Evening star., 1949-11-28
Board Of Trade
Fete 10 Feature
Parade Tonight
Buggies, Ancient Cars
Will Take Part in
TorchIight Procession

TorchIight Procession
Horsedrawn buggies and auto
mobiles of ancient vintage will
strain along Pennsylvania avenue
tonight as the Washington Board
of Trade gets it's 6oth anniversary
celebration into full swing with a
torchlight parade.
Strategically placed in the line
of march by a foresighted parade
marshal will be two tow trucks,
should any of the entries wheeze
to halt because of infirmities.
The six-day celebration opened
yesterday with a broadcast de-
scribing the variety of member
ship in the Board of Trade and
its services to businessmen, to
making Washington better place
in which to live and play and to
attract tourists and conventions
to the Capital City.
The program. entitled Dear Mr..
Resident" was designed to show
how every strata of citizen. every
type of businessman. have banded
together to build a Greater Wash
ington.
Board Past, Future Discussed.
Frederick P. H. Siddons, vice
president of the American Securi-
ty and Trust Co.. and president OF
the Board of Trade. discussed flu
ture plans of the board, while it's
present and past work was de-
scribed by Mrs. Irene Walker, Mrs.
Marie Rogers, Clarence A. Arata
and Hal c. Farrell, jr., all of the
trade board staff.
The program was produced by
Bruce Bryan of the trade board
public relations staff and Lloyd
Dennis of Station WTOP. Ted
Lingo of WTOP was the narrotor.
The parade is due to start at
TAO pm. from the Willard Hotel.
It will continue along Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to Twenty first street
NV. heading down to Lisner
Auditorium of George Washington
University which is playing host
for the boards general member
ship meeting.
1904 Rambler in Parade.
Members will march on foot
bearing lighted torches reminis-
cent of gay-nineties festivities.
Board officials and guests have
the privilege Of riding in the as
sorted buggies and jalopies.
Among the automobiles which
Parade Marshal Odell S. Smith
hopes will last out the brief but
gruelling course area 1904 Ram
bier, a racy 1908 open two-seater
Hupmobile, a 1918 Model T Ford
and q 1922 Stanley Steamer.
The Capital Transit Co., in
keeping with the general flavor of
the parade, will roll out an 1889
model streetcar to join the hue
and clatter on the avenue.
Even Fire Chief Joseph c. May
hew will abandon the sleek red
chiefs car he uses for normal and
parade purposes. Chief Mayhem
will participate in this parade
from the high vantage point of an
1890 fire engine.
The program at Lisner Audi
torium begins at 8:15 with the
membership meeting presided over
by Frederick P. H. Siddons.
Valor award presentations will be
made to % policemen and fire
men by Robert ". Fleming, chair
man of the District Commission
ers' Commission on Awards for
Valor.
10 to Get Certificates.
At the close of a radio drama
tization, 10 Washingtonians who
have been board members for at
least so years will receive life
membership certificates.
In addition, these business
firms, members of the board, who
have been operating for more
than so years here, will receive
recognition at dinner in the
Mayfower Hotel Wednesday:
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
tls69l; Byron S. Adams, printers. dssIj:
american % Building "a xs5oeiation a tas' tdss99s}}:
Anneuser.Busch. Inc, brewers 1855;
Auth Lof1ier Co., meats 1S77).
STAMPS dssS; Beekers Leather Goods
fanera p' dreeots ss sa }ef BFehs W. Bolsano Sans
seed. Co., Iss9l; Brinks Armored Car
S,ase Seryiee ds59; gTodts Inc hats dsz3s}:
SFssSin: SFSs1s BaS.s Inn inc sss.
Walter 4; Brown C.; real estate ssste dss9!;
Flynn Paint Co. Gs455.
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ssss5 Tslf ps4by eS e4
Gs72} ssa, 5ohn Pr29 p0nehge Ssst sons Tss
1s pus Gsssy GorP E. Ebsriys Mbs
Sons, Inc, remodelins; Gs49l; e. Engers
Life Assursnce Assn Society; ds71: The Eve
Firemen's Insurance Co. Of Washington
and Georsetown, l1s372; II. w, Fisher 4
Fisher & Co. real estate, .Gs7s); Frank
ouns o 1ss &c cresm sPaa!ons ae s5 se 5 + Eusss ast
sons, srOceTs: dss7l; Joseph dasIers
Frssnpk, Geisr's Sons Co., funeral diTssetors,
Grosner's, clothiers, Gss5): GUIDE Bros,
forists. dSs2gl;; Guy, curran & Co.. Inc,
william Hahn g. Co., shoes, ns76): R.
Harris, Harris & c.: Jewellers, ds74n; Chr:
Co, funeral directors. -Gs73l; Holmes &
Sass Insuranes Ins bsee5s e. ss dssss NJ HGnf Aon Pas
INC. grocsrs, dssol; IEonclad Roofing Co,
& $50; Chas. =. Javins & Son. Inc, sea-
feed, {1s56; w; 8. jerks & Son, stoves,
metal contractors, Gs75l; johnson. q
~Detweiler, printers, 1868).
VIM. King g. Son, coal. hardware,
hardware I221l. Ianshurph prns