Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-26
Best Appearing Fire Com
panies Receive Prizes.
PARTICIPANTS IN PARADE
Washington Department Gets $26
for It's Good Showing.
RESULT OF BAND COMPETITION
Negro Held on Charge Of Highway
neutrality-suspicious. Station
Visited by Thieves.
Special Correspondence Of the Star.

Special Correspondence Of the Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August %, 1910.
Following the firemen's parade yester-
day afternoon the judges awarded prizes
as follows: First prize Of 500. for largest
and best appearing uniformed company in
line with band. member of the association,
to Phoebus. This company had eighty
men in line and a band Of twenty-three
pieces from Fort Monroe. 1t wore regu-
lation blue uniforms with caps to match
and carried reed canes with blue and
bun ribbon attached thereto.
Harrisonburg carried off the second
prize of $50. for the largest and best ap-
pearing uniformed company in line with
band. member OF the association. This
company had forty-one men and a band
of twenty-four pieces.
They wore white trousers with red
blouses and dark blue visor caps
The third prize of $25. for the largest
and best appearing uniformed company
without band went to Hampton, with
fifty-eight men in line Of march. Mem
with long firemen's coats and helmets,
Win pcllS W
Washington Gets Prize.
The Washington fire department won
the fourth prize of $25 for the largest
and best appearing uniformed company
in line from a city out Of the state. The
company had thirty-seven men. and had
no opposition. The Washington firemen
wore the regulation blue uniforms. The
judges were DIR. w. NJ. Smith. H. K
Field and j. T. Preston.
But two bands competed for the prize
of $50 in the concert held last night They
were the Eagle Engine Company Band,
News Band, Newport News. The Eagle
Engine Band was declared the winner.
crowd numbering several thousand
stood about the stand during the concert.
George III. Evans, George B. Kennedy
and Henry X. Field were judges OF the
concert.
The majority OF the visiting firemen
left for their homes this afternoon. After
tonight the city will be minus its Wis
itors. All Of the visitors were loud in
which they were treated during their stay
in this city. The convention was re-
garded as one of the most successful
ever before held by the association. Ev-
erything passed of in a quiet and or
derby manner. and, notwithstanding the
large crowd, there was practically no dis
order yesterday. The throng on King
street remained out until nearly midnight
and engaged in merrymaking.
Held on Robbery Charge.
George Jackson, a negro, was in the
police court this morning held for the
action of the grand jury on a charge Of
holding up and robbing Darrell Dawson
Of The Plains. Va, Of $40.
Dawson he v,lo 81
IL O'Clock last night while he was walk
ing on North Pitt street directly north
Of Cameron. The negro. he said. sprang
out of an alley. grabbed him, took the
bill from his hand and ran like a deer.
Witness said he gave chase ard after a
short run he captured Jackson. who tus-
sled with him and also bit him in an
enort to get away. Dawson said he held
him until the arrival OF Policemen Beach
and Rawlett, who took the negro into
custody.
The police stated this morning follow
ing the trial that they suspect Jackson
Of another larceny. but this charge will
not be pushed.
Policeman Fires at Suspect.
Policeman Sampson at ESQ o'clock last
night fired at a negro whom he suspected
of attempting to enter the residence of
Edward L. Daingerfeld. on South Wash
streets. The policeman said the negro
when he saw him was on a fence. He
fired to scare him. and the negro either
fell or jumped from the fence and made
the shot Mr.. Sampson was attracted by
q sound. az If some one was trying the
shutters In the rear Of the house.
In the meantime q telephone message
| quarters and Lieut.. Belts and Police
men Young, Talbot and Nicholson re-
sponded. search of the immediate
| neighborhood was made. but no trace of
the would-be b. rglar could be found.
Pay Telephone Station Looted.
The pay telephone booth at the Union
passenger railway station was looted last
night. A report Of the robbery was made
to the police this morning by the manager
OF the Southern Bell Telephone COMPANY
Two white men. believed to have been
| tramps. We're seen to enter the booth prior
to the discovery OF the robbery. and 1t Is
| believed by the police that they committed
the crime. Less than five dollars was
secured from the booth. The manager OF
the company said this morning that the
| till Of the booth was broken and looked as
II hatchet had been used. In addition
the window Of the booth was smashed.
Brief Mention.
announcement Is MADE OF the marriage
| Of Miss Leila FUR Of Loudoun county,
Va, and William +. hewitt of Washing
ton. The wedding took place at the par
sonage Of Grace p. K. Church Tuesday
| last. Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector. off,
| ciating. Mr.. and Mrs. hewitt will re-
| side in Washington.
| In the police court this morning the
case of two young men charged with
| operating an automobile on the street
| last night without q light was continued
until tomorrow morning owing to the abb
| sence of witnesses.