Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
100000 SEE FIRE
FIGHTERS PARADE
Gov. Richie Leads March
and Reviews Procession
From Stand.
Continued From First Page.)

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motor cycle police escort at the Peace
Monument to start the parade.
The official car carrying Sergt. Bar
gagni, director and marshal Of the
parade, fell in Immediately behind the
band. Commissioner Reichelderfer, with
George Offutt, president Of the Board
Of Trade, and other officials rode in
an automobile Immediately behind the
marshal's car. Commissioner Crosby,
with other officials Of the Board of
Trade. we're in the third automobile in
the line. The third District Commits
sioner, Mai. Gotwals, was not present,
due to illness, but was represented by
Mai. Donald A. Davidson. His auto
mobile Immediately preceded the Gov
ernors car and the State delegations
and their escorts.
Miss Mildred Bargagni, hostess to the
volunteer firemen, was in an automo-
bile Immediately behind this group.
Converge ut First Street.
First street and Constitution avenue
was the converging point for the sew
eral units Of the parade. The floats
formed into line on the west side OF
First street on Constitution avenue.
Commercial and fraternal entries were
lined up on the east side, extending to-
ward the Capital. The out-of-town fire
department units we're arranged IN
order on First street.
A committee Of firemen at the inter-
section Of First street and Constitution
avenue ushered the respective units into
line, alternating with one from each
group.
Some OF the floats were so large that
It was impossible to arrange them into
line on either First street or ConStitu-
ton avenue, making it necessary to line
these units in the vicinity OF the Peace
Monument and bring them into line
from there.
100000 Watch Firemen.
High UP in the line Of march were
three veteran fire fighters. brought from
their stables at Blue Plains. Drawing
an Anticipated apparatus, Tom, Barney
and Gene, who last saw service from
No. 8 Engine Company eight years ago,
were driven in the line by Pvt. Ernest
Dibble.
Outstanding entries In the parade
were the Fire Fighters" entered by
the Waterfront unit Of the District OF
Columbia Fire Department, which was
gigantic reproduction OF the cele-
brated fireboat.
The District of Columbia Fire Train
ing School entered miniature training
tower, labeled Our Alma Mater. "
Probably the longest float in the parade
was that entered by Engine Company
%, which was dragon affair at
one end, supposed to designate fre AT
its best and at its worst. In contrast
with the horse drawn apparatus from
Blue Plains, No. 10 Truck Company
entered an airplane equipped with
rope ladders and fire-hghting apparatus,
which it predicted would be the f1re
department Of 1880.
Hand Pumper Drawn.
Another touch Of other days was
given by "Old Columbia" hand pumper
of the vintage of 1850, which was drawn
by 80 veteran f1remen Of the Associa-
ton Of Oldest Inhabitants Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, clad In the red shirts
and fire helmets common when the an
cient engine was in use.
The visiting delegations were divided
by States with commercial and Wash
ington Fire Department hoats inter-
spersed along the line.
AS a safeguard against possible nres,
a sufficient number Of the local fire
uRI1LeTS were IeIL CItC tOuo 6Oo-
lions throughout the city to take care
Of an emergency.
The volunteer firemen commenced
arriving early Saturday morning and
poured into the city in an ever-increas-
ing stream until this morning. Four
special trains brought visitors yester-
day and three more arrived today.
The parade was to be followed this
afternoon by a contest for the best
equipped apparatus at o'clock on the
EilipSe in rear Of the White House. A
drum and band contest was TO take
place on the Ellipse at 8 o'clock and at
$50 o'clock the annual base ball game
between the police and firemen was to
be played at American League Park.
Twenty-four prizes will be awarded
this evening on the Ellipse.
Financed by Board.
The parade this year was financed
by the Washington Board OF Trade
which appropriated $4,000 for the FIRE
men. Sergt Bargagni said that without
the boards cooperation the celeora-
ton would not have been possible.
The Board OF Trade Committee CO.
operating with him included Mr.. Smith,
and an executive committee headed by
Mr.. Burkart and composed Of Battalion
Chief e. r. Pierce, secretary; Harry
Dean, assistant secretary; Harry ALL
mond, assistant secretary; John Bard
rolf, A. c. Case, Charles Clagett, E. F.
Colladay, Robert J. Cottrell, Isaac Cans,
DR.. Frank E. Gibson, e. c. Graham,
Harry H. r. Helwig, Levay Louis, Lowe