermarch on Washing
ton to Cameron. Cameron to Column
bus to King. and then TO the Rich
nond Theater
Upon arriving ut the Richmond The
a'er there will be a public mass meet
Ing. which will be addressed by SEN
ator Claude A. Swanson. II Is ex-
pectcd that this meeting will be held
at o'clock, as the route taken for the
M T.. -. l..
hour
All business houses will suspend op-
erattons at the noon hour on Friday
IN order that the employees of such
establishments may participate in the
parade. ut the request Of Gov. Davis.
and all citizens are requested to deco
rate their houses for the affair.
The local Liberty Loan committee
plans to have booths erected on King
street for the sale OF the bonds and a
number of women volunteers will be
i2 charge OF the sale OF the bonds.
Arrangements have been made for 4
big Liberty Loan rally. which will be
held at o'clock Monday night in the
Del Ray school house. Mount Vernon
avenue. Alexandria County. The prin.
clp1l address will be delivered BY Col
John q. Capers. former L. 5. Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue. Leo
i. Harlow. chairman OF the loca
committee. will preside. 1t is expect.
ed that there will be general turn.
out Of residents Of the county to at.
tend the meeting.
No one has as yet Identified tn
body of the white man, about 3
years old. who was struck an,
killed Monday afternoon by an un
identified autOmobilist supposed 4
| live in Washington. which occurre,
at the south end of the new high
way bridge. The man was EN-
ployed at the Arlington Park an,
in charge of horses said to belOn,
to a New Yorker.
Edward F. LawIer. a bricklayeI
fell from a ladder while on Soutl
Alfred street this afternoon, an.
sustained a compound fracture o
the left arm. He was treated a
the Alexandria Hospital by Drs
| Delaney and Smith.
The body of John Riggs. 20 year
old. who died yesterday at tn
Alexandria Hospital. was shippe,
this afternoon to his home in Rock
willie. Md, for burial.
Gordon Reese, Y. NJ. c. A. work
er. stationed at the camp at Quan
ticO. Va, tonight delivered an ad
dress at the First Baptist Church
on what the soldier needs and hov
the cooperation of the citizens cal
help them.
Miss sally Sanford Eveleth. 81 year.
old. died last night at the residenc,
of Miss Virginia Wheat. 10 Rosemon
avenue. Rosemont Her funeral will
take place at II o'clock Thursday from
her late residence and will be con
Quoted by Rev John Lee Allison, ID
D., pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church The funeral will be private
James Il. Pickin. Il years old, dieC
at midnight last night at his rest
dence, 6ll Queen street. He Is sur
vived by his widow. Mrs. Alice Pic
| kin. For many years he conducted
a ladies' tailoring establishment bu
several years ago retired from bust
ness owing to declining health. Hi!
funeral will take place at 1870 o'clocI
Friday morning from his late resi-
tefce and services will be conducted
by Rev. John Lee Allison. ID. d., pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian
Church
At meeting of Fitzgerald Council
No. 40. Knights of Columbus. hell
tonight in ST. Mary's Hall. the frs
of he