Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-12
TO
Be ACCORDED
WARM WELCOME
Big Street Parade With Two
Bands at | O'clock
Tomorrow
VISITORS TO LUNCH
School Children to Line King Street
to Welcome Kiwanis HOsts-Will
Visit in City and Then Mt. Vernon.

Between six and eight hundred
Kiwanians, who will attend the Dis
trict convention in Washington, win
come to Alexandria tomorrow to be
guests of their brother Kiwanians
here. They will come to this city In
motor cars and are expected to ar
rive at the head of King street
promptly at l o'clock. Immediately
following their arrival they will
parade through the streets of Alex
andria and straight toward that
which has such big place in the
heart of every one belonging to their
order-eats. They will be given
luncheon at the chamber of commerce.
Following the luncheon they will 90
to Mt. Vernon where they will place
wreath on the tomb of Washington
The children of the schools will
greet the visitors at the head of King
street and the line of march will lie
between two rows Of children placed
on either side of the street. The chill
dren will all carry flags.
A hugh sign appropriately marked
will mark the site of the new temple
being erected on Shooters Hill. From
this point the parade viii begin anc
continue on King street to Columbus
and thence north on Columbus 20
Wythe and then on Wythe to Wash
ington. The procession will go south
on Washington street to Cameron
where the visitors will be met and
extended a welcome in behalf of the
city by Mayor William Albert Smoot,
City Manager Wilder NJ. Rich, mem
bers of the city council and delega-
tion of Alexandria Kiwanians.
After the reception at Cameron and
Washington streets, the procession
will be headed by the Citizens band,
"Pershing's Own" band from Fort
Hunt. a squadron of police, moving
south of Washington to King and then
east on King to Fairfax street where
the visitors will break line and pro-
ceed to the chamber OF commerce
rooms to be served luncheon by
ladies of the Business and Professional
| Women's Clubs who are to be attWed
in the costumes of colonial Virginia.
The luncheon gives promise Of be-
;ng a most interesting affair as many
snecial features have been arranged.
These features, will, it is said, be OF
highly humorous nature for they
wera horn in the minds of happy
Kiwanians.
Following the luncheon the visitors
will be escorted to the points 0l MS
toric interest in the city as well as to
MI Vernon. At the tomb OF WASH
inC+on the Rev. Percy Foster Hall or
tbis citv will make the Invocation ana
GEORGE Ross. national president OF the
Kiwanians. will make an address
Wnsic will be furnished by both bands
UDon their arrival at Mt vernon ~
tbev will be met by Harrison H.
Dodge superintendent Of the GROUNDS
and e he viii escort the delegation to
the tomb.
r,;ttea and the members OF ms com
n,ittee are sparing no pains IN max,
mo the affair brilliant success anu
everything points to a T%Srt DIsns s0'0 '''''
for the visiting hlwanianS' :,
Already the city Is prepanrIlng, III. 1rs
dress" for this occasion and the meme. met-
obarts h. v are busily engaged in decoraI-
;I, Sn%4IH +boir places and are ready to eX-
tend to the visitors nearly w., Joooro.
MANY more will make turther ue'oi q
+iore tomorrow morning.