Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-27
WILL CELEBRATE
ALEXANDRIA DAY
Fairfax to be Host of Alexandras Thousands at County
Fair TOmOrrOw-Specia Cars and Busses Will
Leave With Parade at 10 A. NJ.

Alexandria will be evacuated to-
morrow and the citizenry will join to-
gether and go to Fairfax County Fair
to fitly celebrate the day our friends
fro mthe County have set aside as
Alexandria Day." More people, 1t IS
estimated, will be absent from the city
tomorrow than ever before.
The merchants of the city have com,
pleted their final arrangements and
are busily engaged this afternoon dec
Grating their "buSses" and displays
The weather man has promised far
weather for the festivities and the
Washington Virginia Railway and the
buss line have arranged to take care
of that portion of the population VINO
have no "Lizzies", and wno have no
other methods of transportation In
all, indications point to a very large
attendance.
The merchants and others who VIII
make the trip in automobiles Will as
semble at the Chamber of Commerce
tomorrow morning promptly at $40
o'clock. and the big caravan. which
now gives promise of being composed
of more than one hundred cars, and
will begin the journey to the fair
grounds promptly at 10 o'clock. The
merchants and others with cars VIII
carry as many extra passengers as
their cars will accommodate.
This procession will be one Of the
bic features and the Chamber of Com
merce officials are requesting that as
many as possible make the trip in this
parade.
Robert South Barrett, former news
paper man and widely known orator,
win deliver the principal address ac-
cording to present plans. The address
will be made at noon.
At 10 O'Clock the special car OF the
electric road will leave for n d;ret
trip to the fair grounds from Prince
and Roval streets This train viii
make the usual stops between this city
and Washington. During the re
mainder of the day trains Will be run
at frequent intervals and connection
from these cars to the Fairfax line
NAV be made at Arlington Junction.
This day has been given to AleXan-
dria by the county authorities for the
purpose Of strengthening those ties
which already 50 securely bind these
two sections of Virginia'S farcSt land.
Alexandria enjoys a substantial sup
port from its neighbOrS OF the County
and desires to express its gratitude for
this support and to express a willing
ness to reciprocate in any way posi-
bic. To accomplish this end all who
can possibly do so are urged TO attend
the fair The merchants are enthuS-
iastic over the prospects, and the
Chamber of Commerce = actively en-
gagged in preparations for the observ-
ance of this day.
Both the wholesale and retail inter-
ests of the city are offering greater
inducements to the residents of Fair
fax than can be found elsewhere.
The regular Thursday luncheon of
the Kiwanis Club has been called off
as most of the members will be At
Fairfax.
Alexandria merchants boast of pric~
cs on all commodities cheaper than
Washington, and on the other hand the
farmers o. Fairfax County can get
better prices in Alexandria for their
products than can be obtained in any
other city.
The fair was opened today with a
record-breaking crowd in attendance
and the indications are that 1t will
prove one of the most successful ever
given at Fairfax
Special attractions have been az
ranged for, and large delegations from
the surrounding counties in additions
to thousands of persons from Wash
ington, are expected to be present.