Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1931, Page 24

B—8 FINDS FIRE ENGINE WASHINGTON GAVE Duhamel Reveals Discovery as Oldest Inhabitants Plan for Parade. Missing for many years, the old fire | engine which President George Wash- ington gave to the City of Alexandria, | in 1774, has been discovered in Druid | Hill Park, Baltimore. i This announcement was made last night by James F. Duhamel to the As- | sociation of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, in reguiar session at the Old Union Engine House, as the | association made plans to enter it old Columbia engine in the Firema national parade next Monday, lCC.’vr'fl-l panied by a contingent of members in the old volunteer firemen's regalia. Sergt. A. J. Bargagni, director and marshal of the National Firemen's Pa- rade Committee, expressed appreciation for the participation of the assoclation, and pictured the scope of the parade this year as larger than ever before. ‘Washington Topham, vice president of the association, presented an inter- esting discussion of “Old First Ward,” in which he traced the development of this important “West End” of the city. Missing for Many Years. The old Washington engine had been missing for many years, according to Mr., Duhamel, who is also historian of the Society of Natives, and well versed | in local history. George Washington bought the old | engine from a French company after seeing an engine like it at Philadelphia, Mr. Duhamel explained. When it ar- rived from France, he presented it to the City of Alexandria. Mr. Duhamel explained, he recently found that they had an old fire engine in Baltimore | which had proved a mystery. | “I suggested to them in Baltimore,” | said Mr. Duhamel, “that they rub off | some of the old paint. They did, and | found underneath the word ‘Friend- ship! In some way it had drifted to Frederick, and had got over to Baltimore, where they didn’t know the THE EVENING historic value of the old engine.” Mr. Duhamel said he was sure of the identity of the old engine now in Druid Hill Park, as it was the exact type, and even bore the name of the old Alex- andria company, “Friendship.” Duplicate in Alexandria. An engine which is now in the pos- session of the Friendship Veterans' Fire Association at Alexandria, Mr. Duhamel sald, is a duplicate of the original presented by George Washing- ton. The one now in Alexandria, he said, was made by Rogers Brothers of Baltimore. Plans are being made by the Alexandria organization to enter its_engine In the firemen's parade. Plans for tke participation of the as- soclation in the fireman's parade were perfected by Mr. Duhamel, who is chairman of the committee. Sixteen members of the association will form a platoon to march with the old Co- lumbia engine, which is housed in the Union Engine House. They will wear the old red shirts and ornamental hats of the volunteer firemen. Tkey plan to meet Monday morning at the old Union Engine House at 9 o'clock be- fore proceeding to their place at First and D streets to form for the parade. Besides the Columbia engine, the as- sociation also may enter an old horse- drawn fire chief carriage, which is in the Union Engine House. Samuel Alt- WooDWARD & LOTHROP DOWN STAIRS STORE Tomorrow—Remnant Day You Can Save 4 and More Remnant Day Merchandise is not returnable or exchangeable; not sent C. 0. D. or on approval; Phone and mail orders not accepted. 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Expressing his appreciation to the as- price. that is the tell-tale Al my i URSDAY, sociation for its participation in the parade, the sergeant outlined his hopes to turn the firemen's national parade into a national firemen’s day. Several members, including J. Eliot ‘Wright and John R. Mahoney, recalled old days in Washington when they to pull the hand-drawn apparatus. Harmon Presents Document. A. C. Harmon presented to the as- sociation a framed document to hang in the old museum of the Union Engine House. The document, copied from an article by James Croggan in The Eve- ning Star in 1911, explained some of the outstanding exhibits, such as the old Columbia suction engine, used from 1853 to 1864; a hose carriage of the Sun Fire Company of Alexandria, Va.; SEPTEMBER 3, 1931. 8 fire bell used by the Northern Liber- tles Fire Company, and a smaller bell used by the Anacostia Fire Company, at Ninth and K streets southeast. The special meeting of the Federation of Citizens’' Assoclations to consider a Halloween celebration this year, and & ‘Washington old home July 4, 1932, was called to the attention of the as- soctation. ‘Washington Topham in opening his discussion of the Old First Ward, in the center of which stands the home | CI of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants, declared that Washington had never seen such great changes that were under way today. Many phases of the development of | the area were explained by Mr. Topham, | He approved the recommendation l.c,‘ make & public park in memory of Washington of & square once purchased | by Washington, known as square 21, bounded by D and E streets, Twenty- fifth and Twenty-sixth. Flags Over Churches on Holiday. Campaign Plan Deferred. 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