Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-27
THOUSANDS SEE PAGEANT
More Than 1000 Fremen Twenty Pieces OF Apparatus.
Six Bands, City Officials and Floats in PROCESSION.
Carnival Spirit Reigns at Night Big
Block Dance Feature.

The parade yesterday afternoon
givenIby the thirty-fourth annual con,
vention of the Virginia State Fire.
mems Association was a big success
and one of the most credible ever civ
en- by that organization. King street
the main thoroughfare Of the city
was packed with humanity and the
passing pageant was Justify cheered
The firemen made a splendid appear.
ance, CARRIED i'll their fancy colorcd
uniforms and some wearing caps anG
some helmets.
Immediately following the parade
the Judges met at the office of Chief
Marshal James NJ. Duncan and award
ID the prizes as follows:
HARRISONBURG. VA. first prize
Of 500. with eighty-five men in line.
for being the best appearing company
with the largest number of men and
band. They wore red shirts and white
trousers.
The second prize of $50 went to
SHEN ANDOAH for the best appear
ing company in line without band.
They had As me min the parade. at
tired in natty maroon co!ored uni
forms.
The third prize of $50 to the out
of-the-state company making the best
appearance went, with apparatus. 20
the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, with
80 men in 'lir :, in charge of Batal-
lion Chief c. W. Gill and Supt. Of
Machinery T. W. Robinson. They
had three pieces of apparatus.
The fourth prize of S25 to the COM
pany out of the state from the great
est distance went to ANNAPOLIS,
Md, with thirty-two men in line.
The judges special prize Of S2a waa
awarded to HAGERSTOWN, MD.
and CONVICTION, VA. FIRE DE-
,PARTMENT, with band. they having
.hirty-eight men in line.
A total of more than 900 tircmcn
participated in the parade and there
we're six or seven bands in line. the
procession being headed by the Git
.enS' Band. There were about twenty
pieces of apparatus in the parade.
The Judges of the contest were
Judge Robinson Moncurc, Aldermen
F. +. Marbury and G.. j. W. Sum-
mers, Councilman Nicholas J. Law
Ter and Col. Julian y. Williams
The parade was reviewed by the
Judges from the grands;and at Kin"
and Washington and also by The chief
marshal, James NJ. Duncan. Among
the distinguished visitors on The
grandstanld were Representative K
Walton Moore and sister. Miss Carrie
Moore. together with a number Of Of
icers from Camp Humphreys.
Formation Of parade follows:
First divis:on-Platoon of police, in
command of Chief Goods; Chief Mar
shall James NJ. Duncan; Chief of Staff
! George II. Evans and aids; 5th En-.
gineers' Band and one company OIL
5th Engineers from Camp Hum
phreys; members of common council
and the board of aldermen; police
! commissioners; State officers, Virginia
| Fircmen's Association ahd Friendship
veterans, in automobiles; Friendship
| plug catcher; Friendship reel and oil
Friendship engine, drawn by children
Second division = Marshal c. w
Fletcher; Citizens Band; fire commits.
sioncrS, in automobile; Chief Ogden
Of the Alexandria Fire Department
officers and members of No. | Com
pany, on foot; Relief Truck. No.
Relief Motor Engine. No. / Relic
Steamer, No. |; supply wagon; officer:
and members of No, 4 Company. OF
foot; Columbia wagon. No. 1 Colum
hia Motor Engine. No. 4; Columbi;
Steamer. No. 4; officers and men NJ
) Company, on foot; Reliance wagor
No. ); Reliance Motor Engine No. 5
| Reliance Steamer. No. ;.
! Third, division-Marshal ]. Randall
Cation: Boy Scouts Band from Wash
ington; Washington Fire Department