Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PROGRAM OF ANNUAL CONVEN-
TON FIREMEN's ASSOCIATION.
Parade at 8 P. n. and a Band Concert
at General and Per-
sonal News.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 8, 1904.
The address of welcome on behalf Of the
city of Alexandria at the opening session OF
the eighteenth annual convention Of the
Virginia State Firemen's Association,
Wednesday. August II, will be delivered by
Mayor Simpson. Mr.. j. Randall Cation, IT,,
will deliver the address on behalf Of the
fremen of Alexandria.
The official program for the event, which
has just been issued. is as follows: Wednes-
day, August II, 6 am to 10 pm, reception
of delegates and visiting companies; pm.
opening session of the association in the
opera house, with addresses of welcome on
behalf of the city and the local firemen;
pm, evening session of the convention.
Thursday August IS. pm. grand parade
of firemen; pm, band concert, corner OF
Washington and King streets. The con-
tests for this day will be for the largest
and disappearing uniformed company In
line with band, for which prize OF $l2o
will be given, and for the best uniformed
band in line, for which the prize Will De
so Friday, August 10, 10 In, hose races
and other contests for prizes. These Will
include the hose race open to state COM
panies only, for the custody OF the associa.
ton trumpet. The first prize will be $ioo
and the second prize SO.
Hose race number two will be open 10 all
contestants The frst prize will be $50 and
the second $25. A prize of $15 will be award
ed to the winner of the nook ana iauaeI
race, and prize of 500 will be awarded IN
the steamer contest. All OF these contests
will be governed by the regulations OF the
Virginia State Fremen's Association, ana
all contestants will be uniformed IN tne
regulation attire of their respective com
panies. There must not be less IMAM '"o
entries for each contest -
The following are the officers OF the VIZ
ginia State Firemen's Association: John n
Trimyer of this city, president; James n
Over senior vice president; george "
Cumming secretary; r. j. Williams, treas
urer, and R. W. Withers, statlsticlah. ~
the general committee for enter tahin.he ~
H. Trimyer is chairman; r. D. foilaiu' 81
rotary and John Leadbeater, treasurer. ne
axacntive committee is composed of the 1oi-
lowing: F. ]. Paff, chairman w. "A. 5Hoo. o
ir L. Crupper, A. D. Brockett, George
Thler NJ b. Harlow, ]. Y. Wliiiams, ta, ,
Agnew II. F. Robertson, E. e. DoWnharl'
lanes r. eaton and Lewis H. Machen.
Fire Department Busy.
Two fires yesterday kept the nre oepart-
mont busy for several hours AT l o CLOCK
in the morning the simultaneous sounding
Of many steam engine whistles from the
ward of the Southern railroad called out
tho engines for blaze in stable on the
premises of Mr.. James McCuen. w SCUM
Alfred street. The fire was blazing fiercely
nv the time the department reached the
scene 1t was impossible to save the sec
ond story of the building, In when guam
tity of hay and feed was burned "A nose
nozzle becoming unmanageable during the
progress of the fire, several of the hremen
were injured. Kingston Ratchne, mem
Der of Engine Company NO D, was slruch
in the eye by some falling body ana was
knocked from the ladder into the burning
building 1t was in the effort to rescue him
that some of the f1remen allowed the nose
to get temporarily out OF controi: 1on1
Henderson was struck on the right leg ana
severely cut and bruised. He was speedlly
removed to the Alexandria Hospital. where
his injuries were dressed. Frank ID. Pol
lard, a member of Company NO. ., sunereo
a sprained ankle. The building was unin-
sured, and the loss Will amount TO several
hundred dollars.
Again in the afternoon the department
was called out for fire in stable on the
premises of Mr.. William B. Smoot at the
corner of Prince and Columbus streets.
The horses and carriages on the ground
floor were removed without injury, and
only the upper part of the building, which
is of brick, was injured to any extent. Inc
damage is covered by insurance Assistant
Foreman George w. Pettey of Company
No was injured in this fire by having his
hands badly burned In the binding smoke
his hands came in contact with burning
bundle of hay and were badly blistered. 1t
is not known how either fire started.
General Matters.
The funeral of Mr.. Gustav Reinicker
whose death occurred Thursday, took place
yesterday afternoon at o'clock from his
late residence on Duke street. The inter-
ment was made In Ivy Hill cemetery.
The Alexandria base ball team scored
victory over the nine from Fort Washing
ton in a well-played game Saturday after
noon on the old fair grounds, by the score
of to 4.
The cases of Ernest Mills and James,
Familiarity known as Barney Richards,
charged with attempting to break into a
freight car on the Southern railroad, were
called before Justice Cation in the police
court this morning, and continued until
Wednesday morning at o'clock.
The annual excursion of the Alexandria
pany going to River View Many of the
friends of the militiamen will Join them
there this evening.
Through his attorney Mr. Lewis H.
Machen. Mr.. John w. Entwisle, who was
fined $50 in the police court Friday morn
ing, on charge of violating the city ordi-
nance against the unrestricted sale of CO.
caine and preparations containing 1t, has
appealed his case to the corporation court
The statement made in The Stars Alex
andr1a news of Saturday in connection with
the funeral of Clarence George to the eff
feet that the young man had been drowned
at the Washington bathing beach, was in
correct. The drowning occurred near the
Washington navy yard.