Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-30


negro mascot. brought up the rear of
the division.
Portsmouth Hook and Ladder com
pany No. /. headed by the Norfolk
navy yard band. led the third divis
ION and the company undoubtedly
made the best showing of any in the
parade. Following Portsmouth In the
division were tho Columbia Company
or Alexandria. the Colonial Bench
Company, the Bedford City Company
and the Danvillc Company
Hampton's Good Showing.
Thc Hampton Company with the
fort Monroe band, led the fourth III
vision and there was no better look
ing company In the line of march
All ;Sovc the ordinary statue. the
members of the company made an
imposing appearance in their full dress
uniforms. Harrlsonburg Hose Com
pany No. also made good showing
with the vision as did the Covins
ton completes. The Charlottesville
company brought M the rear of the
division.
In the fifth and last division wcr-
The three local fire companies, the
bands of the North End and East End
companies, the apparatus of the entire
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Company with its gasoline engine
This division came in for its share
of the communication OF the spccta
tors.
Assisting Chief Marshal Massic
were Marslnls J. Hugh Caflce, j. r.
u. Stuart a. l.. Powell. w. +. Rouse
and A. A. Moss
The Line of March.
Starting on West avenue the par
adc moved over Washington avenue
rom Twcnty-thrd street to Thirty
q ghth street then To lluningon ave.
uue and along that avenue to Forty
seventh street. There il counter
marched and moved hack down the
avenue to rwonty-iirth street. out
that street to Chestnut avenue one
block on that avenue To rwcnty-siXth
street, down to Roanoke avenue,
thence to Twcnty-fifth street and to
Jefferson avenue ana then TO Twenty
eighth street ana from there to Hunt
ington avenue and Twcnty-fifth
banded Tho marching lasted two
hours.
At the Brewery.
President Wagner and other Off
cials of the Old Dominion Iircwing
& Ice Company, entertained the fire
men ut the brewery at 1 o'clock yes
Vrday AFTERNOON Several hundrcd
of the visiting fire fighters. accom-
panied by numbers of the local fire
mon. visited the brewery during the
afternoon and all had Il jolly good
time.
Many of the visitors returned homo
early IN the evening The Ports
mouth Hook and Ladder Company No.
|, left on the government ting Alice
at & o'clock and the Phoenix Com
pany. OF Suffolk. left for that city
early in the afternoon. Most of the
Hampton and Phocbus fircmcn also
returned to their respective towns
soon after the parade.
The visitors were rendered clam
bake on the beach between Tween
tyithird street and Twcnty-Tourth
street from s o'clock To 10 o'clock
last night. Several hundred fire
men and ladies attended the bake,
, during the evening.
Chief slows Banquet.
Fire Chief W. X Stow rendered n
banquet to the Keystone Fire Chiefs
the Coferton Hotel at 9:3O o'clock
last night Covers were laid for
about forty guests. including the
chiefs n number of local business
mon and visiting fire captains. The
affair was n most enjoyable one
Mayor Samuel r. Buxton presided
rs toastmastcr and after the many
good things had been disposed of the
MAYOR called upon fhc CHESTS for
speeches. Most of the gentlemen
gathered around the banquet board
responded to toasts
The mcnu cards were very odd ar
fairs and each guest kept one ms sou