Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
PARADE WILL OPEN
POL|CE-F|RE FETE.
Commissioners to Review
Procession Tomorrow Pre-
ceding Ball Game.

The annual parade and base ball
contest scheduled for tomorrow for
the benefit OF the widows and orphans
Of members of the Police and Fire De.
'partments gives promise of being one
of the most interesting field DAYS
staged in the history of the Metro.
politan Police and Firemen's Relief
Association.
The program will start at 1918
o'clock with parade of the Fire De-
partment, replete with many artistic
and attractive floats. from Peace
Monument, the line of march being
up Pennsylvania avenue to the Ellipse,
south of the White House, where ii
will disband.
The parade will be reviewed by the
District Commissioners from a stand
in front of the District Building.
The procession. expected to be the
largest ever presented as the annual
display of fire-f1ghting apparatus and
personnel Of the District Of Columbia.
this year will include also delegations
Of volunteer companies from Mary
land and Virginia, and will march for
ward to the music of six bands.
Numerous floats will picturesquely
represent not only the various Fire
Department companies in this city,
but large number of business
houses as we'll.
Formation of Parade.
The formation of the parade, as
announced last night by Sergt. A. j.
Bargaragni, marshal in charge. will
include police escort, colors, marshal
and the Marine Band. Then will fol.
low a section depicting the "Evolu.
ton of the Fire Department" show.
ing hand-drawn, horse-drawn, motor
drawn and airplane apparatus. The
be represented by 81 fire companies
and four ladies' auxiliaries.
The u. S. Navy Band next will
divide the Virginia and Maryland Sec
ton, from which latter State, led by
the Annapolis Fire Department, will
come 43 companies and two ladies'
auxiliaries.
The Fire Department of the District
Of Columbia section of the parade
will be headed by Assistant Marshal
Sergt. D. F. Sullivan, and will in
clude al floats from as many fire
companies in the District and a float
from the ladies' auxiliary.
In the merchants section, to follow,
will be Al floats, and in the midst of
this section, the United States Army
Band.
Among the features Of the whole
parade, however, will be IL comedy
floats from as many fire companies.
These comedy, floats in the past have
been the cause of much merriment
all along the line of march.
Officials in charge of the parade
have received word that the Oldest
volunteer fireman in Maryland, A.
G.. Burger Of Baltimore, will come for
the celebration and will march.
1911 Apparatus on Display.
An ancient piece Of fire apparatus
expected to be on display in the pa
rade will be the Columbia fire engine.
in use in this city from 1911 to Civil
War days. It will be drawn by mem
bers Of the Association Of Oldest In.
habitants, who have been requested
to don helmets and red shirts for the
occasion.
Twenty-nine silver cups are to be
awarded as prizes for floats, decorated
cars and paraders, as follows:
For the best decorated float (com-
petition open. to all participating in
the parade). two prizes: for the Dis
trict of Columbia fire company with
the best float, three prizes; for the
company with the largest number OF
decorated cars, open to all. one prize;
for the organization with the greatest
number in line of march, with band,
two prizes; for the organization with
the greatest number in line OF marsh,
without band, two prizes; for the rest
float of a volunteer company or ladies'
ny~iv For tho hACf
auxiliary, two prizes; for the ladies'
auxiliary fire department, presenting
the best appearance and largest num-
Der in line of march. three prizes: for
the best decorated automobile, two
prizes: for the unit coming the great
est distance to participate IN the
parade, two prizes; for the best deco
rated fire apparatus, two prizes; for
the company making the best appear
ance in line of parade, three prizes;
for the volunteer company with the
most ancient fire apparatus. two
prizes, and three prizes for the best
business floats.
The judges are William J. Brown.
C. w. Gill, E. J. Murphy, S. E. Grant,
J. H. King, C. Melvin Sharpe. Lester
&. Pate, Isadore Shah, Col. Fred
Cook, w. D. Miller. o. r. Lewis. d. c.
Grain, s. NJ. Selinger. H. ]. Wells,
Albert Steinem, j. j. Bell. Leo Gala
han, Samuel Schwartz, s. Mitchell,
John Blick, w. H. Scott, Isaac
farth, f. w. White, Benjamin j.
Harlan, Charles w. Darr and Dewey
Zirkin.
Traffic to Be Continued.
There will be no suspension of
either street car or vehicular traffic
for the parade. North and south
bound traffic over Pennsylvania ave-
nue. will be permitted whenever such
crossing can be made without serious
interference with the passage Of the
parade. Such traffic, however, will
not be allowed to form congestion by
assembling.
Parking Of vehicles on streets com.
prising formation area will be pro-
hibited after 10 o'clock In the morn
ing and on the north side OF Penn.
sylvania avenue. between First and
Fifteenth streets and on both sides
of Fifteenth street south Of Penn.
sylvania avenue to Ohio avenue after
II o'clock, until after the parade.
Arrangements have been made by
the recently organized Ladies' Anvil
larry of the District Of Columbia Fire
for feeding visiting fire.
men, cafeteria for this purpose to
be maintained at No. Engine House,
on New Jersey avenue between d and
E streets.
At 1870 o'clock the gates will be
opened at the Griffith Stadium and
the United States Marine Band, under
the direction Of Capt. Taylor Branson,
will entertain with a concert until the
gong sounds for the opening Of the
ball game at 8 o'clock. The Elks'
Clown Band will also be heard, The |
ms will 6a Il