Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-02-21
From festcrday's Late Edition. !
OUR FIREMEN.
Heeeaer does the Warrington Fire
90. Handsome Picture 20 be
Prosecuted go The Coushohocgeu
ktrr Laos

Presented 90 the Coushohocgen
tirr Laos
Tia Handsome frame containing forty
eilh photograph likenesses of members
OF the Washington Fire Co., now on ex-
hibtion IN Greenman'S window, All
Market street, has already been alluded
to in the columns Of the REPUBLICAN,,
bat the merits Of the picture are such
that il deserves more than the usual
passing notice. 1t is doubtful If a lar
ger or more handsome picture was ever
before on exhibition in this city. The
likeness were taken IN the best style Of
Photographic art by Beecher, which
does great credit TO him, and places
him in the first rank OF his profession
The frame. which is five feet long by
thirty seven inches in width, has heavy
gilt moulding, four and Il half inches
deep. The top is surrounded by a
large spread eagle from whose Lcak a
streanler floats bearing the following
inscription "Washington Fire Com.
pany, No. I, Wilmington, Del, to
Washington Fire Company. No !, of
Conshohocken. On each side of the
frame are two ladders and frcmen ;
caps, representing the Washington s
Hook and Ladders. On each lower cor
ner il a Iire-plug with hose attached,
and between the corners is third
tre-plug and two fire horns.
IN the centre of the picture in au oval
space, J. J. Pierc" has almost cxceled
himself in that beautiful penmanship,
scroll and ornamental work for which
he is 50 much needed.
The following are the Introductory
and resolutions handsomely inscribed
Pursuant to an invitation extern
ded by the Washington Hose and
Steam Fire Engine Company, No. | , Of
Conshohocken, Pa, to the Washington
Steam Fire Engine and Hook and Lad
der Company, No. I, OF Wilmington
Del, to visit their borough, we accept.
ed the same, and on September :, 1878,
We left our home and on the same day
arrived at ConshohockeD, therefore be i,
ReSoired, BY the Washington Steam
Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder
Company No, Z, of Wilmington Del.
that the thanks of the compan, are
justly due, and are hereby rendered to
the Washington Hose and Steam Fire
Engine Company, No. i, of Consho-
hockcn, Pa, for their magnificent re-
cepti0n and entertainment during our
stay in their Borough. Their efforts to
make our visit pleasant were eminently
successful and the recollection of their
many acts of kindness, will ever remain
with each OF MS aS bright epoch in
our lives while memory lasts and rea,
son holds her sway.
i; =: r. TAS wr.T' Committee.
WV. :. DAVIS, !
The following are the names of the
members Of the Company whose Likeness
ses are encased within the frame:
President. -Geo. II. Leach.
Vice President.-JaS.B i. Tucker.
Secretary.-Edward II. Singles.
Marshal. john r. West.
lst Assist. Marshal. -P. J. Babcock
2nd +" VIM. ). Davis.
LIST Assistant Engineer .--Chas Lux
ems.
Torch Boys.-Masters Babcock and
Virtue.
Jos. II. Greeuman, VIM Hanna, $.
Is. Virtue, VIM. $. Lincoln, Jos. Beckley,
l.. Sasse, John G. Sasse, VIM. II Baker,
C. L. Evans, VIM. Montgomery, James
n. Milburn, Thee. Jones, VIM. Vanden-
braak, Chas. 4. Bourbon, Vim. Huston,
James b. Heal, Jos. Peoples, VIM. Tag
CART, Edward Sassc, q. W. Sasse, H..
sassr, ID. i. Pierson, j. C.. Grimes, j.
W. Grow, +. X. Kaiser, J. Laws, NJ.
Taggart, J. II. Price, G. F. Bickta,
David Cork, i. Vance, X. +. Young, A..
Mahoney, A. A. Wilson, James Thomas,
Chas. H.. Grow, VIM. Il. Wier. f..
Hargis, VIM. II. Bailey.
The picture cost about 800, and on
Friday evening the 2lst. on the occa-
sion of the annual ball of the Washing
ton Fire Company, ii will be presented
to delegation Of fifteen or twenty
members Of the Washington fire COM
pany Of Conshohock-n who will be pre-
sent on that occasion. The preSenta-
ton speech viii be made by Samuel A..
Macailister, ESQ. The ball promises
to be tn" best ever given by the Wash
ington Fire Company, and we are re-
questrd to state that tn" report that la
dies would be- charged for refreshments
Is without foundation.