Evening star., 1915-06-13
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Members of several companies have
found a way to reduce the cost of liv-
ing, and are engaged in friendly
rivalry in the matter of growing vege-
tables, while one company boasts of
raising chickens and another has
flower garden that promises to rival
the gardens of trained florists.
At the quarters of No. truck COM
pany. Capt Charles F. Beers in COM
mand, spring broilers were in evidence
some time ago. and now. the fremen
are devoting some attention to grow
ing towering plants
Capt. P. J. Sullivan, No 27 engine
company. and Capt w. ]. Garner. No.
are boasting Of having the finest gar
dens. and each Is willing to have an in
spection made of his garden by the
Secretary of Agriculture to determine
which is entitled to first honors.
| Il gathered potatoes as big as a
mans fist Wednesday morning" said
Capt. Garner, land 1 think that's more
thar, some of the scientific farmers can
say"
| Come out and see what we have"
said Capt. Sullivan.
| Capt. Howard Wright of No. IT en-
gine company thinks the members of
well with their garden, while Capt. C.
A. E. Watt of No. truck and Capt. j.
W. Covington of No. 26 engine com
pany are not willing to admit that their
gardens are far behind.
Capt. J. H. Virnstein, Lieut.. L. L.
J Woolard. Assistant Engineer Wilson
Oliver and Pirates John Sheahan, r. V.
gine company last week participated in
a hotly contested pool tournament of a
possible 900 points. Members of other
companies and friends witnessed the
l oor whit 3Nt,
han with score Of 1854, the other con-
| testants finishing as follows: Assistant
Engineer Oliver, 837; Capt Virnstein,
$50; Private Brownell, $50; Lieut..
| Woolard 715, and Private Mox1ey, $40.
The winner. Private Sheahan, partici-
pated in a friendly play-off game with
Assistant Engineer Oliver and was
beaten by twenty points, and the COM
pany is anxious for contest with any
other company in the department
An interesting meeting of the Fire
mems Association was held Sunday
ing to the welfare Of the department
were discussed. Secretary Smith read
the f1remen's pension and retirement
bill as prepared by the Commissioners
| and the measure was heartily COM
| mended and approved.
| Pension data received from seventy
three of the larger cities of the United
States were read and discussed, and
Wednesday afternoon were presented
to the Commissioners for their infor-
nation. The data contain much in
formation of value to the Commission
ers, 1t is believed, and members of the
| association think they will help them
to get favorable action at the next ses-
| sion Of Congress-
Owen R. Moxley. detailed at Chief
Wagners office; Assistant Engineer r.
e. Oden, No. 20 engine and No. l2 truck
company. and Private George Cox, No
/ II engine company, went to Lonacon-
ing Nd, the past week and attended
State Firemen's Association. They in
terested their Maryland friends in
their efforts to get suitable and ade-
quate pension and retirement bill
passed at the next session Of Congress
A delegation of members of the as
sociation will attend the convention of
the Virginia State Fire Chiefs Asso-
citation at covington. Va. August 25.
Members Of the department who were
elected to membership In the Firemen's
Association at the last meeting were P.
"; Nicholson, fire marshal; Capt. C. q.
Schrom. No. l truck company; Capt p
]. Sullivan. No. 27 engine company; NJ
! g. Metz, inspector in the fire marshaps
service. and Privates Henry Kinsella,
a, a. wells rs Il Il N. Wagner, 1y, J. r Moore,
bership of the association is 459.
Private N. 8. Bradford of No. 1 truck
company, having successfully, passed
his probationary term of one year and
received permanent appointment, was
host at an Ice cream feast at the COM
panys quarters Monday night. Mem
bers of the company and a number of
neighbors enjoyed the feast.
Members Of No. l truck company are
| gathering radishes from their small
| garden. and in a few days they expect
| to have lettuce and cucumbers ready
for the table. They are not compet-
ing with the gardeners of the compa-
Assistant Driver w. c. Acton of No. 1
truck company is enjoying his annual
vacation on the river.
! Private John L. Preinkert of No. 1
| truck company wrote from Atlantic
City that he is enjoying the Boardwalk
and salt water.
John Suit. private In No. 2 truck
company. has taken his family to Nj
agara Falls for an outing. He expects
to remain there for ten days
Private M. L. Woolard of No. 3 truck
company is spending his annual vaca-
TON OF twenty days in the Northern
Neck of Virginia.
Private Rickard J. Cox. jr., who is
spending his vacation at the home Of
l -A' poA Shto, scat 1ledSanl, Ir1nCe
Georges county. Md. expects to re-
turn to duty next week. He is a mem
Der of No. truck company
visit to relatives at Baileys Cross
Roads, Va. is being enjoyed by Private
L. w. Rice Of No. truck company.
Thomas O'Brien, member of No.
truck company. is spending ten days
vacation at Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Assistant Driver F. c. Moseby of No.
| 3 truck company is still on the sick
| list