Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-21
Harrisonburg Scouts Pitch
Tents on Lee School
Grounds
RESERVATIONS FOR 700
Committees Report Everything in
Shipshape Order-Big Program is
Prepared For Week.

The advance guard of the invad'
;ng horde of firemen and visitors eX.
pected here next week 10 attend the
..t:rty.foul'th annual convention OF
the Virginia State Firemen, arrived
this morning when five members OF
the Harrisonburg, Va, company put
IN an appearance and began pitching
tcrts to house the company on the
Lee School grounds.
Captain Bashford, of Harrisonburg
is in command Of the flremen from
that city and expressed pleasure az
the site picked out for the accom-
modation Of the Harrisonburg aggre-
cation, which, consisting of between
100 and 125 men will arrive in Alex
andria at O'Clock Monday evening
; A call has been sent out to all ioca!
iiremen TO welcome this visiting
company at the Union station at that
time. All are requested to wear uni-
forms.
Final reports from the various com
mittecs were read at the regular
meeting. held in the Columbia en-
CINE house on South st. Asaph street
last evening and ali loose ends of the
plans for the convention were gather
ed up and everything made ship
shape for the formal opening Tues
day evening.
The finance committee reported
that about $3.50 had been received
in contributions to the expense fund
for the convention but special re-
Qucs'. has been sent out for addition
al contributions as the estimated ex-
pcnse will be in the ncighborhood Of
$500.
The hotel committee reported that
reservations and accommodations had
been secured for practically every
company signifying rs intentions to
attend the convention, these rcserva-
tons being about 70v in all. A couple
of cities have not yet been heard from
the committee has a number OF
rooms on its list to take care of pos
sible last minute notifications.
According to latest official adviceS,
received in this city shortly before
press time today, Alexandria is in
danger of an invasion.
These adviccS are to the effect
that King Pleasure, reinforced by his
two principal aides, Prince JOY and
Prince Laughter. have already march
ed against the city. and, making good
time, are due 10 arrive outside the
walls not later than Tuesday of next
week.
And strange TO say, the news Of
the impending invasion. does not
seem to strike terror to the hearts of
the residents of the city. On the CON
trary they are planning to hand over
tie keys without a struggle and join
with the merry-making invaders in
the greatest carnival Of JOY uncon-
fined that Alexandrians have ever
seen.
For King Pleasure heads the Vir-
g;nia, Maryland and District Of Col
umb!a firemen, who are due to begin
pouring into the city next Tuesday
afternoon and to spend the balance of
the week in celebrating the Thirty
fourth annual convention and tourna
ment of the Virgiia State Fircmen's
Association.
Reservation requests are coming IN
from every section Of the state and
besides these. there is net doubt in
the minds Of the executive heads ot
the convention that the prizes offer
ed 70 out-of- -the-state companies vii:
also be hotly contested for.
Although Tuesday is rot All ofhciaI
day. so far as The program is con-
cerned. the afternoon and evening
will be given over 10 the entertain
ment of the visitors who put IN an
appearance on that day. The recep,
tion of delegates and visiting com.
! panies is slated to occupy the after
nocn and the real enjoyment of the
week is slated to begin at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday evening.
When the monster electrical dis
play that is now being put in place
flashes on when the bells of the cit!
start ringing, the whistles start blow
| inc and when all bets on restriction!