Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-16
PARADE ON
FEBRUARY z
RECOMMENDED
Kiwanis Committee Report
Adopted Unanimously
This Afternoon.
CLUB TO COOPERATE
Affair To Be Under Auspices OF The
George Washington Birthday AssO-
ciation-Expected This Association
VIII Meet Next Week.

The Kiwanis Club at its meeting
this afternoon adopted the recom>
mendation of the special COMMITTEES
of three that q parade be given
February % in observance OF Wash
ington's bithday This committee IN
Its report also recommended that the
affair be left in the hands OF the
George Washington Birthday AsSo-
citation under whose auspices all Tor
mer parades on that day were given.
and that this association at once tax
up the matter. 1t is expected tna'
probably early next week TINS orgahi-
2ation will meet and formulate plans
for having a monster demonstration
here on February % IN keepng
with the celebrations given IN 6ygone
years.
The report of the committee was
received with satisfaction by the kl-
wanians and they will assist the
George Washington Birthday ASSoci-
alton in every manner possible IN
making the parade grand success,
The special committee also recom|
mended that action be deferred on
tie resolution providing for other
celebrations on Halloween, Coonial
flower day and New Years Eve.
The committee that submitted the
report was composed of c. I Nichol>
son H. f. Gentry and Everett He'll
muth.
Alexandria has not had parade
in honor of Washington'S birthday
since 1915 and the news that a big
celebration will be held during the
coming year will be received with
qualification by the citizens generally.
The parades of former years sur
passed any heretofore given in the
country on that day and established
for Alexandria q reputation OF honor
ing Washington her nelghbor more
than any other city in the United
States.
Following the reading of the re
mort by Everett Hellmuth, chairman
nf the special committee, recommend
ing that parade be held under the
auSpices of the George Washington
Birthday Association, II. b. Cation,
president of the George Washington
birthday Association, was called on
bv President Lambert and he cX,
plained that within short time he
will call this association together
for the purpose of discussing the
proposition. He urged the co-opera-
tion of the KiwanianS, especially
those who are members of the aSSo>
citation.
Harry Kirk suggested that any
citizen was eligible TO membership IN
. the Birthday Association, and that
the dues are only 81 a year
Col. J. Y. Villains, 4 member OF
the special comTittee appointed to
arrange for q ladies night celebrG~
tion. announced that the celebration
would be held at 1880 O'Clock the
evening of December in the auditor
ium of the EikS' Home and on this
OCCASION il was announced that the
medallion won by the local Kiwaniane
ON the occasion of "stunt' night n.
Washington. several week. ago, Wi.
he formally presented TO the club.
In view of the fact that the election
Of officers will fall on Decomher Il
was decided 10 postpone tne election
until December IA.
r s. Jones, chairman OF the nom
mating committee, reported nomlna-
tons. Included in the list of nomi-
nations is practically every member OF
the Kiwanis Club for some Office. A
ballot containing the names of all OF
Today's meeting was attended by
the nominees will be prepared and
submitted.
large gathering of members The
singing was led bv Kenneth W. Og-
den and L. s Lambert presided.