Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-18
CONNECTICUT RIREmEr.

Tlse State Asseefation's An nual
 Meeting in New Haven Te-Day-Last
 Eveafng,s Msetfng-De1egates Ale
 ready Here.
 About thirty members of ths Connecticut State FiremeHs association held q meeting in the fire eemmissienefs' room at the City Hall last evening te make final arrangements for thsir second annual convention which will be held at the AtheHeum to-day. Charles A, derdinier of Bridgeport, acted as president, The work done consisted of an informal talk about the arrangements for the convention to-day, and the revision of bylaws laid be- fore them in printed form to be acted upon to-day. The convention will open at 10 o'clock and it is expected delegates from all over the State to the number of 150 will at tend. The programme of the convention is as follows:
 l. Call to Order
 2. Welcome
 ( Presentation of Credentials.
 6. Reorpts of officers and Committees,
 '. Unfinished Business.
 8. Election of Officers.
 9. Miscellaneous Business
 10. Volunteer Reports of Fire Departments
 At 1:sS D. m. the convention will adjourn for the purpose of proceeding via horse cars, from the 
 zine and No. Hook Ladder Houses, to partake F. D.
 The following delegates to the convention have already arrived in this city to attend the convention:
 Charles A. Gerdinier, of Bridgeport; A. O. Hendrick, of New Haven; H. P. Stevens, of Danbury; Isaac B. Hyatt, of Meriden; Henry Futile, captain steamer 5, New Haven; Rob ert J. Brown, of Danbury; F. E. Gallagher, :zf @f Smith, assistant chief of New Haven; J. J. Bradnack, captain steamer 8, New Haven; O.. T. Langley, captain steamer 4, New Haven; J. D. Belcher, assistant steamer 2, New Haven; F. Burns, of Baltic; William J. Brown, foreman Forest City Hose of Middletown; Charles B. Dyer, captain steam CT 8, New Haven; John W. Stoddard, cap tain of hose 2, New Haven; R. W. Walker, of Pioneer No. 2, Southington; Wilfred F. Spary, captain of steamer No.6, New Haven; Russell T. Ellis, assistant foreman hook and ladder No. 3, New Haven; c. H. Hilton, foreman of hook and ladder No 1 of New Haven; John s: Jones, chief of Westport; F. L. Byxbee, foreman of Old We'll Hook and Ladder of South Norwalk; Charles T. Anson, foreman Humane Hose of Danbury; G. E. Lobelle, of Danbury; Charles L. Dan iels, chief of Willimantic A. R. Morrison, foreman Excelsior Hook and Ladder, and C. H. Dimmick, foreman Alert Hose, of Willi- mantle; G. w. Gladstone, foreman Putnam Hose of South Norwalk; E. B. Bar rett, foreman steamer No. 1 of New Haven; Nicholas N. Staub, fore man Water Witch Hose of New Milford; William H. Hubbard, assistant chief of New Haven; Ira B. Newcomb, foreman Fountain Hose, and J. M. Whitlock, of West Ansonia F. w. Curtiss and s. G. Blakeman, of Shel- ton; Frank L. Bradley of, Waterbury; D. E. Soule, chief engineer of New Milford; J. F. Powell of Norwalk; A. J. Kennedy, fire mar shal, New Haven; George s. Pitt of Douglass Hose, of Middletown; John M. Fitzgerald and Michael J. Mcintyre, of Stamford; FL. Moore, of Norwalk.
 After the meeting of the delegates to the State Firemen's association which meets in this city tomorrow which took place last evening in Chief Hendricks office at the City Hall. a large number of the delegates accept ferent engine houses and see the excellent discipline which is at all times maintained. Their first visit was to steamer 2s house on Artisan street. After all was stairs to their sleeping quarters, the chief pressed button which throws off the "trip'' which sets the horses loose, turns up the gas, etc., and the men slid down the poles and sprang to their stations and were ready to respond to an alarm in exactly eight seconds, which time was taken by one of the delegates. A second illustration was about to be given when the alarm came in from box 43, the delegates having a chance to see practical illustration of the very partment The chief was very highly com plimented on the efficiency shown and they express themselves as being highly pleased with the attention shown them