The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-02-26 00:00:00

Yours obediently. 7
ILIENRY TURNEY,
Chief Officer k;tourbridge Fire Brigade
January Ist, 1887.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS SUPPER

The annual supper in connection with the non-
commissioned officers of the D company, Fits V.
B.S Slt . took pia e at the Mitre Bot,l, High
on Wednesday night. Amongst those present were
Quarter. toaster sergeant Jones and Colour-sergeant
Allchurch, C company, Brierley Hill. An excellent
repast was served up in fir,t-class class style. After
partaking freely of the various courses the cloth was
remored. wide()Liar -sergeant Round took the chair,
whilst the vice chair w,is occupLd by Sergeant-in-
structor Thompson. Letters of apology were read
from Captain Collis and Lieutenant King regretting
their inability to attend. The chairman ptoceeded
to propose the health of 'The Queen," which was
drunk with the usual loyalty. He said the toast
always stool first find always should stand first,
and he hoped the time was far distant when it
would not be first. She was now in the fiftieth
year cf her reign, and during this long period of
cx mplary sovereignty her empire had prospered as
no other had.—The toasti of "The Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family,"
"Army and Navy," "Colonel Cochrane and Field
Officers of the Battalion," Sergeant-instructor
Thompson," and "The host and host ss," were all
cheerfully responded to. Sergeant Mee gave
"Captain Collis and Lieutenants Boniton and
King." In doing so he remarked on the higher
standard of efficiency to which the comi any had
at ained. They had .aluo had a geod Drill Ha 1
erected. The toast was drunk with n uch hen-tines.
Corporal smith said he hail a very p'easing duty to
perform by proposing the health of "Colour-se -
geant Round." They all knew him to be a heaity
good fellow, and one who was eateen ed by eve. y
in,mber of the company. The toast was drunk
with musical hon,urs The chairman, in resdond-
ing, said he had only done his duty as a voluutetr.
He had seen evely member of the company leave
since he joined 19 years ago, and he now stood
alone in that sense of speaking lie thanked them
for the hearty reception accorded to the toast.
The Chairman submitted the "Newly-p °muted
non-commissioned officers,' and said each office
en tiled an extra amount of work. The toast was
slit ably resp,nded to. Corporal Cookson proposed
"lite visitors." Be said he was very pleased to see
that a frieunly spirit existed between the corps. It
%a wed-known that a certain:anionnt of animosity
existed between corps, but it was net so between
the C and 1) companies and he hoped the fiiendly
spirit now prevailing would continue to exist
Quit-ter-master sergeant Jones and C-lour-sergeant
Allebureb replied. The toasta were intersper:e 1
with so, gs and recitations and plinoforte an i
viol it set ctions, violin Mr. Pickworth, pianof rte
It C Soritu, who w_re engaged fir the ,ccasian,
sin,in4 of the "N Uiiai Anth,!:ll" brought
t enjoyabL: eveni,g to a close at 12 &clack, the
ii .t',Corporal liarartt) living been gran ed an
x.o.sion if ore bour. lie eater:rig ea.!ied for It
t. :e hi:zhest praise, and perfectly satiltiel all who
p rtocik of the supper.

SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS MEETINO.-11 special
meeting of Commissioners was held on Monday
a,st, Mr. W. Turney presiding; the other memberr,
pre-fent b.ing Messrs. Stringer, Platt, Coilis, W.
J,u'es, Hughes, Perkin, Purkis, S.ielding, James,
G.itfin, and l'alfrey. The meeting wts co vet:ed
ter th - pitri,ose rec,ivirg and c,,nsi iering t.e
etort 01 Lie bad trt f the 1.3 ,ard as to IL opini-n
kif coons. I L re,pect of the p,opos4d, loan to the
Couttaiks.oners of £2o,ood.—Mr. Mills :epirted
that counsel's tipinion was that the matter could be
car ied out.—Mr. Turn y said the meetiug was only
Aled to confirm tt.e I.usiness that was.clunet,t the
last rceeting. Ti are was absoluttly nofhiug in tLe
road to prevent then, carry hg out the lt,au —M ,
Co us prcpbsed tLat uotice Le 0% en toi thebondholU,
tr that the ptirkcipal iLtertsi ‘‘t,ILLI Le paid off. Mr
azid the InupCtilliell Ktib d