Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
ALEXANDRIA.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 81
Chairmen of the various committees
Of the local post of the American
Legion submitted encouraging re,
ports on plans for the entertainment
of delegates to the State convention
here August 9, 10 and II. at a meet
ing of the committeeman held last
night In the ROOM of the Chamber
of Commerce, presided over by Gamer.
on Roberts.
On the parade to be held at 4:30
o'clock the afternoon of August 10 II
was reported that there viii be 1000
In line Of march. including military
legionnaires and fire depa rtments. The
chief marshal will be Mai. Gen. John
A. Lejeune. The marshal Of the first
division will be Frank NJ. Wray, state
commander. and the marshal of the
second division will be Capt Charles
j. Deahl. jr. Besides the parade
another big feature will be a banquet,
which will be served the evening of
August 10. following the parade. at
the Alexandria Naval Torpedo Station.
Provision will be made to entertain
1000 at this event, which will include
delegates to the Legion auxiliary and
others.
The speakers will be Gen. Leteune
Assistant Secretary of Navy F. Doug
las Robinson, State Commander Frank
Wray and Miss Cora Vaughn, presi.
dent of the Legion auxiliary.
George F. Downham, chairman Of
the finance committee, reported that
476 flags have been sold thus far, and
the committee expects to sell 511 by
the time the convention meets. The
total receipts he said will be 81, 004. rs.
and thus far they have in hand
$2,519.75.
Autos to Be Provided.
Comdr. H. H. Porter, on behalf of
Arlington Post, No. 1879, reported that
his post would provide buses and also
a certain number of private automo.
biles to convey delegates to the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier August IL.
Afterward the delegates will be taken
to Fort Myer, and those desiring are
invited to go to Fairfax Court House,
where the will of George Washington
will be inspected at the office of the
clerk of the court at that. place.
John Arnold reported that he would
send and receive messages from his
private broadcasting and receiving
station for members of the Legion
during the progress of the convention.
The work of decorating the big
naval torpedo station for the banquet
August 10 will be begun Monday, Will
liam Lewis, chairman of the decorat-
ing committee, reported
Cameron Roberts reported that the
following have accepted invitations to
review the parade from the reviewing
stand: F. Douglas Robinson, Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy; Hanford
MacNider, Assistant Secretary of
War; Gen. Lejeune, Representative r.
Walton Moore, State Senator Frank
J.. Ball. State Delegate Charles T.
Jesse, Mayor William A. Smoot. Coun-
Gilman T. j. Fannon, Commissioner of
Revenue Charles H. Callahan, Claude
w. Fletcher, president of the chamber
Of commerce: George E. Warfield Car.
roll Pierce, Taylor Burke and Charles
T. Nicholson.
Coal Taken From School.
A man drove up to Washington Pub
lie School two days ago, put a ton and
a half of coal in his wagon and drove
away. The robbery was discovered by
the school officials the following morn
ing. The only thing the police had to
work on was the trace of the wheels
Of the wagon. The bunkers of the
school had just been filled with coal
for the Winter months.
The Citizens Band gave a concert
last night at Washington and Prince
streets.
Two squares on Henry from Prince
to Cameron streets are being i'm
proved with bituminous macadam
roadway. 1t is expected that the work
will be completed within the next
three weeks. The city has just opened
up two more squares of improved
roadway on Prince between Fayette
and West streets. This street was
opened Thursday for traffic. II gives a
fine roadway on Prince street from
the river front to the extreme western
limits.