The Washington herald., 1920-07-04
Alexandria.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. 3. Doniphan.
727 King Street.

tours. mask carnival and block
dances are among the features of
entertainment planned for. visitors
who attend the thirty-fourth annual
convention Of the Virginia State
Firemen's Association, which will be
held In this city August Is. 2s
and 81.
A tentative progam was mapped
out last night by the local commit
tee In charge at a meeting held in
the ONCE Of Fire Chief Kenneth w.
Ogden.
Early arrivals for the convention
will be given an informal reception
on the night Of August "a, when the
irebells will let loose and there
will, be red hre in abundance.
The business session of the con-
vention Will convene early Wednes-
day morning, August rs. At night
there will be band concert and
afterward a parade. in which only
local hremen will take part.
On Thursday. August IS, the Wis
itors will be taken on a sightseeing
automobile trip, and at o'clock
that afternoon. the formation will
begin for the big parade. 1t Is ex-
pected thatsmore than 1000 fremen
will take part in the parade.
The last day of the convention
Friday. August 81. will be given
over to reel races. in which all of
the State and out-of- the-S State COM
panies will compete for valuable
prizes.
Chief Ogden will personally in
vite the Washington Fire Depart
ment officials to come to Alexan.
dria and take part in the big cele-
bration.
1t also Is proposed to invite a
number of Maryland fire companies
Additional chairmen of committees
named follow: Reception and enter.
tainment, Williams Desmond. chair.
man: H. Noel Garner. vice chair.
man; decorations. C. NJ. Horgan
automobiles. ]. NJ. Duncan; contest
J. Frank Pettey; music, Roger c
Sullivan.
Practically all arrangements have
been completed for the third an.
nual regatta of the Southern Row
ing Association, which will be helC
here next Saturday afternoon be-
ginning at 2:30 o'clock. There will
be eleven events, including junior
doubles. junior quads. junior gigs
junior singles, Junior eights. single
gigs, double canoes. intermediat,
gigs, intermediate eights, fitting
contest and swim (200-yard dash.)
1t Is expected that the regatts
will be largely attended and in ad
dition to the local attendance hun
.dreds of persons interested in thu
participating clubs from Washing
ton. Alexandria Richmond. Norfoll
and Baltimore will be here for thu
occasion. The crews after the rac'
will be banqueted by the Old Do
minion Boat Club.
The races will be a mile and 8
half-a-mile. Mile races will be from
Jones Point Lighthouse to the wharf
of the Mutual Ice Company and th'
half mile races from Agnew's ship
yard to the wharf of the Mutual lc,
Company.
The government craft. U. S.
wicomico, will be in attendance.
Officials of the regatta follow
Referee, John J. Nolan, Potomac
Boat Club; starter. z. c. Froburger
Arisl Rowing Club: unofficial events
Capt. Charles d. Barrett, U. S. Ma
rine Corps; clerk of course, Arthur
H. Bryant. Old Dominion Boat Club
afiost: o. Ashby Reardon,. Old Do
minion Boat Club. ashore; time
keepers. r. B. Forrest Virgini,
Boat Club; F. NJ Hamilton, Old Do
minion Boat Club: c. T. Howard
Ariel Rowing Club: Latrobe Cogs
well. Arundel Boat Club; r.
Leimer. Potomac Boat Club; John B
jenkins, Norfolk Boat Club.
Judges at finish: william f. Craw
ford. Virginia Boat Club; David A
Barrett. Ariel owing Club: II. A. Gil
lespie, Arundel Boat Club; w. c
McKenny. Potomac Boat Club; Geo
d. Hopkins. Old Dominion Boa
Club; Fsrant Todd. Norfolk Boa
Club.
General committee of the South
ern Rowing Association: David A
Barrett. chairman, Ariel Rowin,
Club; E. r. Gasch. secretary, Poto
mac Boat Club; E. w. Jahn, Arunde
Boat Club: r. H. Lee, Virginia Boa
Club; Farant Todd. Norfolk Boa
Club; ]. S. Douglas. jr, Old Do
minion Boat Club.
Local regatta committee: ]. S
Douglas. jr.. chairman, Old Domin
! len Boat Club; Edwin E. Carver. G
Ashby Reardon. George D. Hopkin.
DR.. J. T. Ashton.
An indictment charging William
II. Turner. colored. with shootin,
and killing T. Morgan Moore, of thi
city. will be presented to the gran,
| jury in the United States Court 70
the Eastern district of Virginia
Judge Edmund Waddill presiding
which will convene here Tuesda.
morning. The murder took place a
the south end of the highway bridg
on the morning of May %. Moor
was in an automobile at the tim
with Miss Pearl Clark, of Wash
ington. s...
Turner was captured a short tim
afterward and was landed in tn
alexandria County Jail, but owint
to the feeling against him was re
moved several times and fnall.
taken to Richmand Jail, where h,
is now a prisoner
The negro will be tried in Rich
mond owing to the feeling agains
him. although the indictment will
be presented here.
Judge Edmund waddill in thu
United States Court for the Eastern
district Of Virginia. sitting in Rich
mond. has confirmed the sale of th'
property of the General Shipbuild