The Washington herald., 1920-08-25
Alexandria.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphsn.
727 King Street


727 King Street
Alexandria. Va, Aug. 24.-With
the flashing on of hundreds of tiny
colored incandescent lights from
switch Yin the office of Fire Chief
Kenneth Ogden, the thirty-fourth
annual convention of the Virginia
State Firemen's Association at $3.50
o'clock tonight was formally open.
ed. 1t was signal for great noise
making. The fire bells let loose.
The motor fire apparatus circled
around on the squares adjacent TO
King street with the sirens blowing.
King street, with its hundreds of
tiny lights and flags, presented a
pretty picture, The decorations On
the stores and residences are, very
elaborate. Just before the lights
were switched on a concert was
given by the Citizens Band in front
of the fire chiefs office, and they
played when the lights were turned
on. Many of the visiting Jfiremen
enjoyed themselves on the motor
apparatus, which was on the Streets
during the progress of the celebra-
ton.
The business session OF the con-
vention viii open at 10 o'clock to-
morrow mtrning in the auditorium
OF the Elkss Home, when Mayor
Fisher will give an address of well
come on behalf of the city, The
business session will continue until
5 o'clock in the afternoon. At $50
n'rlnrk fyh
be a band concert. .
At 4:30 o clock Thursday after
noon the big parade will take place.
That morning the visitors will be
taken in automobiles to Arlington,
Fort Myer and Washington. At
o'clock the firemen will be rendered
buffet supper at the Armory. Fri
day will bring the convention to a
close with reel races.
The local firemen today have been
kept busy meeting the incoming
companies. Early arrivals to mid.
night included companies from Har-
rtsonburg, Charlottesville, Freder-
icksburg. Lexington. Staunton. Pu-
laski. Companies slated to arrive
tomorrow morning include Hamp.
ton. Cedar Works, Richmond. Shen-
andoah, Clifton Forge, Newport
News, Hagerstown and Annapolis
Md.
Parade Planned.
A feature tomorrow night will b
a parade of the local firemen. Pre-.
ceding the parade there will be q
| band concert in front of the Youns
Peoples Buildings Eleven pieces oil
apparatus of the Alexandria Fire
Department will take part in the
parade. and II is expected that l5(
local firemen from the three com.
panies will participate.
The parade will form on SoutI
Fairfax street and move north tC
King, west on King to Patrick
Patrick to Cameron, South on Pat
| rick to King. and west on King t.
Payne, Cameron to King, King tC
| st. Asaph. ST. Asaph to Prince
| countermarCh to King, and east OF
! King to Royal. Royal TO Prince
Prince to Fairfax and disband.
Murder Boast Described.
A letter written in negro dialect
unsigned, addressed to Officer oi
| the Law" today was received By
| Chief of Police Goods. 1t is post.
! marked "Lechburg," Pa. and say.
there is a negro at that place who
! brags that his fellow workmen had
| better beware as he killed a man
! in Alexandria. The chief thinks the
| fellow is the bully" Of the crowd
and keeps the men off him by such
| talk. No such murder as the writer
tells OF occurred here, according &c
the police.
Two Men Held.
The two white men arrested here
yesterday charged with larceny OF
an automobile in Lima. Ohio. toda!
we're taken to Jail until officers from
that city arrive for them. Chief
Goods today received a telegram
from the chief of police of Lima
Ohio, requesting the local authori-
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