Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-10
EX-FIREMEN
GIVE ANNUAL
CELEBRATION
Eighty Former Members OF
Relief Truck and Engine
Company Feast
MEET AT FRIENDSHIP
City Officials and Others Guests OF
Ex-Firefghters - Speeches Made
and Presents Given.


The annual celebration of the orr
ginal Relief Truck and Engine Com
pany was held last night in the house
of the Friendship Veterans Fire AS
sociation on South Alfred street
About eighty members attended, in
Guiding number of visitors together
with several members of the city coun-
ell The assembly room was prettlly
decorated for the event. Prior to call
ing the assemblage together there
were number of songs by the ex-fire
men. J. Edward Shinn, president OF
the company presided and introduced
the speakers.
On behalf of the company Mr.. Shinn
presented Kenneth W. Ogden, former
chief, with box of cigars and on be-
half of the company John H. Trimyer
presented Mr.. Shinn with handsome
smoking set, and Mr.. Shinn on behalf
of the company presented prize !"
Frank c. Glasgow, Mr.. GlasgoW'SS
prize consisted of milk bottle and
nipple and when it was opened caused
considerable merriment among the
guests. All of the recipients made
short speeches Of thanks.
Among those VINO made addresses
were: Corporation Attorney H. Noel
Garner, NJ. R. Norris, president Of
the Friendship Veterans Fire Asso-
citation: Councilman Leopold Ruben;
J. Sid Douglas, president of the ori-
ginal Reliance Fire Company No. );
Capt. George II. Evans, business man
ager of the chamber of commerce;
John Fl Trimyer, former president of
the Relief Truck and Engine Company
No. |; Frank G.. Glasgow, Rev. DR..
John Lee Allison, Councilman John
N. Reed, Councilman Claude W. Flet-
cher. Kenneth w. Ogden, former fire
chief.
Afterward the members sat down
to banque' ,erved at the Monticello
Hotel which was greatly enjoyed. The
tables were prettily decorated.
President Shinn In his opening re-
marks stated that the Relief Truck
and Engine Company had not dis
banded and has on its roster between
Is and 100 men who are ready to
serve.
An address was made by Corpora
ton attorney Fl. Noel Garner who eX-
pressed pleasure at being present.
Mr.. Garner praised former Chief
Ogden.
Mr.. r. Norris, president Of the
Friendship Veterans Fire Company,
when called on gave number of in
tcresting "reminiscences of fire fight
ing in the olden days when he told of
some of the leaders in the old Relief
Company.
Councilman Leopold Ruben recalled
the old days in the fire department
when he was member Of the old Re-
lief Hook and Ladder Company and
he presented to the association an
old badge of the company which will
be placed among its relics.
j. Sid Douglas, president of the ori-
ginal Reliance Fire Company No. ).
made short address in which he ex-
pressed pleasure at being present.
Capt. George II. Evans, business
manager Of the chamber of commerce,
declared that an organization Of this
character is sacred to all and he cx-
pressed hope that the organization
would not grow into decay.
Nothing he declared is accomplish
ed in these days without organization
and he expressed hope that its mem
bers would strive to upbuild the city
and that the company would flourish
and grow each year.
"Of all Of the organizations that
| have the honor of being a member
there is none prize my association
with more than being a member of
this company" said John II. Trinycr
former president Of the Relief Truck
and Engine Company. The speaker re-
called many fires that he had attend
ed, and paid glowing tribute to
the firemen and the motives that act.
uased them. They are simply doing
their work as matter Of duty he
declared.
4 short talk was made by Frank C.
Glasgow after he was presented with
prize by the company.
Rev. Dr.. John Lee Allison said the
fremen should be regarded as a great
iconservator of the community in which
they live. Men he declared need not
only physical but moral courage as
well in fighting fires. A number oil
incidents in connection with the great
Baltimore fire were recalled by the
speaker.
Councilman John NJ. Reed said that
as far as was within his power h.
would be only too glad to do anything
he could for the men.
Councilman Claude W. Fletcher
thanked the fremen for the invitation
to be present and read a poem entitled
Greater Alexandria," published il
The Gazette last night.
Kenneth w Ogden, former fire chief
lin an address declared that the ex-fre
men fought for what they thought