Evening star., 1933-09-04
PARADE WATCHERS
ROUTED BY RAIN
Thousands Scurry for Shell
ter as Storm Breaks :
Over City.
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in our national emergency.
ut is essential to the formulation of
codes and to their administration SO as
TO carry out the purposes Of the recov-
cry program. Workers outside Of unions
will be unable to participate and by
their failure to participate will lessen
the influence Of the organized groups"
Green is speaking today in Akron, Ohio.
Postmaster General Farley, speaking
In Atlantic City today, presented to the
mail carriers convention there his
views of the accomplishments Of the
Post Office Department under his ad-
ministration, while the active chief of
the N. r. A. program, Gen. Hugh S.
johnson, this afternoon is speaking on
the objectives and results of the recov-
cry drive in Chicago.
Brown Leads Parade.
The parade, starting from Second
street and Constitution avenue, was lee
by Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent Of police, and his motor cycle es-
cort. Behind him rode Sergt. A. j
Bargagni, general chairman, president
of the National Firemen's Association
and marshal of the parade.
The Navy Band. conducted by Lieut.
Charles Benter, followed the marshaIs
car. as the first of the eight bands In
the parade, and members of various
committees rode behind in automobiles
Mrs. Vernon T. Orrison. formerly Mis-.
Mildred Bargagni, daughter of the pa
rade marshal, rode in the hostess car
followed by a float depicting the "key
to the city" which ended the first
section Of the parade.
Section fWn was led hv tho Marine
Band. and showed development of fire
equipment. The first piece of appa-
ratuS was a hand-drawn pumper, fol-
lowed by horse e-drawn pumper and g
| modern pumping engine. The Mount
Rainier service truck and the D. C.
water tower No. / also were in thi:
section.
Police in Section Three.
Section three. headed by the Army
Band was made up of the Metropolitan
Police unit.
The District Fire Department Bano
lead the fourth section, which included
the District Ladies Auxiliary float anC
| outside companies from New Jersey
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New
York and elsewhere
Maryland companies made UP the
greater part OF the fifth section, and
Virginia companies the sixth section
The seventh section included fraterna
units. marchers, drill teams. etc
Commercial floats, of which between
20 and 80 are entered, made up section
! 8. and the ninth and final section was
| composed Of District Of Columbia Fire
Department floats
Twenty-three companies from Mary.
land were entered in the parade. They
were the Independent Hose Company
OF Frederick and departments from
Brentwood. Boring, Greater Capito
Heights, Branchville. Sandy Spring
| Kensington. Hyattsville, Boulevarc
Heights, West Annapolis. Bowie. Rock.
vile, Abingdon. Pocomoke. Annapolis
Herald Harbor. Riverdale Heights
Pikes|ille, Silver Spring. Lconardtown
Glenn Dale, Lansdowne and Glen Echo
Virginia Well Represented.
Virginia came next in the number o.
representatives, with IA companies ano
unit composed of the Officers Asso.
| citation. Arlington and Fairfax Counties
The companies marching included JEFF.
| ferSon District, Falls Church, Arlington
! Ballston. Cherrydale. Clarendon, Eas
Arlington. Alexandria, Manassas, Vir.
ginia Highlands. Strasburg, Herndon
NdTTeltOn ana Halls Hill.
| New Jersey was represented by five
| companies. from Merchantville. Wan.
! amassa, Dumont, Eatontown and Mer-
rick, and the two companies which
came from North Carolina to partici-
! pate in the parade from Graham anC
| Spencer.
Five companies from Pennsylvania
| marched. They were Greencastle
! ShippenSburg, Uniontown. Rices Land
ing and CataSauQua. New York State:
! four representative companies came
from Bedford Hills. Merrick. Long Is
land; West Seneca and Lynbrook.
Auxiliary Units March.
Besides the ladies auxiliary Of the
District Department, similar auxiliaries
| represented the Prince Georges County
Firemen'S Association; Engine, No S
Alexandria: Bladensburg department
| and the West Seneca, N. Y, volun.
teerS
Miscellaneous units in the parade
| falling into no special category, in.
ciuded the Holy Comforter Band. Loew!
Fox Band, Washington Gas Light Bane
and other organizations, including th'
9th Division, Boy Scouts of America
| The parade was judged by citizens
committee of which Wallace B. Robin
son was chairman. James H. Costello
| was vice chairman and Harry Dean
secretary. The members included Mis-
Sybil Baker, 2. D. Blackstone, Col.
G. Bliss, Joseph A. Burkart. Robert w
Davis, Raymond M. Florance, M
Gignilliat. Diller B. Croft. Harry H. r
Hellwig, Capt. Doyle o. Hickey Curti
M Hodges. J. F.. Kehoe, Mark Lans
burgh, Louis Levay, J. Stanley Long
Louis Howe. Lieut.. Rhoda Milliken
Edgar Morris. Claude w. Owen, Edwar'
S. PardOe. Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples
w. Elkins Reed, George c. Shaffer
S. Smith. Capt. Charles Z. Smithson
Mrs. Eta L. Taggart, George 7
Thompson and Abbey Wallace.
| Old Tom In Harness.
Reminiscent of a bygone era OF fire
fighting, old Tom, last of the fire horses
teamed with two other horses in pulling
an old time pumper. Gene and Barney
his former teammates, have died
Several old time engines and pieces
apparatus were entered. in addition.
The decorations along the line o
march of the parade were judged by |
committee made up Of Thomas F
Littlepage, president of the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce; Clauoe w
Owen, president of the Washington
Board Of Trade, and j. E. Collifower
president of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association. The three stor
or building fronts which they adiudg
the best decorated will be awarded
cash prizes of $25. SIS and $40 by Th
Star. Prize winners will be announced
tomorrow.
The parade was preceded by bicycl
and roller skating sweepstakes OF
Pennsylvania avenue, and after tn
Procession a constest was scheduled u
be held at the base of Washington
Monument 70: drum and bugle corp
and bands which took part IN th
parade.
Fire Hero Decorated.
Yesterday the Nations greatest liv
ing fire hero" Warren Dues OF Flint
Mich, was decorated for his bravery Il
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