Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-13

ST AGE BIG
PARADE TODAY
Thousands ThrOng King
Street and Witness
Demonstration
LUNCHEON SERVED
School Children Carrying Small Flags
Cheer kiwanians Along Line-Trip
to Mount Vernon to Close Enter
tainment Here.

The delegates attending tho Dis
trict Kiwanis Clubs convention which
assembled this morning in Washing
ton this afternoon staged big
parade in this city. The old city was
gay with flags and bunting, the
majority of the business houses along
the line of march being decorated for
the event. There were nearly 500
visitors in the party which arrived
here at / o'clock and after parading
several of the streets of the city wers
entertained at luncheon in the audi
torium of the chamber OF commerce.
Thousands of persons lined King
street and witnessed the parace.
Arriving in the city the visiting
Kiwanians were met by a delegation
of children from the public schools
numbering more than thousand who
flanked either side of King street
from union station. The children
waved American flags as the process
sion passed and each school had ban
ners designating their respective
schools and they attracted consider
dDlt dtttullOil'
The parade formed at Washington
and Cameron streets and was mar
shaled by Kenneth W. Ogden and was
headed by a platoon of police. Al
the starting point the visitors were
welcomed by Mayor William A. Smoot.
CITY Manager Wilder NJ. Rich and a
large delegation of members Of the
Kiwanis club of this city headed by
Urban S. Lambert, president, anG
Irwin Diener, chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements
for the parade.
The first division was headed by
the Fort Hunt band, followed by the
mayor. members of council, city man
ager. members OF the reception corr
mittee of which L. S. Lambert Is
chairman. district officers, intelnr-
tional officers, district trustees ana
visiting Kiwanians.
The Citizens band headed the sec
ond division and this was composed
of members of the reception commit
tee and visiting Kiwanians. Imme-
! diately following the parade the
Kiwanians went to the auditorium oil
! the chamber of commerce where
luncheon was served DT committee
of ladies who were attired in colonial
costume. The visitors were loud n
their praise of the hospitality extend
ed them by the Alexandria klWan!ahs.
Following the luncheon the hiwan-
ians made short trips to the points
of historical interest in the city anG
later in the afternoon they went 10
Mount Vernon in automobiles and ar
Mount Vernon they will place a
wreath on Washington's tomb IN
vocation will be pronounced by the
Rev. DR.. Percy Foster Hall, rector
of st. PauIs Episcopal church and
there will be an address by George
Ross. national president Of the ORDER
A committee of about twenty mem
bers of the Kiwanians shortly after
10 o'clock this morning motored 70
Washington and accompanied tne
Kiwanians on the journey to TINS clty
which was made in automobiles. The
procession as it journeyed over the
road in Arlington county attracted
considerable attention.
The business sessions of the Capt.
tai District Kiwanis club which coz
vened in Washington today Is oelhg
presided over by Julian y. Williams
this city, who is president OF the cluo'
The Alexandria Kiwanians tomof-
row night Will be the guests OF l; tle
clubs at 80 o'clock at dinner IN @ the
Salon Des Nations, Washington hote!'
Washington, and a large delegation
of the local members propose 20
attend.