Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-30
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Come From The =
Committees
MARINES WILL COME
Shriners Of Richmond to
Come = Huge Band
From Baltimore to
Play


mitted by The cl,airmcn of the
various committees on the work
accomplished thus far in con-
nection with the big parade,
which will be held here in ohsery-
ance of Washington's birthday
February -, at u meeting of the
general committee of the Wash
ington Birthday Association held
last night in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce which was
presided over by II. =. Cation,
president of the association.
The announcement of the ac-
,eptance of Mai. Gen.- John "a.
ieieune. commander OF The United
States Marine Corps, rs chief
iaarshal of the parade was formal
Iv announced by President Ca
ton. who stated that his aide
would be Col. j. 7. Williams.
General Lejcune, he siid, told Ihe
committee that waited on him
last Tuesday that he would have
here a battalion Of marines from
Quantico and if he could make
suitable arrangements Tor their
TRANSFORMATION he would bring a
regiment.
Invitations have beer extended
ID the fire department Of Wash
iroton, Baltimore, Annapolis.
UaSerstown. Charlottesville, =
Hampton, fredericksburg, Camp
-Hu,aphreys, Clarendon, >Pstemaes
Bal!stoh and other places Fire
Chief McDermott announced. The
eaiefrreported they could count
on seventeen pieces of apparatus
ard at least i50 men in the par
.ade.
II was announced that the fam
oLs Arab Patrol of the ShrinerS
of Richmond will be here for the
parade and that an invitation
also will be extended 10 Alma'
Patrol Of Washington.
A. A. Paul, chairman o. the sa,-
ret orgarizaticn committee, aa-
nounced that tho boys band
St. Mary's Industrial School, Bal .
t;more, will head the Knights of
Columbus and that the iDiasc>
Fratcrnal AmerieanS three hun. =
.dred strong will be in lire with a.
band from WASHINGTON.
The, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
American Legion and various
clubs are to Be invited to make
up The civic divisions. 1t was
suggested by Harry Cohen that
floats would help break the mono
tony of the rafade. The floats
suggested ny him are to renre-.
sent scenes OF historic interest
and net sdyertising floats. He also
urged that q prize be awarded
for the best float.
i COZ nittee headed BY Twin
Diener was authorized 10 look
af.er this end and NJ. Diener
also was named to arrange for
badges for Che members Of the
association.
The question OF the school chill
dren taxing part in the parade
was lc:t in the hands OF Chester
a. .Gwinn, chairman Of the city
school board. who announced thai
he would take up the matter w!th
the city school board. al its next
meeting. It was suggested that
nossibIy The school children might
arrange suitable float for the
parade rs was done in former
years when parade was heid
here on Wash;ngtor's birthday.
Thomas Chauncey, chairman Of
the committee on decorations,
was authorized to erect a review
ing stand for the accommodation
,of fifty guests. He also was au-'
thorized TO obtain bids for de-
corating King street from Fair
fax street 70 Union station and
also for decorating Washington
street from Duke to Oroaoco
streets. 1t vas announced that the
delegates attending the Washing
ton Masonic National Memorial
Association, who will be here
that day, will be guests Of the
association and will ride in Auto
mobiles in the parade, .rtp
Claude ". Fletcher, chairman
raf the +r6mmittee on aatomobilea,
ANNOUNCED. that he will have q
npnlbpr ef..machines.. to
look after the. special. guests! ;,
The invitation, committee am
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