Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-06
Committee to
Wait on Gov. Trinkie
and Guard
OGDEN HEADS STAFF
J. Y. Williams Resigns as
Chief Of Staff-Many
Bands For February 2
Demonstration.

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the invited guest will view the
big parade to be held here the
afternoon of February p under
the auspices of the Washington
Birthday Association, will be
erected by the city for the as
sociation. Announcement to this
eject was made by Councilman
Z. F. Ticer at a meeting Of the
association held in the rooms Of
the chamber OF commerce last
night presided over by II. B..
Cation, president.
The association viii decorate
the stand and will also decorate
the engine houses of the city.
he decoration committee OF
which Thomas Chauncey is chair
man reported ore bid for de-
corating King and a part Of
V.aahingtaq- street. This r5atter,
however, went over and the COM
mittce, it was announced, will
submit it's final report next Mon
day night. The bid was consider
ably uighcr than the committee
anticipated. ..
!. 7. Williams resigned as
chief OF staff. Mr. Williams
stated that he wouId be unable
TO give the work the timc It re-
CURED and Kenneth ", C&den
wa5 unanimously chosen chief Of
staS.
4 committee composed Of ].
Y. Williams and Kenneth ". Cg
dcn was named to 20 TO Rich
mond Wednesday for the purpose
OF extending q personal invita-
ton to Governor f.. Lee Trink!c
and also to The Richmond Light
Infantry Blues 10 be here for the
parade.
Among the bands that will
take part in the parade viii be
.hc military band from Quani-
60, st. Mary's Industrial Boys
Band, Baltimore, EIiss' Bard of
Washington; band to accompany
Moose from Clarendon, Arling-
ton county; Citizens Band, Alex
andria, band to head order Fra
tc.nal Americans. These bands
are assured and, in addition,
many Other bands are expected.
The music committee viii,
within few days before The
date set for The parade, make
formal announcement Of ell cf
The bands that win take part in
the parade.
The question of having floats
in The parade Was dropped Iryap
Diener, chairman of a special
committee named for that pnr-
pose reporting that the majority
of the merchants did not favor
floats.
The selection Of badges aaG
certain FORMS of advertising va
authorized by the association and
also authorized that posters to be
sent 20 the raral districts.
Each fratcrnal order in the
city that viii take part III the
parade was instructed to send at
least one representative TO the
meeting which VII be held next
Monday night.
CITY Manager Wilder H. Rich
told the committee that he prob
ably VIII arrange for rest
room at tho armory and hopes
to secure other buildings in the
city for public comfort stations.
The military committee was in
structed to confer with Brig.
Gen. Bandholtz, u. S. A., and as
certain Just what military viii
be here for the parade, and make
efforts to haze military from the
surrounding forts sent here that
day to take part in the parade.
It was announced by President
Cation that order had been given
for one battalion of marines and
band from QuaRtico to be here
10 participate IN the parade.
Considerable other matters Of
routine nature were also dis
.cusscd by the committee.