Evening star., 1926-09-10
F|REM!EN'S PARADE
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WILL HAVE 7BANDS
March Tomorrow to Be by
Platoons, Followed by
Suburban Apparatus.

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For the first time in many years
Washington firemen Will march In pla-
toon formation up Pennsylvania avenue
at noon tomorrow as a feature Of the
colorful parade preliminary to the
annual base ball game between the
police and fire departments.
In addition to the long line of pic
turesque floats and fire apparat us
from nearby Maryland and Virginia
communities. $50 of the hraWny de-
tenders of life and property in the
District will march. And soon after
the formidable array of modern motor
engines have chugged and sputtered
by. the clatter of hoofs will be heard
as Barney. Gene and Tom. those stall
wart equine veterans Of another day.
come prancing up the Avenue proudly
drawing the cumbersome steamer en-
glne.
Barney, Gene and Tom were the last
three horses to go out Of active ser
vice in the local Fire Department and
for more than year they have
roamed the quiet pasture of the Dis
trlct Home for Aged and Intirm at
Blue Plains. Tommorrw. however.
they will step once more into the
glamour of past glories and lift their
heads high at the sound of the gonss.
Fire Protection Retained.
Although there will be many pieces
of apparatus from Maryland and Vir-
ginia. the only piece Of local apparatus
i'm the parade will be the. steamer
engine. drawn by Barney. Gene and
Tom. sThe local firemen parading on
foot will be taken from the off.duty
ranks. so that fire service will not
be impaired.
Among the floats in the procession
will be number built by Fire De
partmeut companies. Among the
prizes TO be offered Is r trophy cup to
be given by The Star to the fire COM
pany having the hest decorated float.
The parade will move from Peace
Monument promptly at noon and pro-
ceed to Fifteenth street. where 1t will
disband. Then will come the ball
game at Griffith Stadium.
Three hundred orphans. inmates of
District institutions. will he guests of
the police and firemen at their hall
game. Arrangements for transporting
the children to and from the various
orphanages were completed today by
the committee I'm charge. Announce
ment also was made that District ice
cream manufacturers would supply
free all the cream the orphans can eat
The movement of street cars along
the Avenue and across Ii at Seventh
Ninth and Fourteenth streets will he
suspended until certain portions of
the parade have pa assed the motion pic
ture machines at the upper end of the
Avenue. Certain sections of the pa
rade will he photographed for use in
I.x,t~& IL
those units have passed the remainder
Of the procession will execute a flank
movement from the center to the
north side of the avenue, thus per
mitting street cars to resume service.
After the parade has shifted to the
north side of the Avenue. eastbound
traff1c Will be permitted to move down
the south side Of the thoroughfare
and traffic also will &e permitted to
cross the Avenue whenever 1t will
not interfere with the parade.
Special parking restrictions will lie
in effect along the Avenue and on
streets where the parade units will
form.
Order Of March.
The order Of march Of the arious
units follows:
NiVhIllSI pOilCt. 1iItCu SNIHI HG Ma =
rine Band. Chief Engineer G.. :. Wat.
son. nine battalion chiefs. coiors and
guards. District Fire Department Bat
TALON of War Veterans. lst Battalion
of district of columbia t'iremen. I'd
Battalion of District of Columbia Fire.
men. Sd Battalion ON District of Co.
umbia Firemen. United states Navv
Band. marshal of parade, Sergt. A. i
Bargagni: Annapolis Fire Depa rtment.
Bladensburg Fire Department. Branch
Vile Fire Departmen BerWyn Fire
Department.. Brentwood Fire Depart-
ment. Cottage City Fire Department
College Park Fire Department. Union
Band. Hysttsville Fire Department
RiHerdale Fire Department.. Rivertisle
Heights Fire Department: Seat Pleas.
ant Fire Department.. Capitol Heights
Fire Department. Greater Capitol
Heights Fire Department.. Laurel
Fire Depa artment. drum corps. Silver
Spring Fire Department. Rockville
Fire Department. kensington Fire De.
partment. Takoma Park Fire Depart
ment. Marlboro Fire Department.
Farley Heights Fire Depa artment.
band. Alexandria Fire Department.
Arlington Fire Department. Ballston
Fire Department. Friendship Fire De
partment. Cherrydaie Fire Depart
ment. Potomac Fire Department.
Leesburg Fire Department. Clarendon
Fire Department. Herudon Fire DE.
partment, Falls Church Fire Depart.
ment. Vienna Fire Department. Nc
Lean Fire Department East Airing.
ton Fire Department, Washington In
dependent Band. Assistant Marshal
Sergt. ID. F. Sullivan. Barney. Gene
and Tom. Miss Mildred Bargagni,
District of Columbia Fire Department
floats. band. individual section. band,
business section. band. comic floats.