Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-06
COURT OF HONOR
FOR JUBILEE WEEK
Will Consist of Thirty Two
Ornamental
Columns
CROWN OF VICTORY
Court VIII Be On Washington From
Prince to Cameron Streets-2,500
Lights to Furnish Illumination.

An elaborate court of honor ablaZe
with incandescent lights is to be er2ct-
ed on Washington street from Came
ron to Prince streets, by the Welcome
Home Week Committee for the big
celebration planned for next week.
The court of honor will consist Of
thirty-two ornamental columns which
will be known as Victory columns,
each surmounted by an eagle. To each
square there will be sixteen of these
columns, eight being on either side of
each square, Festoons of tiny lights
will be arranged dropping effec::.
A feature of the court of honor will
be the erection cf Victory Crown.
This will be erected at King and
Washington streets and will be thirty
feet from the ground.
This crown will be Illuminated with
q total of 600 lights. The crown prop.
er will contain 200 lights and there
+ will be eight streamers each contain
ing fifty lights or 400 lights from the
streamers and with the 200 in the
crown proper bringing the total to 600
1t is estimated that there will be
Approximately $500 lights used for
illuminating the court of honor. A
flag on staff will be thrown to the
breeze from each of the ornamental
columns.
Dance in Court of Honor
In this court of honor will be held
the block darce at 9 o'clock Thu,: day
night. There will be two bands OF
music on hand, one at either erl Of
the court and the participants will
dance from each end.
The big street carnival is going to
be one Of the leading features Of the
Welcome Home Week for the sc!a.ers.
The committee in charge Of the az,
rangements has planned Tor twenty
attractions. These attractions will be
placed on King street or just off that
street and many concessions alrcacy
have been sold by the committee to
vendors who will do business ;iong
that thoroughfare. !.
Carnival Features
Among the main attractions which
will be on the streets will be Wild
West Show, ferris wheel, old Planta-
ton show, and a host of others in
s Guiding the usual line Of freaks car
ried by carnival companies.
A lange rumber CT concession for
the sale of hot dog sandwiches, soft
drinks, pop corn, novelties, and others
already have been taken. There will
be small sized army OF street .cnd-
ers here for the carnival and barl;ers
and hawkers will make the occasion
lively throughout the week.
King street alreaGy has taken on
holiday appearance, Festons of lights
have been erected by the merchants
on King street between Columbus and
ALFRED streets and were illuminated
last night. It is expected that the
merchants en- other squares will con-
tribute in order to Nave each square
illuminated before the. formally open
ing of the week of festivities.
Work on the court of honor will not
be completed before Monday. All OF
the columns have been erected and
/ practically everything is in readiness
! for It's opening.
|; Urged to Decorate
AN citizens are urged by the Com
mittee in charge of the arrangements
to decorate their places of business
and homes in order to show their ap-
preciation of the efforts of the sol
diers.