Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-25
CONVENTION NOTES

were rung to greet the visitors and
committee Of firemen headed by
the Citizens Band met them.
Just as the lights were flashed on
last night someone in the crowd re-
marked that the good Lord must
have thought all of the frcmen were
Baptists for 1T that time a heavy
downIcur of rain started.
The local committee has hccn busy
all day meeting the incoming firemcr
and the Citizens Band also has been
cr the job every minute.
The Maryland and District Of Cc-
lumbia Fire Departments with ap-
paratus will be here tomorrow. From
Maryland viii come companies frcm
AnYapr!is and FIagerstown. Three
r..ccs Of apparatus will y" from
TIE District Fire Department anG
seventy men.
Many rr tn" visitors and wives Of
the firemcn are here for the con-
vention.
The "barkcrs" are busy The bal
loon man is again in cvidctce.
Badges galore are being worn hy
the fremcn.
The hotel committee has been kept
busy handling the situation. .Ac-
ccmodationS have been secured for
all of the visitors without much
trouble.
Many prcttily decorated machines
will take part in the parade at 9:3o
o'c.ock tonight
Til" local fire apparatus is al drcs
Sed up for the parade tonight and
looks pretty nifty.
The local hrcmcn are seeing that
the visitors enjoy themselves while
here.
The firemcn are loud in their
praise cf the lavish decorations along
king street.
The stores will close at o'"'ock
tomorrow afternoon in order tat
the employees may soc thc H:g na-
radc which begins ut 4:30 O'Clock.
Hundreds Of visitors from the
ncighEorinr counties and many
from Washington are expected here
for the parade tomorrow afternoon.
The masque carnival tomorrow
night promises to be the feature of
the festivities The ircmcn are
locking forward 10 a biz time at
this affair
An interesting souvenir Of cd
time conventions today was exhibit
cd to the writer by l.. +. l.ookahill.
of Roanoke, state Statistician Of the
association. II is n program Of the
frcmcn'S convention held in AlcXrn-
Gria June ) 1890 at the Braddock
House. On the program for th"
baruuct was Roman Punch and Cab
met beer. The late I. Carin Crcigh-
ton. cf Alexandria. was president
Of the association.
The lights for the frcmen'S con
vcnticn were flashed on at 9:3H
o'clock last ni"ht. These lights no
on King street from Fairfax TO III
union railway ..arior md also OF
washington street. brtwre" C"ih""c"
and Prince streets. As the .@hts
were turned on hv Fir" Chief Ken
ncth ". Ogden. the Citizens Band
played. the fire bells run@ and IN"
motor fire apparatus came out and
noise making prevailed fer half ar
hour. the fire apparatus let loose
their sirens. Thousands Gf persons
lined King street and hundreds stood
N front Of tke fire chiefs cilirc.
King street presented a pretty
picture with itS hundreds of t;'',,'
incandesccnt bulbs illuminatci anf
the flags and pcnnantS from II"
cross wires fluttcrin% to the hreczes
Just about the time the lights were
TUNED on a nasty drizzlnr rain
started which aftcrward turned into
steady dowrpour that causel IN"
thrcnr 20 hurry home Son rhe
street wore deserted as q result
These lights Will be on every night
till the convention close.
The sun shone brightly today
bringing gladnc>s to the fircmcn in
chargc cf Tie convention.
Rev. Dr 4, p. Jackson an'
President e the Board Of A|dormer
r r. Mnrhury were honor"d guest:
at The convention occupying scat:
on the stage.
Tho WASHINGTON Fire Department
was ronrcsentcd n the convention
hv Rata ION Chief G. W Gill an1
SYrt. cf Machinery r. W. Robinson
Chief Gill saws he will have sixty