Evening star., 1920-07-11
ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 10.-The
local committee Of arrangements for
the entertainment OF the firemen who
will attend the thirty-fourth annual
meeting of the Virginia State Fire
mems Association to be held here Au-
gust 25, 26 and a has completed most
OF the details, and when the firemen
arrive they will find everything In
readiness for the three-day festivities
The local committee has selected
James NJ. Duncan as chief marshal
for the big parade, which will take
place the afternoon of August 20 at
4:SO o'clock. 1t is expected that
there will be 1000 firemen here for
cally every company in the state. Six
bands of music have already been
engaged and an equal number OF oth-
ers are slated to take part
Plans for elaborate decorations for
the affair are being mapped out. The
decorations are expected to surpass
anything of the kind ever before at
tempted here. There will be red lights
in festoons on King and Washington
streets.
Many of the visiting fremen will
arrive here August "a. and they viii
be rendered an informal reception.
Chief K. w. Ogden of the local hre-
men will have light flashed from his
office in King street at $50 O'CLOCK
that night, marking the opening Of
the festivities, and the fire engine and
city hall bells will ring at the same
hour.
1t is planned to have a band meet
each incoming company and escort
the members to the chiefs office,
where they will be assigned to
quarters during their stay here. This
will be looked after by the entertain
ment committee, of which William
Desmond is chairman and H. Noel
Garner vice chairman.
The business session of the conven-
ton will open the morning of August
25, and at $50 o'clock that night there
Will be band concert in which all
bands will compete for a prize of 500.
This will take place in front of the
Young Peoples. building, on Washing
ton street between King and Prince
streets. That night at $50 o'clock
there will be a parade In which the
local flremen will take part.
Program for August 26 provides for
trips to the Alexandria naval torpedo
station, Arlington and Washington,
and at $3.50 o'clock that afternoon
they will begin assem- bling for the
big parade. which will start promptly
at 4:30 o'clock.
The night of August 26 there will
be block dance. on Washington
street between King and Prince
streets. and also a masked carnival.
Two bands will enliven the occasion
and there will also be noise-making
devices in operation and confetti
thrown.
The last day of the meeting, August
27. will be given over to reel races
and other contests and the winning
teams will be awarded prizes.
Milton r. Evans, former resident
of Alexandria, died last night at
his home in Philadelphia. The de-
ceased for many years was employed
Railway Company in Washington. He
had made his home in Philadelphia
Tor several years past. He was
son of the late Paul /. Evans of this
city and is survived by his wife, who
was Miss Nellie O'Brien. The body
will be brought here for burial
Following a business session of the
Woman'S Auxiliary of the American
Legion, which will be held at o'clock
Monday night at the residence of DR..
the members attending the meeting
will be entertained by Dr. Barrett
Services of a religious nature will
be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the chautauqua tent. There
will be special musical program
local secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A.
Edward A. Munich. who for the past
year has been assistant manager of
the store of Bendheim's. will leave
tomorrow for Cumberland, Md, where
he will manage a store.
The July term of the corporation
court for this city, Judge Robinson
Moncure presiding, will convene at
10 o'clock Monday morning.
At an adjourned meeting of the
board of aldermen held Friday night
luton appropriating $4,000 to meet
deficit in the public school appro-
priation fund.
Horace X. Fulton and wife have
sold to c. c. Carlin a lot of ground
at the northwest corner of Madison
and Patrick streets. The General
Realty Corporation has sold to Mrs
Nance H. Christie house and lot No
20, block 2. section /, Rosemont
The summer school here will be
opened July 10. Applicants desiring
to enter are requested to call at the
Office of Supt. w. H. Sweeney July 13
and IA between am. and IL m. and
arrange for entrance.
Mrs. Frances ]. Marsillar. sixty
seven years old, died this afternoon
at her home at AIS Prince street.
During the month of June there
were forty-three births in the city
and a total of twenty-four deaths, ac-
cording to report submitted by
Health officer Louis E. Foulks
Rev. DR.. e. B. jackson and wife
are attending the summer Baptist
Association meeting at Virginia
Beach, as are also a number Of ladies
of the First Baptist Church.