Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-15
ALEXANDRA.

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ALEXANDRIA. Va, August H.
Local firemen have practically com.
pleted plans for the entertainment OF
firemen and visitors who will come to
Alexandria to attend the thirty
fourth annual meeting of the Virginia
state firemen'S convention here, Au-
gust %. &c and u.
Indications point to a large attend
ance. Chief Kenneth w. Ogden of the
local fire department has been busy
panies in Virgin mia and Maryland that
will be here for the occasion.
Annapolis, Md, will send delega-
ton of fire fighters. together with an
ing Chief Sullivan of the Washington
fire department, following the consent
of Commissioner Brownlow, will send
d number of firemen. together with
three to five pieces of apparatus.
The District Commissioners and
Acting Chief Sullivan received dele
cation of firemen Thursday from
Alexandria. and they were formally
invited to participate in the conVen-
ton anu promised to cooperate to
the fullest extent.
A feature of the affair will be a
parade the afternoon of August 26.
The old Friendship hand engine, the
company of which George Washing
ton was a member, will be drawn by
$50 boys and girls The children Will
be attired in blue and buff--WaSh-
ingtons colors. The participants will
be given buffet luncheon at the
armory after the parade. The route
follows:
Form on South Washington street,
with right resting at Prince and
Washington streets; move west on
Prince to West street; north on West
street to King; east on King to Fair
fax street: north on Fairfax to Cam
eron; west on Cameron to Washing
ton; north on Washington to Wythe;
counter march on Washington to
King; King street east to Pitt; Pitt
street north to Cameron; Cameron
street east to Royal; Royal street
south to the armory, where the pa
rade will disband.
tees follow:
Chief marshal and staff-M. Dun
can. chief marshal; George H. Evans
chief of staff; aids. c. w. Fletcher. ].
r. Cation, jr., M. ]. Mcfarland. John
II. Trimyer, s. w. Pitts, Elmer Nc
Intosh. Elliott F. Hoffman, William
Desmond. Charles King, H. Noel Gar
ner. o. A. Reardon, o. H. Kirl1 j. S.
Douglas. jr.
General committee-J. Edward
Shinn. chairman: A. Sidney Mankin.
secretary; Norman Roberts. treasurer
Finance committee. H. Trimyer.
chairman: Harry Hammond, J. NJ
Duncan. ]. G. Graham. j. Sid Douglas,
j. Y. Williams, r. F. Downham, w.
Knight, c. B. Swan. s. w. Pitts. w.
H. c. Wildt. Charles w. King, L.
StabIer.
Reception and entertainment COM
mittee-William Desmond. chairman;
H. Noel Garner. vice chairman; John
T. Harrison, Silas Devers, Clinton
galienge eaio George 81 Robinson H
Burke, Earl Wiley, William Heymel.
Decoration committee-C. M. Ho-
ran. chairman; Julius Wolf, NJ ]. Nc
Farland. A. K Baker, r. E. knight,
W. P. Woolls.
Hotel committee-Claude w. Flet-
cher. chairman; F. N. Baker. w. c.
Drury. w. L. Rammel, w. L. Norford
Richard L. Finks, William A.. Neu-
land.
Invitation committee-John E. Ed
monds, chairman; George A. Simpson.
Clarence Metzser, w. Meade, Francis
Grimes.
+ Publicity committee. Randall
Cation. chairman; Mrs. Charles Shop
person, Charles r. Morrison, NJ T.
Dwyer, James F. Peyton, L. N. Duffey,
James S. Douglas, jr.
Automobile commissioning NJ.
er. Frank Fannon. w. w. Domaine.
Frank c. Pullin. Clifton Cunningham.
ID. G. Grillbortzer, Joseph Schwartz
mann. Albert Dreifus. Henry Aaron,
William Z. Lyons. John G. Graham,
ward w. Downey. Richard M: Chi
chister. William A. Moore, e. J. Rob
erts. Ben Abramson. Thomas Kelly, P.
]. Boyd. William G. Illch, j. A. Egg
born. William H. Heymel. Mike Lynch,
NJ. Dickerson. J. E. w. Timberman.
George Randy, A. T. Peake, w. NJ
Glasgow.
Music committee-Roger c. sulli-
van. chairman: John L. Peed. George
w: Walker, w. L. Craven. Elmer NC
intosh; Harry Padgett. Conrad
Badge committee-A. Sidney Man.
kin. chairman: James H. MCGOWAN.
Frank c. Glasgow, A. r. Fair. Leon
ard Foard. Ellis Cook. J. w. Wyne.
Contest committee. Frank Pet
William B. Arlington, James II. Nc
Gowan. Charles r. HUMPHREYS, Will
H. c. Wildt.
Parade committee-Chief K. W.
ogden, chairman; Frank C. Glasgow,
Gowan, Harry E. Wood, John E. Ed
monds. Charles R. Humphries, will
liam De Silva. Clyde Chilcotte, Harry
p. Padgett. Raymond Evans, Clarence
Metzger. Roy c. Bragg.
~ Concessions ono SESSIONS comm, e. Rru-
mon Reed. Charles n. Callahan.
Newspaper committee-K, W. Oe-
den, c. NJ. Morgan.
Judges of parade-Judge Robinson
Moncure, j.: Y.IWilliams, F. f. Mar
nf nd
Sullivan. Julius Hamper. ]. G.. Phil
lips. L. D. Sullivan.
Judges of reel contest-w. H. C..
Wildt, J. Frank Petty, A. A. Paul. i.
H. MCGOWAN. H. K. Griffith, c. A.
De Moll.
Mrs. Ida Chilly Woolls. wife of Will
liam P. Woolls. died at o'clock this
afternoon at the Alexandria Hospitai.
Her death followed an operation she
underwent several days ago. The de-
ceased is survived by her husband, a
well known attorney, her parents, Mr..
Cameron street, and several sisters and
brothers. Mrs. Woolls was a graduate
of st. Mary's Academy and was active
in church work.
Attorney James R. Cation will leave
Monday for st. Louis to attend the
meetings of the American Bar Asso-
citation and the commissioners on uni
form laws. Mr.. Cation is member OF
the general counsel of the bar associa-
ton, representing the state of Virginia
The meeting in st. Louis of the COM
missioners on uniform laws will be its
thirtieth annual session. Mr.. Cation is
a member of the standing committee re-
| lating to the uniformity of laws OF
| corporations. marriage and divorce
judicial decisions. declaratory judg-
| ments and scope and program.
| The Old Dominion Boat Club is ar
ranging to send three crews to take part
in the regetta Of the Virginia Boat Club
to be held on the James river, August 90