Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-08
THE STATE FIREmEN.

New Officers EIeeted-BusIness Tran sacted and Tempting Viands Eaten. NORWICH, Conn, Aug. 7.-Ths business o I the State Firemen's association to dey wal ! the reading of papers on important subjeetl ! relating to fire matters, the report of the Hon ! Nicholas Staub, delegate-at-largs to the Ma t1onal convention at Atlanta, Ga. During the morning Colonel George L. Perkins ol this city was introduced to the convention bJ President Hendrick. The delegates received Colonel Perkins standing The officers fol the ensuing year are: President, J. B. Hyatt of Msriden; vice president, Nicholas Staub ol New Milford; secretary, John s. Jones ot Westport; treasurer, Samuel O. Snagg ol Waterbury; At yesterdays session Chief En- Rinesr Hsndrick responded to Mayor Gran dall's welcome.
 He expressed great pleasure in having thu honor of responding to the welcome given tt | the fremen by the city. He referred to thu ! historical part of Norwich, to her noble soni who have been raised up to do honor to hel mem0ry, to Buckingham, Slater, and othsl public and private business men, and ten. dered the thanks of the members of the asso' citation for this kindly welcome. Ex-Senator Nicholas Staub was on hand with about a half bushel of cards on whiot was photograph of himself in wagon te which was harnessed steer, taken Septem- Der 23 on Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. He had lots of customers for them. Chief Hendrick in his report referred touchingly to the death of Fred. w. Spieel of Norwich and Edwin s. Hubbell of New
 Haven. The treasurer's report showed total receipts of $11 ,6S6.23, and expenditures oi
 $6, ,071. .33, leaving balance on hand August 6, 1888, of $5,614.90. The secretary read the proposed amends ments to the charter and constitution of the association in relation to the funds and ben- eRts of the association. 4 lengthy discus sion was indulged in over the question oi what sums shall be paid the widow and or phans of deceased members and for the fu- nueral expenses. The sum appropriated fol funeral expenses was left as formerly at $150 The bene6tlto each child was placed at $1. 5C per week until each child arrives at the age of fifteen years. A number of other minor sections were read and discussed, after which the convention adjourned to meet at the Wauregan House at 8 pm. At o'clock the local fire laddies rendered banquet at the Wauregan House to the del egates Tubb's band headed the procession to the hotel. There was quite Q pyroteohniS display as the procession turned into Nair street, which was kept up until all were seat ed ct the banquet tables. There were sever long tables spread on the floor of the audi. encs room, three shorter ones on the stage occupied by the officers of the association the invited guests and the speakers, and z table arranged around the entire gallery. These tables were loaded with the good things the ladies had secured and were taste ' fully decorated with fire trumpets and flow CTS. At each plate was q bontonnaire, two \ cigars in an envelope, and tastefully ar ranged souvenir programme. The programme which follows carried tht exercises up to . late hour, but it was of ss
 varied 6 nature that it held the attention O ! all:
 Toast Master for the Evening Costello Lppitt. Overture-Ungarische Lutsplel. ....... Keller Bels Tubb's Military Band. \ Grance-The Rev. E. H. Jewett. \ Descriptive Piece-The Jolly BIacksmiths. Military; Band '''''-''' \ ToAsTs. The American Fireman-Response by the Hon John H. Leeds, New Haven, Conn. Male Quartette-The Careless Man, Nessrs George. Fisher, Champlin and Furness.
 -A' ~ Wait. ex-Gem6er of Congress. ''''-
 Cornet scoottischeUT. Fortuna 1,: Ab
 The Connecticut State Flremen's Association-Re-
 sponse by l. B Hyatt, ex-Chtef of Meriden.
 The National Association of Fire Engineers-Re
 sponse by Senator Nicholas Staub, New
 Milford, Conn
 Response by His Honor Mayor S. Ashbel Male ouartetts- Catastrophe
 Norwich, she City of our UT Adoption ,, ReSponSe by Df. fatr1ek CaSSley. Selection-Salute to Erin. ............ Coates Military Band. Historic Scenes about Norwich, Response by Jonathan Trumbull, Esq> The Commonwealth of Connecticut. Response by Jeremiah J. Desmond, Esq. Military Band. The Clergy.
 Response by the Rev. D. Henry Miller, D. D. Piccolo Solo-Selected.
 Nr. James Mcclure. Response by Edward H. Hall, Esq. Recitation.
 Charles E. Case. The Ladies
 Response by Burrell W. Hyde, Esq. Auld Lang Syne
 Military Band.