Evening star., 1895-06-19
THEY WILL CELEBRATE
Mount Pleasant to Do Honor to the Fire
Company.
Arrangements for n Parade, Drill and
acted Last Night. .-.-..

cured completely equipped fire engine
company, after having fought for it for so
long, they propose to celebrate the event
next Saturday, when the new addition to
the District fire department will go into
commission. This was decided upon at a
SPECIAL meeting of the Mt Pleasant Citi-
zens' Association held last evening, when it
was settled that there should be a parade
through the principal streets of the village,
drill by the new company, brief addresses,
reception and collation. al the new engine
house and a general inspection of the
house.
The Arrangements.
In the absence of President ]. w. Somer-
vile. who was reported to be quite ill., Mr..
T. A. Harding presided, and he called upon
Mr.. c. l.. Ricketts,, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to make arrangements for
the celebration, to state what had been
dore. In the first place, stated Mr.. Rick
etts, there would be parade. starting from
the new engine house, 14th street, just
above kenesaw avenue, at $3.50, and march
ing up 14th street to Howard avenue;
thence to 1Tth street, to Park street, to 18th
street. 1t was proposed, said Mr.. Ricketts,,
to have the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps,
eighty strong, furnish the music. and the
new engine company, the village fire depart
ment. the District Veteran Ffremen's Asso-
ant Citizens Association would participate.
The District Commissioners had accepted
an invitation to be present, as had Chief
Paris and the other officials of the Dis
trict fire Department., and they would be
in the parade. There would be drill by
the new company, explained Mr. Ricketts,.
and upon the return of the procession to
the new engine house there would be an
address of welcome made on part of the
people of the village, to which replies would
be made by the District Commissioners and
other invited guests. For the speakers,
stand would be erected, and then COLA
tion would be served in the engine house
to the invited guests and to the members
OF the new company, an informal reception
preceding the collation.. For the public
lemonade and sandwiches would be served
from stands just outside the house.
The report of Mr.. Ricketts, was unani-
mously adopted, and an appropriation of
go was made to cover the necessary eX-
penses of the celebration. 1t was also de-
cided to invite the members of the Colum-
bia Heights Citizens Association to par
ticipate in the celebration. 1t was proposed
that the village association should furnish
flag and pennant for the new company,
but Mr.. Raby, on behalf of the village fire
department. stated that they desired 10
have that pleasure, and the village fire de-
partment will furnish their collea CUES with
the flag and lettered pennant.
Seventeenth Street.
The matter of the celebration being dis
posed of, Mr.. Courts, from the committee
appointed to see the District Commission
ers in relation to the extension of 1Tth
street to the proposed boulevard, an extern
sion OF but seventy feet. stated that the
committees call proved to be a very un-
satisfactory one. 1t was his belief that the
Commissioners We're determined to adhere
to their plan and that 1t would be useless
to endeavor to further persuade them.
Other members of the committee expressed
similar opinion, and the committee, on the
motion of Mr.. Sleman, was continued and
directed to present a protest with the COM
mission to whom the plans for the extern
sion OF the streets have been forwarded.
Standing Committees.
A communication from President Somer-
Vile was received. announcing the appoint
ment of the following standing committees
for the ensuing year:
Sewers-E. w. Woodruff, c. L. Ricketts,,
w. F. Snyder, w. D. Quinter and ]. r.
Watson.
Streets and sidewalks-F. L. Campbell.
F. A. Ellis, G. H. Zellers, H. D. Walbridge
and T. S. Rogers.
schools-W. L. Cole, A. B. Chatfeld, C. R.
Wright, A. H. Baker and J. B. Sleman.
Lghts-N. E. Young, J. H. Jolly. " A.
Moore. w. Green and Albert Stephan.
Police and fire Department.. r. Bucka-
lew, ST. George r. Raby, L. S. Lipscomb,
Abram Frey and c. L. Saers.
Street railroads.&c.. D. Walbridge, c. B.
Dickey. C. L. Ricketts, and Donald Nc
Pherson.
Charity-J. B. Sleman T. c. Dulin, A. l..
Sturtevant, w. D. Quinby and B. p. Davis.
Before the adjournment of the association
resolution was adopted, expressing the
regret of the association because of Pres
ident Somerville's illness and the hope that
he would speedily recover.