The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-07
FIREMAN's DAY.
It's Annual Celebration BY oar Tolun-
teer Eiremen.

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| The FiRsT Day OF NAY Of each year ha.
| been, for tine last thirty years, celebrated IN
| this eify a. The anniversary of the orxani-
cation of brotherhood whlse mission i. 10
atG Their fellow citizens when their tiyes o.
their ~ petty is ia Danger. WaiIs the or
xtniztii'n i nore particularly to battle
With TIL hre-heud IL always respond. 60
any call Of distress. Therefore every citizen
looks forward u the annual return of rh,
day whea our streets viii be Incl with
men la Firemens shirts. hats and belts, in
siShia IN )re honorable r1al Lh- star and
Garter.
Last Friday was beautiful y, but in
stead Of tue usual plrad The firemen hal
adopted other methods of celebration
Probably under the pressure of "hard
mes il is we'll thy 70 k this course, b It
it is to be hopei that next year they viii
bring tile apparatus out 10 be inspected b.
the sovereign people who contributed annu-
ally fifteen hundred dollars to keep the
wheels creased So that the boys can Arun
with the m aehiue." By all means let Us
have the annual Fremens Parade
GEM FIRa COMPANY, 80. 2-rHEIR PICNIC.
GEM No. ? vas org ,nized May Ist, 1865
aud IS therefore six years Of age
OFFICERS R bert SprouIe, Foreman =
Chas. Med nh.Il, ist Asst Foreman; Ell
ward Carroll, lad Asst Foreman; John
Cullen, Hose Director; Edward Muller.
Asst Hose Director; Gro. MArtz. s ere arv.
aud A. g Kerr, Treasurer. 1t has upon it,
rolls about eighty members. The annual
election took place last Tnesday, 3 h inst.
the list OF officers elect will be found else
where Foremen since Organization-W. F.
Fitzgerald, 1868; Jno. J. Rohrbacker, 1869
70-1; Jno. G. c eastman, 1872. Ia 1873 Jno.
q. eastman was Reelected, bur resigned
and removed, and was succeeded by Jno. G.
Rietti. who also resigned and removed, and
was succeeded by Rob't Sproule, who filled
he unex pired term.
THE PICNIC was at Patrick's Grove on
the VieksbuTg & Meridian railroad. and was
ia every respect great success The Com
pany, with tHeir lady fiiead, and invited
guests, Went out upon i special train con-
sisting OF thr-e coaches, snd spent the dav
in dancing and merry making generally
The Committee Of Arrangements, VITO So
completely did the dury assigned them con-
sisted Of Massrs. R Spro"le Chairman.
James g llceTaa, F. Lynch, d Simmons, j.
}. Doherty, Geo. MIrrz. Ed. Carroll. W. T.
Holland, }. West and VIM salmon.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BALL.
THE DEPARTMENT consists OF jackson
Fire Company, No l, snd Pearl Hook and
Ladder, No. /. u was organized in 1869
aud consisted of Jackson, Ne. l and
Gem. No. 2. After the institution OF r H.
q l., No. l, it was admitted 10 membership.
In January last, Gem No 3 withdrew.
OFFICEKs.-Thos. Green. Chief Engineer;
Marion Smith, Assistant Engineer; James
shelton, Secretary, II M.Taylor, Treasurer:
and board Of legates-eleven members
from each company.
Jackson FIRE Go, No. ], was oreanized
May LIST, 1888, and is therefore thirty-five
years old. Ii has about sixty memb rs
OFFICERs.-R. l.. Saunders, Foreman =
Gto. ). Green, 1t ASST Foreman; Jsme-
Shelton, 2nd Asst; 10. Brad ord, Hose Di-
rector; Frank Spangler Asst Hose Direc-I
tor; w. A Whiting, Sec'y. and J., T. Rohr-
hacker, Treas Fortmeu stree organization
1t is impossible to get perfect list OF the
fDremen of this Com pany for the reason that
the records from 1899 to lS47 were lost or
destroyed duriug the war. 1t Is known.
however, that Capt. D. D+ley WAS the frst
foreman, and that since ls47 Inclusive, they
were as follows: Tho~. Green, 1917; z. w
Avery, 1913; Th0s. Green. 1919 59-5I-52 So /
54-55 Sc 57-5S-59; Z. II MAnship lSGO-6l-
81; Thos. Green, 1881; j. l.. Power. 1865 /
Matt. F. Ash, 1866, III b. Evans 1867, vice
Ash resigued); II. b. Evans, 1867; IF NJ
Taylor, l8G3-69-7o; X. L. Saunders. Is7I-72
1914.
PEARL HOOK & LADDER Co. 40. /. was
organized ia june, 1870, aud VIII tn, refore
be four years old next month. /. has about
thirty members upon its rolls.
OFFICERS Frank Johnston. Foreman L.
c. Gum, lSt Asst foreman j. w. Lang
ley, Bud Asst Foreman; J. G. Virden, Til
herman; NJ. VI. DeasoG, S-c'y; 5. E. Virden.
Treas, Foremen since organizltion-Frank
Johnston has been Foreman since the or
ganization of the Company,
THE BALL.-The ball was given at An
gelo's Hall aud was a most elegant affair. -
The Hall was filled with fair women and
brave men. anu the festivities were kept up
to late hour. Committee on Invitation
K. J., Saunders, chairman; NJ. f. A sh Geo
). Green, 5hsul. 7 rger, and Frank Spenger
Commi tee on Arrauge ments = Marion
Smith, chairman; Jno. Mcdonnell. A. H.
.iilzheim, T. y Melville and J. w. Lang
leg. Floor Managers-G. \. Stewart, chair
man; d, shelton. Jr., Geo MurreH, Ii. T
Pierce, j. w. Langley and T. p Shelton.