Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-17
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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large attendance at the mass meeting
and entertainment at National Rifles.
armory tomorrow night President c.
w. Gill of the Firemen's Association.
under whose auspices the meeting viii
be held, has perfected arrangements
Tor the entertainment of the guests OF
the association.
Senator Wesley L. Lones of Washing.
ton Will be the principal speaker. For
mer Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland.
VINO has taken pride IN the depart
ment for number Of years; DIR. L. d.
walter, vice president of the Northeast
washington Citizens Association, and
+. T. Moran of the Broad of Trade will
be among the speakers
Mr.. Mcfarland is deeply Interested
in series of meetings that will be
held at the Y. NJ. c. A this winter in
the interest of the department. He
and to do everything he can to beneft
the firefighters.
q Eighty members of Franklin steam
nre engine company of Reading Pa
were in the city Thursday. Edward
Leinbach, secretary of the company
made arrangements TO rthe trip and
q good time.
me company marched through Penn
sylvania avenue. led by the band. and
PAID their respects to President Will
for Wilmington and will reach home
Monday. The volunteer firemen are
given an outing each year at the ex-
pense of the city of Reading.
Chief Wagner's annual report of the
operations of the department for the
nscal year ended June 80. 1914. shows
a decided increase in the fire losses
There were more than two dozen adj
dltlonal fire alarms last winter, the
records show. and the losses occasioned
py them probably amounted to more
Capt. Jacob Stulz of the Firefighter IL
having enjoyable trips on the river in
party of four friends to Mattawoman
and spent the day angling for bass.
MY friends caught six fsh-all big
ing was not very good"
Tomorrow the captain and a party Of
friends will attend the annual roast Of
the National Yacht Club at River View.
Private R. E. Wilson of the Firehrbt-
eer is away from work for ten days He
is spending his vacation at Falls
Church with his family.
William Spangler, private i'm M I,
engine company. took two days fur
Tough and went to Philadelphfa He
made the trip on his motor cycle ana
companied him.
Private Daniel o'connor of No. s
engine company has returned from a
vacation of three days.
spent my holiday motoring through
MARYLAND" said O'Connor: took my
family along and had a fine time"
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engine company. is enjoying fourteen
days off duty.
Capt. George H. Reynolds of No. 3
and went to Baltimore The captain is
FOND OF the river and fishing. his
friends say, and he made the trip be-
tween the cities by water.
Members of the department are dis
playing interest in the case of Private
William Schwerdtfeger of No. 6 en-
CINE company, one of the victims of the
five and ten cent store fire. who was
recommended for retirement During
the time his case has been pending the
is short one man.
Private Cornelius Lanahan, another
victim of that fire, has not recovered
from his injuries.
Engineer W. J. McElwee of No. 6 en-
CINE comapny was off duty part of this
week
Private E. L. Hunt of No. 10 en-
CINE company spent three days in the
of Owings station. near
Beach. this week. He will
return there next month on a cunning
trip.
Assistant Engineer Joseph Fought of
No. IL engine company is still under
treatment at Sibley Hospital He sus-
tanned injury while working in the
company's quarters.
Private George Cecil of No. 10 en-
CINE company has taken ten days
leave of absence.
Thomas Green. assistant engineer OF
No. is engine company, is spending his
vacation at Pensacola, Fla. He took
mis- wife with him.
Private J. T. Mooney of No. 16 en-
CINE company has taken twenty days
cave and is enjoying a motor cycle
rip in Virginia. He expects to spend
several days in Richmond.
Archie Nelson. driver of No. % en-
CINE company, has taken sixteen days
cave, ana is digging a cellar at his
home. He is going TO have a hot-water
liant installed before cold weather sets
Capt. John Hanlon of No. % engine
company is at home on account of sick
less in his family, and Lieut.. Thomas
Warren is off duty because he is not
veil.
Private W. D. Canter of No. 25 en-
zine company has been granted ten
lays leave of absence.
Private Lambert Turner of No. I
ruck company has been grained a
cave of absence of fifteen days. He
will spend most of his vacation with
elatives in Anne Arundel county, Md.
Lieut. Harry Burch of No. 2 truck.
aid to be one of the most enthusiastic
ans in the company, took four days
cave of absence to watch the score
cards.
Private NJ. w. Thayer of No. truck
ompany has gone to New York with
is mother. He expects to spend
yeek in the metropolis.
Lieut.. J. r. Steele of No. truck
ompany was of duty for four days be-
ause Of the death of his mother-in-
NV.
Private Charles W. Rice of No. 4 truck
ompany has returned from a visit to
elatives at Baileys Cross Roads, Va.
[e will return to duty next week.
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