Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-08
that this honor has been won by you and
by the officers and men under your COM
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"The Commissioners congratulate you
heartily upon your deserved success. The
banner which now present means that you
and your men have labored diligently and
effectively; that your record is untarnished.
and that you have approached perfection
In the administration of a police precinct.
May l, IN conclusion, express the hope that
the example which you and your men have
placed before the force will prove to be an
inspiration to achieve in the future, If pos
sible, even higher measure of success"
Flag for Engine Company.
AT the close of this ceremony Commits
sioner mcfarland then presented to Capt
William F. Lanahan,- commanding engine
company No. of the fire department. the
mcfarland trophy flag, given to the COM
pany making the best showing for efficiency
upon inspection and record
IN presenting this flag Commissioner Mac
farland said: '.,Atf
you have won this flag by merit. 1t has
been awarded to you by a committee of
prominent citizens, after an inspection of
the entire fire department and an examina-
ton OF the records of all of the companies
Ior the past year. Moreover the competi-
ton was so close that it was difficult for
the committee to decide. 1t is therefore
most creditable to you, and I congratulate
you most heartily The generous and hon.
orable rivalry between the companies for
TINS trophy increases the efficiency of the
department and therefore is gratifying TO
the commissioners. We all appreciate the
lueHty, intelligence and courage with which
the department. does it's work by day and
by night We are proud of it's past and
confldent of its future. Its splendid service
at tne baltimore fire, service unexceled in
endurance, skill and success has added To
It's laurelS and will never be forgotten We
trust that Congress at theAtoming session
VIII snow its appreciation by granting the
repeated requests of ACCOMPLISHMENTS for
adequate nav for the n vi hiatt
ment for the department" D. TT
Inc gold and bronze medals given by the
washington Times to the members of the
police and fire departments for conspjcuous
bravery and efficiency were then nresente5
by Commissioners West and Macfarland
commissioner West as head of the poIice
department, presented a gold medal to Pri-
Nate j. H. Lee and bronze medal to Pri-
Eate klinedinst, both of the police force
Ior conspicuous bravery, and Commissioners
mac1ariand presented to Private Ernest E.
f "a OF the fire department a gold medal
for gallantry in life saving. and bronze
medal to Lieut. P. J. Sullivan for general
efficiency in the fire ,depa rtment
The medals offered by Maj. Sylvester to
the members of the police department for
craftsmanship were then presented bv the
major Sergt. J., J. Murphy of No. 10 pre-
clnct was awardedn the .sergeant's medal,
he having made 81. out Of aSnossible tbirt,,
points. Private j. 0. Brown of No 5 was
given the medal offered to pEivates of class
2, having scored % out of a possible thirty
points, and the metal to prfvates of class
l was awarded to Private j. T. Kennedy of
No. 10 precinct, ae
At the close of these ceremonies the Com
missloners took their places on the review
ing stand in front of the White House on
Pennsylvania avenue and at a signal from
the stand, the procession started east on
the avenue.
Maj. Sylvester, accompanied by his order
iy, rode at the head of the parade, follow
ed by his staff of captains in the police de-
partment. The mounted police came next
marching in the form of a wedge and after
them came the United States Marine Band
playing a stirring patriotic march Imme-
diately following the band came the dis
mounted members of the department, in
Guiding the members of the 1st ID 3D. 4th
9Th, 18th, Stn. 9th and 10th precincts. Mem
bers of the BICYCLE squad came next and the
rear Of the first division was brought I'D by
the battery held for use in the police de-
partment. The total number of policemen
and officers in the procession was 400.
The Fort Myer Cavalry Band headed the
second detachment, which embraced 132
members of the fire department. Chief En-
gineer VIM. T. Belt in his buggy drove at
the head of the fire departments detach-
Deputy Chief Frank J. Wagner in his
buggy. The following companies of the
fire department were represented in the
parade: Engine companies 2, 4, g. Z, 10, u
ana 10; truck companies A, F and G; fuel
wagons and 4; supply wagon and water
tower
Marched by Reviewers.
The procession marched past the review
ing stand and turned into 18th street at
the intersection of 18th street, Pennsyl-
vania and New York avenues. Both the
policemen and firemen were cordially
cheered by the crowds thronging the side
walks along the line of march.
When the last of the parade turned into
18th street there occurred one of the most
init rpcfi mo- feaf pf fhaa.y I'll
hibition run and drill by engine company
No. /, and truck company E of the fire de-
partment
Battalion Chief Engineer Sullivan, to-
gether with the engine and truck compan-
les, were waiting at 18th street, and when
the last line of the parade turned south
into 18th street signal was given and
Chief Sullivan in his buggy came down
the avenue past the reviewing stand with
his horse at run. At Madison place the
chief made a turn and halted Next came
the combination hose and chemical wagon
on the dead run past the reviewing stand,
and after that the large first-sized steam
fire engine. The hose wagon and fire en-
CINE also turned at Madison place and
connections were made with the hydrant
at the corner of Madison place and Penn
sylvania avenue. AS soon as the hose
wagon and engine made the turn the sig
nal was given for truck E TO make the
run. Down the avenue with the fine large
horess on the dead rum the hook and
ladder truck dashed. and at Madison place
the members of the truck company gave
an exhibition ladder drill.
Engine Company No. l was commanded
by Capt. Thomas O'ConnOr and Lieutenant
OConnor. and Truck E was commanded
by Capt. j. K. Young and Lieutenant Mosh-
ervel. ~ Is. :.
The exhibition run and drill were enthu-
siastically cheered by the crowd of specta-
tors and the fire ladies were praised for
the promptness and rapidity of their work.
The parade proceeded. Eastward on the
avenue and thousands of citizens lined the
sidewalks all the way from The Treasury
building to the Peace MONUMENT
The members Of No. Z police precinct,
which won the Wight banner for efficiency,
are follows:
Lieut.. w. w. Jordan, Sergeants W. w.
Easley, 8. ]. Harry, w. H. Harrison e. J.
keefe, J. 3. Kramer, Henry Schneider: Pri-
Yates Frank Burrows. c. NJ Birkigt. J. w.
Bailey, J. 8. Bergman, s. C. Burrows. E.
G. Blake. Henry Backenheimer, W. r.
bloom, G. F. Birch. E. w. Brown,
Harry Boucher. J. j. Branzell, Dam
lei Connor. g. B. Cornwell r. n.
Clark, J. c. Calhoun, J. A. Davis,
e. W. Edwards, Anthony Fennelly, N. E.
Lurr. J. L. Giles. Grove McGill, Samuel
Goodman J. 9. b. Gray.-J A. Hall. w. p.
Hess. J. W. Haney, Augustus Hess, p. A.
norman, G. T. Hilton, p D. Holmes, G.
v. Johnson, A. F. johnson, J. s. Kuster. J.
E; Lyddane. James Law, J.sR. Lintler, D.
w, Lewis, J. B. Lipscomb, G. H. Laleger.