Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-20
ALEXANDRIA READY
FOR BIG PARADE
President to Witness Process
sion Starting at 2::30 Pm.
Saturday.
Special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 20
This city has begun to take on a holi-
day garb in preparation for the spec
tacular military and civic parade which
VII be held here Saturday afternoon in
Selebration OF George Washington's
birthday.
The parade, which will be almost .
miles IN length and require more than
Two hours to pass, will begin promptly
az ESQ pm. from King and Fairfax
streets. The line will move up King
street TO Washington, on South WASH
lngton to Prince, thence to Payne and
PACK to King street, down King street
to Washington and out North wash
ngton, pass the reviewing stand, to
Wythe street, where it will disband.
Plans for Presidents Arrival.
President Hoover and his personal
party OF IS will arrive by automobile at
= 50 pm. and be received at the glass
1ncloSed, electrically heated reviewing
stand at Washington and Queen streets
by Gov. Pollard and his staff. Secre-
tary OF War Hurley and his personal
party OF 80 viii also be received at the
stand.
Gov; Pollard. accompanied by his
beautiful daughter, Miss Sue Pollard.
y Pe14 ~ VI dDOuL 1U, llGiuQlnQ Of
nclalS and the governors staff. will
Gene to Alexandria by rail about noon.
Trey will be met by Mayor Smoot and.
escorted by the Richmond Blues, who
VIII come with them. will go to the
mayors house for luncheon.
Members of Congress and of the .Vir-
glnla Assembly, of which bodies large
numbers are expected to attend, will
Tor the most part be seated on a sepa-
rate reviewing stand opposite the Pres
1oe1t Reception for these men and
other dignitaries viii take place at the
George Mason Hotel.
Prepared for Crowds.
Every arrangement is being made by
City Manager Lawrence. chairman of
the committee on public safety, and
capt. OF Police w. w. Campbell for
the handling of the immense crowds
expected. Details of police from WASH
lngton, special officers and more than
400 Boy Scouts from this city, nearby
Virginia and Washington. win aid in |
This work. The Fire Department rescue
squad of the Prince Georges Fire De- |
paTtment will send two units here and |
De ready TO handle any emergencies.
King street has been attractively |
decorated by draped flags suspended |
from the center Of the street, and the |
line OF march will be flanked by Amer |
lean flags on stats along the curb. All |
city buildings also have been decorated, |
as has the presidential reviewing stand |
The parade will be broadcast over a |
coast-to-coast hook-up by the Columbia |
Broadcasting System, and Ted Husing, |
nationally known announcer, will give |
q word picture of the event from a |
special booth located in one end of the |
reviewing stand.
Harry D. Kirk, president of the |
George Washington Birthday ASsocia- |
ton. which is sponsoring the parade, |
viii speak over a national hook-up of |
the Columbia system today at O'Clock |
and extend an invitation to the Nation |
to see the parade. His talk will be 8 /
minutes long and will be preceded and |
followed by minutes of music, making |
q total Of Is minutes on the air.
Gen. Sladen in Command.
Mai. Gen. Fred w. SIaden. command
ing officer Of the Sd Corps Area of the
Army, will serve as grand marshal of
the parade and will be accompanied by
his staff. The first division Of the pa
rade. consisting Of military and naval
units, will have as its marshal Brig.
Gen, James B. Gowen, Field Artillery,
United States Army, and staff.
Maj, L. E. Atkins, Company E, United
states Army, department commander,
District of Columbia American Legion,
and his staff will be marshal of the
second division, consisting of ex-service
units. Lieut.. Col L. LleWellyn Powell. |
M. Q. Reserves. and staff will be mar
shal OF the third division, consisting of
1raternal organizations. Hugh T. Clark
son and staff will be marshal of the
fourth division. consisting of civic or
CARNATIONS. Fire Chief James M. Dun
can, jr., chief of the Alexandria Fire
Department, and staff will be marshal
OF the fifth division, consisting OF fire
Order Of Parade.
The official list Of troops and oreani-
cations in order of march, as released
today by Lieut.. Col. Louis NJ. Evans.
chief Of staff, by command Of Mai. Gen.
Sladen, is as follows:
Platoon of Alexandria police.
Grand marshal (Maj Gen. Fred w.
Sladen, q. S. A. and staff.
The Army Band.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion.
Governor of Virginia, distinguished
guests and officers of the George WASH
1ngton Birthda, Association.
Marshal of first division BRIG, Gen.