Evening star., 1935-08-11
R|VERDALE WINS
THREEF|RE PRIZES
Takes Livingston Cup in
ConteStS-Beattie Heads
Association.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star

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RIVERDALE, Md, August TO-
Riverdale firemen played the dual role
OF hosts and champions, with unprec-
edented success today.
AS hosts at the thirteenth annual
convention of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
ton, they arranged a parade and II
contests. and as champions, they Won
nearly all of the prizes.
They captured the tri-courty cham
plonship for draft bumpers, gained
permanent possession of the Living
ston Cup and placed first in the
Prince Georges County plug pumper
contest.
w. r. Beattie of Bladensburg was
elected president of the county asso-
convention tonight. He defeated Will
liam S. Freeman of Mount Rainier.
The vote was Beattie, 68; Freeman.
19.
Other officers elected were J..
Theodore Crown of Seat Pleasant, vice
president; T. w. Venemann of Riv-
erdale. secretary. and Vincent A. Sim
mel of Cottage City, treasurer. Crown
defeated Samuel T. Tayman Of Cot
tage City by SIS to 40. Venemann and
Simmel were unopposed.
Mrs. Pitts Elected.
Mrs. H. Edna Pitts of Cottage City
-, aF he
Auxiliary of the County Association,
which also held It's annual convention
here today She triumphed over Mrs.
Irene A. Conner of Capitol Heights,
80 to rs, on the second ballot, the
first vote resulting in 2T-vote tie
Mrs. Harry Lohman of Bladens-
burg was elected vice president, Mrs.
Edna Trott of Hyattsville, secretary
and Mrs. Anna Morris of Riverdale
Heights, treasurer.
E In winning the tri-State champion
ship for draft bumpers Riverdale's
firemen completed the hook-up in
1872 seconds. Arlington was second
with 1873 seconds and Silver Spring
third with 17.2 seconds. The contest
was open to companies from Mont
gomery. Prince Georges, Arlington
and Fairfax Counties.
Having won the Livingston Cup,
also open to members of the three
county associations, in 1882 and 1884,
Riverdale gained permanent possess
sion of the trophy by completing an
~ ls-1f In,
seconds. Ballston required 17.6 Sec
onds to complete the maneuver. Ar
ington was third in 19 seconds.
Riverdale's time in the Prince
Georges plug pumper contest was
1879 seconds. Mount Rainier finished
in is seconds and Brentwood in II.
Riverdale came within two-tenths
of a second of winning a fourth
prize-the plug pumper contest, open
to all. Ballston. however. won with
14.9 seconds. Silver Spring was
third in 164 seconds.
The booster pumper contest was won
by Oxon Hill, while the Alexandria
first-aid unit triumphed in the first
aid contest and won a cup for being
the best appearing first-aid unit in
the parade. Riverdale's unit was
given honorable mention.
A hose-laying contest was post
poned because of darkness.
The cup for the best appearing
apparatus in the parade was won by
Mount Rainier. Silver Spring was
adjudged the best appearing uni
formed unit in the parade, while
the prize for the best appearing WON.
ems marching unit went to the Prince
Georges Ladies' Auxiliary
Capt. Cole Injured.
Capt. John Cole of the Silver
Spring Salvage Corps was sent to the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
pital for treatment after being badly
cut when struck by a hose nozzle
during one of the contests. DR.. Mar
tin j. Kane, who treated him there.
said his injuries were not serious.
More than a score Of persons were
drenched during the drills.
Fifteen pieces of apparatus left the
convention during the afternoon to
respond to an alarm at Berwyn
Heights, where house belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Murray was be-
ing consumed by flames from an ex-
ploded gas stove. Mrs. Murray was
treated by the firemen for burns
about the hands and arms.
During the initial session of the
convention. held last night, it was
decided to hold next years session
at Hyattsvllle. Delegate John S.
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