Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-26

i ment will hold unbounded sway. Al
4 visitors have been invited to includt
in their wardrobe for the vista mas
querade costume and at this hour o:
the evening, all restrictions will b
declared off and the city will swing
into a grand masquerade carnival ane
block dance. The dance will be helc
on Washington street with plenty
of music (Jazz music predominating)
and everybody will be invited to gel
into the big fuss and have roaring
| good time.
Beginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning the reel races will get un-
der way and considerable interest
attaches to this program. Many of the
| companies who expect to attend are
figuring on coping pne Of the big
prizes that are being offered to the
winning team in these races and 1t
is needless to State that the friends
of the local department expect them
to be there with both feet. 7
The prizes are as follows:
For the largest and best appear
ing uniformed company in hne OF
parade with band Sl0O.
For the largest and best appear
ing uniformed company in line OF
parade without band $50.
Band contest, for the best band,
open to all, 500.
Largest and best out-of-state uni
formed company in line of parade,
$50.
Reel Races-First prize-custody
of Association trumpet and $500.
Second prize $50.
Open to world reel races, first prize
$50.
Rules governing contests-All con-
tests will be governed by the rules
and regulations of the Virginia State
Firemens Association.
Contestants must be uniformed in
regulation uniforms Of their .respec-.
tive companies.
There must not be less than two
entries in each contest.
Tie following are the local COM
mittees who have performed wonders
in making the convention a success
from every standpoint.
Chief Marshall and Staff-James
M. Duncan. chief marshall; George
III. Evans, chief of staff aides, c. w.
Fletcher, j. R. Cation. Jr., NJ. J.
Mcfarland, Jno. H. Trimyer. S. W.
Pitts. Elmer Mcintosh, Elliott F.
Hoffman. William Desmond. Charles
King, H. Noel Garner, o. A. Rear
don, O. H. Kirk, ]. S. Douglas, Jr.
General Committee. Edward
Shinn. chairman; A. Sidney Mankin
secretary; Norman Roberts, trcasur-
err.
Finance Committee-JJ. II. Trimyer,
chairman; Harry Hammond, J. NJ.
Duncan, J. G. Graham. j. Sid Doug
las, J. Y. Williams. r. F. Down
ham. w. A. Moore, Jr.. E. S. Lead
heater, r. =. Knight, c. B. Swan,
S. w Pitts w II. C. Wildt, Charles
w. King, l.. Stabler.
Reception and entertainment COM
Desmond, chairman; H.
Noel Garner. vice-chairman; John I.
Harrison. Silas Devers, Clinton Bal
lenger, Geo. Fl. Robinson, H. Fried
lander, II. f. Whitcstone. H. R. Burke,
Earl Wiley, William Heymel.
Decoration Committee-C. NJ. Hor
gan, chairman; Julius Wolf, NJ. j. Nc
Farland, A. X. 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. VIM. A. Neuland.
Invitation Committee-John L. Ed
monds. chairman, Geo. A. Simpson,
Clarence Metzgcr, w. Meade, Francis
Grimes.
Publicity Committee. Randall
Cation, Chairman; Mrs. Chas. Shep-
person, Chas. r. Morrison. NJ. I.
Dryer. Jas. +. Peyton, l.. N. Duffey,
Jas S. Douglas, ir.
Automobile Committee-Jas. NJ.
Duncan. chairman; Claude W.. Fetch
er, Frank Fannon, w. W. Domaine.
Frank c. Pullin, Clifton Cunningham,
D. G. Grillbortzer. Jos. Schwarzmann,
Albert DreifGs, Henry Aaron, VIM. L.
Lyons. JOHN 6. Graham, John n.
West, Arthur J. Downey, Edward W.
Dcwney. Richard NJ. Chichester: VIM.
A. Moore. E. ]. Roberts, Ben Abram-
son, ThoS. Kelly. P. J. Boyd, VIM. g.
Illch. j. \ Eggborn, VIM H. Heymel,
Mike Lynch. John R. Schafe, A. NJ.
Remschell. J. NJ. Dickerson, J. E. w.
o.. Il poaEp