Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
JUBILEE
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Arlington and Fairfax VoIun-
teer Bodies to Hold Sixth
Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALLSTON, Va, August l0.-The
sixth annual convention and Jubilee Of
the Arlington Fairfax Counties volun-
teer firemen will open Monday evening
and continue throughout the week at
Greenway Downs, just beyond Falls
Church. r. e, Kendrick, general chair
man, said it is expected to be the most
! interesting ever undertaken by the or
ganization.
The exercises will open Monday eve
ming with parade through the two
! counties. starting at the Arlington Are
house on Columbia pike. with companies
from Arlington, Ballston. Cherrydale,
Clarendon, Jefferson District, Potomac,
! Falls Church, Fairfax. Herndon. Nc
! Lean and Vienna. with many out-of-
town companies competing. The prizes
are offered for the best appearing COM
pany In line, best appearing FIRE APP
paratus and the best decorated fire APP
paratus. Silver loving cups will be
awarded. Prizes will be awarded for
the best decorated business machine,
the most comical machine and comical
float.
Clayton C.. Donaldson, chairman
emeritus, will be grand marshal and
will be assisted by william D. Topley
| as chief aide. The line of parade will
| leave Arlington at 5 o'clock and will
move over Bingham road to Shelley
road. left through Lyon Park and Ash
ton Heights, over Clarendon avenue to
| Clarendon. west on Wilson Boulevard
| to Ballston. north on Clements avenue
to the Washington-Lee High School
grounds, through Hayes street to Cherry
VaIIpV. RallStnn rOo6 north tn rhArrv-
dale. west on the Lee Highway through
Lee Heights Halls Hill over Knee Knobs.
East Falls Church and Falls Church to
the convention annd jubilee grounds
The line OF parade will be reviewed by
several prominent persons not members
OF the local departments.
Convention Opens Tuesday.
The convention will convene Tues
Gay evening In a large tent on the
grounds. with General Chairman Ken
drick introducing the mayor of Falls
Church. John F. Bethune, who will ex-
tend the address Of welcome and pre-
sent a large gold key to the asSocia
ton. which will be accepted by Walter
U. Varney, president. Invitations have
been extended to Representative r.
Walton Moore. State Senator Frank L.
Ball, Judge Howard w. Smith of the
SA4O6AI SbQkUy 4%EtCHdtC x1u8II 1tC1O "a
Arlington County, Delegate H. carleton
Hanes Of Fairfax County, Chief Engi-
neer George s. Watson Of the District
Of Columbia Fire Department, mayors
Of Fairfax, Vienna, Potomac, Herndon
and other nearby towns and the presi-
dents of the Arlington and Fairfax
Counties Chambers Of Commerce.
There will be fun-making events each
night, such as the tug-of-war, PIE eat
ing. sack race, cake eating, horse
shoe pitching contest and base ball
game on Saturday between the District
of Columbia Fire Department team and
the Jefferson district boys representing
the two counties.
Dancing n Feature.
Dancing will be a feature and there
will be a POPULARITY contest for the pref
test woman. Nightly concerts will be
given by the Falls Church Firemen's
Military Band.
The general committee on arrange
ments are: Mr.. Kendrick. chairman
@. Frank Allwine, secretary: Walter u.
Varney. Clayton G. Donaldson. J. A.
Dawkins. j. r. Malloch. II. C.. Roberts,
j. B. Swecker, George B. Robey, j. B.
Harmon, r. F. Beckwith, G. w. c. Flor
ence, Richard A. Roseberry, Vernon
Gavin and George Harrison.