Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-02
Members of Reliance Com
pany to Organize al I
O'clock Tonight
RELIEF co. ORGANIZED
]. w. Schneider Chosen Deputy Fire
Chief In Place Of Norman Roberts,
Resigned.

WITH the reorganization CT the Re-
lief Truck Company effectei yester'
day morning with charter member
ship of thil:y-s:x and with reo1ganl.
cation OF the Reliance Fire Company
No. S scheduled TO take place at
o'clock tonight at that company>s
house in North Patrick street wher
officers will be chosen Alexandria :
fire TROUBLES will come to an end
The Organization of the Relief Com,
pany was made at the company :
house yesterday with the election OF
these officers:
Joseph De Silva, president; G. VI
Myers, vice president; A. c Hulngs
second vice president; William E
Eberhards, secretary; William H. c.
Wild, recorder; John D. Normoy!e,
treasurer; ]. Edward Howell, capuaiR;
Charles f. G. De Moii, first lieuten>
ant; Charles Martin, co1smander OF
hose; Edward Warfield, ST., and Frank
Warfield, honorary members.
PAM employees selected by the fire
committee to take the places OF the
paid men who quit are as follows: j.
NJ. McCuen, chief engineer; Ernest
Rprken. assis:an: engineer.
The following paid men have been
chosen for the Reliance House: Thos..
lEocknell, fohief engineer; Wilmer
Meade. ASSISTANT engineer; Eugene
Simpson, driver.
An of the paid men it wss announe-
ed Saturday night at meeting quit
with the exception Of Mr.. Cockrels
Jusysus W. Schneider, canta!h Of the
Columbia Fire Company No. has
been appointed by the fire commit
tee deputy fire chief to take the place
of Norman Roberts, president OF the
Columbia Company, who resigned
Chief William Desmond will continue
to act TIL city council elects his sue
cessor. The night duties vii! De :aksn
up BY Deputy Chief Schneider.
As heretofore stated candidates are
grooming for the position of fire
chief. The names of Edward S. Lead
heater and E. J. aLcDermo.t are al
ready mentioned for the position and
it is expected that others also will
cnter tine arena between now and the
time city council meets to eject chief
wh:rh will be May 10.
The old f;remen mat ct mitnishs
s:i they were addressed by X.
w. Ogden fo,rner fire chief. few
minutes before they qui: the volun-
tcer service.
complete plans for reorganization
of the Relief Truck Company No.
and the Reliance Fire Company No.
5, 20 take the place OF the volunteers
wl.o resigned. at r.idnighr Saturday
night because the city cor y refused
to repeal the speed Law OF twenty-five
niles an hour for fire apparatus, when
answering fire alarms, w-rs mapped
cut Saturday night at p meeting OF
former volunteer firemen, heio at the
Hotel Ra1ngrsl.
n.
Mayor J. NJ. Duncan, presided. FIRE
Chief William Desmond Deputy Fire
Chief Norman Roberts and several
members of the city eourci! attended
the gathering.
The rnmes of thirty members TeT'
secured for she Relief Company anG
a,out twenty-five for the Re.fsnct
Company.
A roster Of the new members was
taken by the mayor and 1t was de
c;ded to hold a meeting at 10 O'CLOCK
Yesterday morning at the Relief Com
PAWS house for the purpose OF form
ing permanent organization VIII
the election of officers,
II was announced by Mayor Dun
can and Chief Desmond that all Of tht
pa.d employees Of the Two eonapanie,
except one also had notified then
they would sever their connection witt
the department at midnight. The maj
renosinirr is Thomas Cockrefl, OF Con
many No. 3, and be was placed il
charge Of THAT company. The fir
committee and nlsyor at once file
the vacancies and the Dsw men wen
on duty at midnight when the old uae'
went out. as DID also the volunteers.