Evening star., 1915-05-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Next Sunday. May %. will be the
ninth anniversary of the Fremen's 8
Floral and Memorial Association. and
Chief Wagner already has issued an Or
der advising members of the depart
ment who will be expected to partici-
pate in the work of decorating the
graves. Ninety-eight wreaths, an in
crease of two over last year, have been
ordered.
owen r. Moxley of headquarters
force is secretary of the general COM
mittee. the other members being c. W.
Gill. president of the Firemen's Asso-
citation. and Wilson Oliver of No. Is en-
gine company. 1t has been arranged
for three supply wagons to haul the
| flowers.
Supply wagon No. will be in charge
of Privates Davis and Purcell and will
take wreaths to Mount Olivet Gene
terry. Privates Wright and Lamp will
have charge of wagon No. and will
deliver floral pieces at Prospect Hill.
Glenwood and Rock Creek cemeteries.
Driver DWyer and Private Sims. in
| charge of No. 3 wagon, will visit Con-
gressonal cemetery.
!, The work of decorating the graves
will be done at the several cemeteries
Marsh. Md: Mrs. NJ. T. Wiles. A1exan-
dria, Va: Lieut. Bassford, Oak Hill:
| Private J. Sullivan, Holy Rood: Private
| Phillips. Andrew Chapel: Private Koch,
Arlngton: Driver Holmes, Harmony;
A. Savoy, Woodlawn.
Members of the department are deep
| ly interested in trip that Homer j.
! Councillor of the Y. NJ. C.. A. is going to
take late in the summer in an effort to
| interest the people of the west and
south in the question of an adequate
pension and retirement law for the de-
partment
1t is the intention of Mr.. Councillor to
leave this city August 1 and remain
| away until September 5. Lantern
| slides of public buildings and other
places of interest in the District will
, be shown in connection with the lee
lures. and the lecturer will tell of
| Washington's civic needs and explain
the half-and-half principle of defray-
| ing the city's expenses.
| The F1remens Association is inter-
ested in the matter of financing the
trip and the Chamber of Commerce is
taking an active interest in it.
Lewis F. Mothershead, telegraph op-
! orator in the fire alarm service. is on
| the sick list. He has been off duty
for about three weeks
| Capt a. T. Schrom of No. ! engine
| company says the home of the company
is lonesome place since the horses
| were taken away and the motor We
| hicle installed.
| But" he added. "it is possible to keep
the quarters much cleaner now.
| Capt Schrom is thinking seriously
about joining the Firemens Associa
ton. Henry Kinsella, member of
! the company, will put in his applica-
tion at the next meeting of the asso-
| citation.
Driver c. V. Mcintosh of No. l engine
| company who is spending his vacation
at Thousand Islands, is too busy en-
| joying himself to write line to men,
| bers of the company.
! Frank ]. Sylvester, private in No. .
truck company, was on leave Sunday.
Private Joseph Suit of No. 2 truck
| company took 4 brief holiday the past
/ week and visited his parents at their
| home in Virginia.
| Private Sylvester Gould of No. truck
| company, who was placed on the sick
| list last week, is improving.
| Assistant Driver F. c. Frere of No
3 truck company. who was injured in
! the accident that happened at Penn
| sylvania avenue and 9Th street March
| p. reported for duty last week. He
| was granted his annual leave of twenty
i days in order that he might go away
| and regain his strength.
! Private Angelo Schneider of No.
| truck company took holiday part of
| last week and visited relatives near
! Giesboro. While there, it is stated, he
made himself useful in his brother-in-
| laws garden.
| Private j. B. Dutton of No. 4 truck
company had two days of holiday the
past week. He took occasion to look
, after the fence about his garden
| Private George c. Bergman of No.
truck company has recovered from an
| illness which lasted more than a month
He returned to duty the past week.
Lieut.. o. G. Bassford of No truck
company has had his annual vacation
of twenty days. He returned to duty
| last Tuesday.
Assistant Engineer George Bessler of
No. 25 engine company has been grant.
ed leave of absence of twelve days.
Capt. W. J. Seitz of No II truck and
No. % engine company was on the river
one afternoon last week. The captain
! is looked upon as being one of the
| most enthusiastic anglers in the de-
partment. and last week succeeded in
landing thirty-nine perch.
! They were large ones, the captain
| said. land were numerous enough to
| furnish a good breakfast.
Private o. A. Lawson of No II truck
company is spending vacation of ten
days at Buckhannon. w. Va. He has
numerous relatives in the West Vir-
| ginia town
Last weeks rains resulted In making
a great change in the condition. of the
garden at No. IL truck and No 20 en-
gine company. at Tenleytown. The
vegetables are growing and are in
splendid condition. and 1t will be but
a short time before the members of
the company will be able to reap the
benefit of their industry.
A sanitary drinking fountain was in
| stalled in the Tenleytown company's
quarters last week. 1t nsures an am
pie supply of cold water for the COM
ing summer season.
Private Charles Weitzel of No l en-
gine company has been granted ten
days Of vacation. He is spending pa 1T
Of his holiday painting his house
Jasper Smith. private in No. l engine
company, has been on the sick list most
| of the month. He is getting better it
is reported. and may return to duty
next week.
| Private o. T. Watkins of No en-
CINE company visited relatives in Vir-
ginia last week. He had four days
off.
Guilford Davenport OF No. engine
company took holiday last week to go
fishing.
'They all tell about going fishing"
commented Capt. Patrick ]. Hollohan,
but we never see any fish.
I'm afraid fishermen are all alike he
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