Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-06
Veteran Firemeh's Association


 Annual MeetInE-E Election of Officers Making Arrangements for the Annual Picnic.
 The Veteran Firemen held their annual meeting in rooms 10 and Il City Hall last evening, President Hiram Camp in the chair.
 Ellery Camp, the treasurer, reported the receipts for the past year as $541.29 and the balance remaining on hand as $468.74. Of this aum $173. IA was brought over from last year.
 MT. Goodnow, the secretary, reported that twelve new members had been added during the past year.
 New members were added at this meeting | as follows: Origen Parker engine No. 6,pres- ent residence Buffalo, N. Y !; Andrew J. Cut Ter, Hook and Ladder No. Walter Stick ney, engine No. l; Joseph O'Neil engine No. 3; and Patrick Logan, engine No. 10. The association proceeded to an election of officers, and Hiram Camp was elected pres ident for the ensuing year unanimously. President Camp made a brief speech in which he extended thanks for the unusual 1 favor conferred upon him. He said that while he was unable, owing to his advanced age, to attend all the meetings of the associa- ton, yet he was with them in spirit and knew that the work would bes successfully carried on Tn charge of the efficient vice presidents. The address of President Camp was received with cheers and the association then elected vice presidents, representing each old organization as follows: John D. Charles H. Goodrich, Charles c. Hall, Will liam W. King, John H. Pardee, Miles Futile, Willis R. Holt, Charles Doty, A. c. Hen l drick, Robert T. Merwin, H. H. Granniss, Charles A. Nettleton, George Treadway.
 Committee on membership-John E. | Lewis, Jerome Hayward, George Butler, Charles E. Hayes, James O.. Case, William W. King, H. ". Blakeslee, Joseph R. War ren, Willett Johnson, Charles Doty, A. C. Hendrick, B. F. Mansfield, H. s. Warren Charles A. Nettleton.
 Finance conmittee-W. w. White, B. F.
 Crockett, Charles Atwater, John E. Lewis, A. R. Goodnow.
 Relief committee-A. J. Kennedy, B. F. Crockett, H. W Blakeslee, Oliver B. Allen, George l.. Ives, Charles H. Goodrich, A. R. Goodnow.
 Executive committee-A. O. Hendrick, w.
 w. King, Charles Doty, James 0. Case, John I H. Pardee, Jerome W. Hayward, A. R. Goodnow.
 The thanks of the association were unani-
 mously extended to MT. Goodnow, secretary,
 and Mir. Camp, treasurer, for their able and efficient services during the past year. It was voted that a committee of one from
 each company be appointed to make arrange
 ments for their annual picnic and the fol lowing were appointed Ellery Camp,
 Sterne D. Fairchild, Augustus Bodwell, Charles B. Hayes, H. l.. Clark, W. w. King, H. w. Blakeslee, Willis Bunnell, Joseph Gun
 ningham, Louis Luft, Lent Bishop, R. T.
 Merwin, Charles A. Nettleton.
 The meeting adjourned for one week. when the committee will report progress.
 After the ''vets" adjournedthe committee
 of arrangements held 8 meeting and appoint 1 ed the following sub-committees, Ellery
 Camp being chosen as chairman and A. R.
 Goodnow secretary.
 Messrs. Nettleton, King and Blakeslee were appointed sub committee to select time and
 place for the annual picnic.
 Messrs. Clark, Bod8en and Luft were
 selected to arrange for music
 Messrs. Hayes, Bishop and Eairchild were appointed committee on transportation.
 On printing Messrs. Goodnow, Bodwell
 and Cunningham
 The committee adjourned to meet next
 Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock in ChieI ! ial-9