Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-09-01
Weather Bureau Forecasts
Fair and Cool Weather
Through Monday.
SOME FEDERAL WORKERS
GET 3-DAY VACATION
National Firemen's Association
Will Open Convention in
Alexandria Monday.

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in the National Capital, and at nearby
the Weather Bureau today
came forward with welcome predic-
lions of fair and continued cool
weather tonight. Sunday and prob
ably Monday.
The Central Labor Union pushed
forward plans for revival of its Labor
day parade, which was inaugurated
first in 1895, and had completed plans
for a colorful and impressive turn
out of the forces of organized labor.
Joining in the parade will be numerous
groups of firemen, fraternal and
patriotic bodies.
Some Government agencies had
given a whole day off duty today, so
that these workers had a three-day
vacation, for which many were PLAN
ming to take out-of-town trips, but
thousands of Washingtonians were
preparing to participate in the gigantic
parade and celebration by organized
labor here.
Weather Continues Cool.
Temperatures continued unusually
low today as September was ushered
in with a cool morning. The mercury,
however. did not touch the low Of
Yesterdays AZ degrees. but lowered
around So at the low point, at > am.
today.
The official forecast from the
Weather Bureau was: Pair and
continued cool tonight. Fair Sunday
and probably Monday, with moderate
temperature"
In Alexandria, the National Fire
mems Association was launching
three-day convention to be featured
by a parade Monday. A Navy de-
stroyer and Coast Guard cutter viii
be stationed in the Potomac during
the three days and will be open for
public inspection from ! to 5 pm.
daily.
Library Of Congress Open.
Virtually all branches Of the Gov
eminent will be closed Monday, but
the Library of Congress announced
1t will be open from pm. to 10 pm.
Labor's celebration here Monday
will open with the parade, to start at
10 am. at Peace Monument, proceed
I'D Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, then to Constitution avenue,
and to the scene of the ceremonies
at a reviewing stand on the Avenue
between Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets. Following the program OF
addresses and music at the stand, the
program calls for afternoon celebra-
ton at Glen Echo Park, where games,
contests and prizes have been ar
ranged.
Many floats were in preparation
for the parade here, to be entered by
various organizations, including the
firemen, labor groups and fraternal
and civic organizations.
Gen. Fries Grand Marshal.
Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries will be
honorary grand marshal and Rich
ard A. Dickson, president of Gen.
trail Labor Union, will be mar
shall. Police and fire officials will join
with officers of the organized labor
bodies affiliated with Central Labor
Union, in the forefront Of the parade.
Artillery and cavalry from Fort
Myer, including mounted band, will
give the traditional military touch,
and there will be an interesting dis
play of a century of progress Of the
Fire Department, showing old and new
equipment.
Charles E. Schrom, chief Of the
Fire Department, will head the fire.
mems display in the parade, includ-
ing seven floats, and many pieces Of
apparatus. Many visiting fire COM
panies from Marylt I'd viii particle
pate, headed by Mar hal Chief Noble
F. Rush of HyattSville.
Orders for the parade issued by z.
j. Roche, general chairman of the
Labor Day Committee. and d. G. Dow,
parade chairman, call for assemly at
$50. so as to enable the parade to
start promptly at 10 o'clock.
The Alexandria convention opened
today with visits to Mount Vernon
and Arlington National Cemetery be-
the officers Of the association and
chiefs of the many fire companies
participating. Led by Sergt. A. j.
Bargagni of the District of Columbia
Fire Department, president Of the as
ISOLATION, the firemen paid homage to
George Washington and the Unknown
Soldier by placing wreaths on their
tombs.
Fire companies started arriving yes
terday and were being CHARTERED in
the public school buildings and in
Portner's Arena. While some hose
laying contests are to be staged this
afternoon, it is expected that most of
today will be devoted to sightseeing.
Sightseeing Planned.
The local committee, headed by
Hhfaf NJ ~ Af the
Alexandria Fire Department. has
planned trips for visitors over WASH
ington and the historic points In
this section of Virginia. The de-
stroyers Fox and Humphreys and
the Coast Guard cutter Apache,
which have been anchored here for
the three-day celebration, are ex-
pected to prove an attraction for the
fremen, especially those from inland
points.
Tonight the firem.n will be given
an opportunity to witness the spec
tacle, Fighting the Flames" which
will be held at the northern end Of
Washington street. The set" to be
burned is TOO feet long and repre-
sents a section Of New York's lower
East Side. This is the first time 1t
has been shown in this section.
Special Church Services.
Special services are to be held at all
of the local churches tomorrow, fol-
lowed by memorial services at 2 o'clock
at the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial, where sessions Of
the association are to be held. Rev.
Norman Roberts, pastor Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church and president
Of one of the Alexandria fire COM
panies, will speak.
At the session tomorrow night State
Fire Marshal Sherwood Brockwel of
North Carolina will speak.