Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-11
EXEMPT FIREMEN.
Final Meeting of the society--A Hlstcsy
OF Its Existence

Final Meeting of the Society--A History
OF Its Existence.
The Association of Exempt Firemon he'd
q special meeting last evening in the rarlor
OF the hook and ladder house, the object Of
which was to wind up the proceedings and
affairs OF the society, its longer existence
and further usefulness beng deemed to have
concluded. The president, Mr.. c. b. VIII
liams, occupied the chair, and there was a
goodly attendance of members.
The preEminaries having been accom-
plished, it was stated that there were fifty
three members in good standing, and cash
balance on hand of $500.
Mr.. G. w. Freeman moved the following
resolution, which, after some conversation,
was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That committee of i've DO APP
pointed by the chair to pro.ruta the amount
meaning the aforesaid s5s. O6l to be placed to
the credit of each member of this association
in the Fire Department Benevolent association:
the committee to have power to act.
Under the foregoing resolution the follow
ing were appointed by the chair as commit
tee1nen: Messrs. j. p. Leitner, G. w. Free
man, T. G. Conway, p. J. Dreis and PHI.
Prendergast.
On motion of Aid. P. J. Dreis, President
G. II. Williams was added to the committee
as its chairman.
Mr.. Prendergast then moved that the seal,
minute books, and other archives of the as,
ISOLATION be donated to the State Historical
society; which Mr.. Freeman moved to amend
by directing the committee Of five, above
named, to procure neat box, with glass
cover, in which to place the archives before
deposting with the Historical society. The
amendment having been accepted by the
mover of the original resolution, the motion,
so amended, prevailed.
The association then adjourned sine die.
After the association adjourned, the COM
mittee met, and resolved to place 81 to tho
credit Of each of the ffty-three members In
the Fire Department Benevolent association,
the balance to be expended in the purchase
of the box ordered for the archives, and any
other small incidentals needed to close the
associations affairs.
HISTORICAL.
Thus ended the Association of Exempt
Firemen of the city of st. Paul, around
which many fond memories have fingered,
and will continue to linger. AS, in its day,
the association was benevolent and infu-
entail in its own quiet way and in its own
little CIRCLE, few words of retrospect will
not be amiss, now that it is disbanded.
The association was organized at a meet
ing of the exempt volunteer firemen of the
city, which was held Oct. II, 1867, and it
has, therefore, had an existence of almost
eleven years. Mr. T. L. WEIGH pre-
sided on that occasion, which was merely
preliminary; but, at a subsequent meeting,
the constitution and bylaws we're adopted,
the original signers of which were the fol-
| - -. T..
F. p. McNamee, Thomas Barwise, G. S.
Uline, Nick Wagner, P. Donvoan, j. P. Lett
ner, julius Mendelson, G. H. Williams.
p. O'Brien. Isaac A. Banker, and G. L.
Welsh. Of these, Messrs. F. p. McNamea
and Isaac A. Bunker are dead. The OF jects OF
the association were to help worthy members
in case Of sickness or disability, to promote
. sociality among its members, and to attend
the funerals of deceased members.
, The following have served as PRESIDENT
4 in the order of their naming: Messrs. John
= : j. Williams, William F. Mason-thres years
+! John j. Williams-a second term, P. Heffer
!. man, B. Presley, P. J. Dreis-two years, j
= II. Matthsws-two years, and G. H. Will
5 Jams, whose term would have expired witt
. the current year OF the foregoing, 2. lief
), ferman is dead. IIessrs. J. B. Leitner ana
= John Lunkenheimer, Jr., have respactivel,
) filled the positions of secretary and treasure
of the association through the entire term o
, its existence.
:, The demise of the Exempt Firemen's as
, sociation was, Of course, direct conse
!. quence of the adjustment of the voluntee
- fire department, and the substitution there
: for of ths present system. The very essenc
of an exempt fireman ceased when the vol
= unteer force ceased, as an exempt onl
:, became such after serving his required teri
- of years as volunteer. In course of time
:, therefore, the Exempt association woul
L have expired for want of new material to e
up its ranks, and hence the action taken las
y evening,