Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-30
FIRE COMPANIES
To RE0RGAN|ZE
Former Members Will HOLD
Meetings Tonight at
Rammel Hotel
EXIT OLD FIREsIEN
All Interested in Becoming flembet> :
of New Compaaies Inv!tcd-Mayor
Says Situation is Well i'll Hand.

Meetings of former members of Re-
| fef Truck Company No. ! and Re
Lance Fire Company 40. ) viii be he'll
tonight at the Hotel Rannmel for the
purpose of perfecting plans for tn"
reorganization Of these two compan
! les to take the places Of the roun
teers who will resign effective al mid
! night tonight All intereied in oecom-
ing identified with either company are
invited to attend.
Attending the meetings viii be
h.yor J. NJ. Duncan, William Des-
nond, chairman Of the fire COM
:r.Vtee Of city council now
fire chief till council elects one to fill
he vacancy caused by the resignation
Of former Fire Chief Ogden.
A number of former members OF
the Relief Company at noon today
held a conference with Mayor Duncan
relative 10 the reorganization OF that
company and tentative pans for tn
work were discussed and arrange
merits made for the meeting tonight.
The first meeting tonigh'. will be
the memocrs Of the Relief Company
who are scheduled to meet promptly
?, 7.30 o'clock. All former members
of this company are urged to attend
this meeting and also others who will
volunteer to become Identified witt
The company.
I. A complete reorganization OF this
company = Ill Ic .Affected at ameetin"
which will be he'd at 70 O'Clock to-
morrow morning at the house Of te"
Relief Company CT Pr!acc Street. Al
ready twenty foune! members Of triS
e ampany II is stated have volunteered
10 become identified with the company
Former members OF the Reliance
Company WI hold their meeting a
r q Hotel Rammel AZ so oc'ock. 4 -
former members and others who wish
tc become identified with ;kc com
pany are urged to atr@nd. It is eN-
pected that permanent organization
will be effected at This meeting. |:
also is stated that a0cltt twenty mem
pers who formerly were identified
with this company will become char:
g.. members of the reorganized conf
rany.
Mayor Duncan today discussing the
fire situation as resul; Of the quit
ting of the members o. TWO compan-
les declared that he has the s!tua-
ton we'll in hand ami added that the
city will be fully protected in the
event Of fire. The department he
asserted is NOW rs strong as it ever
was.
Members of the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company today removed their
personal effects from. ina: company's
house. Hereafter the city will it is
stated furnish thu necessary furniture
for the meeting rooms Of the engine
houses.
The me1nsers of the Reliance COM
| pany it was stated this afternoon had
not yet moved their effects from the
conlpany's house.
Members Of the fire committee OF
| city council and former Fire Chief K.
w. Ogden last night htld meeting
| at MIR. Ogden's office AZ which time the
former chief turned over the COM
| pany's property to the committee ana
| this in turn was give" 20 Ch'et Des-
4 mond.
Within few fours the old Relief
and Reliance Companies will be a
I thing of the past as Their lahors eni
tonight at midnight. Beth companies
have made splendid records during
/ their careers as also ha', Chief Ogden
under whose direction an excellent
volunteer fire department was or,
gained and undec whose direction The
ertire department was motorized.
There is considerabl. speculation
just now as to who will.De chosen firt
chief. Edward S. leadoeiter for many
years an active fireman and nov
treasurer of the Columbia Fire Com
rany No. 4, it is understood VII DC
/ c. indicate for the Office of fire chic
| at the meeting of city council which
viii be he'd May 10 next. {
| 1t was stated This afternoon tha.