Evening star., 1933-09-05
100000 WATCHED
LABOR DAY PARADE
DESPITE DOWNPOUR
Firemen Refuse to Let Rain
Halt Pennsylvania Ave.
nue. Spectacle.
BICYCLE AND SKATING
RACES ENTERTAIN CROWD
0ut-of-Town Organizations Share
Honors With City Units in
Prize Awards.

A downpour so heavy that at times
| it was difficult to see across Pennsyl-
| vania avenue did not halt for one
minute the annual firemen's Labor day
parade up that historic street yester-
| day and, as If they saw their efforts
were of no avail, the elements abated
their fury before the end of the pro-
ceSSion.
During the afternoon out of town
visitors enjoyed the city's parks and
thronged those buildings to which
| sightseers were admitted as the threat
, ening skies partially cleared.
! 1t was estimated around 100, 900 per-
sons watched the parade and that
more than half this number saw it to
its finish, despite the heavy rain. Many
others sought refuge in buildings along
| the line of march and watched the
| progress Of the thoroughly soaked
marchers and floats from windows.
In the prize awards out-of-town
marchers shared the premiums-cash
and trophies-with units from within
the city. A complete list of prizes will
be found at the end of this story.
The award for the most beautiful float
| went to that Of engine % and truck II
of the District department.
Band Plays "Stormy Weather."
AS all participants viewed their bad
break" in the weather philosophically
| it was the leader of the Community
Civic Band, colored, who turned it to
account with his showmanship, and his
men sloshed through the street, which
had become miniature river, as the
i rain beat down, to the tune of Stormy
Weather" and the applause of bedrag-
| gled onlookers
1t was the first Labor day parade in
II years marred by inclement weather.
Before the procession proper started
bicycle and roller skating races were run
on course extending up Pennsylvania
avenue. Ed Bieber, District bike cham
pion, won the one-mile event, defending
his title against Walter Davis and
| Anthony Horner, who ran in second
and third places, respectively. There
were IA other entries
Bicycle Titles Decided.
In a novice bicycle event Charles
Towers was victor, with H. L. Patterson
second and Joseph Rapp third A field
OF 38 participated. Rival teams of
telegraph messengers competed in an
event set aside especially for them,
with the Western Union team, made up
Of Red Cain, Howard Pearson, James
Phillips and William Meetre, defeated
a four-ma team representing the Pos
tai Telegraph.
The two-mile tandem event was won
| by Charles Cauffman and William
Padgett.
| The outstanding skating race was
the mile open, to determine the Dis
trict champion 1t was won by Horace
! Brown, with Carl Sholtes and B. F.
McGirk running in the place" and
| show positions
! Virginia Pritchard won the girls
! skating event, with Naomi Sawyer and
Marion PaulS running in second and
third
Arthur Minor easily outdistanced the
large field in the colored open skating
race and. executing fancy skating fig
ures raced across the finish, then went
into series of maneuvers before the
judges stand and groups of spectators
who had already begun to gather for
the parade. The races were run under
supervision of District A. A. u officers
One Hundred Get First Aid.
Almost 100 persons were treated for
fainting and minor injuries during the
parade by first aid stations in every
block of the congested area and by
local hospitals. None, however, was
serious The first aid work was under
supervision of Acting Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald and Vincent Sardo
and ambulances donated by undertaking
establishments and hospitals about the
city were used.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Glass Visiting volunteer fire organ
! ization with the largest number Of uni
formed men in line: First, Alexandria
Fire Department, 5000 and trophy; sec
ond, Cumberland Volunteer Fire De-
partment, ShippenSburg, Pa, $75 and
trophy; third, Independent Fire Com
pany, Frederick, Md, trophy.
Frederick Group Wins
Glass Twisting volunteer depart
ment presenting best appearance: First.
INDEPENDENT Fire Company, Frederick,
Md, $l0O and trophy; second, Spencer
Shops Fire Department, Spencer. N. c..
$25 and trophy; third, Niagara Fire
Company, Merchantville, N. j., trophy.
Glass 3-Ladies' auxiliary of fire de-
partment presenting best appearance
First Independent Fire Company, Fred
erick, Md, $25 and trophy; second,
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Washington
Fire Department, trophy; third, Ladies
| Club Engine Company, Alexandra, Va,
trophy.
Glass 4-Drum corps presenting best
appearance: First, Costello Post, Amer
ican Legion, $100 and trophy; second,
Garden Drum Corps, West Seneca,
N. Y, trophy; third, Croydon (Pa)
Drum Corps, trophy.
Glass 5-Band presenting best appear
ance: First, Washington Gas Light Co.,
500 and trophy; second, National Cap
ital Cadet Band of Washington, trophy;
third, Boy Scout Band, No. 507, Wash
ington, trophy.
Glass 6-Most beautiful float of ladies
| fire auxiliary: First, District OF Colum-
bia Fire Department, $25 and trophy;
second, Bladensburg Fire Department
Bladensburg, Md, trophy; third. Falls
Church Fire Department, Falls Church
Va, trophy.
| Awards for Floats.
Glass 7-Most Beautiful float OF hre
organization: First, Engine Company
No. %, Truck Company No. II. Wash
ington, $50 and trophy; second. Engine
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| INJURIES PROVE FATAL