Evening star., 1928-09-04
DEVEL LOpMENT OF FIREFIGHTING
PICTURED IN LABOR DAY PARADE
Old Hand-Drawn Engines and Modern
Giants" Illustrate Evolution of De-
Observation-Disclosures Procession

the parade. closely followed by sound
movie automobile. whose occupants we're
| busy recording the noises OF the alter
noon for theater audiences
Comic Floats.
The Washington engine companies
we're in high good humor and gave
! expression TO 1t III numerous comic
| floats No. 10 Engine Company had a
| float depicting "Dinty Moore'S." with
/ Maggie" pounding out tunes on de-
| crepit piano Engine Company No, 7
! had clown outfit and a sputtcrins
/ nivver built to represent a fire engine.
| The engine caught on fire several times
and had To be put out" Another
| company had an aerial engine with
pilot on the outlook for fires with
a SpygiasS.
No. IL Engine Company had spec
tacular float showing the relation OF
the firefighter to the home. A sergeant
sat at a desk. taking an alarm call,
| while in the front part of the float was
room containing a mother and her
children.
A statue of Liberty" float arranged
by No. IS Company won plenty of APP
plause for its tasteful design and
beauty. The ST Vitus Jazz Hounds of
posed to be dance music while duSky
hula hula dancer cavorted from one curb
to the other
Engine Company No, 81 and Truck
Company No. g. housed under the same
roof Joined in entering large float
of artistic design, woven around the
firemen's emblem. Rescue Squad No.
rounded up most of the children in
the neighborhood of its quarters. at
Twelfth and G streets, and loaded them
onto its large float. symbolic of its
ministrations 10 humanity.
Thousands of paper and real flowers
and Yards of green drapery were utll-
lied in creating the magnificent float
built by No - Engine Company and
No. II Truck Company, The float rep
resented the garden of a home. with
children at play.
Billy Gee. Washington's champion
trap drummer fireman embellished the
float of his outfit. No. 5 Truck Com
pany He led a Snappy Jazz orchestra
in rendering popular tunes for the
edification of appreciative crowds.
The Ladies Auxiliary float proved TO
be one of the most popular III the march
Pretty maidens in picture hats and or
candle frockS of yellow and lavender
we're the reason.
Civilian Floats.
The civilian floats formed the last di-
vision OF the parade, Heading this con-
tIngent was the Columbia Heights Busl-
ness Mems Association in a car bearing
The legend. We are proud of our city
on the hill
Victory Post of the American Legion
in bright blue uniforms and silver tin
hats. was at the front OF the clVlllah
marchers, keeping time Tor all IN the
rear with the beat of its drums ana
the stirring notes of its bugles,
Among the first of the civilian floats
were those of the District Chapter OF
the Red Gross, the Modern Woodmen
of the World and the Red Men OF
America. The Red Cross float consisted
of gigantic cross of red IN settlng
of pure white The Woodmen mao
large float advertising Its rehei woIk
for tubercular patients. ana tne nea
Men. as might have been expecteo' Weie
attired like Indians .r,,,>,rs
of Columbia Heights the Georgia Ave
nus pusiness Mems Association sent us
oeSeers at the head of a group OF nusl-
,ass fioats from the Georgia avenue
| section.
List OF Judges.
| The Judges. in addition 10 Ut. 0
| so,l were Miss Margaret M. Stumpn'
Harry r. Almond. Charles AppiepS' n
w Asnuitt. Maj. l.. E. AtKinS' ,,a., -.
Railey, Alexander A. Bell, MISS ray
Bentley. z. D. Blackstone, Eddle SRA
| h,,rd James b. Carry, Lee Sonlps'
George Davis. Maj Dawson, CAPT
CHARLES Demonet, Mai ID. F. Donovan
| Bernard p. Dove, E. j. EllwangeT. n
r Enev Mr.. Perm, Lieut.. II. >: FISK
W,IIjam p GUIDE, John J. Quinn, Rooert
A Halstead, J. c. Henson. Eou'S S a.
Hoover william Horgan, rudolph jose;
Leon kelley. Maurice P. King. Rlcnato
Lamb. Martin A. Leese, Luther LinKil1s'
Dr A M. Macdonald, Arthur u
Marks Miss Pearl Mccall, Miss Anna
McCrum. Frank E. Miller, George Mi
Ter n Miller, DR.. Charles E. Morgan
ston. Edward j. Murphy, c, I. Murray
Chief r. O'Connor Judge Mary y looie'
George Pitt, william G. Pollard. VIII
liam, S. Ouinter, Samuel B. Reeoer,
Charles Riemer. Stanley A. Robinson
can't. Charles Ruth, Herman SchulteS,
George C. Shaffer Edward d. Shaw
Robert J, Sine. Odell S. Smith. Gen.
Anton Stephan Miss Martha Strayer:
Louis p. Stumph. John Stumph, Cnlel
A J. Sullivan, Parker Sweet. aubrey
Tavlor. Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle. Mrs.
| CAROLYN votaw, David /, Walsh, Thomas
d walsh, Fred j. White and Dewey