Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
ALEXANDRIA,

ALEXANDRIA,, Va. August 90
With more than 100 delegates in at
tendance, the thirty-four annual con-
vention of the Virginia State Fire
mems Association, convened shortly
auditorium of the EikS Hall. Chief
Kenneth W. Ogden of Alexandria,
president of the association, presided
Just before the meeting convened
PRESIDENT Ogden directed the band to,
play The Star Spangled Banner"
H: w. Battle, Charlottesville. Mayor
Fisher welcomed the firemen ON be-
half of the city and told Of the many
historic places to be seen here and,
concluding. said: 1.-The city is y1ans;;
go to it,
L. E. Lookabill. Roanoke, statisti-
clan of the association, responded and
recalled conventions here in 1890.
1904 and 1910. when Roman punch"
and cabinet beer wene ON the menu
cards for the banquet On behalf of
the Alexandria firemen John II. Tri-
efficiency and said Alexandria has one
Of the best volunteer fire departments
in the safe in proportion to its men,
bership and apparatus, being, he as
serted. 100 per cent efficient. A re-
spouse to his address was made by
|
The committee on credentials was
next appointed and later reports were
submitted. Roanoke and Lynchburg
are in the race for the next 0Onyen-
ton, it is stated.
j. T. Williams, eighty-eight years
Old chief of the Charlottesville Va,
fire department, the oldest volunteer
fire chief in the world, who has been
Ia chief for sixty-four yeaEs, is at
tending the convention He has at
tended every convention OF the ASSOC
citation except one.
vention were flashed on at $3.50 o'clock
last night, as the CitizenS Band
played. the fire bells rang and the
motor fire apparatus came out Noise
making prevailed for half an hour
and the fire apparatus let loose, its
King street. About the time the
lights were turned on a drizzling
rain started which afterwafd turned
into a steady dewnpour. aud this
! caused the throng to hurry home.
Soon the streets were deserted:
| ment will be held at $3.50 o'clock to-
night and preceding this there will
be a band concert in front of the
Young Peoples building, at $40
o'clock. The big parade of all OF
the visiting fire companies will take
ernoon.
o. J. Boush, chief of police of Lima,
Ohio, has telegraphed Chief of Police
Goods of this city to hold the me1
giving the names of Carl Hepner ani
Walter Wilhelm, claiming Lima, Ohio
as their home, charged by the police
with the larceny of an automobile IL
Lii ma The chief of Lima says he viii
come with requisition naperk
The col1aborators Of the Virgins
war history commission will hold q
meeting at 1880 o'clock Saturday il
the rooms Of the chamber of com
merce. This meeting. it is announced
will be one of the most importan
| meetings thus far, because the dats
compiled by the local collaboration,
will be submitted to the meeting O.
the state association in Richmond il
the next few days. At the Richmont
meeting a comprehensive report OF
the work accomplished by every or
IganiZation in the state is expected.
| MIR. and Mrs. Charles Pingley, O
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of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Grimm