The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-07-20
FIREnEN's PARADE.

ment a. Brilliant Success-Rain
Fails to Mar Enjoyable Fete-
Volunteer Hose Company Display
Notable.
Despite the handicap of muddy
streets and a rainy day, the annual
parade and celebration of the Don.
aldsonville fire department, which
took place last Sunday, proved a
success in every detail and was one
of the most interesting and enjoya-
bic fetes in the history of the de-
partment. A steady rain commenced
20 fall at about 2 o'clock and con-
t1nued until nearly 4:30 2. m, but
the doWnpour could not dampen the
enthusiasm of the gallant fire lad
dies or the hundreds of people who
thronged the streets, and had very
little, if any, effect toward diminish
ing the attendance of visitors from
the surrounding country.
AS soon as the rain stopped the
parade formed in Louisiana Square,
and at BIS pm. the pageant moved
eff, with a detail of mounted po-
lice in the lead, under Chief Henry
Schaff, ST.. Next came the grand
marshall, Mayor Charles Maurin, and
his aides, George Fl. Richard and A.
J. Schroeder, followed by the chief
Of the fire department, John Schaff,
md Assistant Chief Morris schnei-
der.
The first company in line was the
veteran Phoenix Steam Fire Com
Dany No. i, who were preceded by
heir marshalls, Messrs. G. Fl. Ian
dry and D.. M. Feray. The Phoenix
wore a uniform of red shirts, black
trousers and fire helmets, and dis
played their steam fire engine, Lady
Clara, which was drawn by a pair
OF coal-bIack horses The Napoleon
lille brass band furnished music for
his organization.
Next in line came the Ascension
Hook and Ladder Company, CARRIED
IN blue shirts, black trousers and
white fire helmets. Their marshals
we're G. Kline, Dr. Z. K. Sims and
Capt. Harry c. Whiteman The hook
and ladder truck was prettily dec
GRATED to represent Nature in Her
Splendor,' the living characters in
GUIDED in the theme being depicted
by three pretty little girls, Misses
Elsie and Lillian Schroeder and He
loise Rodriguez, who were appro-
priately gowned The Homer brass
band of this city furnished music for
The marching of the blue-shirted
Hooks.
The third. company in line was
Volunteer Hose Company No. q,
whose marshalls were Sheriff E. c..
Hanson, Henry Buqnoi and Alfred
camel. The uniform of this spirited
young organization consisted Of blue
jackets, white trousers and blue
caps, and the showing made was an
extremely attractive one. Their hose
wagon was decorated with an air
ship of the monoplane type, poised
at the instant Of leaving the ground,
and the effect was striking from
both d mechanics and an artistic
point of view. The idea was car
ried out in detail, the aeroplane be-
ing equipped with a propeller in act
aal operation and wings and rudder
which were warped from time to
time as though the craft were in
notion. Little Miss Dorothy May
Thibodeaux, the daughter Of E. A.
Thibodeaux, superintendent of the
municipal power plant, was the love
ly aviatriee who sat enthroned in
the tonneau of the beautiful airship.
The Volunteers marched to mu-
sic furnished by the st. James brass
band.
Vigilant Hose Company No. 8 fol
lowed, and made a display scarcely
less effective than that of its pre-
decessor, and one which was enthu-
-siastically applaudcd all along the
line Of march. It's marshals were
Dr. D. G. Brumfie1d, Edmund Maui
rim and j. c. Dabadie, and the men
wore white trousers, white shirts and
white caps, with black belt and black
shoes The subject portrayed by the
Vigilants was "CupiG's Garden the
hose-Wagon being converted into a
beautiful pergola, in which We're sus.
pended flower-entwined swings oc.
cupied by pink-garhed Cupids. The
latter were deIineated by Misses
Alina Melancon, Anna Hartrampf
and Georgia Theodore, and Masters
Cecil Dabadie, Leo Bloch and Alvin
Vetter Pink roses aud lustrous gold
en- fringe were used in the decora,
lions, and the effect achieved was
most attractive The Vigilants were
led by the crack Claiborne Williams
brass band, Of this city.
Protective Hose Company No. 4
the youngest company in the depart
ment, and one of the largest in point
of membership, occupied the next
position in line, and was led by five
marshals, Hon. Walter Guion, p. G
Wathen, Emile LeBouef, w. J. LIE
Blanc, and George Forrest, who il
turn were followed by the Smoke
Bend brass band. The stalWart fire
men from the rear portion OF tbs
city wore a uniform of black trous
ers, dark blue shirt, and fire hel
NETS, and their hose-carriage was
tastefu11y decorated to represent :
Scene in Holland y Ii the foreground