Evening star., 1937-04-18
MAY 4DED|CAT|0N
PLANS COMPLETED
Program for Fire House
Dedication Announced by
Northeast Conference.

Plans for dedication exercises on
May 1 Of the new firs house located
at Fourteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast have been
completed by the Northeast Confer
ence OF Citizens Associations.
The building itself, now virtually
completed, opens directly on Brent
wood road, few feet from the in
tersection Of Rhode Island avenue
and Fourteenth street, and is
colonial type structure set back about
50 feet from the roadway. Centrally
located IN the northeast suburban
section, the apparatus, primarily to
consist Of hook and ladder company
later TO be supplemented by a regu-
latlon engine and hose cart, must
respond to alarms from as far as New
Jersey and New York avenues north
west, = distance OF more than three
miles, as well as all calls in the section
tn which 1t Is situated. The new
truck house, headed by Capt. Joseph
e. Uebele, replaces calls handled at
present by truck companies No. 4 and
No. 13.
Ends Fight Of Years.
Acquisition Of this fire house marks
the termination of fight of several
years on the part of citizens associa-
tions in the northeast, all of which
felt that construction OF such a station
was necessary to provide more ade-
quate fire protection in that area
President Andrew r. E. Scheer of
the conference commends all member
organizations for their splendid CO.
operation" in obtaining the fire house
as well as their work in arranging
the dedication program.
Taking part In the exercises will
be the Brookland-W Woodbridge Business
mems Association, the Bunker Hill
Post OF the American Legion. Defense
Post Of Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the Woodbridge Garden Club. Guests
and guest speakers for the occasion
will include Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen, Col. Dan I. Sultan, c. E,
Schrom, chief of the Fire Depart
ment, and Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of the Police Depart
ment. Other District officials sched-
uled to be present are Nathan Wyeth,
municipal architect; Capt. H. S.,
Bishop, jr., assistant engineer COM
missioner, and Capt. H. C. White
hurst, director of highways. Among
members Of Congress who plan to
attend: Representatives Mary T.
Norton and Ross A. Collins: while
Senators William H. King and Elmer
Thomas signit1ed their intentions to
be on hand. Thomas E. Lodge, presi-
dent OF the Federation OF Citizens
Associations, will be present.
Prior to the official program will be
concert by the Elks' Band from 7:3o
to pm The assembly will be called
to order by President Scheer, followed
by the invocation by Rev. Patrick E.
Conroy, pastor of St. Anthonys
Church. After massing of the colors,
Scheer will speak. A vocal solo by
Mrs. Thelma Mills Rector will precede
snort speeches by each of the District
Commissioners. Key presentation and
floral tribute, the latter by G. T.
Boul Of the Woodbridge Garden Club,
will then be made the new chief, Capt.
Uebele.
Heads Of Member Groups.
Presidents Of each civic group mem
Der Of the Northeast Conference will
be introduced by Mr.. scheer. Chief
executives OF each association are as
follows: William F. Ryan, BladenS-
burg Road; Marvin M Mclean, Brook
land; Robert M. FuniSs, Burroughs;
Harrison M. Dickson, Chillum Heights;
John Cahill. Dahlgren Terrace; Will
liam Webb, Kenilworth; John P. Kern,
Lincoln Park; John J. Hurley, Mich
igan Park; Freeman Weiss, Rhode
Island Avenue. and George j. Cleary,
Trinidad. Boy Scouts will then pre-
sent the flag for the fire house and the
benediction will be offered by Rev. J.
M. Gillum, pastor Of Brookland Meth
odist Church. It is contemplated that
the program will extend for one hour
Refreshments and dancing are
planned from 10 until II o'clock to be
held in the station house with music
furnished by Carl Heinr1chs orches-
ira. Loud speakers will be installed
to transit the music to those outside
the building. Decorations are being
handled by J. A. Mayhem.
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