Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-06
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

i Capt Coughlan Of No. rs engine COM
pany promises to become one of the
most popular men in Anacostia and
Congress Heights. He has sanctioned
a plan. formulated by Private c. B
Stevens, to purchase a moving picture
outfit for the company, and incidentally
for neighbors and friends of the COM
| pany, and 1t is probable that many
! gatherings of f1remen and friends will
| be held on the company's grounds this
summer.
Could you imagine a better thing for
a fire company to do?" asked an inter
ested person. 1T will give the men,
bers Of the company something to keep
them busy and will provide entertain
ments for many persons who proba bly,
would not otherwise be similarly en-
| tertained."
Children in the neighborhood, all
friends of the f1remen, were delighted
| by the cheering news that moving pic
lures Will be shown them gratis.
| Did you hear the news?" asked one
OF the schoolboys of his companions at
school the other afternoon The fire.
men are going to have moving pictures
and we can see them for nothing"
Great" shouted the other, throwing
his hat high In the air.
! Il always did know the firemen were
| our friends"
Private Stevens hopes to get a large
screen to use on the lawn this summer
Chief Wagner and DR.. Charles Barn
well Robinson, District veterinarian
have arranged for a trip to Baltimore
| tomorrow morning to purchase Sly
horses for the department.
| They will be the last animals pur-
chased during the present fiscal year. "
l hope it will be but a short time be-
| fore there will be no animals in the
department
| Motor apparatus. he added, as
able to perform quicker service"
| The price paid for horses is $3125O
John r. kieny. telephone operator In
the fire alarm service, met with a seri-
Gus accident few days ago while rid
ing a bicycle.
II was ditched," said the operator
articulating as well as he could with
several teeth missing.
| And ! not only olse my teeth" he
added. but will have dentists bill
to settle"
| Clarence de Bethidy. also an operator
in the fire alarm service, is enjoying
a vacation of two weeks. He probably
will remain in the city during his Holt
day season.
| Officers and directors of the Firemen's
Relief Association have been elected
for the ensuing year as follows: Philip
W. Nicholson. fire marshal. president;
| Capt. j. H. Virnstein, No. Is engine
company. vice president; James Keli-
her. first battalion chief, treasurer; c.
A. Achstetter. inspector in the fire
marshars office, secretary; Capt
Capt. Henry Egloff. No. 10 engine com
pany: Capt John Darlington, No. IA
engine company: w. o. Drew and Sid
ney Bieber. former fire marshals. and
J., T. Kenealy, former member Of the
department, members of the board of
governors.
Charles B. Proctor. third battalion
chief: Engineer D. G. Rollins of No. %
engine company and three companions
are interested in the launch Emma r.
that was launched at Bailey's several
days ago. The five owners were pres
ept at the launching. but there was no
christening ceremony.
I'VE will be able to take a run down
the river during our days on Chief
Proctor remarked, land probably man
age to get few fish,
The initial trip will be made some
time during the coming week.
Battalion Chief Proctor took few
days Off and went to<North Chesapeake
Beach to enjoy a rest and get his bun
galow in readiness for the summer sea-
son.
And it was like going to the north
POLE" the chief said. Il happened to be
there during the spell of cold weather,
| and came near freezing at night.
Blankets felt good" he added, but
people don't always have warm COW
! ering at seashore resorts. where they
| spend their summer outings"
w. c. Action. assistant driver Of No.
l truck company. was chef at bean
| soup dinner enjoyed at the companys
| quarters one afternoon last week.
Action was an army chef" said Capt
| Schrom. land II the food he prepared
| for the soldiers was as good as his
! bean soup the soldiers had no cause for
complaint"
Capt. C. E. Schrom Of No. / truck
! company is thinking about his vaca-
ton trip. He is going to take at least
trip to New York by water
| Private J. L. Preinkert of No l truck
company has been granted his annual
| leave of twenty days. He win spend
most of his vacation in Atlantic City.
Assistant Driver W. C. Action of No
| l truck company has taken his annual
] leave and gone on a fishing trip aboard
a launch. His family accompa MED him
| Walter l. Reeves, assistant driver OF
| No. truck company, took holiday one
| day the past week and enjoyed a fish
| ing trip.
| Private Sylvester NJ. Could of No.
! truck company has not recovered from
J a spell of sickness which incapacitateo
| him for work some time ago.
| Lieut.. Henry D. Burch Of No. 2 truck
company had holiday Decoration day
Private ]. Z. Suit of No. truck COM
| pany sustained an injury to his hand
| while drilling at the companys quar-
| ters His injury was SO serious that
| he found it necessary to take sick
! card.
Private Clarence Ruffner of No. :
| truck company has returned from a
| vacation. He spent his holiday auto
MODELLING through the country.
Assistant Driver F. f. Frere has re-
| turned from trip to the vicinity OF
| No. ) truck company, and was injured
| at the time the truck collided with ar
automobile.
Private Richard J. Cox of No. 4
| truck company is spending ten days
| vacation at the home of his parents
Seat Pleasant. Md.
Private r. E. White of No. 4 truck
company was off duty two days the
past week. He visited friends in
Alexandria.
| c. Fl. Ward, member of No 5 truck
company. accompanied by his wife and
children, visited Baltimore Decoration
day. They decorated the grave OF
Private Wards mother.
Private q n E,ip1 of No e .,