Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-20
PROGRAM OF GREETING
TO ALEXANDRIA HEROES
Champ Clark to Make Principal
Address at Labor Day Demon
stration of Welcome.

FORMER speaker Champ Clark OF the
United States House Of Representa-
tives will be the principal speaker at
the welcome home celebration to be
held Labor day at Alsxandria county
courthouse. This announcement was
made by Judge William C. Cloth of
the reception committee at a meeting
last night at the courthouse attended
by members of the board of super
visors. the central committee, chair
men of the subcommittee and rep
resentatives of civic associations
throughout the county, with Super
visor Wibert presiding. The invita-
ton to address the returned heroes
on that day was extended Mr.. Clark
by the reception committee, Of which
Col. William c. Shelly is chairman,
through Representative r. Walton
Moore of Virginia, who will Introduce
the speakers. The news of Mr.. Clark s
acceptance was enthusiastically receiv-
cd, and the reception committee was
congratulated in securing a man of
national prominence.
Reports by chairmen of subcommit-
tees show that. plans for the celebra-
Ia
Handy. Of the grounds and deg.
-orations committee reported that the
grounds belonging to the courthouse
ana adjoining property. which will be
used; will be in ffrst-cIasa shape and
that the contract for decorations WILL
soon. be given. He said the commit
tee mas planned to erect an arch at
the entrance to +~ the courthouse
grounds. a reviewing stand for the
parade on the pike and a stand for
the speakers in front of the court
house. The jail and courthouse will
pc decorated with ftags, bunting and
streamers, =,
& c. o. Donaldson, chairman of the re-
freshinents committee, announced that
seventy ladies of the refreshmen. corps
% the Red Cross had agreed to serve
dinner, which is to be free to the SOL
lJided for the p,iblfc, the proceeds to be
used In helping pay the expenses OF the
ccleHfatian. Any balance left after bills
haya been paid VAL 20 to the saosutlaenl
ftnd. Mr. fsoha4 ds6n esus gesfed, bow
ever. that IT. would be web II families
old-fashioned basket picnic.
An extensive program has been pre-
pared, which was read by H. NJ. Brown,
secretary OF the entertainment commit
tee, and which met with the approval of
the meeting. II. Clark Ball was elected
and ]. Thomas Manning marshal. The
committee decided that for the best
decorated passenger automobile first
prize of SIS and a second prize of $40
be awarded. and the same awards will
be made for the best and next best
decorated automobile truck. Three la
dies Of the county have been selected as
judges OF the event. They are Mrs. F..
Eruce Smith. Mrs. John Nevins and Mrs.
Campbell.
t. y,
letic events as arranged by the COM
mittee: Auto parade. IL am. to /
pm.; obstacle race. first and second
prizes, Mr.. Ellis in charge; greasy
pole, first prize at top of pole. Fred
Mcpherson in charge; sack race, first
and second prizes. Mr.; Ellis in charge ;
prize, Fred Mcpherson in charge
three-legged race. first and second
prizes, Mr.. Ellis in charge; seventy
fave-yard dash. for boys UP to fifteen.
first and second prizes, Mr.. Brown in
charge; soldiers three-legged rage. first
and second prizes. Mr.. Manning in
charge: soldiers 1o0-yard dash, first
and second prizes, Mr.. Manning in
charge; egg and spoon race. ladies
and girls, two prizes, Mr.. Manning in
charge; flve-yard dash for girls up to
fifteen. two prizes. Mr.. Manning in
charge; slipper race. ladies' over
eighteen years of age, Mr.. Ellis in
charge: tug of war. four Eeams, rep
resenting Clarendon, Del Tray, Ball
ston and Cherrydale. the winning
team receiving cash prize of $25; ten
men to participate in each team. Two
clowns will be engaged fot the, after
noon to entertain generally.
Prize donations will be asked for
from the leading business firms in
the county.
1t was brought out at fhe meeting
that any man of the county who wore
a uniform during the war will be
eligible to participate in the celebra-
ton. The soldiers upon arriving at
the courthouse will he asked to go to
the Office of the county clerk to re-
ceive a badge for Identification pur-
poses.
Thomas De Lashman. for the monu-
ment committee. said that he felt sure
that a suitable structure will ma
terialize. He thought the monument
should not cost less than $4,000. and
that the amount could be raised
through popular subscription and by
the formation of a county monument
association. He felt confident, he said,
that every person in the county would
join the movement and that the monu-
ment fund would soon be raised.
With only a few days remaining be-
fore Labor day the committee did not
expect to do more than dedicate the
ground, he said.