The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-10
IND. FIREMEN IN
FINAL SESSION

ANNAPOLIS, June 10.-With
Thomas H. Basil, chief OF the Res
cue Hose company, of this city pre-
siding. the State Firemen's Associa-
tion Of Maryland today began its
final sessions. The principal ad.
dress today was by Walter M.
Hugh, fire commissioner Of BalIi-
more, who discussed fire risk, par
ticularly as related to oil burners.
Following the address, there was
general discussion by some Of the
SO fire chiefs in attendance on the
convention.
Twenty thousand persons lined
the flag.bedecked streets of this
staid town yesterday afternoon to
watch 1000 firemen march in pa
rade, as the feature OF the thirty
seventh annual convention.
Fifty.one companies, with their 81
pieces OF firc-fighting apparatus,
representing nearly every section Of
the STATE, exclusive of Baltimore,
from Carrot county, up in the hills,
20 Salisbury on tho Eastern Shore,
filed by the reviewing stand, swell
tering in the heat.
"Graw" Company Wins
Attracting tho most attention were
the Susquehanna Fire Company, Of
Havre de Grace, voted the best-ap-
pearing company by the committee
OF judges, and United Fire Company,
No. 3, Of Frederick, awarded the cup
for having the largest number Of
men in line.
In awarding the trophy to the Sus-
quehanna company, the judges an.
nounced they would have bestowed
that honor also on the Frederick
group had they omitted from their
ranks a member not in fun uniform.
The procession was led by Mayor
Allen B. Howard, and John M. Tay-
Tor, chairman Of the committee on
arrangements, who followed an
honor guard of police.
City Councillor George H. Rullman
and city officials followed, immedi.
ate1y preceding Marshals Thomas G.
Basil, Bernard J.. Wiegard, and the
Naval Academy Band.
The Annapolis department, made
UP Of the Water Witch, Rescue
Hose, Independent, Eastport and
West Annapolis companies, came
next in order.
Silver Spring. Cottage city, Col.
mar Manor, Seat Pleasant and
Brentwood departments, each proud.
ly sporting a truck Of its own, pre-.
ceeded the somewhat larger Hyatts.
vile system.
Fire Chief Gallagher led his Mt.
Rainier company and a truckload
Of girls. RiverdaIe'sa three small but
serviceable trucks followed, and then
the Elkton, North East, Sandy
Springs, Salisbury, Berlin, Easton,
Hurlock, and Reistertown com.
panies, the last three represented
by trucks only.
The second division, led by Charles
W. Smith and Byron Leach. com.
prised companies representing Girls.
field, Chestertown, the immense
Bethlehem Steel Co., apparatus from
Sparrows Point and the trucks of
the Capital Heights, Bethesda and
kensington departments.
Leslie S. Klakring and Peter n,
Magruder marshalled the third di.
vision and Hugh S. Riley and Nc.
kendree Davis, the fourth.
Carry Bower of Roses
Bringing UP the rear were the
Ocean City Company truck, the
Westminster band and company
numbering over go, followed by their
massive chemical engine, members
of the Aberdeen company carrying
bower of roses, the Rescue COM
pany of Cambridge, 80 in number.
clad neatly in blue shirts, with
their apparatus, Rockville's laddies
and the Good Will company of Cen.
terville.
The judges, who occupied the re-
viewing stand on the campus of st.
Johns College were Rear Admiral
Lewis M. Mutton, Superintendent of
the Naval Academy; Major Enoch
B. Carey, president of st. Johns
College: Capt. William F. Halsey,
J. A. Walton and Former Mayor
John D. Douw.