Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-14
WELCOME PLANS
FOR F|REM[N
Virginia, Maryland and Dis
trict cf Columbia to be
Represented
PARADE AUGUST 26th.
Buffet Supper For Participating Fire
men-RepOrtS Received Indicate
Large Attendance.

Coming 10 a climax as if under the
ministrations OF magic hand, the
plans for the entertainment of Nlr-
g!nia. Maryland and District Of Col
lumbia firemen are rapidly nearing
completion and prospects are that the
Alexandria convention OF 1920 will 90
down in the annals Of the State Fire
mems Association as one Of the big
gest and best ever held.
Members of the various commit
tees have worked tireless!y to get
everything in readiness for the open
ing of the convention or Wednesday,
August -, and although much re-
mains to be done, these men can now
see the preparations taking definite
form and are promising the visitors
and the residents of Alexandria some-
thing out OF the ordinary when the
opening day at last arrives.
Almost every hour during the past
several days. kilograms have been re-
ceived By Fire Chief Kenneth w.
Ogden, conveying the information
that some city or other throughout the
state, will send delegation to the
convention and the total of visitors
and delegates expected is mounting
rapidly.
The city of Annapolis, Md. has
sent word to this city that delega-
tion OF fire fighters. together with an
aerial truck and motor engine VIII at
tend the convention and the kilograms
received yesterday contained one frcm
Washington to the effect that Acting
Chief Sullivan. with the consent of
Commissioner Brownlow, of the Dis
trict, VIII send large number Of
iircmcn together with from three to
five pieces of apparatus. Both the
commissioner and the acting chief re-
ccivet delegation from this city
Thursday. at which time they were
formally invited to participate in the
convention ard expressed wish 10
cooperate to the fullest extent.
Another feature of the big parade,
It'll -, frIn,-J,r
ust 2G, will be the participation of a
large number of small children of the
city. About $50 boys and girls will be
invited to tow the old Friendship fire
engine. the ancient horse reel and plug
catcher. A long rope will be attached
to these pieces of apparatus. which
we're used in the old days, and the
little boys and girls will he logged
out in blue or buff sashes the color=
that were rcsplendcnt in Colonial
iavs. The list of children to take part
in this portion of parade are request
ed to hand in their names TO Chief
Ogden before Tuesday of next week.
The route of parade. decided upon
at the last meeting Of the general
committee IS as follows:
Form on south Washington street
with right resting at Prince and Wash
ington streets; move west on Prince
10 West street; north or West street
to King: east on King to Fairfax
street: rorth on Fairfax tn Cameron;
west on Cameron to Washington;
north on Washington 10 Wythe:
rountermarch on Washington 20 King:
King street east 10 Pitt; Pitt street
north 20 Cameron; Cameron street
east to Royal; Royal street south 10
he Armory where the parade will dis
band and where all persons partici-
pating in the parade will be served a
buffet supper
Chief Marshall and Staff-Jas NJ.
Duncan. chief marshal; Geo. Il. Evans.
chief Of staff; aides. c. w. Fletcher.
J. r. Cation. ir., NJ. J. Mcfarland, Jno.
H. Trimyer. s. " Pitts, Elmer Nc
!ntosh. Elliott F. Hoffman. VIM Des-
mond. Chas. King, H. Noel Garner. 0.
A. Reardon. 0. II. Kirk J. S. Doug
las. jr.
General Committee : j. Edward
Shnn. chairman; a. Sidney Mankin'
secretary; Norman Roberts. treasur-
cr.
Finance Committee. Fl. Trimycr,
chairman; Harry Hammond. j. NJ.
Duncan. J. G. Graham. J. Sid Douglas
]. Y. Williams, R. F. Downham. W.
4. Moore, jr., E. S. Leadbeater. r.
E. Knight, c. B. Swan, S. ". Pitts
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