Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27
ERh 0f Government Departments

planned an interesting trip to Bunaio;
n. Y, later in the season. Mrs David
| White, a daughter Of the chief and Mrs:
Henry. resides in Buffalo. They Will
| visit her before taking in the sights Of
! Niagara and the Canadian border.
Charles B. Proctor. third battalion chief.
| will spend twenty days with his family
at North Chesapeake Beach. Chief Proc
| tor has a comfortable bungalow at the
| bay resort and his family will spend the
summer there and he will be able TO
pay them several short visits.
Chief Wagner has received check Tor
$50 from A B. Lyon, manager OF the
Hydraulic Press Brick Company. and the
| money will be placed to the credit OF tne
f1remen's fund. Accompanying the check
was a note expressing his appreciation
of the quick response Of CHIEF wagner
when fire occurred on the company
property at Arlington Junction last week
while we have more than ordinary fire
equipment for concerns OF our size.
wrote Mr.. Lyon. I'VE thought 1t BEST to
call on you before the fire made too mpch
Roadway, as the experience OF your men
was worth considerable and we appre-
ciated what they did.
Only one bid for horses to be supplied
the department the coming fiscal year
was received by Chief Wagner. 1t being
that of A. Rice & Sons. Baltimore, at
price was S311.
Good horses are getting scarcer every
year. Chief Wagner stated. The fire
department must have heavy stock and
the animals must have speed, and such
animals are hard to get.
Henry ]. Burns Of No. Is Engine Com
pany has returned from Q trip to Attain
tic City
IT never take an extended trip" the
fireman stated, "but prefer to take sew
eral weekend trips during the summer
season."
Burns, his companions say, was en-
titled to much of the credit for the good
work done by the Washington fire de-
partment some years ago when the local
department assisted the Baltimore fire.
men.
BURNS" said one of them. had
worked in Baltimore and was thoroughly
familiar with the conditions there
And" he added lit was due to his
knowledge of fire fighting and OF the con-
ditions in Baltimore that enabled the
Washington department to make such an
excellent record.
big Jim,H as Battalion Chief Keliher
is so familiarly called. is proud of No. 4
truck company. He makes his head,
quarters with the truck company, and
when the company won the Johnson flag
last week he was the first to extend his
congratulations.
NO. engine company Q1aQe SO eooQ
showing that 1t will be custodian of
the mcfarland flag during the current
year.
That's nothing new for No. L. re-
marked Chief Wagner. Capt Tom
O'Connor's company has had the flag
before"
Owen r. Moxley, known to Chief Wag-
ner's office force as Lieut. Moxley. be-
cause it is probable that he will be Sc
lected to fill such a vacancy in the near
future, is the expert fisherman Of the de-
partment.
Last week, after he had heard of others
making big catches, he rowed boat
several miles in an effort to locate place
where he could get a string of rockfish.
Not much luck remarked the pros
pective lieutenant who refused to state
what he caught
"One roundfish was his CATCH" de-
clared Chief Clerk Watson.
Chief Clerk Watson expects to begin
work on the annual report Of the de-
partment in few days. Increases and
improvements win be provided for in the
estimates. and the report will show heavy
fire losses for the fiscal year.