The Washington times., 1923-02-06
CAPITAL HEROES
TO Be. GIVEN
MEDALS
Police and Firemen to Receive
Washington Times Awards
For Bravery.
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part in paying honor to these un.
sung heroes.
The program for tomorrow night
will begin at 7:45 o'clock when the
Navy Yard Band, under the direc-
ito nof Charles Benter, will give a
half-hour concert. At 8 o'clock the
firemen and policemen will march
into the, auditorium. A community
sing led by Robert Lawrence, songs
by the Montrose Quartet, speeches
by Avery C. Marks, jr., of >[he
| Times and Commissioner Keller.
several numbers by the band and
| the bestowa1 of the decoration is
the program
High Officials Guests.
Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of
police, and his subordinate officials,
| together with every member Of the
Police Department, will be guests
tomorrow night.
Acting Fire Chief Andrew j.
| Sullivan, his subordinate officials
and members of the Fire Depart.
meht, will likewise be guests.
Other District officials and the
public will also be numbered among
those present. Relatives and friends
of policemen and firemen are ex-
tended a special invitation.
The Knicke-bocker Theater disas-
-nr little more than year ago,
recalls to Washington sad mem
DRY. 1t was on this night that
members of the District Fire De-
partment were put to their great
est test. They were called upon to
rescue the men, women. mad chill
dren who were pinned under the
great masses of concrete which fell
when the theater's roof collapsed.
And they did their job well.
There were others who were on
hand who helped. The citizens OF
the National Capital recognize and
appreciate the aid these other peo-
pie gave on the night of this great
disaster.
The rescue of those men, women
and children was strictly fire de-
partment job. True, there was no
fire. But there was suffering. And
| it was the fire departments job to
! get those people out from under the
mass Of concrete. Long hours
these men worked.
And while working at the Knick-
erbocker. two fire alarms were
sounded in two different parts of
the city. A few minutes after these
alarms came in second and third
alarms followed. 1t required all the
strength of every member of the
| fire department on duty that, night
to meet such situation. And the
fire department met that situation.
And they did their job well.
| Shortly after. this. great catas-
| trophe. the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, in a special
order, commended the members of
the fire department for there work
And now the people of Washing.
| ton plan to commend the men for
this job. The awards are a little
telated. but Washington cannot let
such splendid work pass by I'M
noticed.
Awards for 326.
Tomorrow night 326 of the men
who served on the night of the
Knickerboeker disaster will be
decorated with a valorous service
bar for their work at the theater,
The bar, donated by The Times,
will be representative of the cita-
ton made by the Commissioners.
In the future, whenever the Com
, missioners see fit to make any
further concentrations for other
acts or deeds of the fire or police
departments, The Times will pro-
| vide these service bars.
Not only will the work of the
Knickerbocker men be recognized
tomorrow night, but also those
members of the fire and police de-
partments who for individual brav-
cry in action have been cited by
| their chiefs.
| Twenty-Five members of the Fire
| Department will be given valorous
service bars for their individual
work at fires. This work comprised
the rescuing of persons at fires.
In this list of Twenty-Five men
are two firemen who have been
cited twice for their work. These
men will. be given an additional
! decoration.
Seven members of the Police De
partment, cited by their chief fol-
conspicuous bravery in action, will
be decorated with a Valorous serv
ice bar. These men were all giveT
special commentator by their com
manders. They risked their lives
in the performance of their duty
Wins Times Gold Medal.
ROBERT Lee Jones, private OF Ine
Eighth police precinct, will be
decorated with The Washington
Times gold medal for bravery dur
ing the year 1922. Jones was Sc
lected from a list of men cited for
bravery as the man who performed
the most conspicuous act Of bravery
during last year. He, at the risk
of his life. rescued a woman from
in front of a street car and was
injured himself.
The gold medal for conspicuous
bravery in the fire department
will not be awarded to any indi
vidual this year. Washington was
fortunate in not having any seri
/ GUS fires which required heroic
work on the part of firemen. II
such fires had come, these men
would have been ready and willing
to endanger or, IL necessary, tt
sacrifice their lives to save others
This medal will be given TO Acting
Fire Chief Sullivan to be kept ir
trust until next year, when two
gold medals will be awarded mem
bers of the fire department.
The seven members Of the pc
lie department who will be deco
rated for bravery are Detectiv'
Sergeants J. H. Fowler and J. r
Waldron, both Of headquarters
Privates J. w. Stevens, H. G
Bauer, A. NJ. Gibbons, w. G. Dus
j husky and Sergeant j. M. Roper
IieIlt r n Gibbs of No En-