The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-06
ALEXANDRIA.
The State Fjremen's Convention-Parade
in the Hot Sun-I'anquet

ALEXANDRIA, VA, June b. Special. -
At very late hour last night after eleeting
y. +. Reid, of Danylle, presidents =. j.
Williams, OF Petersburg. yice-prcsidcnt
Charles Goodrich, Of Alexandria, treasurer;
George G.. Cumming. OF Portsmouth, secre-
tary, and IeWellyn LoOkabill, Of Roanoke,
statistican: and selecting Danyille as the
next meeting place, the state Firemcn' 5
Association adjourned.
To-day has had the appearance Of 2id
Of February, with exception Of the intense
heat.
1t was proposed to give a parade Of the
fire department in honor Of the visiting
companies, and though rather small az
fair i'm comparison TO some OF the I'D cele-
bratons, il was taken in hand and carried
out with a vim, and WAS Witnessed by
many hundred strangers from W ashingtOn
and the country.
The heat was terrific, and a heavy fire
hat and red shirt, with biz cObble stones to
tramp over i'm the middle of the day, seemed
20 make il even worse. Alexandria always
gets there though, and tO.day's display was
most crcditable show. Every store on
King street aud the public buildings were
gaiiy decorated with bunting and crowds
thrOngcd the streets The procession moved
e
platoon of police mounted. Mayor Down
ham. as chief marshal, and aides followed.
Then came "a Washington band of twenty
pieces with the Friendship Compatibility
men i'm red shirts. dark pantalOOns and fire
hats, drawing the reel; the engine drawn
by two dark horses following. A number
of boys in red shirts and polo caps came
next, drawing a miniature 'Frendship."
Then came Chief Creighton with Norfolk,
Portsmouth,. Richmond, Charlottesville.
Danyille and Roanoke chiefs, and muni-
cipal officers and invited guests IN car
ragcs,
The Alexandrian Drum Corps beaded the
lIydraulian Company, lllty men in blue
shirts and fire hats, drawing new hose car
ragc, and fifteen pipemen, the engine,
preltly decorated With ribbons. flowers and
tlags, was drawn by four iron grays, and
the second reel by two more
A band of eighteen pieces headed the
truck company Relief thirty men, in fire
hats and white shirts. The apparatus was
surmOuntcd by floral bell, etc, and was
drawn by four dark horses.
The Columbia company came next. head
cd 10y a twenty-GNe-piece band. seventy
five men i'm red shirts and fire hats drew the
first reel, beautifully decorated, and two
white horses the next. The engine, beauti-
fully FURNISHED and decorated, was drawn
by four dark bays.
Next came a drum corps and the ROa-
nOkers body Of twenty line-looking young
men in red shirts and tire hats They ear
ricd their blue ilag-a giu from their lady
friends and marched well.
The Charlottesville department.. about
sixty men. in fire hats and red shirts, came
last. They, too. were n sturdy-lOOking
body of men-heroic fighters Of anything in
fact.
The other departments having delegates
rode in carriages.
At the banquet the tOasts and responses
were as follows:
Our President by l.. Marbury; The state
Firemen's Association, by Captain Il. &.
Marshall, Of Portsmouth: The Alexandria
Firemen, by John VI. johnson, Es1. The
Press, William +. Carne, ST.. EsI.; The
Volunteer Firemen. by Oliver MOunlcastle,
ESQ. of Richmond: The Paid Eircmon. by
Thomas kcyll, OF Norfolk; our Militia. 10y
Captain George \. Mushback; The Ladies,
by :. G.. Brent Esq; Old alexandria. by
T. \. Reed, Esq: The North Carolina Fire.
mems Association, by George G.. Cumming.
Esq, of Portsmouth.
The spacious dining hall Of ihc Braddock
House presented a pretty scene tonight,
with lis decorations and gaudy. rcd-shiyed
iircmen. Covers were laid for two hundred
and fifty guests, and the rcpast was splendid
and most heartily enjoyed.
The Roanoke and Charlotte syil'c COM
paniCs. with drum corps, went up to sere-
made Mayor Downham ana chief Creighton.
but they were out. They paid their respects
later.