Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-30
Arriving
FOR BIC PARADE
27 Bands and 10 Drum Corps
to Take Part in Monday
Competitions.

Visiting fremen were pouring into
Washington today for the annual
firemen's parade here Monday. Three
railroad systems put on excursion trains
with attractive rates from six nearby
States, and the firemen for miles around
seem to be responding with alacrity.
Those who have elected the automobile
as their means of transportation are
showing up in large numbers at the
Tourist Camp.
The first taste the city viii have Of
the festivities will come tomorrow, when
many of the arriving bands and other
musical organizations will offer SerenadeS
in various parts of town. Since there
are no less than ~ bands and Is drum
corps on the way, there should be no
shortage OF musical entertainment.
Bands to Have Contest.
The bands will not only march in the
parade, but will stage contest in COM
petition for cash prizes and trophies.
This Is to take place on the Ellipse at
pm. Monday. The winning band will
take home q trophy and $3.50 in gold;
the second best win get another trophy
and $125 in gold. The best drum corps
will get 500 and trophy and the next
$50 and trophy. The musical Offer
ings will be judged by Tommy Thomp-
son, who will also have charge Of all
arrangements for the contest.
Mr.. Thompson Is only one of 95 judges
drafted by the Citizens Committee In
charge of the work Of the parade to
judge the various contests, which range
from prizes for the best band and most
beautifully decorated float in the parade
to prizes for the most comic. In all
the committee has assembled 81 tro-
PIXIES, worth about $4,000.
Listeners to Hear Praise.
Overlooking no opportunity to make
this the biggest parade ever, its grand
marshal, Sergt. A. j. Bargagni, will take
the air at GAS o'clock tonight on Sta
ton WMAL, through the courtesy of
the Chamber of Commerce, and urge
heavy attendance. DR.. Frank Gibson.
chairman Of the parade judges, and
Sergt. H. F. Harding will also speak at
this time.
AS for the parade itself, it is expected
to start about IL O'Clock at the Capitol,
march up Pennsylvania avenue past the
reviewing stand just east of Fourteenth
street, and so to the White House lot,
where it will disband.
Cows. Pollard of Virginia and Ritchie
Of Maryland, accompanied by their
STATS and the District Commissioners,
will be in the reviewing stand. High
lights of the parade will be broadcast
by Jim McGrath on station WJSV, be-
ginning at 1890 O'Clock. Efforts are
also being made to have the band con-
test broadcast by VOL.
Leads Ticket Sales.
Fire Chief George S. Watson's fire
fighters are leading the Metropolitan
Police Department by a wide margin In
the sale of tickets for the base ball
game.
Members of the Fire Department
have disposed of 7,765 tickets, while
Mai. Henry @. Pratt's law enforcement
unit has sold only SITS so far. The
first precinct is leading in ticket sales
in the Police Department, with total
of 1,025, while the tenth precinct is sec
ond. with 8l3.
other stations follow in order: Sixth,
600; eighth, $40; second, 440; seventh,
375; third. 265; twelfth, 2S5; Traff1c
Bureau. 272; fourth, 1876; fourteenth,
1876; fifth, 1855; Detective Bureau, 1856;
thirteenth, lis: harbor. 50; eleventh.
80: ninth, rs; Women's Bureau. so, and
officers assigned to the White House, 40.