Evening star., 1925-09-06
F|REMEN TO CROSS
BATS WITH POLICE
Firefighters From Score of
Nearby Towns to Join in
Big Parade Here.

The largest f1remen's parade ever to
roll up Pennsylvania avenue will be
held tomorrow. when hundreds of
members of the local Fire Depart
ment. augmented by volunteer fire
men from nearby Virginia and Mary
land, accompanied by many elaborate
~ decorated floats, will hold a grand
parade preceding the annual firemen-
police base ball game at American
League Base Ball Park.
In the parade, which will start from
Peace Monument promptly at noon,
will be 40 floats, some depicting the
evolution of fire fighting apparatus
in the District. and 26 fire units from
Virginia and Maryland, in addition 70
the firemen in their finest togs and
spirits.
Approximately 500 volunteer fire
men, who will parade, are from Mount
Rainier, Bladensburg. Branchville,
Kensington. Silver Spring, Herald
Harbor Alexandria, Cherrydale, Ball
ston. Clarendon, Potomac, HyattsVllle,
Rockville, Riverdale, Annapolis, Seat
Pleasant, Falls Church, Arlington.
Mclean. Aurora Hills, Herndon.
Vienna, Capital Heights, Marlboro and
Takoma Park.
VIII Pass Down Avenue.
Monument west on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Fourteenth street, north on
Fourteenth street to L street and east
on q street to the base ball park.
Under the direction of Sergt. A. j.
Bargagni Washington members OF the
department will show the hazards oil
fire fighting and the necessity of main
tanning a relief fund for the benent
OF families of men engaged in public
-Ar-lE 10 float
pict fire scene, the second an injured
fireman in the hospital and the third
and last his widow and children at his
grave after he has given his life TO
preserve the lives and property of
Others.
New Engines in Line.
The five pieces of new apparatus,
the latest type of fire-fighting equip
ment. which have Just been added TO
the local department and which are
not as yet in service, will be in the
parade.
Five prizes will be awarded to those
participating in the fire parade.
The judges, who will view the pa
rade from Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, are: Rudolph Jose.
Odell Smith, Charles Waters. E. ].
Murphy. Charles Demonet, Harry ALI
mond and Maj. Daniel Donovan. Com
missioner Fenning and Fire Chief
George S. Watson will review the
affair.
Washington fremen who will serve
on the committee to receive the Wis
iting firemen are: Capt. Edward
Mowatt. Engine Co. 2; Lieut.. n. w.
Lee. Engine Co. II: Lieut.. G. Daven-
port, Engine Co. 20; Lieut.. r. G.
Tegeler, Engine Co. %; Sergt. NJ.
Lamp, Engine Co. IA; Sergt. c. L.
Satterfeld, Engine Co. 25; Sergt. D. r.
Moore. Truck Co. l; Privates n. c.
Robinson, Engine Co. 2; r. B. Fink.
Engine Co. >; w. D. Canter, Engine
Co. 5; NJ. Harbin, Engine Co. S; H. r.
Morat, Engine Co. s; H. B. Cartright'
Engine Co. S; J. c. Chase, Engine Co.
s: H o. Wheeler. Engine Co. 8; S. p.
Bailey, Engine Co. 13; r. ]. Bittner,
Engine Co. 13; p. A. Davis, Engine
Co. 16; w. G. Jenkins, Engine Co. Is:
P H. Thrift, Engine Co. 16; H. j.
Raley, Engine Co. II; ]. r. Best.
Engine Co. 1S; w. r. Frye, En-
gine Co. 20; r. NJ. Kuster, Engine
Co. 20; II. l.. White, Engine Co. 20;
r. Cooksey, Engine Co. 25; c. E.
Fletcher. Truck Co. ]; E. Bingham,
Co. and l.. V. Williams, Truck Co. 8.
A special concert by a section of
the United States Marine Band will
commence at 1:30 o'clock and con-
tinue until 2:30 o'clock. Ten minutes
later will come the salute to the flag,
and promptly at 3 o'clock the game
will start.
10000 Expected.
Up to noon Saturday 26,308 tickets
had been sold, and those in charge
expect. an attendance of approximate
ly 10000 people. More than 500 dis
abled men from Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital will be transported to
the American League Park IN motor
trucks and will witness the game.
Thirty orphans from st. Joseph's
Orphanage will be the guests of
Deputy Fire Chief Andrew A. Sui
livan
The electric scoreboard at the park
will present the activity of the world
champion Nationals. who are playing
away from home tomorrow.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the fire-police game
follows:
Odell S. Smith. chairman; Rudolph
Jose. vice chairman; Harry Almond,
secretary; E. r. Pierce. assistant sec
retary; Edward B. Hesse, treasurer:
Mrs. Thomas Walsh. Maj. Daniel
sullivan. Inspector Charles Evans,
inspector Harry Pratt, Inspector
Clifford l.. Grant, Lieut.. Michael
Ready, DIR. Frank Z. Gibson, DIR. A. NJ.
Macdonald, W. Pierce Raynor. Henry
Lansburgh, Charles W. Darr, Fire
Chief George S. Watson, Maj. Daniel
Donovan Sergt. A. J. Bargagni. Mrs.
John Allen Dougherty, Deputy Chief
Andrew ]. Sullivan, John O'Reilly,
Lieut.. Owen r. MoXley, Lieut.. Nina
c. Van Wrinkle. Charles Demonet. Ed
ward J. Murphy, Charles J. Waters,
Samuel j. Prescott and James T.