The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-26
.F|REMEN' SP ARADE
feature OF day
Under Ideal Weather Conditions
Great Pageant Is Held i'll
Alexandria.
THOUSANDS THRoNG CITY
Twelve Hundred Members and
Twenty-eight Companies
Take Part.
THOUSANDS THRoNG CITY
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ideal skies and with ideal weather
conditions prevailing. and with a
slight breeze, Just sufficient to produce
the right atmospheric conditions, the
annual pal ade In connection with the
tWenty-fourth annual meeting Of the
! Virginia State Firemen's Association
was held in this historic city this at
| tcrnoon. 1t was one of the best pa :
| AIDES ever before held under the aus
plces of the association. About 1900
| flremen were in line OF march, repre-
every city and hamlet In the State, and
there was twelve bands Of music
The passing fire pageant was Justify
cheered by the thousands who had
gathered here to witness 1t. among
them being many thousand from Wash
ington. All companies as they passed
! along the line of march were cheered,
regardless of appearance, while the
burds played patriotic airs. Dixie, ;"
as usual, brought forth 1usty cheers.
The day was busy from early morn
ing. Firem en- pnraded around In their
bright colored uniforms, and bands pa
raded up and down the streets, while
! the throng of early arrivals spent their
time in looking over the decorations.
| and points OF interest. Early In the
afternoon the big throns began to az
sen1ble, and by 2 o'clock the old town
| was filed with visitors.
| Everybody appeared happy. There
was no dissentlon, and Alexandra in
its holiday dress presented gala ap-
| pearance.
Promptly at the noon hour, practi-
| cally all business was suspended, ana
\ mr. n
Join the happy throng, which had as
selnbled for the parade.
| Exhibition on Water Front
| At 1890 o'clock this morning the
craft F,refl ghter, OF Washington Fire
| Department in command of CaptSJacob
Stulz. arrived at this port. bringing
thirty-seven firemen from Washington.
who participated in the parade. y
rousing welcome was accofded the
Firefghter by the shrieking OF wins
ties ana ringing of bells. Pracucail!
all the crafts along the river front
TONED in saluting the Firefghter
Thnra we're loud hurrahs as the boat
landed The washington delegation
| was met by Chief Pettey and a dele
a.a+ion Of members of the local fire de-
| partment. 49,,
shortly after the arrival of the boat
., nr,,od ont into midstream and gave
/ r,onderful exhibition of it's capacity
| for aghting fires. Eight streams were
.srt forth into the air like geysers'
which looked as If the boat hau peeii
| converted into waterspras.
| hibitioa was witnessed by tnousanue =,
people, who had assernoleu .,,,ar
r,o,nts Of vantage along the rive,
f fnnnt The craft was greatly admlreo
~, The visiting fremen, many OF
,:,,o, had never before had an OPP
raru,,itv of witnessing such an eAhi-
Lltion
The Dig Parade.
nv h,e, narade started shortly pc
tor.a o'clock, with j. Sid Dousias a'
] chief marshal. 1t traversea 1ne ~ its
| cinal streets Of the CITY. anu ,saa ~
conclusion the fire laddles 'ep ara fem
! dered buffet luncheoti
! tainment committee ,,.s as
The formation of the paraus na,,ce.
r.,,aws. platoon Of mounted poAi ~,
l,o,,aI Gun Factory Band: .,
T nava, chief marshal: officers o.
ctote association III carriages N
18th ". ogden. chief Of star: 1870,
u Downham and P. i. aui. . c,ith
Friendship Company; T. Steua ',oe Hook
and william c. CleSelanar he.1 John
and Ladder Company. 10. coInnn-
anu ,h ,aa and ". G. BagGett. colutIi-
isa nnonany No a; B. D. Cats anu
". p,a osden reliance Company NJ, -
go " " Pettey, chief OF the ~ s:
~ a,r T;re Departments: frlenus .,
I 49,. Association. and appara.us'
...,th naruan Friedleander as .l".
49,. pelief Hook and Ladder Com
Many No. L. and apparatus anu 81
With Joseph De Silva as marsna ,,rt,Is
lumbia Company No. 4. anu npp a 5
and band. with George a. NJ and
| marshal. Reliance Company, Nc WI
annaratus and band. with Smlth W..
1iams as marshall detachmen.
11rasb,npton. D, c., Fire Departmen. ;
1,arr,snnhurg company and bano, Le
,rnton front Royal. Newport new .
I,nsla Company No. 8, and band, sur
anaoah Altayista, Danville, cha a,'..o.
vile and band; stauntoh' s
Forge, Covington and oann a., iaan ro an
| Newport News, Rescue anu ~ 1,r.nce
pany, No. 4: Newport new o p r
Aax Company, No. i. ana pano
1enrtsmo,th park View Company NO.
=. pocnhontas and Fredericksburg
Historic Old Ensine.
rhe hist oric old Friendship fire en-
| p,ne Of which company Washington
was member, attracted much atten-
! ton In the parade as 1t was drawn
by four stalwart iron gray horses.
FOLLOWING it came reel, belonging
to the company The reel was drawn
| by two iron gray horses. Seated on
the back Of the old engine was little
Alvin Friedlender, representing fire.
man, and a young son of Dallas Pey-
ton, representing General Washington
Behind the old engine rode twelve
| members of the company. many OF
| whom are bent with age.
| The Caaxl mbia Fire Company. this
] city, had all of Its apparatus in line.
A handsome reel. finished in gold and
lavishly and artistically decorated, was
| greatly admired as it was drawn BY
| forty members of the company in the
procession. The reel had suspended
above it beautiful piece representing
a gate, over which was a white dove.
Artificial lilies and white and red
roses, together with two large butter
files, also added to its general at
Effectiveness. A little girl dressed In
white occupied q seat on the back OF
the reel.
Chief T, j. Williams. seventy eight
years old. OF charlottesville. one OF
the oldest Are chiefs In the country.
was u central figure In the parade, he
haaaed the Charlottesville division.