Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-17
Fire Bells Also to Let
Loose at Noon
Hour
MEETING MONDAY
Governor Trinkle, Staff
and Richmond Blues to
Come on Special Train
From Richmond.

Arrangements are rapidly be-
ing perfected for the monster
military and fraternal crgani-
zation parade to be held at 2:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon un-
der the auspices of the Wash
ington Birthday Association.
Everything points to one of the
most successful demonstrations
ever held in the old city and
this morning Kenneth w. Ogden,
aide to the chief marshal, ex-
pressed qualification over the
way responses are coming in for
this demonstration.
Word was received today from
Richmond that Gov. Trinkle and
his wife together with thirty
members of his staff and a num-
ber of special guests and about
200 members of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues will arrive
at union station at 1910 o'clock
Accompanying the governor in
addition to his staff will be Park
P. Deans, his private secretary.
The Blues will 5e in fatigue uni
form. The governor and party
will go the rooms of the cham
ber of Commerce and the Rich
mond Blues will go to Odd Eel
lows Hall where they will don
their uniforms and from thence
they will go to Lee Camp Hall
where luncheon will be served.
A number of high officers of
the army and navy have arrang-
ed to come here early that af-
tcrnoon and they will be enter
tanned in the roolhs of the cham
Der of commeree by the men,
bers of the reception committee.
At noon that day the fire en-
CINE bells of the city will let
loose and while the arrange
ments have not been completed
It is hoped by the committee to
have the U. S. Destroyer Reuben
James, fire a salute that day at
the noon hour. A number of
blueiackets from the Reuben
James will take part in the par
ade.
Col. John A. Lejeune will be
chief marshal of the parade and
he will be accompanied by his
personal aide Capt. Craig. They
will arrive here promptly at l
o'clock and go to the head
quarters at the rooms of the
chamber of commerce. The Rich
mond Blues will be in command
of Mai. Neal, who with several
of his officers, VIII be mounted.
Col. Kenneth ". Ogden, aide
to the chief marshal, with his
aides, will be stationed at the
corner of Prince and Washing
ton streets ju.t south of the
monument during the arrival Of
the various divisions.
The Navy Band of sixty pieces
from Washington is scheduled
to arrive at las p. m Five hun
dred marines from Quantico with
band of ninety pieces will arrive
at 1890 o'clock and land at the
wharf of the Alexandria Naval
Torpedo Station $50 Engineers
and band from Fort Humphreys
will journey to Alexandria on
motor truck arriving at las p.
m.
From Fort Myer will come two
companies of cavalry and two
batallions of Field Artillery, they
arriving at LAS p. m.
The first division will be the
military, the second the fire and
the third the fraternal organi-
cations. Capt. j. Sid Douglas will
be chief marshal IF the fire di-
vision ane DR.. Llewellyn Powell
chief marshal of the fraternal
division.
The first division will for its
formation require from east side
of Duke from Fairfax to Pat
rick and southwest on Duke to
Wilkes street.
The second division will require
tfrom South Fairfax and on Duke
east of Fairfax.
The fraternal. division will run
from the south. side of Duke to
Franklin and side streets.
Nary of the details for the pa
rade will be announced. at the
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