The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
The Young America Anniversary.

Company celebrated their Twenty
h'th Anniversary on Friday, the 2l It
instant. In the afternoon, escorted
by the Elliott Hook and Ladder Com
pany, they, paraded ogr principle
streets. Both the engine and truck
were tastily decorated with flowers
and erergreens, which proves that
our iircmen have the smiles and kind
| wishes of the ladies' at least. The
companies presented u crcditable ap-
pearancc. After the parade the mcf-
bers of The Young Amcrica dssem
bled at their hall, and proceeded TO
the election Of officers for the next
year, with the following result: L. S.
,aublelI, President; +. S. Dibble,
Vice President; r. II. Wiles, First
Director; Henry Kohn,. Second Di-
rector; j. G. Boliver, Third Director !;
A. Garner, Fourth Director IT. @. S.
Dibblc, Secretary5 j. NJ. Brunson,
treasurer; iJ.nH. Robinson, j. j.
Street, Axmen'; A. c. Dukes. Sar-
gcon; j. +. Izlar, Solicitor.
Alltsic business beihgfdlsp6se,lIon
The members and their invited guest
proceeded TO tie hall of the Elliot,s,
where a magnificent supper awaited
them: After the guests lad all been
seated around the table, President
Hubble, in. a. neat little speech, cx-
tended a genuine. Young America
welcome to all present. A blessing
was invoked by the Rev. j. f. Kise~,
and then all went to work to de.ncl-
iSsh the many good things before
! them.
After supper came lager beer and
lemonade (our Grcmen don't indulge
in anything slronSer) and segars, and
then followed one Of those occasions
which only the true fireman know
how to exjoy, embracing excellent
music, vocal and instrumental, rich
jokes, speech making, etc. Mr.. L. S.
Dibblc opened the ball hy reading
the following original production:
We meet as,we have met before qH
In fGstive scenes two gallant corps
With different naDes-yct there arc none
But will admit our pui pose one.
| WP here N th, t,,
or these tyD corps--eaci numbers few, y
Vet from no duty do we shirk-,
We ready lreTo do go0d;work ;"
The first we name are tlycsSctl in white5
Their name is ''ElliOtts''-llame of might ::
.ra" h.:i OH t,ndH =
When "Elliolts',' start, ont on n tramp,
They send ahead friend Melltch;imp,' -
Who. clears the way Of every brakcr .
For Foremen Sistrtink and Wamnainaker.
DeMars apd Mcurer. Dukes and Brown
ing,
With careful hands Save stocks from
drowning;
And urillin, iIurtzog, Richards; Meyer,
Will climb TO ladders top, and higher.
(fhan building in which Keeps a Fisch.
When followed close by ,Randsdale, i,ish-
| cr, .. ,.s-- .-l."G, 10 u "a ....
While Izlar .(WilD and Peter Cannon.
GUS BrigSnian, Walker, Robinson,
With Brynnt, Reeves and Mciicwns. two.
Nine active men-sood work they'll do.
-, ,i,..n. .3!i \. "c0Ci
We nOw'preSCht their ii;lmes to YOU:
How begin We will not parley,
But muhiihn first eX- President Harley.
As rest are named, prepare your smiles,
we give you Schachtc; Garner, Wilrs, i,
sheridan. Slater Henry kohn--
Are Young Americas wGIl-known.
From fire iicnd wen ne'cr retreat '','
hen ledy by Thompson, Cummings,
Street. .,,.fy,..,,f rlu +
Scliillcy will see. the work well done,
Though absent be John LIvingston.' ,"
Dibb!cS three and Brunsous four r,9r,
will most make up the Rcd Shirts score,
\ ct rest assured we've not iiiuicu all,
There's Boiiycr, Dauizicr. Johnnie Maui,
Then lzlar, tooFaid Surgeon ':Callv,'
AND we have almost closed our tale, -.
Bnt add the nallies Of tlrc"-thcy'rc new,
Bill Champy, Jones and Snrrentruc,
| And last, rs leader ont Of trouble.
Our greatest man, friend Ed. 5. Hubble.
The name Of Eil6itis Ink, :
Uniting these two ,GorpS. we think.
May We aspire to his pure life -r.h f,
Ana twiNt us then thcrc'll be no strife.
The President thcn announced the
first regular toPsl Of Tic, evening as
follows: ,or.., ,.i.,.
TIE DAY, We CELEBRATE. 49,
rnll Of promise, full cr cheer bH> i
Growing brighter every Year
Like old age ithd bottled Wi,ie' ~
Years and, worth with us cpp,bt,e.
Responded by Hon. S. Dibble in q
neat and well-timcd speech.
The second toast was:
OUR WORTHY CHIEF.
Ills hand is ours. we wish it were true
That for him and ourselves
lie had hand number two.
Responded to by II. Riggs, Eco,
Chief of the Fire Department., who
tbp hove cn,na ,,>,,1 an, af