Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-22
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TANNED AND PARTICIPATE IL TEE IINK OF
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The Veteran Firemen. the Warrington Asso'
citation and their guests, the V. v. F. A. OF Bal
timore, made . parade this afternoon, and II
Was a fine display. The Baltimoreans Ar
rived at Il.s0 O'Clock this morning and
we're met by President Richards and
the officers and delegation OF the
Washington Association, s.who escorted them te
Minors, sth and Sreets northwest, where
they partook Of lunch and their apparatus VA
taken to 18th and II streets told Union engine
house,, from whence the line started ct
O'Clock.
TEE LINE OF MARCH.
This was In charge OF Mr.. John W. Thomp'
son as marshal. First came the Washington
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association
headed by hit Carson drum and
eornet corps. President Richards. Vice
PRESIDENT Pierce, Secretary Peabody and
hahiert Treas lrer Caminecs. Engineer Strobel
and others The flag ICED by zen. Grant al
his headquarters at City Point presented by
Col Amos Webster) Was borne by honorary
members. Then followed the old sun
hose carriage, which was drawn by
members. the old Columbia suction drawn by
members and carriages containing members
too intrm to stand march. Then came the
baltimore Association IN charge of Presi-
dent ID. 7. Holloway as marshal, with
John 3. Sullivan as assistant nlsrshal.
inis association had with them the drum aud
picooia band Of Dushane Post, G. A. r., OF
twenty pieces. and in the line was the banner
OF the association, the United States Mary-
land and association flags four axmsn,
four pipemen and about seventy
members drawing the old Patapsco suction
and then the old Paramount (PhIladephia) le-
gion drawn by horses, with the older members
In carriages.
REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The line Of march WAS down the avenue,
passing in review ct the Executive Mansion
about 2:l5 o'clock President Harrison and the
District Commissioners. Thence they proceeded
down the avenue to the Peace monument coun-
termarching 70 I'd, to Indiana avenue, 70 Sd. u
Massachusetts avenue, to Mt Vernon Square.
round north side to 9th and X streets, to Wash
lngton Circle, to Pennsylvania avenue and back
to the engine house.
Along the line the police officers had much
difficulty in keeping the streets clear such wa,
the desire OF the younger part of the commu-
nifty to see the old-time machines. At O'Clock
the visitors viii be banqueted At Melnor's and
they leave some time tonight
NoTEs
The Baltimore engine was surmounted BY
representation of the Washington monumen,
in Baltimore
The engine house was handsomely decorated
with flags, the words Welcome, veteran nre'
men, IN front and a picture of a rescue from
burning building.
The national dag in the line of the Washing.
ton veterans was carried by Mr.. Richard
Brown. Alex Eaton OF Columbia and Joshua
Lloyd, the axmen.
In the carriages were Col James A. TAFT.
former president of the Columbia; Mr.. John
Hurst OF the Franklin, Fred Schneider of the
Union. George Keithly of the Anacostia, An
drew Jackson of the Franklin and Others