Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany Opens New House.
GIVES ELABORATE BANQUET
Need of Modern Truck Emphasized
in Speech-City officials Pres
emit at Celebration.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 9Th,
absolute necessity for a modern motor
truck to take the place of the presen
Relief hook and ladder truck was thu
keynote sounded last night by man!
of the speakers who responded to toast:
at the opening of the handsome new
house of the company on the nortf
side of Prince street between Roya
and Fairfax streets, which was marked
by an elaborate banquet Attending the
affair were members of the city coun-
Gil. other city officials, officers of the
different fire companies, representa-
tiyes from the Washington fire depart
ment and others.
The banquet was served on the hrs1
floor. which. by def hands, had been
transformed into a beautiful banque'
hall, with it's myriadS OF coloreu llShts
The tables were deliberately decorated
In the rear were palms. behind when
was an orchestra. Members OF the
company, in uniform. served the ban-
quet
John H. Trimyer, president of the
company who was POSTMASTER. gave
brief history of the company. which
was organized in 1867, succeeding the
Relief, organized in 17SS. Among the
fifteen names of the original members
read was that of Capt r. NJ. Latham.
now honorary captain of the present
company, who was given an ovation,
he being one of the few survivors
He concluded by expressing himself
as favoring the removal of the monu-
ment. erected by the citizens of Alex
andria in memory OF the seven nre-
men who lost their lives in fire here
November IL, 1855, IN Ivy Hill ceme-
terry to this city.
Congratulations were extended to City
Engineer Dunn for his skill in erecting
the new house.
During the evening short addresses
made by the following: John
Ieadbeater. first vice president of the
Columbia fire company; Kenneth w.
Ogden. first lieutenant of the Reliance
fire company. Thomas A. Hulfsh. chief
of the Rosemont fire department:
Frank Heisley, chief of the Potomac
fire department.: Thomas Chauncey. for
merly secretary of the fire committee
OF city council: Capt. John H. E1rn-
stein of company No. Is, Washington:
Capt. G. f. Harper of truck company
No. ), Washington; City Councilman A.
D. Brockett. J. Fred Birren. member
of the house of delegates; Julian Y.
Williams. former member of city coun-
ell: A.. D. Grimes, captain of Reliance
fire company.
Regrets were received from the follow
ing: Mayor I. A. Fisher, Chief Wagner
of the Washington fire department:
Thomas W. Robinson, city treasurer;
Charles II. Callahan, commissioner Of
revenue; John B. Waller. clerk of gas;
William A. Smoot president of the Co
'umbia Fire Company: Charles B. Mar
shall. member of city council.
Members of building committee of new
louse are: ]. D. Normoyle, chairman:
4. E. Smoot Charles F. De Moll, E. c.
u NJ. Myers. ". j. Cleveland, A. c. HUI
.ings and c. l.. Folmar.
New Power Plant Turned Over.
The Alexandria County Lighting Com
rany's new power house, costing $685.
600. was completed today and turned
over formally to it's owner by the Mu-
picipal Service Company of Philadel-
mia. contractors.
The structure is double the size of
ne old building. being 81 by 1875 feet,
nd is of brick and steel with rein
as erected without interrupting OPP
rations at the plant, being built
round the old structure.
New turbines and boilers will be in
tailed later, doubling the capacity of
lie plant.
Francis r. Weller of Washington was
rchitect and George w. Lucas con-
ructing engineer.
c. Barley presiding, Thomas Padgett,
ldicted for maliciously cutting Horace
ief1in. entered plea of guilty of I'M
lwful cutting, and was sentenced to
ne of SIS.
In the case of the commonwealth
gainst A. L. Kramer, appeal from de-
ision of police justice, the accused
vas fined $25. Ramer in the police
-ourt was fined $40 and sentenced to
erve ninety days in Jail for alleged
,,isorderly conduct on the electric care.
A special grand jury yesterday in this
court returned not true bill in the
ase of William Higgins, charged with
nGr
Higgins was remanded and another
ury will be summoned. He was in
Iicted short time ago by grand
4ury.
leputy sergeant. was appointed admin
strator of the estate of James Patter-
jon, deceased.
Past Masters Confer Degree.
The Past Masters Association last
night conferred the master Mason de-
rree for Alexandria Washington Lodge
of Masons in accordance with an an
.iuaI custom. officers occupying chairs
Of the lodge follow: Charles H. Gala
han, worShipful master; Thomas b.
Cochran, senior warden; John q. Gra-
ham, junior warden; William Lewis
Allen, senior deacon: Benjamin Aitch-
eson, Junior deacon; Percy E. Cliff and
J. Edward Shinn, stewards. Refresh
ments were served at the conclusion of
the work.
Stockholders of the Chapin-Sa cks
Manufacturing Company of Washing
ton held their annual meeting at the
Hotel Rammel last night, when the
following board of directors were
unanimously reelected to serve for
the year: A. A. Chaplin. George p.
Sacks, S. c. Redman. Charles G.
Pfuger, c. Taylor Wade, Norman E.
Engle w. A. H. Church, William G..
Carter and Louis p krey.
The various officers made very en-
couraging reports, showing the pas
year to have been a successful one. At
the conclusion of the meeting refresh
ments were served.
Council Committees Organize.
Among the committees of city council
which have been organized recently are
the following: General laws. Charles
Bendheim chairman; schools. Alderman
W. W. naiienger chairman; to investi-
gate Alexandria Water Company, Coun-
Gilman Charles Bendheim chairman.
Seminole Tribe. No. 30. Improved Or
der Of Red Men. held meeting at Odd
Fellows Hall. and short addresses were