Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-14
1000 ODD FELLOWS
IN MONSTER PARADE
Tbousands of Persons Line King Street-Goy 4. Lee
Trinkle Given Big Ovation All Along Line
Of Procession.
R1rUDINGs DECORATED FOR EVENT
Second Annual Event OF Northern Virginia Odd Fellows
AssOciation-Public Speaking AT 4:15 At lngomar
Tbeatre-Degree Work At 1880 Tonight.

Two thousand Odd Fellows members
! of the Northern Virginia Odd Fellows
! Association marched in the parade
| held here this afternoon 1t marking
the second annual meeting Of that or
ganization in this city. There were
five bands Of music and four hand
somely decorated floats of various
lodges of the Rebekahs which organi-
cation also is in session here this ar
ternoon.
Gov. f. Lee Trinkle, officers of the
grand lodge and other distinguished
guests were in the procession. Inc
governor did not arrive until short
time before the parade started.
Thousands Of persons were lned
along King street and witnessed me
parade and flags were displayed from
n majority of the places of business on
that thoroughfare. Ideal weather con-
diti0ns prevailed
The school children welcomed the
governor, distinguished guests ana
participants in the parade. me "hIee
children were lined on Prince street
between Patrick and Washington ana
colored children on Patrick between
King and Prince streets. kach chllo
carried q flag. The governor was
given a big ovation as he passed aiohg
the line in an automobile,
The parade was made up OF three
divisions and w. l.. Martin was mar
shall and j. w. Anderson was assist
ant marshal.
Immediately following the parade
there will be public meeting at 10
O'Clock in the Ingomar Theater wnicn
will be addressed by Gov. Trlnkle ana
others.
Three hundred candidates will be m
itiated tonight by the association wh'ch
will bring the exercises t. a close.
The ceremony will take plact N the
Ingomas Theater.
The following are the officers OF the
association: E. H. Allen, presldent;i ;
c. Eugene Doyle, first vice president;
J. f. Haverty, second vice president;
r. c. Hammill, third vice president;
Elmore Mudd, secretary; W Chttoh
Cunningham, treasurer.
The affiliated lodges are as follows:
Potomac Lodge No 3S, AleXandria;
Serenta Lodge, No. 46, Alexandria;
Arcotink Lodge No. IS, Accotlnk;
Falls Church Lodge No. IL, Falls
Church: Arlington Lodge No. 193,
clarendon; ;Crescent Lodge No. 50,
Lorton; r. ELee Lodge No. I'll IN
dependent Hill; Loudoun Lodge No.
26. Leesburg; Lovettsville Lodge NO.
2l7. LovettSVille.
The committees in charge Of the al
fair include the following: W. l..
Martin. entertainment; E. German
Ridgely. reception; c. II. Coleman
decorating; d. X. StanSbury, pubic
itv. G. RAYMOND Gaines, music; W:
Clifton Cunningham, program ana
badge. 49,,
The distinguished guests were ten
dered luncheon AZ the Hotel Kan
mel at 1880 o'clock afternoon. The
dining rooms were prettily decorated
With American and state flags and The
tables were decorated with cut flowers
Immediately afterward the dlstm-
or;sbed guests repaired to Odd rel
Iows' Hall where final preparations
We're made by the chief marshal Tor
the line up Of the guests IN the pa
rade. .Lo oCl,1
Hand" committee of the chamber OF
commerce was on the job and greet
ing the visitors.
Many stores displayed signs OF wei,
come to the Odd Fellows. The work OF
oroctino % the platform in the lngomar
tbeater was completed this morning
and the stage is beautifully decoraSeo
With flags. lights and emblems OF me
order of Odd Fellows. f,r
The parade was made up as I''
lows: -. bo,d
First division-Police escort, p"''d
Canton of Washington; canton ~
Alexandria; Governor TrnSIe @ anC
CITY officials: Grand Lodge onlcerS
grand assembly. grand encampmenV
past grand masters. -,
Second division-Loudoun Lo%S'
No. 26. Leesburg; Sarepta Lodge NO
46. Alexandria; Arlington Lodge 70
1913. Clarendon; band; Odd Feilo"I
from Washington: r. f. Lee LooSt
No 221 Humfries: Falls Churcr
Lodge No. II, Falls Church; CreS'
cent Lodge No. 3, Lorton; band; Poco'
mac Lodge No. 3S. Alexandria
Fauauier Lodge No. $50 Marshal
Third division-Accotink Lodge 10
-. Accotmk: Highland Lodge NO
%, Iadepeudeut Hill, Va; visiting
lodges other than Washington; floats