Evening star., 1900-11-15
Their Annual Parade Attracts Thou.
sands Of Spectators.
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BANNERS
Badges to Members of Police
Force for Workmanship.
THE LINE OF MARCH

Thousands of people, men, women and
children, lined the sidewalks along Pennsyl-
vania venue from 18th street to the Peace
monument this afternoon, all anxious to
get a glimpse of the police and firemen,
members of the important branches of the
public service who were participating in
the annual parade. While a large majority
of the men in each of these departments
We're in line, was taken to protect the
city and suburbs from violators Of law, as
well as from fires. The policemen assem-
bled in the vicinity of Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street, while the several COM
panies of the fire department were on hand
near Goth street. Probably the most inter-
esting event of the day was the decision
regarding the winner of the police flag.
donated by Mr.. John B. Wight when he
was a District Commissioner. The first
Lieut.. Kenneys eighth precinct command
took it the next year. Last year Lieut.
Amiss' precinct regained the trophy, ana
today when the flag was presented to Lieut..
]. A. Moore's squad some of the other
precincts We're disappointed, as several or
them had felt certain that the flag would
come to them.
Flag Presented.
District Commissioner Ross presented the
flag to the winning precinct. In making the
presentation he said:
"As one who has been closely associated
with the metropolitan police force OF the
District of Columbia for more than ten
years l have a just pride in its personnel
and in the record which it, as the right arm
of the municipality, has made in the mann
tenance of peace and good order' ana IN IN
the protection of persons ana properly III
this jurisdiction.
although called upon to patrol an ex-
to-, hn
assigned to any other police force OF IKE
numbers in any city of the United states.
it has attained results which are IN the
highest degree creditable and pralseWorthy.
This has been largely due to einclene
superintendence, and the promotion OF
worthy men to positions of rank and sta
tion on the force, and to a selection or the
members of the rank and file upon 'he
merit system. ,
ed between the various precincts was based
upon the orderly and presentab.e condltloh
of the station houses and the acCouIel ,
ments, and upon efficiency ;nt. IN dpiit: uas aas
good. There need be no heart ournlngs
over the result. .
"Jt afrords me great pleasure now 70
present this flag donated by Mr. Johi1 o.
White, former Commissioner OF the DIS
trict to the lieutenant. the ofhcers ana Hien
of No. 9 precinct, who were shown py M !he
report of our judges to have excelieo III the
regards which l nave ndIneu-
Badges for Marksmnnship.
While Commissioner Ross was addressing
the winners of the flag Major sylvester
awarded the medals which he had dona'eu
70 the sergeant and two priVates VINO hau
excelled in craftsmanship during the recehI
target practice. Sergt ]. A. "lIllams oi oi
the sixth precinct and PriVates Arcnlpai'' ti
MeIlen of the first and d. E. Langley OF the
aonnd uere the men upon whose hearts
the medals were pinned. .
Tba medals are Of gold in the shape or a
shield, with target IN tne ceh,ei. ~,
the target are the letters M T., u. =.
peneath it is the word Craftsmanship
and the date 1900 , ..ou tho
presentations had been made win pia
toon of mounted policemen in the Lead ana
another bringing up the rear. Serst. Ma
thews of the eighth precinct was In chaise
or the platoon in front, the men beng
mounted on dark bay horses. Inc reat d,
n;atoon was in charge of Sergt harry OF
the ninth precinct, the horses being backs
and bays, the uniformity in the color OF me
| horses adding to the general appearance VI
''H D,rectly behind the front platoon o!
mounted men came Major sylvester
mounted on his handsome black morse
| His orGerlies, Mounted Policemen mar;
man and Yetton, were also ridihs piaeh ian
| horses Following closely behind the major
| came Capt. NJ. A Austin, acting as do
iutant, and Inspectors Isaac Pearson ano
| Francis E. Cross, as members oI tne
| majors staff The United states Maiilis M
| Rand came next, and following the paho
| came the several commands representing
the nine precincts. as follows: FIRST pre-.
| cinct command, Lieut.. 7. b. Amlss: secohC
precinct command. Lieut.. ); r., r1t3AnI. a
| thiru precinct command. Lieut.: II.
| Royle: fourth precinct command, Lieut.. u
| " Hollinberger; fifth precinct command
Lieut. F. F. McCathran; sixth preclm.' pr, r,
| command, Lieut.. ]. A. Moore; seEen.h pr
cinct command, Lieut.. j. A. Swlndells
| eighth precinct command. Lieut. John heH II
ney; ninth precinct command Lieut.. >. y
| Daley.
| Twenty four members of the bicycle squao
rode in six sections, following the footmen
with Acting Lieut. w. w. Jordan In com
mand Next in line came the oattery'
Calling gun, borrowed for the occasion
sergt Daniel Slattery of the eighth pre-
| cinct was in charge of the battery, Whlcr
was a new feature in the parade. foiiCe
men Jones, Perry, Lewis ana Dean OF tii'
| police boat were members OF 'his squao
| Following the battery came the new van o.
| the house of detention three patrol wagon:
and two ambulances, with the platoon o.
| mounted men bringing up the rear OF tne
first division
| nrocession moved east in the direction o
| the White House, where arrangements hat
| been made for President Mckinney, tne DIs
| trict Commissioners, police chiefs IRON
| other cities and invited guests to be on tn
| reviewing stand. At the Peace monumen
the members of the force will be reviewed
by Maj. Sylvester before they are oismlssed
| The Fire Laddies.
The second division Of the parade wal
composed of the twenty-one companies O.
the District fire department, under com
mand Of Acting Chief Engineer William I
Belt. The fire fighters formed on Pennsyl
yania avenue, between 18th and @Otl
streets, and after the flag presented b!
Commissioner Macfarland to the compan!
making the best record during the pas
year for appearance and efficiency ha'
been handed by him to Foreman c. A
Kreamer Of No. 8 engine company to b.
held by 1t for a year, the line formed II
marching order and promptly started at tn
signal to move.
In order that the members Of the depart
ment might witness the presentation Q
the prize flag Acting Chief Belt, IN the ab
sence Of Chief Paris. who Is confined t
his bed by illness, formed the men OF
either side Of Pennsylvania avenue, Wit
Foreman Kreamer and his men occupying
a central position. The presentation OF tn
flag was witnessed not only by the mem
bers Of the entire fire department, but ais
by great throng Of people who had as