The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-12
REVIEWED BY
THE PRESIDENT.
Annual Parade Of Police
and Fif0m0n.
Two FINE TROPHIES AWARDED.
Ninth Precinct Wins tho Wight
Flag Macfarland's Gift
Awarded to Engine Com
pany No Il.

The awarding of the Wight prize police
flag to Lieutenant John c. Daley and the
men Of the Ninth precinct under his COM
mand was the feature of the ceremonies
attending the annual parade of the Police
and Fire Departments Of the city today.
The parade is one of the most success
fuI that has ever been held From the
reviewing stand in front of the White
House President Roosevelt, the Commits
sioners Of the District, and large party
Of guests watched the passing fremen and
policemen
Following the parade several OF the
reserve companies of the fire depart
ment gave an exhibition run in front of
the stand which was watched with in
terest by the large crowd that had as
sembIed in the vicinity.
Beginning OF Ceremonies.
The ceremonies began promptly at 2.3O
o'clock Previous TO this. the police had
assembled along Pennsylvania Avenue
with the head of the line resting at Nine
tenth Street They were formed by pre-
cincts, and made a most excellent show
ing.
The 6remen were also early in place
Their column formed on h Street, near
Seventeenth Street, about 1:30 o'clock,
and nalf an hour afterward proceeded by
way OF Twenty-first Street TO Pa1nsyI-
vania Avenue, whence they proceeded east
until the head of the line rested at Twen-
tieth Street
1t was but little after the hour set
when Major Sylvester was joined by the
Commissioners and lined up at the corner
of Nineteenth Street
Surrender of Trophy.
Lieutenant Moore was then called upon
to surrender the flag. which his men in
the Sixth precinct had previously won.
and which for a year they had guarded.
Following this action. the suspense Of the
men was well depicted upon their faces
as no intinatioE: had been received as TO
which had been the successful precinct
The announcement OF the winner was
the signal for a hearty shout from the
friends OF the command who happened to
be in the vicinity and with flushing cheeks
Lieutenant Daley marched his standard
bearers TO the front The presentation
speech was made by Commissioner Ross,
who IS in direct control Of the affairs of
the department.
Medals for NarIzsmcn
Following the award of the flag the
craftsmanship medals were pinned upon
the coats of the successful policemen by
Major Sylvester, who, in each instance,
accompanied The act with appropriate re-
marks
Sergeant Samuel Murphy received the
sergeant's medal and D. E. Langley the
medal TO the best shot among the police
Of class 2. Both of these men are con-
nected " th the Sixth precinct
The third medal to the officer of class 1
making the best average score, went to
Private Bum, Of the Anacostia sub-sta-
tion. All of the medals are of solid gold
and are handsome in design.
The Commissioners proceeded to Twen-
tieth Street, where all of she members
Of the Fire Department had left their
apparatus and formed about the outfit of
the company to which the flag was to be
presented It had previously been re-
turned TO Chief Dutton by the foreman
Of Engine Company No. 5, which has
held it for the past year, ever since ii
was presented TO the department by Com
missioner Henry B. f. Macfarland.
Presented by Mr.. MacfarIand.
Commissioner Macfarland made the
presentation speech in this instance. after
the men had been ranged up in line, be-
fore engine company No. II, the prize
company It was received by Foreman
August Grim. for the company, in manly
manner. and in a few words he replied to
the expressions of good-feeiing for the
department in which the Commissioner had
indulged- The other members of the COM
pany are Jacob Stutz, assistant foreman;
James MoTiarity, engineer; NJ. J. Barry,
fireman; ". P Cady, driver; c. V. Mack
intosh, assistant driver; R. ]. Griffin,
watchman, and A. H. Walter, F Browne,
Earnest Dippler, and r. A. Galpin, pri-
Yates.
On the completion of these ceremonies,
which were simple in character, the Con-
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