The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
FIRE FIGHTERS
Conspiring Against the Flame Picnd
nj Fort Worth.
A RIGHT ROYAL RECEPTION,
President Cnnnor Hands Peter smith -
Decorated >ti i of Taiiy business
Hike session-riea-ures, Pres
eat and Prospective,

FuRr WORTH, Juno H.. Special.
| All night long the delegates Ia the state
firemcns association were arriving, be-
Ing met at the depot by II band Of music
and iiremen In uniform, They were
banquctcd at both halls and then allowed
| 10 rest, The convention was announced
10 open nj l0:l0 this morning, but short
time before the hour named the conycn-
ton assembled in the beautifully deco
rated opera-house. 4 large audience oi
| ladies' and gentlemen occupied the audi
torium and joined In the generous
applause.
The address of welcome hy Mayor
Smith was brief and Ia the point.
| lie spoke OF the great pleasure II ai-
iordcd him 10 speak In behalf of our
lovely city of Fort WORTH and paid II
handsome compliment to tho fire boys.
and the gallant work he had witnessed
them do In the hour of danger.
President Comor replied, thanking
Mr.. Smith and denominatcd him us the
great "Nn;h Wonder of Texas. lie
spoke in behalf of all the visiting COM
| panics of the association, and said they
knew how genuine and heartfelt was
this welcome, cmanating rs II did from
so pure II man as Peter Smith, with the
impulses of whose noble heart all were
acquainted.
4 pleasing incident occurred, in the
presentation to Col. Smith of u beauti-
iul cluster of olcanders by the Galveston
delegation. Mr.. j. Austin, of Denton,
said that the Gulf City of the South met
the Chicago of Texas with hearty greet
ing, and congratulated her and her peo-
pie in having 80 grand II man rs Col.
Smith ut her helm of state. Col. Smith
made an appropriate and fitting reply,
accepting the beautiful gift.
Henry NJ. Furman delivered the adj
dress of welcome in behalf the Fort
Worth Fire Department, and was frc-
uuentlv applau,lcd. He considered il a
great honor to have so brave and dis
tinruishcd n body of men present i'm the
citv. lie drew Il comparison between
the two political conventions which
have been held here, and the present
one. showing that while they really rep
resented but the personal ambitions and
political interests of n comparntiyely
small portion of the people, the fire bows
reprcsented all the ponuIation of the
state i'm one of its dearest interests.
They are always ON hand TO save life
and nroportv. whether il belongs TO the
owner of the ior cabin or the palncc.
Chief Hogan. of Waco. i'm n brief ad-
dress. thanked the people of Fort Worth
for the hearty welcome that had been
The secretary read the constitution,
by-laws and rules of order.
'proSidnut conncr ,nnointnd Jobn cot
fer. of Galveston: Bart Moore. of Waco:
and cbiof Kahn of Goiuesyiile n com
mittee ON credentials,
'Thn convention then adjourned until
.S0 N. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tbe Committee on Credentials re-
portcd Report adopted.
n i. courtwripht. of Fort Worth. was
,nnointed Senrrent,ut-Armso of the con-
vrptiou,
The Chair announced the Committee
on TONES, as follows: O. C.. Connor, of
Paris: w. J. Austin, Denton: William
| Noflatt. Galveston: s. Hogan. Waco:
CHARLES Kahn. Dallas: j. r. Moore. Bren,
ham: c. w, Liltlcpace, Temples; p. s.
Tnrnnv Belton: r.. Brewster. Houston.
President Connor then delivered his
address. abounding in sensible suggcs-
tions and valuable statistics, IL was an
cxboustive statement of the needs of tbe
comnnnies. n criticism of the statistics
and methods of the insurance compan-
los
a 4 resolution was adopted inviting TO
eoots on the floor oll members of the CITY
councils of the cities represented
The rnodinr of the eanorate rcnorts Of
tba various couinanies was diSpensed
With VIII and they viii he nublished in the
SECRETARIES REPORT.
Tho renort of the secretary was read
and ordered printed, and the report of
tho troasurer was referred to the finance
cnmmitton.
Tho renort of the correspondnm secre-
tarv was ordered received and made n
nort of The nrocaeJings.
I comminication from the Washing
ron steam Fire r1mnany. of Galveston.
notin~ The eynulsion of President Con,
nor from their ronnony for violation of
tho constitution and bv-lows. The Prcsi-
dant cnlInd Mr.. Uora1. of Waco. to the
chair, Tho uuestion was put and the
cnnn,unir9tibn iuruntinnullV lahIeI.
Tho Cnnvcntion then odioilrned until
4.l5 o,clock to meet the Dallas delegation
ai Tho donot
4 motion was ndoptod that all MEM
bers tnlse seats within tlio narounttc.
~, Comnittco on Tonics Granted further
tino
''''''' CONVENTION SPARKS.
The Stonewalls of Houston, have n
very handsome banner i'm the opera
bonso
The Tho Denton engine. "N. J. Austin,"