Telegram-herald., 1890-07-23
THE PART PAY MEN |
They spend an evening Of sweet.
Social Enjoyment.
4 SEEICH OF EHAT THESE NEs DO
The Hardest W0rksd and Poorest Psia
Asa IN the CiTy, Caisss virtue a. It's
Own KewsFd-fhsiF oFganiEAtioa
for Mutual spF0selBent.

fine illustration OF the best SIDE o.
the social life OF the city. was exaihtee
at Good TemplArs' Hall, in the MeAnl-
len block, last evening. The occasion
was a gathering OF the members and
friends of the Psrt-Pay Firemen'S Asso-
cation.
The part-pay hremen sre body OF
men about whom but little is known,
because there Is nothing IN the position
they hold 10 make them conspicuous.
Ia the eyes OF the common citizens,
firenen are iiremen. IL ls not COM
monty known that thirty-three OF the
men who are seen at all the tres
are men who are engaged IN their
own occupations in stores. shops and
factories. They are called "part-pay
men," because they receive only a
small compensation of 55 cents a day,
while the services they render in cases
of fire are precisely the same as those
rendered by the full-pay men, who at
tend constantly at the engine houses.
During the day time. they follow their
usual ayocations, only that they drop
their tools aud fly at the call of every
alsrm. Nights, they sleep at the en-
glne houses. Thus the actual demands
upon them IN case OF fire are precisely
the demands upon other tiremen.
Hitherto, their widely separated occu-
pations by day have kept them widely
separated, socially, and there are ex-
amples of total strangers who have
been members of the part-pay force for
years.
Last spring the part-pay men re-
solved to reach out for whatever advan-
tages, social and professional, might
come TO them, through organization.
The material was here at hand for n
society of more than ordinary worth.
"They are all real nice men," said a
gentleman last evening. And this may
be we'll believed 10 be the actual truth,
when the habits of these men are con-
sidered. Men who are employed by
day, attend under strict regulations
at the engine houses every night III the
year, aud register for duty every morn
ing in the year, are not very likely TO
be wild in any sense of the term. A
phrenologist would set them down as
gentlemen, every one. The part-pay
men were actuated, in their movement
come better known to one another, end
through this better acquaintanceship to
devise and execute measures for the adj
vancement of their mutual interests.
Accordingly, in the first week OF
April, the organization was effected
with the following officers:
President, Thomas Taylor. machine
hand at Nelson * Matters.
Secretary and treasurer, Charles La
more, Bissell Carpet Sweeper company.
Trustees-From engine house No. J.
John Connors; No. ,, Fred jennings
No. 8, Fred Clark and Peter Haan; No.
1, Thomas Mcdonnell and William
Tufts; No. 5, Edwin Blair; No. 6
Michael Fitzpatrick; No. 8, w. L
Hauck and John Renaham. Every
part pay man on the force has joined
the society. The meetings are held
monthly.
Last evening, the part-pay men met
in purely social converse, with tneiI
friends at Good Templars' Hail. Theie
were present, principally, the part-pay
men and their wives, with the full-pay
men and their wives, rs their guests. II
was altogether a delightful gathering
and presented more the appearance OF
family reunion than Of a formal So
cial event. Music, cards and other
forms of entertainment were indulged
and plentiful rich refreshments for the
inner man were served. The demon
stratiOn grows stronger each month
that organizing the part-pay fremer
was an exceedingly good thing to do.