Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-30
NOTED MEN ASKED
TO FIRE EXERCISES
Many Distinguished Persons
Invited to Potomac Pre-
vention Ceremonies.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC, Va, September 30.-An
imposing list of guests have been invited
to attend the fire prevention exercises
which are to be held by the Potomac
Fire Department at the Palm Theater
Sunday, october 6. as feature of the
local observance of National Fire PREY
yention week, October to II.
Heading the list are Representative
r. Walton Moore, State Senator Frank
L. Ball of Clarendon, State Delegate
Hugh S. Reid from Arlington County,
State Delegate j. Fred Birrell from
Potomac. William Albert Smoot OF
Alexandria, Thomas P. Chapman of
Fairfax and John F. Bethune of Falls
Church.
Proctor L. Dougherty, fire and police
commissioner of the District of Column
bia, has been asked to attend, while
invitations have also been extended to
Fire Chief George S. Watson, Assistant
Fire Chief Nicholson, Battalion Chief
O'Connor, Capt. Edward O'Connor.
Sergt A. j. Bargagni and Fire Mar
shall AchStetter OF the same city.
Many officials to Attend.
Members of the Potomac Town Coun-
Gil including Councilmen w. E. Kid
well, S. j. HammerSley, j. A. Logan,
S. c. Holdings, Harry A. Hampton and
CouncilWoman Mrs. Naomi P. Carver
will attend the exercises. Others from
Potomac, who have been invited are
former Mayor William Kleysteuber,
Town Clerk John R. johnson, Town
Treasurer Charles L. Adams, Police
Sergt. A. F. Driscoll and former Fire
Chief John r. Grady of Mount Ida.
City Manager Wallace Lawrence,
Councilmen Robert S. Jones, j. E. W..
Timberman, Edmund F. TIGER and T..
j. Fannon; Fire Chief James M. Dun
can, jr.; Assistant Fire Chief Norman
Roberst. Fire Inspector Frank Cockrell,
Police Chief w w. Campbell and E. E.
also been asked to attend.
Arlington County guests will include
E. c. Turnburke and B. M. Hedrick,
members OF the County Board OF Super
visors: Sheriff Howard B. Fields. Treas
urer E Wade Ball, Directing Engineer
c. L. Kinnear and Fire Marshal A. j.
Scheff1e.
Members of the clergy in this section
who are invited are Rev. John s.
Sewers, patsor of the Del Ray Baptist
Church; Rev. w. r. Hardesty. pastor
of the Del Ray Methodist Episcopal
Church South; Rev. George Vest, pastor
Of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church of
Braddock and Rev. Father Roster OF
st. Rita's Catholic Church, Mount Ida.
Walter u Varney. president OF the
. Arlington-Fa Firemen's Associa-
ton, and Frank G.. Allwine and G. G.
Donaldson, secretary and treasurer OF
the association; members of the Alex
andria Fire Department and Ladies
Auxiliary, Friendship Firemen's Asso-
citation of Alexandria and the Herndon,
jefferson District. Mclean, Vienna,
Ballston. Cherrydale, Clarendon, Fair
fax and Falls Church Fire Depart
merts complete the list.
Short Talks Scheduled.
Short talks on fire prevention will be
made by distinguished guests and fire
officials of the various departments In
this vicinity. while the moving picture
Heroes in Blue fire-prevention pic
ture, will be shown.
The committee in charge OF arrange
ments is composed of Samuel B. De
Vaughan, chairman; Fire Warden L.
w McHugh and Capt. Aubrey Brown.
The Potomac Town Council and the
Potomac Citizens Association are Shar-
ing in the expense of staging the exer-
cises and each has made appropria =
tions to the fire department for that
purpose.