Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
BENEFIT BALL CAMEL
PLANS COMPLETED.
Annual Contest Between Po-
lice and Firemen to Include
Special Features.

a parade. fiag-raisinc ceremony. en-
| tertafnment and concert by the United
| states Marine Band are among fea-
| lures TO be centered about the annual
base ball contest between the teams
representing the Police and Fire De-
partmentS at Griffith Stadium, Labor
day. for the benefit of the Metropol-
itan Police and Firemens' Relief AS
ISOLATION.
The final details Of the outdoor pro-
gram were completed at meeting of
the committee in the Office of Maj.
Edwin 3. Iesse. superintendent of
police, yesterday. and all that is neces-
saly to make the affair a complete
success is TO run the ticket sale up
over the 10000 mark in order to pass
last years record.
Parade OF Large Scale.
The program as outlined includes
one of the largest parades in the his.
tory of the association. starting from
Peace Monument next Monday at 1915
O'Clock, UP Pennsylvania avenue and
around the Ellipse south Of the White
House. The parade will be featured
by large number Of floats. and bust
ness houses OF Washington have
entered floats in order that the best
possible showing might be made this
year.
The gates of the ball park will open
at 100 and at 1:45 o'clock the United
States Marine Band. under the leader.
ship Of Capt. Taylor Branson, will
play. This will be followed with enter.
tanning features between and 3:30
o'clock and at $50 o'clock a flag rails
ing ceremony will take place In which
the entire assemblage will participate.
Practice will follow between the teams
and at ) o'clock the gong will sound
for the opening Of the contest. There
will be a large number of visiting
firemen and their families from near.
by Maryland and Virginia, and these
will be entertained at luncheon by the
Women's Auxiliary Of the two de-
partmentS.
Boxes have been reserved for the
District Commissioners and other
officials in addition to those for the
members Of the cabinet and ranking
officers of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps.
Line-Up of Teams.
The lineup Of the two teams is as
follows:
John Ro Beyd Department FEe R R;psrtnfqt
Karl o. Specie, RI P. NJ. Burthe. ri.
H. B. weathe?head. .3b. W. j. Bunton. SD.
Jacob L. Rinker. CT. L. D. Gatcly. CT
Columbus j. Stewart. 2b. r. H. Hooper. 2b.
Denton H. Huffman. c. +. r. Hager. c.
Charles E.. Kelly. p. {. J.. Hull. D.
Louis P; saEer, p. j. A. Flynn. p.
W. H. Humphrey ..
The utility players for the police will
be Henry II. Prince, Richard f. Bur
ton, Lieut.. Michael L. Ready and Rob-
ert l.. Coffren, while the firemen will
include G. T. Reardon, G.. A. Clarke,
r. NJ. Drummond, G. NJ. Snow, H.
Brown and A. L. Mayhem.
Fund for Widows and Orphans.
The proceeds from the contest, as in
all former years. will be to give i'm
mediate benefit financially for the re.
lief of widows and orphans Of police
men and fireplen who die either from
natural causes or from accident in
CURED in line Of duty. 1t is one of the
Oldest organizations of it's kind in the
United States, the local organization
having been organized November Is,
1869.
The members Of the committee in
charge of the affair include Odell g.
Smith, chairman; Harry Almond, sec.
rotary; Maj. Edwin 3. Hesse, Chief
George S. Watson, Mrs. Thomas +.
walsh. Asst. Supt. Henry G. Pratt,
DIR. Frank E. Gibson. Lieut.. Michael
l.. Ready, Edward j. Murphy, Charles
J. Waters, Charles w. Darr, Robert
l.. Pritchard, Harry NJ. Luckett, In.
spector w. S. Shelby, Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty, Sergt. D. F. Sullivan,
Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle, Capt.
Charles Demont. Lieut.. Howard s.
Fisk, DR.. A. NJ. Macdonald, Sergt. A.
j. Bargagni, Maj. Daniel j. Donovan,
Samuel j. Prescott, Inspector l.. ].
Stoll. E. r. Pierce, Lieut.. o. r. Mox.
ley and Rudolph Jose.