Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
Police to Be Reviewed by the Commits
sioners and Characterization
Run by Firemen.

|
Run by Firemen.
| Major Sylvester, representing the police
| department, and Chief Belt of the fire de-
partment have advised the members of
| their respective departments to be in readi-
| ness for the annual parade of the two de-
| partments, which is to take place Wednes-
| Gay afternoon. The order of formation is
| given in general order issued today as
| follows:
Superintendent, Major Richard Sylvester.
StaH-Captains Isaac Pearson Harry l..
Gessford, Francis E. Cross, ]. E. Heffner.
! Marine Band.
Mounted force, commanded by Sergeant
S. ]. Harry.
Bicycle squad, commanded by Sergeant
G. L. Bode.
First precinct, commanded by Lieutenant
I. B. Amiss
Second precinct, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Michael Byrnes.
Third precinct, commanded by Lieutenant
r. B. Boyle.
Fourth precinct, commanded by Lieuten-
ant w. H. Mathews.
Fifth precinct, commanded by Lieutenant
F. F. McCathran.
Sixth precinct, commanded by Lieutenant
j. A. Moore.
Eighth precinct commanded by Lieuten-
ant w. w. Jordan.
Ninth precinct, commanded by Lieutenant
]. c. Daily.
Tenth precinct, commanded by Lieutenant
John kenney.
Battery (rapid-firing gum commanded by
Sergeant Daniel Slattery
House of detention van and patrol
wagons. commanded by ]. A. Frank, SAM
tary officer.
Band.
First Rattalion-Chiaf o,oi,oor y.y;u;,
l. Belt; engine company No. 10, Foreman
c. r. Schrom: engine company No /, Act
ing Foreman T. O'Connor; engine company
No. = Foreman J. Carrington engine COM
pany No. g. Foreman c. A. Kreamer: en-
CINE company No. G, Foreman W. F. Ian
ahan; truck company a, Foreman ]. E.
Hooper; fuel wagon No. l.
Second Battalion-Third assistant chief
engineer, James keliher; engine company
NO 3, Foreman c. r. Kuhns; engine COM
pany No "A, Foreman J. W. Smith; truck
company E, Foreman j. r Young; water
tower; fuel wagon No. 4; supply wagon
No. 2.
An Exhibition Run
Immediately following the parade there
will be an exhibition by this department
about in front of the reviewing stand. AS
sistant Chief Engineer A, ]. Sullivan will
first make a run, followed by engine COM
pany No. IA and truck company E. Engine
company No. IA will connect line of hose
to fire hydrant at Madison place and lay
out to point in front of the reviewing
stand and water turned on. Then two
lines of hose will be laid out from the
hydrapt to the same point, at which point
the water tower will take position, the
hose being attached to the water tower and
water turned Following this, truck
company will give a ladder drill. This
exhibition will occupy not more than thirty
minutes. .:r.E .t4
In the order issued by Major Sylvester to-
members
the following information: - 20
by direction of the honorable Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia, the
annual parade of the police and fire de-
partments will take place on Wednesday,
November 4, 1908, at 3 o'clock pm. The
parade will be reviewed by the Commits
sioners and their distinguished guests from
a stand on Pennsylvania avenue at the
north of the White House grounds.
Line of March.
The line of march will be along Penn
sylvania avenue from 10th street, east to
18th street, south to Pennsylvania avenue,
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue to
list street northwest, where the police force
will be reviewed by the major and super
intendent counter march, and be dis
| missed.
The mounted police participating in the
parade will consist of one sergeant and
thirty-two privates. This detail will as
semble on Pennsylvania avenue west of
18th street at 2:15 o'clock pm. The ser
geant in command will report to Captain
j. E. Heffner, adjutant, for instructions.
The bicycle detail of three acting SER
geants and thirty-two privates will as
semble at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue at 2:15 o'clock pm, and will re-
port to Acting Sergeant Bode for instruc-
tons.
The first, second third, fourth. fifth,
sixth eighth, ninth and tenth precinct
commands will assemble in battalion forma
ton in the order of precincts, the right
resting on 18th street, at 215 o'clock pm.
The precinct commands will report to
Capt. ]. E. Heffner, who will act as adj
jutant.
sergt. Thomas Judge will act as sergeant
major.
The battery with a crew from the patrol
boat will take position on Pennsylvania
avenue to the rear of the battalion at 215
o'clock pm, and be under command of
Sergeant Daniel Slattery..
Four patrol wagons and the house of de-
tention van will take position on Pennsyl-
yanta avenue to the rear of the battery at
| 2:15 o'clock p.m, and will be in charge of
| j. A. Frank, NJ p, sanitary officer.
The officers of the several precinct COM
mands are enjoined to observe that their
| organizations maintain proper distances in
| formation and marching
For Duty on Avenue.
When the bicycle command shall have
| reached 18th street west. sixteen members
| of the same, under command of Acting
Sergeant Plemmons, will retire from the
| formation wheel to the right, and do police
duty on Pennsylvania avenue between 18th