Evening star., 1933-09-02
F|REMEN TR0UP|NG
INTO WASHINGTON
FOR CONVENTION
Mammoth Parade on Labor
Day Is Bright Spot in
ConeIave.
MERCHANTS ALONG ROUTE
DECORATE FOR PRIZES
Wreath Laid on Tomb of First
President-Business Session
Slated Tomorrow.

Visiting firemen were arriving here
today to take part in the mammoth
Labor day parade up Pennsylvania
avenue Monday
Merchants and business men along
the route of the procession already are
busy decorating their buildings in
competition for the cash prizes of s25.
Star. Fireman r. A. Barton of No. 81
Engine Company decorations chairman,
said the store fronts and buildings
would present gay welcome to the
paraders as they pass up the Avenue.
This morning delegations of WASH
ington flremen, with others from Mary
land and Virginia and those who have
already arrived from other points. went
to Mount Vernon, where they laid a
wreath on the Tomb of George Wash
ington as the first volunteer fireman"
The first President was member OF
old Friendship Engine Company IN
Alexandria,
Following the Mount Vernon visit
the firemen were scheduled to lay a
wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
Convention Tomorrow.
Tomorrow is to be known as Ma
tional Firemen's day, and in the eve
ming the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Firemen's Association will be
held in press hall, National Press
Building At this meeting business
Of the association will be taken up
and matters Of policy settled.
Tomorrow afternoon Representative
McSwain of South Carolina will ad-
dress the flremen at memorial service
in Sylvan Theater at the base of WASH
ington Monument. Music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band. At the
service medals will be presented to the
Districts police and fire heroes by Gen.
John A. johnson. former District Com
Flint, Mich, the Nations outstanding
fire hero, who is scheduled to arrive
here tomorrow morning.
At midnight tomorrow benefit show
proceeds from which are to help defray
parade expenses, will be held at the
Gayety Theater, with the Fox, Earle,
Howard and Gayety Theaters COOP
Grating in contributing talent. Jimmy
Lake. manager of the Gayety, will act
as master of ceremonies.
Labor day is the big day of the
three-day flremens fete.
Route of March.
At 1890 am, bicycle aud roller skat-
ing sweepstakes will be held on Penn
sylvania avenue, preceding the parade,
which is to start from Second street and
Constitution avenue at II am The
procession will move west on Constitu-
tion avenue to Pennsylvania avenue.
west on Pennsylvania avenue to Fiji
teeth street. then turn south into the
Euipse, where, at 2:30 pm. band and
drum corps contests will be held at the
base of the Monument
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business floats, military units, pJ,lce
and firemen's units from the Dist.ic,
and other groups, in addition to the
large number of f1remen from out of IT,
city who will march in units, some @
them with their equipment, is to
judged from judges stand in from.
the District Building.
The Greencastle Pa, Rescue Hcs-
Co.. whose antiquated apparatus has
won two prizes in other Labor day pa
rades here, will be in the line Of March,
again competing for the prize which
annually goes to the Oldest piece of ap-
paratus In the parade. The old pumper.
built in 1741, is to be brought here by
truck -
Judges of the decorations along the
| Avenue, who will ride in the parade so
as to be able to view the buildings as
the visiting marchers see them, Will be
announced tomorrow.
Richie May Attend.
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of MARYLAND
IS expected to attend the event. and
officials thought it probable today sew
| eral other Governors will be among the
, guests of honor. A luncheon for all
the honor guests will be held by the
| committee in the presidential suite of
| the Willard Hotel Immediately follow
| ing the parade, according to Odell S.
smith, chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee In charge Of arrangements.
The list OF hotels and rooming houses
being compiled by Fireman C. /
Fletcher of Truck Company No. 7. to aid
in housing the visitors is growing rapid
| ~. he reported today. and as fast as
they register the out of town guests
Will be taken to the places where they
Will stay during the convention.
| The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Depart-
/ ment has made arrangements to serve
cof1ee and sandwiches to the marchers
prior to the start Of the parade Monday
morning. Fireman S. L. Cocimano Of
Engine No. will be in charge of the
detail.
{ Between 10000 and 200 900 visitors
| are expected to be in the city for the
Labor day events. heads Of various
committees estimate.