Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

lated Silver Spring on its new armory,
which he said was not only much
needed home for the Service Company.
LIST Maryland Infantry. National
Guard, but was a meeting place-a
community center where the citizens
Of this community may meet. to de-
eide the problems of parking. plan
ming. building restrictions which ac-
company the fast growth of this COM
munity with the development OF the
National Capital"
Asserting that Maryland had con-
tributed to the United States "self-de-
ance in religion" Mr.. Zihlman de-
clared that the same spirit which pro.
NOTED these principles will help Mary
landers In their problems today.
Following his address Mr.. Zihlman
presented the various awards to the
winners of the contests held earlier in
the afternoon and the prizes for pa
rade participants selected from the line
of march as best in their class" by
Sergts. A. j. Bargagni and d. S. Sui
| Ivan, members of the Washington
Fire Department, who served as
! judges.
Carnival and Ball.
|
| visiting firemen and members of the
| National Guardsmen at the conclusion
| of the speeches, and a carnival and
military ball completed the days cele-
bration.
The greatest thrills of the day came
during the several hook-up contests
for the firefghting outfits. The first
was free -for-all." and nearly 20 out
| fits competed in the speed test. The
firemen of the contesting companies
drew up their apparatus 1000 feet
| from the fire plug and dismounted.
| Then, at given signal. they bounded
| to their various stations on the motor
| pieces and dashed along at terrific
| speed between the cheering lines of
| men and women and children and
skidded up to the plug to hook up all
hose connections and actually pump a
stream of water. The time was count
ed with the drop of flag before the
men boarded their machines and ended
| when the water shot from the hose.
One accident served to mar this
thrilling stage Of the jubilee. Max
| well Mackenzie, 16-year-old hosemar
on the Capitol Heights company
jumped from his truck before it hat
stopped at the plug. AS he grabbed
the heavy hose and started running
out with it, the line became entan
gled and he was sent into a complete
somersault, so that he landed on his
head. Men of other companies
quickly rescued him from possible
trampling and carried him to the home
of DIR. w. r. Haynes. where he was
revived He suffered only a scall
wound and lacerated hand, and hi
was back at the carnival grounds be
fore the evening got well under way
|. Various Contests.
In the first contest, the free-for-all
the Sandy Spring company, under tho
command of II. II. Adams, won mrs
place, making the run and hooking
up in SO seconds. A silver cup was
their prize.
The Bethesda company. under Wad.
Imbrie as chief galloped away WITT
the first place in the Montgomery
County hook-up contest in so seconds
fiat. four and a quarter seconds faster
than their nearest competitor. Tht
outfit was presented with silver cur
donated by the Silver Spring Chamber
of Commerce.
The Independent Company of An
napolis won $40 in gold for the bes
chemical tnon-pumper) engine in tn
parade, the Waterwitch Company o
Annapolis won SIS for the best equip
ped apparatus in the parade, tn
kensington company for the larges
attendance with apparatus in tn
parade and the North Washington
| Realty Co. was awarded $25 for tn
, prettiest float In the line Of march.
The beauty contest, held at tn
, carnival as a closing feature of tn
days celebration, was won ty Mis-
Ethel Baker. 612 Mississippi avenue
Silver Spring, a brunette, whom
James Fitzgerald, Clifton NJ. Lor
: and S. l.. Lutes. the judges, though
prettiest of IS contestants.
: Quinton Lacey, 3040 Monroe stree
northeast, Washington, won tn
1 "sheik contest" in which 80 me
] were entered. for the judgment o
g three women. Mrs. Helene Mathew
Mrs. A, J. BNgagni and Mrs. Louis
I. Ieahmanp.