Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-21
LAST TOUCHES
Are ADDED TO
PARADE


state in the Union present, Alex
andria tomorrow will pay her tri-
butte TO George Washington, for
mer Alexandria citizen, business
man and the greatest patriot the
world has ever known. The pa
rade. which is the feature OF the
celebration, viii assemble and
start through the streets prompt
" at 2:30 o'clock The George
Washington Birthday AsSociaS
ton has complete charge of all
preparations and it's members to-
day announced that all was ready
With fair weather promised by
the weather man for tomorrow
indications point TO one of the
most successful twenty-seeond pa
rades ever given in this historic
city.
Final details for the parade
were made last night at meet
ing of the association held in the
rooms of the chamber of COM
merce presided over by j. Will
liam May first vice president OF
the association,
Another meeting will be held
tonight.
The parade will have in line
1000 marchers and be about two
miles long. 1t will take an hour
and five minutes to pass a given
point. Special trans over the
Washington Virginia Railway
line will be operated every few
minutes to accommodate the crowd
1t is expected that there will be
10000 visitors here that day in
sluding majority from Washing
ten AMI the neighbOring counties.
Approximately $4,000 people will
witness the big demonstration.
The distinguished guests num-
bering 100 will view the parade
from the reviewing stand which
is located on the east side of
Washington street between Oro-
noco and Wythe streets. The
stand is incloSed and will be
heated.
The U. S. Destroyer Reuben
James arrived here this after
noon and is dotked at the wharf
of the Alexandria Naval Torpedo
Station. The destroyer with her
colors flyino will be open for in
spection from 10 n. M. until
noon tomorrow.
Beginning at IL o'clock tomor-
row morning the troops of other
organizations that will take part
in the parade will begin to ar
rive in the city and after having
luncheon they will proceed to the
points cf formctin. At noon the
fire engine bells will ring a well
come.
The gubernatorial party con-
SiSting of Governor Trinkle and
wife and staff will arrive prompt
ly at 1910 D. m, and they will be
accompanied by about IT'S mem
bers of the Richmond Blues and
the Richmond Cadet Band. The
band, however, will not head the
Richmond Blues in the parade.
The Richmond Blues will be en-
tertaind at luncheon at Lee
Camp Hall.
st. Marys Industrial Band, the
famousb oyS' band of seventy-five
pieces from Baltimore. known as
Babe Ruth'S Own" will arrive
here at noon and ahey will bg
j rendered Luncheon at the Lyceum
Hall and in the parade they will
head Fitzgerald Council No. 459
KNIGHTS of Columbus.
The U. s. Destroyer Reuber
James will not fire a salute al
noon tomorrow as originally plar
nd it was announced at the meet
ing o. the association last night
However, detail of bluejacket.
from the destroyer will march il
the parade.
The reception committee an,
the executive officers of the as
sociation will have headquarter
in the rooms of the chamber o
commerce and they will be KEEP
busy looking after the incoming
visitors who will begin to arriv
about the noon hour and keel
coming in until the hour of tn
parade.
MaNor William A. Smoot i
chairman of this committee an
ne has named the following o
bis eomittee: Gardner l. Booths
Arthur Fl. Bryant, George L. Blu
din. c. S. Taylor Burke, Hor
Charles c. Carlin. James r. Ca
ton, r. NJ. Colvin, James n
Duncan, T. J. Fannon, Richar
Gibson NJ. B. Harlow, Rober
S. Jones, r. E. Knight. Urban S
Lambert, E. B. Larimer. Hug
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