Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-02
FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Engine Company No. Is In
stalled.
FELICITOUS EXERCISES
ADDRESSES By COMMISSIONER
MACFARLAND AND OTHERS.
Beautiful Set Of Flags and Floral Horse
Shoe Presented-A Quick
Summons.

horseshoe to Offset the hoodoo, played
conspicuous part in the ceremonies attend
ing the installation of No. Ii engine COM
pany yesterday afternoon. Capt. William
F. Lanahan, chief of the new company, had
his men looking their best, and the engine
and hose carriage appeared as II they hao
not been out of the shops more than rev
hours, when the three District Commission
ers, Chief Belt Of the fire department,
Major Sylvester, superintendent of police,
and members of citizens associations reach
ed the building. There was also large
gathering of residents of South Washington
at the building. They were glad to know
that their section of the city would nave
better fire protection than ever before. ana
were on hand to welcome the nremen WIN
are to do service for them.
Mr.. James F. Scaggs, president OF tne
South Washington Citizens AssociatioH'
was one of the early arrivals az the hoine
of the new company, corner OF folh anu "
streets southwest. others VINO conpo So
the committee of the association IN chaIse
of the presentation of the fags 10 the new
company were Mr.. w. A. H. Churcn, VIC
president; Mr.. B. F. Gilmore, secretary
lard F. Thompson, Rev. Claudius smith,
Dr. G. R. Lee Cole, Rev. Charles r. Sontas
and Mr.. F. x. Stevens. Music was iur-
nished by Haley's orchestra. the condltion
Oh the mousse, nOIScS dlio iihS
made such a fine showing that there had
been no effort made at decorations. Snortiy
before 4:3O o'clock the of1clals ana eueS's
were invited to the dormitory, Where the
musicians were playing, and the ceremonies
we're begun by Mr. Scaggs, in his speech,
presenting the several hags 10 the coH-
pany Directing his remarks TO the MEM
bers of the board of Commissioners, he SAID,
in part:
Mr.. Scaggs' Address.
1--WE are more than pleased to have you
with us this afternoon. We have not lnVlt-
ed YOU here to file any complaints, nor 10
roast you 1t is possible, that In the near
future, we shall ask you to partake OIL
roast. not that which comes from dis
eruntled constituency, but a roast in which
that luscious bivalve, known as the OYSTER
shall form an important part
I'VE have asked you for many things that
we did not get; you have given us some
things that we did not want.
I'VE thank you most kindly Tor the UNI
form courtesy and consideration tnat you
have shown us at all times, and 1t is Tor
the purpose of showing you our apprecla-
ton that we are here this afternoon 1
take this opportunity of expressing to you
personally my highest appreciation of your
kindness and courtesy to me. There has
been no time that you have not listened TO
my committee and myself patiently.
referring again to what we have asked
you for we have to say, that since the fenc-
no drowning there, either DRINKS or sober.
And now you have given us this beauti-
full structure, known as Engine House
Number 49," When my fellow citizens
learned that the number was thirteen, it fell
about them like pail; but, when we began
to think of the history of thirteen" we
found that once upon time that there
were twelve disciples, and the Saviour,
King. who now numbers his subjects by the
myriad millions Of mankind. Then we
thought of the thirteen colonists that took
the kink out of the British lions TAIL and
Betsy Ross placed thirteen bars and stripes
in the American flag, and those same bars
and stripes are there today, and are the
same bars and stripes that inspired Admiral
Dewey to demolish the Spanish fleet in the
harbor of Manila under his instructions
from his vernment to either capture or
destroy" and the same thirteen bars and
stripes that inspired the commander of the
Oregon to come around the world and reach
Santiago in time to help annihilate Cerye-
ra's fleet. We came to the conclusion that
the only person who ever thought 'thir-
teen was an unlucky number, was the man
who occupied felons cell by reason of the
verdict of twelve of his fellow-citiZens and
the judge who sentenced him, for crime
committed against the laws of his country.
Proud Of Fire Department.
I'VE are proud of our fire department; we
are proud of the city of magnificent dis
tances. We have gallant chief who
knows his business from Alpha to Omega,
a chief tutored in early life in this particu
lar line, chief that would not send his men
in any place that he would not go himself.
When he has passed away all will say kind
things of him.
Turning to Chief Belt Mr.. Scaggs handed
him the floral ladder which his friends
wished to strew in the pathway of his life.
Chief Belt accepted the floral token of
esteem and assured the gathering that he
had tried to perform his duty faithfully
during the forty-three years he had been in
the service, and said he would continue to
do So
And now, Mr.. Commissioners" said
President Scaggs, Sin the full discharge of
my duty, it gives me great pleasure on
behalf of the citizens of South Washington
to present to you and through you to Chief
William T. Belt, for use at engine company