Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-23
Harrisonburg Company
Here at 9.13 Tonight
Local Firemen Meet Them
LIGHTS ARE READY
Tomorrow Might Convention Will be
Declared Open When Lights Flash
ed on-Something Doing Every Day

More than 100 members of the
Harrisonbung, Va, fire department.
are scheduled to arrive here at 9.13
o'clock tonight to take part in the
three days convention of the Vlr-
pinia Firemen,s Association which
will hold its thirty-fourth annual ses-
sion beginning Wednesday morning,
The Harrisonburg company will be
met at the railway station by large
delegation of firemen, representing
all of the local companies. They will
be escorted down King street and
red lights will be in order. They will
bring along with them their own
band. The visiting firemen will be
taken to the office Of Fire Chief
Ogden and registered. after which
they will go to sheir quarters on the
Lee school grounds where they Will
camp. Eight tents have been erected
for their accommodation. The COM
panv is in command of Capt. +. J.
Lamb.
A big wooden key. finished in gold
and covered with tiny incandescent
lights, today was placed in position
in front of the office of Chief Ogden,
firemen's headquarters, and the lights
will be turned on tonight. This is 81
lent reminder to the visiting firemen
that the keys of the city have been
turned over to them. Work Of de-
corating today is being speeded up.
By Wednesday practically all places
along the line of march will be gaily
decorated with flags and bunting. A
majority of the King street stores and
dwellings, already are decorated.
Electricians today were engaged
in the task of stringing wires on
King street for Illuminating. Each
cross wire contains twenty-four bulbs
and those on Washington street be-
tween Cameron and Prince streets
contain thirty-five bulbs. The lights
are red and white. Banners also will
be thrown across King street from
Fairfax to the Union railway station.
The lights in the city for the fire
mems convention will be flashed on
at $50 O'Clock tomorrow night from
the office of Chief Ogden. lmmcdia
:elv following the flashing on CT the
lights a band concert will be given
n front of the fire chiefs Office by
visiting bands. At 7.30 o'clock in the
evening there will be a caucus Of the
representatives of the different COM
oanics in the state which will he held
at the rooms Of the Chamber of
Commerce. When the lights are turn
ed on it will be signal for noise max
ing devices to be put in operation.
All of the different apparatus will
be on the streets and circle about for
an hour or more and the sirens vii!
let loose and the fire engine bells als2
will add to the noise.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
the business session will be called to
order by State President Ogden in
the auditorium of the Elks home
and in the afternoon at 4.30
o'clock there will be a ball game be-
tween the Baptists and Mcthodists.
At $50 o'clock there will be band
concert in front of the Young Peo-
PIES building and at $50 o'clock a
parade of the local fire apparatus
and private automobiles and trucks
and prize of S25 will be awarded
for the best decorated vehicle.
Thursday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock
the big parade will take place and
this will be followed at night by a
masque carnival which will be held
on Washington street between Came
ron and Prince streets. Reel races
Friday on Washington street will
bring the festivities to close.
Chief Ogden is desir;ous of sccur-
ing more little boys and girls TO pull
the old Friendship engine in the par
ade Thursday afternoon. The route of
the parade has been extended and all
persons living along the line OF
march are requested to display al
least one flag.