Evening star., 1932-10-02
THOUSANDS Attend
ANNUAL FIRE FETE'
Montgomery Firemen Stage
CoIorfuI Parade, Followed by
Contests on Fair Ground.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Otan Correspondent Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October 1.-Of-
dcial and civic machinery ground to an
abrupt halt here this afternoon when
citizens from every walk of life turned
out for the second annual fire day cele-
bration Of the Montgomery County
Volunteer Firemen's Association-the
most brilliant spectacle of its kind ever
staged in this section Of Maryland.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed
and colorful throng of more than
5000 people nanked the parade route to
pay homage to their flre-fighting forces
as they passed in review down Mont
gomery avenue and filed into Rockville
fair grounds to witness the elaborate
program of sport that followed.
The team Of the Gaithersburg WASH
ington Grove Fire Department turned in
a dazzling performance OF 2-5 seconds
to capture The Evening Star Cup in a
one-line, 50-foot hose layout contest
that featured the hook-up races, while
the other hook-up trophies were divided
between the Riverdale and Hyattstown
Fire Departments and the women's team
from Cabin John Park.
Washington Bands Win.
Washington bands walked of with top
honors in the contests for musical
organizations, capturing five Of the
seven cash awards. Members Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band, at
tired in their natty light blue uniforms
and sparkling yellow-steel helmets with
a pretty girl drum major at their head.
captured first prize money for both the
best appearing band in the parade and
the best band in the contest that fol-
lowed the march.
The afternoon of pageantry and sport
got under way with the parade. A po-
lice escort, composed of Sergts. Roy
Bodmer, Earl Burdine and D. L. Snyder
led the march and was followed by a
group of youths riding on bicycles trim
med with gay-colored ribbons and a
color guard made-up Of Boy Scouts
Following the Montgomery County
Band. State Senator Robert G.. Hilton,
member Of the Board of Montgomery
County Commissioners the mayor and
Town Council Of Rockville and Grand
Marshal j. Fred Imirie, president OF the
county FIRE association, rode in ma
chimes
Departments Represented.
Fire departments that took part in the
march were the Bethesda. Cabin John
Park, Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
Glen Echo, Hyattstown, Chevy Chase,
Kensington, Rockville, Sandy Spring,
Silver Spring, Takoma Park. all Of
Montgomery County; the Cottage City
and Riverdale Fire Departments of
Prince Georges County: Clarendon Of
Arlington County. Va: Mclean Of Fair
fax County. Va. ard Herndon, Va.
Among the bands in the parade were
the Boy Scouts Band, the 210-piece
Loews Fox Theater Boys Band. Elks'
Boys Band, Victory Post. No. 4, Ameri-
| and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Band,
| all Of Washington: the Drum and Bugle
Corps Of Alexandria (Va.) Post, No. "a.
American Legion, and the Montgomery
! County Band
The Rockville All Girls Club and
the Montgomery Chapter, American
Red Cross, also were represented by
units in the parade.
Winners OF the contests:
Firemen's Events.
Hook-up contest for Montgomery
County Trophy LAYOUT Of two l00-foot
hose lines) Hyattstown Fire Depart
ment. 19 seconds. Hook-up contest for
Lie ESChAi6 oldi S0p NidSOuI VI OAAS
5o-foot hose linel, Gaithersburg- Wash
ington Grove Fire Department. 92-5
seconds. Hook-up contest for the Liv-
ingston Trophy Cayout Of one 100-foct
hose line), Riverdale Fire Department.
| 10 seconds. Hook-up contest for women
| LAYOUT Of one 50-foot hose line), Cabin
John Park, II seconds. First-aid free
for-all fireman contest, Rescue Squad
Of Potomac Truck and Engine Com
pany, No. 2, Alexandria, Va.
Band Contests.
Best-appearing band in parade, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. Washington,
D. C. Drum Corps contest. Victory
Post. No. 4, American Legion, Wash
ington, D. C. Best band contest. Vet
erans Of Foreign Wars. Washington
D. c. Contest for Montgomery County
bands Boys Band of Montgomery
County.
Track Events.
100-yard dash (for firemen only.
Joseph Hutchinson. Rockville. 50-yard
dash (for firemen only, Joseph Hutch
inson, Rockville. 100-yard dash (open),
William Guckeyson. Bethesda 50-yard
dash (open), William Guckeyson,
Bethesda. Three-legged race (open),
Gun and Beall. Sandy Spring. Sack
race (open), H. Musgrove, Bethesda.
50-yard dash for fire chiefs, Marion D.
Curran, Kensington. 50-yard dash for
women, Eleanor Diamond, Gathers
burg.