Evening star., 1925-09-07
CAPITAL SPENDS
HOLIDAY QUIETLY
Resorts Lure Many From
City-PoIice- -Firemen's
Game Is Feature.

Washington turned today to its an
nual observance of Labor day.
1t was with mingled feelings Of Joy
and regret that the National Capital
welcomed the day dedicated to those
who toil-joy in the prospect of a
few more hours from the cares of
business, and regret that it marks
the last week of pleasant Summer
working schedules with their shorter
hours and Saturday half holidays.
No vigorous program in celebration
of Labor day robbed Washington of
its opportunity to rest. This morning
a number of patriotic societies gather
ed at the base of Lafayette Monu.
ment, across from the White House.
to recall the gallantry of the Revolu-
there is TO be a f1remen's parade, fol-
lowed by the annual struggle for
base ball supremacy between the police
and fire departments.
Many Visit Resorts.
Aside from these three events.
Washington was left to follow it's
own inclinations, and thousands of
workers took advantage of the op-
mountain. bay of seashore resorts
Many more went for long motor trips
and quite a few decided to travel to
Philadelphia and see what the league
leading Nationals look like in their
road togs.
Next to the base ball game between
the policemen and firemen in Clark
Griffith Stadium, possibly one of the
most popular places in town this
morning was the scoreboard in front
of The Star Building, where the game
between the Nationals and Athletics
in Shibe Park was reproduced play
by play. The same board will relate
the second game between the World
Champions and the league runners
up this afternoon.
This city of pageantry has seen
about every variety of parade extant.
but when the firemen turned ont at
noon for their tramp from the Peace
Monument to the Clark Griffith Sta
dunn via Pennsylvania avenue, Four
teenth street and u street something
really novel was offered to the spec
tators.
600 Firemen i'm Parade.
More than 500 6remen and 1on
pieces of apparatus were in line.
Heading the procession were some of
The Oldest apparatus in existence. tell
Ing the story of progress from the
days Of the man-drawn. hand-worked
bumpers to the modern era of the
great red vehicles that speed through
the streets at 40 miles an hour and
hurl tons Of water high over the roofs
of skyscrapers.
One of the most interesting exhibits
In the parade was the George Wash
ington engine from Alexandria. This
quaint little pumper was in service at
the time George Washington was
President, and was manned by a
strictly volunteer crew. Some of this
city's f1re-fighting antiquities lent
their interest to the procession, too.
and included among the modern ap-
paratus were some of the companies
from towns suburban to Washington
in Virginia and Maryland
Two trophies were offered in con.
nection with the parade. One will 20
TO the best decorated local engine and
the other to the best decorated ont.
of-town engine. The line of march is
from the Peace Monument up Penn.
sylvania avenue to Fourteenth street.
on Fourteenth street to u, thence tc
the ball park. There the firemen were
to disband and occupy seats in their
section of the stands Opposite then,
VIII SIT lne ponce department rooters
The receipts from the base bal
game Will go to enrich the trea s11ry
of the fund for the widows and or.
phans of policemen and firemen. I,
Is believed nearly 10000 tickets will
have been sold by the time the game
begins Besides the paying guests. a
section has been reserved for bows
from Walter Reed Hospital and ST
Joseph's Orphanage, the latter the
guests Of Deputy Chief Andrew A
Sullivan