The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-21
TIREMEN'S CONVENTION.

TIRBMEE'9 CONVENTION.
sh" DrI"g"I"s Mes :" C.rr"iitOn
nma IrnuHrt Imp"rIHni Bus-
inrsS for Volunteer
Eo,npnni.s.
From the Carrolton Journal
Quite ii large delegation Of iirGmen,
representing the var:ous volunteer fire
companies OF the state, met i'll cOnVen-
non IN the pqriors of the Florence
Hotel in this city yesterday afternoon,
having IN view [ e object of perteCting
a tireman's state organization for Mis-
souri,. The fire companies from Kan
sas City, ChiliicOthe, MObcrly, Hanni-
bal, Louisiana, Cameron and LexiDg-
t"n Were represented, and after assem- =
bling in the Florence parlors, an able
address of welcome was delivered by
his honor, Jud sc j. f. Drake, mayor
ct Carroilton, showing on behalf of our
citizens our appreciation of the objects
and labors of the various fire depart
mcnIS in periccting an organization
whereby they can be better compensa-
ted for their services as tiremcn.
The following is correct list OF those
who were present, representing fire
companies from abroad
T.. q. Lowry and A. IL. Rice, Mober.
ly; e. Ii. Robertson, Louisiana; Ben
Craycroft, Chiilicothe; William GLOW
er, Hannibal; Julius Herald, J. A
Casey, NJ. d., Kansas City; q. &.
Kist, Chas. Montgomery, VIM. X
Quarles, Lexington; w. Sacket, Ed
II. Thomas, Cameron.
At the convention the following pro.
ceedingS were had
MINUTES.
PARLOR3 OF FLORENCE HOTEL,
CARROLLTON, April l3, 1853. s
The delegates representing the ir'
departments at Kansas City, Louisiana
Hannibal, Lexington, Chillicothe, Mo
berly and Cameron at the invitation o
Chief l.. Nj. Mettler, of the CarrolltOl
fire department, assembled in conven
tion in the parlors of the Florcnc
Hotel in this city al 3 80 O'Clock p. III
Alter an address of welcome by hi
honor. Judge j. E Drake, of Carroll
ton, Chief l.. NJ. Mettler was unani
mousiy elected chairman OF the con
vcntiOn and e.. III. Robertson, OF Louis
lana, secretary.
The chairman made known the obieC
of the convention, viz The organiza
ton OF Il North Missouri Association {
Firemen, or ioiu The Southwestern
Firemens' Association, and finally pei
feet state association.
Alter reading very impressive le
tel from MIR. III. Ii. Mitchell. OF Spring
field, Mo, who is secretary OF th
Southwestern Association, Humbt
of speeches were made BY represent;
tives from the different companies pre-
ent.
Mr.. Kist. of Lexington. made a m'
ton to the effect that delegate frol
each company present VINO are M
members Of the Southwestern Associ
ton make application for membershi
in The same, which was unaniInousl
, carried and signed bv the fo
, lowing delegates:-Dr. j. Ii. Case,
Kansas City, T.. ii. Robertson, Louisi
ia, Ben Craycroft, Chillicothe, v
Sackett. Cameron and Wm. Glove
Hannibal.
5 A motion was carried To the effe
that committee of three be appointC
) to frame IN open letter to be sent to Il
different fire departments in the sta
! not members of the association. Follow
ing is the committee: Ben Craycroi
W. X. Qnarles, Wm. Glover and l.
Mettlcr. Following is the letter: -
I CARROLLTON, Mo-, April l3, 1898
: To The Fire departments Of the Sta
: Of Missouri -
AT meeting OF delegates fro
various towns and cities in Missouri,
was moved that IA committee be appOir
1 ed to prepare an open letter, TO
d printed and n copy mailed TO each Fl
department in northwestern MissOul
setting forth the object of said meetin
In compliance and in contorIni
| with said request, we state that q
) prime object OF said meeting is to for
II a Missouri State Association of volul
teer tlremem, and 10 that end we ,
x most earnestly request that you use o
Z utmost endeavor To have your depal
| ment join the Southwestern FiremeT
u Association an association compos
< OF the states of Missouri, kanss
, Arkansas and the Indian Territory
u whose secretary is Ii. II Mitchell,
: Springfield, Mo, who will glad
3 answer any correspondence addresst
: To him in regard to the working OF sa
association.
Il II we can get the various depal
d ments in Missouri To join this associ
ton it will be but All easy matter
e transform it into Il grand and powerI
ii Missouri State Association.
BY order of the convention.
y l.. NJ. METTLER,
e VIM. GLOVER,
: BEN CRAYCROFT,
w. X. QUARLEs,
Il Committee.
The follow ing Is All extract from
:, letter from II. IL. Mitchell, secreta
( Of the Southwest Firemen's Assoc
ton, which sets forth the objects
: said associations
II Our object is the advant
"a ment OF all fire organizations in I
state; the Improvement of the servl
Is III the several departments; the procl
: ing of the best possible appliances
'. the extiEguishing of fires; the Tnstrl
II ton OF the members OF each compa
W SO that they can intelhgently CONT
Is with the toe they are organized to {
II feat; the securing to each tiremen
reasonable aud adequate remunerati
he for his arduous services; and last, |
IS by no means least, the securing of Sol
vi means by which (should fireman
/. killed or disabled while in the dischal
S, of his duty) his wife aud family
those dependant upon him may not S
nc fer for the necessaries of Ii ie after bel
- deprived of his support aud protectit
N Are the tiremen of your town Interest
III i'll any OF these measures? Do you
T. sire the bringing about of any such
salts? If 50, let me ask you what hs
'd you done? What are you doing
Ia secure these behetitS?
DC II was moved that the convent
IL tender its thanks to the citizens of &
- rollton and the Carrollton fire depa
rs ment, and Mr.. VI. Il. GetIings, propl
Iis tor OF the Florence Hotel, for the COZ
teous and genllrmamly manner in VIII
&c they entertained The delegates.
re Convention adjourned until eis
" o'clock p. III G.. II. ROBERTSON,
,d Secretary
as After the adjournment OF the att,
G noon session Il committee OF our
xt department waited upon the delega
ne with carriages and drove them over
lis city, to the wa:erworkS, fair grnun
electric light works, etc, and at
o'clock our fire boys gave an exhibit