Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-18
Sunday School Parade VIII
Start at 3 P. NJ, To-
morrow
RALLY DAY IN SCHOOLS
Following Procession Song Fest in
Christ Church ard-MoYies VIII be
Taken Of Pageant.

All is in readiness for the Sunday
School parade which will start at :
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from ths
corner of Prince and Fairfax streets
1t is expected that more than 1000
students win participate representing
| the various Protestant Sunday
Schools of the city.
The order of the parade will be as
follows:
Detail of city police, Church and
United States flags, chief marshal
Elliott F. Hoffman, Camp Humphreys
bard, Del Ray Methodist, Del Ray
Baptist, Salvation Army, Second
Presbyterian and Payne Street Mis-
sion, Christ Episcopal, Second Bap-
tist, Trinity Methodist, First Baptist,
Methodist Protestant, Methodist Fps
copal South.
ST. Paul's Episcopal will; not parti-
cipate in the parade as a mark of
respect owing to the recent death of
the rector's wife.
The line of march will be as follows
North on Fairfax to Cameron, west
on Cameron to Washington, north on
Washington to Wythe, countermarch
on Washington to Christ Church yard
where "sing" will be held.
When the band reaches Oronoco
street it will fall out and will play
at that point while the various schools
are marching and countermarch!ng.
Thet band will fall in line behind the
last school and march to the church.
yard to play at the song fest.
The churchyard will be closed to
the general public until all of the
schools have entered.
The schools will eTter 6lis' yard by
the Washington and Columbus stree IS
gates, alternating so as TO relieve any
possible congestion. Leaflets contain
ing hymns to be sung will be distiI-
buted to the schools and the public
at these entrances.
The sing will be conducted by e.
B. Chamberlain of the Virginia Sta ate
Y. NJ. C. A.. who will visit the follow
irg schools in the morning. Christ,
9:30 to 9:45: Methodist Protestant,
8. 80 to 1905; First Baptist 10. 10
to 10. 25: Methodist Episcopal South,
1920.
The chief marshal will he assisted
by two aids on bicycles. No automo-
bilcs will be permitted to enter the
parade or to be parked along the line
CT march, Washington street will be
closed to vehicle traffic from 3 o'clock
until after the last schoo! has entered
the church yard.
AL lpastors, association officer and
superintendcnts of schools will meet
promptly at the intersection of Prince
and Fairfax streets at 2.45 o'clock
The moving pictures of the parade
will be exhibited first to the various
schools, then the reels will be rcleas-
ed to the Alexandria moving picture
houses, then to the state and finally
to moving picture houses elsewhere
The band concert at the corner OF
Washington and Oronoco streets
while the parade is passing, will h'
" new feature. A noteworthy attrac
| tion will be the banners and in order
to catch the spirit of the parade they
should he noted.
Rally day win be held in many g
the schools inthc morning ar1 il
thc morning session at many will b'
the teaching Of the particular com
mandmcnt which the schools are tt
represent.
The -sCraGlc Roll" will be Of in
! tercst baby carriages only beng al
! loved
Members of the various Bible Classe
are much interested and the HON
Department viii be represented.
IS expected that each and every pas
ter will, with the superintendent
lead his school.
NOTICE