Evening star., 1920-07-04
ALEXANDRIA.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 3.-A ten
tative program OF entertainment for
tho firemen who will attend the thir-
ty-fourth annual convention of the
Virginia State F'fremen here August
sa. IS and 81 has been made by the
committee on arrangements. The
program provides for the parade,
band concerts reel races automobile
tours. mask carnival, block dance and
buffet luncheon.
The business session Of the asso-
cation will open the morning of
August Is and last until o'clock in
tho afternoons. At night there will
be q band concert, followed by a pa
rade.
On Thursday the visiting firemen
will be taken on an automobile trip.
and at 8 o'clock in the afternoon for
nation will begin for a parade.
Reel races will take place FRIDAY
August q. in which all of the visiting
companies will participate for the
various prizes offered.
All merchants of the city will be
asked to close their places Of busi-
ness on Thursday, August 26.
Additional chairmen of committees
named follow: Reception and enter
tainment, William Desmond. chair
man; H. Noel Garner. vice chairman;
decorations, c. NJ Horgan; automo-
bilea J. NJ Duncan: contest, j. FRANK
Pettey; music, Roger c. Sullivan.
The third annual regatta OF the
Southern Rowing Association will be
held here Saturday afternoon at Z:So
O'Clock The affair will be paruci-
pated in by eleven clubs. including
those from Baltimore, Richmond, NOT
folk. Washington and Alexandra
Tho Old Dominion Boat Club~>will be
host
Mile races will be from Jones Point
to the Mutual Ice Companys wharf,
and the half-mile races from AEnews
shtpyard to the Mutual Ice Company
wharf
Al the conclusion of the events
the various crews participating will
be guests of the Old Dominion Boat
Club at a dinner. The government
craft U s. s. Wicomico will be In
attendance
The following is list OF the ON
cia1s: Referee, John J. Nolan, 70
tosnac Boat Club: starter, 4. e. Fro.
burger. Ariel Rowing Club: unofficial
events, Capt. Charles d. Barrett, U.
S. Marine Corps; clerk of course. Ar
thur H Bryant, Old Dominion 6oaI
Club, afioat; o. Ashoy hearuon: odo
Dominion Boat Club, ashore; time
kooooes, r. B. Forrest, Virginia Boat
club: F. NJ Hamilton, Old Dominion
Boat Club; C. T. Howard. Ariel Row
ing Club, Latrobe Cogswell, Arundie
Boat Club; R ]. Leimer, Potomac
Boat Club; John b Jenkins Notioih
Boat Club.
Judges at finish, William p. Craw-
ford Virginia Boat Club; David A
Barrett, Ariel Rowing Club; h a. Gh-
lespie, Arundle Boat Club; w. = NC
Eenuy, Potomac Boat Club: George
D. HOPKINS, Old Dominion Boat Club;
Fsrant Todd, Norfolk Boat Club.
General regetta committee OF the
Southern Rowing Association: DaVlu
A Barrett, chairman. Ariel Rowing
Club; Z. b GaSch, secretary, Potomac
Boat Club; E. W. Jahn, Arundle Boat
C,nb: r. II. Lee. Virginia Boat Club;
Farant Todd. Norfolk Boat Club; J.
s.. Douglas, jr, Old Dominion Boat
Clnh-
-Alexanaria committee: J. S. Doug
las. ir-, chairman of Old Dominion
Boat club: Edward E Carver; o:
Ashby Rsardon. George u HopAins
The sale of the plant OF the Gem
eral Shipbuiding Corporation, re-
cesIffy sold at public action in this
city and purchased by the Charles Ii
Stoekhausen Co. Inc. of Baltimore
has been confirmed by Judge Edmund
Waddiu of the United States court
for the eastern district of Virginia,
eiftfng in Richmond The purchase
price was $50,e00. Attorneys Gard
ner Z. Boothe Of this city and Frank
e. Elder of Washington represent the
purchasers
Judge J. K NJ Norton of Alexan-
Sfrfa. on behalf Of Arthur b Bryant
of this city, served notice on the
court Of his intention to file Dill OF
review in the circuit court of appeals
Tor his client
Practically an business here will
bo suspended Monday. Banks, city
ard government Offices viii be closed
an day and most of the stores also
win be closed. There viii be- no pub
Nc ceaehration here. The use OF ire
works, except set pieces. are tobooed
nv the Authorities.
w. h p. Kelly has been elected
uresideut of Potomac Lodge, No. $50,
infenatioual Association of Machin-
fists. The election. last night, was
unznhmous. =.
Mrs. Ella L. F. Davis has sold to
william F. Winn and wife, house and
Tot. III Prince street. Mrs. Sarah P.
D0ie and husband have sold to Joseph
H Stevenson and wife, villa site in
Braddock Heights
Richard Nelson, cofored, reports to
ne police that at 1:40 o'clock this
morning he was held up and robbed
by a white man at the Union Railway
Station. The highwayman secured
S45 in cash and a gold watch from
Nelson.
Tine city council win hold a meeting
next Tuesday night and then adjourn
Enethe summer.