The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-06
FIREMEN'S MEETING.

Election of Officers-Presentation to the
Foreman of Engine Company No. L
Favorable Showing of the Com
pany's Affairs.
The regular monthly meeting of En-
glne Company No. l was held on
Wednesday evening at the company's
hail. Alter the usual routine business
had been finished, the treasurer reported
that after the payment of all the debts
Tor the past year, he had in his hand the
sum of $314.16. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Robert More, Foreman; B. Ordenstein,
Assistant Foreman; A. J. Mehrten, Cap
tain of the Hose; Mr.. McVeigh, Sec
rotary, and P. O'Sullivan, Treasurer.
When the nomination for delegates
was in order, Mr.. T. R. Lucas the
present incumbent, stating that by
communication from the Fire Depart
ment, the company was informed that
the election of a delegate must be held
in December. and therefore an election
at the present meeting would be we'll
and nice, he requested the company to
accept his resignation as the delegate
from No. to the Department. Action
on Mr.. Lucas resignation was by a
unanimous vote, indefinitely postponed.
After the routine business was COM
pleted, MIR. Geo. Lucas arose and said
he had been asked to perform a very
pleasant duty, but that he felt he was
inadequate to the occasion. That in
consideration of the uniform kindness
and courtesy of Foreman More, whose
efforts had made No. l the foremost
company in the Department, he was
asked by his friends to present him with
token of their appreciation and friend
ship. He then handed Mr.. More a
solid gold badge. On the front of which
was the following inscription: foreman
Honolulu Engine Co. No. l." On the re-
verse Presented to Robert More by
Engine Company No. l, July 2, 1897"
In the center of the badge magnificent
diamond was set.
On receiving the badge Mr.. More
responded as follows:
Fellow members To say that [ am
surprised at your action towards me to-
night, would not be telling the truth, for
surprise is not a strong enough word to
express the state of my feelings. am
! completely dumbfounded with pleasant
astonishment in fact, so much SO, that
l now think of no way of explaining my
delight.
Twenty years ago formed this COM
pany. | was a boy then and in it's
ranks have [ seen the Fire Department
of this city pass from the rude condition
of those days to that of its present COM
plete efficiency. When [ look back on
those two decades to the days when
organized fire companies were simply a
necessary experiment and then look
at to-day, when that experiment has
| grown to it's present perfection, it really
seems like a dream | may say. Its
organization and my life has been as
one, with the single exception, that the
years that have made the machinery of
the organization so perfect, have so
rusted mine, that like the old-fashioned
! apparatus which has done it's duty, l am
getting ready fast to be laid on the shelf.
For five consecutive years have you
elected me your foreman, and during all
that time, constant occurrences have
tended to knit more closely the bond OF
fellowship that makes No. l so dear to
me and in coming years, can assure
you, that this badge-this token of your
friendship and esteem-no matter what
else it may be my fortune to receive
shall always be to me the proudest and
most valued, because it comes, as
know it does, with the kindest and
friendliest feelings of your hearts. Gen
tIemen, most sincerely, thank you.
After this speech the meeting adjourned
and the company enjoyed an elaborate
spread, which was made all the more
enjoyable by SPEECHES from Mr.. DAME
Logan, Mr.. More, Mr.. Barker, CHIEF
Engineer Wilson, Mr.. Geo. Lucas, Civi
Engineer White and Mr.. Darlington.