The daily gazette., 1880-06-23
Fire Matters.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING
PARADE-IT WILL BE TIE LAR
GEsT EVER SEEN IN THIS CITY.

PARADE-IT WILL BE TIE LAR
GEsT EVER SEEN IN THIS CITY.
The committees of the various fire
companies that intend to participate
in the coming firemen's parade,
which takes place onThursday even
ing, July lst, are busily at work per-
fecting their arrangements for the
event.
The parade will be the largest of
the kind that has ever taken place
in this city, and from present indi-
cations it will be a grand pageant.
All of the companies will participate
with the exception of the Delaware,
which is obliged owing to financial
matters to refrain from taking part.
Besides the seven home companies
that will be line, there will be at
least three visiting companies, with
a probability of five.
When the parade was first men,
toned it was thought thai there
would be only one visiting company
that one being the Friendship Fire
Company, Of Harrisburg, Pa, who
will be the guests of the Friendship
Fire Company OF this city. The
visit is a return visit in commemora-
ton of the Friendship Fire Com
pany of this city visiting Harrisburg
last Fourth of July. and participa-
ting in parade in that city. 1t was
soon learned that a parade was to
take place here and shortly after it
was announced, a committee repre-
senting the United Fire Company
of Frederick City, Md, visited This
city, and called upon the Water
Witch Fire Company, and stated
that the company they represented
desired to participate in the coming
event. Under these circumstances
the Water Witch extended them an
invitation which was accepted. A
committee of the Junior Fire Com
pany of the same city, called upon
the Fame Hose for the same purpose
and they were given an invitation
The Washington Fire Company
have extended an invitation to the
Washington Fire Company of Con.
shohocken, Pa, and it Is very pro
bable that ii will be accepted.
: The Weccacoe Fire Company
have invited the Hanley Hose Com
= pany of Chester, and the invitation
: has been accepted. The Friendship
, Company of Harrisburg, will arrive
) in this city via the Delaware Yves
tern railroad at 6 o'clock p. m. A
committee of the home company
, will meet them at Pomeroy. Arriv
ing in this city they will be escorted
/; TO the Clayton House where they
will partake of supper, after which
/; they will be escorted to their posi-
d. ton in line of parade. On Friday
they will be taken down the rivel
, and bay on the steamer Mary Nor
gan, stopping at New Castle, Col
Iins' Beach, and Bombay Hook. Ii
the evening they will be given 6
grand banquet at the Clayton House
a On Saturday they will leave fol
e home.
: The United Fire Company will bt
: met at the Susquehanna river by {
committee of the Water Which,
a Arriving in this city they will be es
e corted to the United States Hotel
t where supper will be prepared fo
n them. After supper they will b'
escorted to their position in line.
a AT the conclusion of the parade the,
: will be given collation. at the Cit,
Hall. :,
y The Junior Fire Company will
70 also be met at the river by a com
mittee of the Fame Hose, and upol
= their arrival will be escorted TO tn
CLAYTON House and partake of sup
per, after wich they will be givel
u their position in line.
y The Washington of Conshohock
d en-, and the Hanley of Chester, viii
III also be met by reception commit
u tees. Besides the visitors mention
I'd ed above there will be a large dele
cation of firemen from Beading
It. Several fire laddies of Philadelphia
i'd will also bei present, including
ne number of the officers of the Fir
p1 p, Department of that city. Thes
.h ah gentleman will be the guests of tn
de- Water Witch Fire Company.
he It is hoped by our firemen ths
ii, the residents along the line of marc
nv will will decorate their houses, an
OF Of make display of fire works.