Evening star., 1926-08-22
F|REMEN'S PARADE
TO Be GALA EVENT
27 Towns Beside District to
Take Part in Pageant
September II.

when the firemen cf Washington
and nearby towns in Maryland and
Virginia swing down Pennsylvania
avenue Sertember II il their annual
carade. the occasion viii, mark the
biggest paceant of it's kind ever seen
in the National Capital. and one of
the most unusual ever staged any
where. according to Sergt. 4. J. Bar
saeni. chairman Of the corlmittee in
charge Of arrangements.
In the line OF march will be ap'
raratus and men from the Washing
ton department. and from - nearby
towns The procession will tell its
own story Of the evolution of hre
fehtinc equipment. as there will be
exhibits from the dressed-up little
hand bumpers Of colonial times.
through tie age cf horse dra Wn en-
sines. down 10 the red monsters OF
TODAY which can throw tons OF water
over the tallest buildings.
Old Horses to Take Part
One Of the outstanding features of
the parade will be the presence of
Rarnev. Gene and Tom. the faithful
rid equine servants which q grateful
Government retired to lives Of com
fort at Blue Plains. WHOM Their Use
fuiness 10 the Washington Fire De
partment came TO an end. The story
Of these three horses. and their mar
row esCape from slavery IN heaNV
drav service and ultimately the glue
factory. has been told all over the
country.
Now. Sergt. Barsacni declares. the
department is anxious to give every
person in Washington. especially the
children a view of the three gray
rercherons which constituted the last
team of fire horses to remain Ia active
service in the local department. Thcy
will be brought back from Blue
Plains for the DAY hi'Ched up to an
old pumper like the old one they pull
ed in the olden DAYS. and given their
place beside the other fire fighters
In line.
Prizes for Best Floats.
Resides exhibitions OF some of the
latest apparatus to be added to the
shington Fire Department. each
of the ~ engine and truck companies
will he represented by float. The
float must all be decorated by the
members of the company represented.
and three prizes will he given the
most attractive floats. Similar prizes
have been offered for the best appear
Ing companies from out of the city
The towns which have thus far
definitely indicated their intention or
heinG represented are BladensburS.
Cottage city. Hyattsville. Brentwood
Mount Rainier RiNerdale Riverdale
Heights Rlanchville. College Park.
Rerwvn Heights. Laurel, Seat Pleas.
ant Capitol Heights. Greater Capitol
Heights. all in Maryland; Arlington,
PalIston. Clarendon. Mclean. Vienna
Herndon. Falls Church. Alexandria.
Cherrydale. East Arlington, Potomac
and Jefferson District. all in Virginia.
In addition. the fire company at
Ieesburc. Va. has asked permission
to send its apparatus. letter OF
eCceptance has been forwarded. II
was explained that the Leesburg com
pany had not heen especially asked.
as were the others. because II Is so
distant from Washington that the
officials here did not believe the com
pany would he interested Events
have shown however, that interest
in the annual firemen's parade has
spread far beyond the original area
planned for IT.
Will Start About Noon.
The parade will form at New Jer-
sev avenue and n street and begin
to move about noon. me uenlHte
hour will be announced later. Every
effort will be made to arrange the
parade for an hour when parents
can best bring their children down
town to witness the spectacle. ON
cials of the Federal and Municipal
Governments will review the pageant
from stand in front Of the Treasury.
Clowns will be on hand with many
new tricks to tickle the humor of the
sidelines The parade, after passing
IN review will continue on to the
clark Griffith Stadium, where the
policemen and f1remen will meet later
in the afternoon in their annual base
hal battle Prizes offered Tor those
in the parade. besides those aireaoF
mentioned are: Three prizes for the
most comical exhibits three tor the
tompa niAs having the largest mum,
ber Of automobiles in line and tWeIIe
individual trophies 70 award indlFlu'
ual efforts.