The morning call., 1891-01-20
OLD VAMPS."
The Exempts Install Officers and
Banquet.
A Host Successful Annual Celebration -Healths
and TOasts Proposed T.
Bromleys Romance.

That well-knOwn organization, that links
! the pioneer days with the present, the Ex-
| empt Fire Company, installed its recently
elected officers for the year at headquarters
on Benham place.
The installation took place in the presence
! of very large attendance of members and
| invited guests in the company'S upper hall.
! Following are the names OF the new officers A:
President, Henry d. Hudson; Vice-Presi-
| dent, William Larkin; Secretary, J. j. Gull
| fOyle; Treasurer, George T. Bohen. Ex-
! ecutiye Commttee-R. II. Boczman. II. A.
! Chase, J. Z. Connolly, d. A Finn, Godfrey
| Fisher, a. J. Jessup, James kentzell, J. j,
| Mahoney, c. B. McFarlan, Samuel Striker ::
| Board of Directors oseph Fige tSecre-
| tary and Treasured, Atkins Massey, VIII
| lam Ryckman, Joseph Marshall and Z. T.
| Anthony.
A BANQUET AS WAS A BANQUET
After the installation an adjournment
was taken TO the engine-house on the lower
| floor, where banquet had been spread.
| There are banQuets and banquets Very
| often the term is misapplied. There was no
| misappication in the term last night, for n
more appetiZing and ample provision of
| dsicacirs is seldom provided even by BIZ
| mllionaires than what the Exempts invited
| their friends last night to partake of. Gov
| ers were laid for 40 guests, and when all
| were seated, with President Hudson Mt the
| head OF the table, surrounded by the other
| officers of the company and the more prom
| inent of the invited guests, the scene WAS a
| striking one.
y glance around the hall showed that the
| following well-known 0ld-timers and new
| timers had taken seats at the tables: Chief
| David Scannell, George T. Bromley. A. Z.
| Hotaiing, c. l.. Taylor. Joseph Figel. Will
! ian Spencer. DR.. Sharkev, J. j. Riley,
| Assistant Chief John Mccarthy, Charles
! Plum, George Kennard, e. I. Bohen, Will
| lam Larkin, J. l.. Durkee. Henry Chase, IL
Wrishtman, J. j. Guilfoyle, James E. Con
| nelly, 5. Stryker, w. kentZel, Samuel New
mann and Joseph Forbes. The Mayor and
| the Board of Supervisors had also been in
| vited TO attend, but were unable to do so
| owing to the meeting last night of the board.
| Letters OF regret at being unable to attend
| were read from James I. Berry and a. {.
| Freese.
OLD-TIdE MEMORIES.
| 1t formed a remarkable picture, did last
| nights gathering, the place and the people
| the hall all lined with souvenirs of the
days OF old, the days of gold'; the innu-
| merable relics OF the past; the pictures OF
| old members in their od-fashioned coz
| tunes; the flags, the trophies won in many
| a hard contest; the badges; the old helmets ;
the banners; the trumpets-all were historic
| of the past.
| IN Tue rear SlOpu the OIu Nanu-enRlne tnaC
| did such noble service when there were no
| paved streets to run over and no powerful
| well-trained horses to pull 1t. And more in
! teresting still were the members of the now
| disbanded company who once used all these
| articles. Considering that the company
| was organized some forty years ago and dis
| banded in 1866 the physique of the 1J3 men,
| beers now on the roll. all that are left OF the
| preliminary organizing number OF 100 is
| something wonderful and might be ad-
vanced as an argument that the run with
! the machine in the early days was prOduc-
| tive OF the utmost vigor.
| To use n HibernicSm all looked as II
| they got younger each year they grew
| older" Never was such frolcSome, hearty,
| Jolly lot of old boys ever gathered together.
| They laughed like sehOol-boys, they recalled
! early tales, they joked each other, till act
| ually some of them blushed, and every last
| one of them was a most valiant trencher-
man.
HEALTHs DRUNK AND ToAsTs.
I Finally, when ample justice had been done
to all the good things, President Hudson
| raped for order, and in q few well-choser
| words welcomed one and all present. He
| congratulated the company on the excellent
| condition of its affairs and the able man.
ner in which its business had been handled.
| He referred to the fact that since 1866 S21O,-
coo had been distributed by the society to
| assist distressed members, widows and
| orphans of members He then introduced
| Chief Engineer David Scannell, whose
health was drunk standing and in bumpers
| of champagne.
The Chief, in response, expressed himself
| as highly fiattered at the kindness shown
him, and said it was his greatest pride to
! think he had once worked in the Volunteer
| Fire Department of this city. He hoped To
see just as many in the ranks next year as
now, and wished the company every posi-
! BILE success.
The newly installed officers were then
| presented one by one by the President tc
| the company. Their healthS were drunk
their thanks in well-ch0sen terms. Treas
| urer BOhen was glad to see so many of the
| old boys present and that they trusted him
with the cash, and ice-President Larkin
wished all present long life. Secretary Gull
foyle was thankful for his election, and
Joseph Figel of the Board of Directors said
they were all right and so was he.
KEEPING THEIR ENDS UP.
j. j. Connolly. for the ten members of the
| Executive Committee, promised all would
| keep their ends up as in the past, and DR.
| Sharkey quoted poetry, and said he would
cure any member sure of any complaint
and so on it went. All were as ioyial and
| chummy as possible.
Then the President returned for the CON-
pany thanks for past favors to the Fire
| Commissioners, to which Commissioner Sam
| Newman responded very neatly, withoui
giving any OF the COMMISSIONER secrets
| away.
A. p. Hotaiing's health was DRINK and
much gratiiicasion expressed over the i'm
| proVement OF his eyesight and general
health. lie thanked them all for their gnod
wishes and then gave the COMPANY n rorn
treat by Introducing the inimitable George
| L. Bromley. ~
Mr. Bromley was glad he was there very
glad, though he did get in without ticket
| but rather on the strength of Mr.. Hotalino,S
DONATION OF lie" wet goods to the com
pany Ii there was one thing he doated on
aiuie t snan anotner II was banquet Really
festival. In proof lie had that very night
| refused two invitations to such entartain.
ments. If he knew of banquet going on
anu ne Thought IL was good one, he would
| come In as waiter sooner than miss il
ROMANCE OF BRoMLEY's YOUTH
But he liked better to come as an lnvited
| guest. Then he got more to eat and drink
| better attendance, softer seats and n chez,
to talk. Next to banqueting he liked tall
ing. Mr.. Bromley next told romance Of
his early youth, when as brevet cabin-boy
tourist taking in 1taly's sights he maj .
young Italian brevet prima donna. who ac-
| companied herself on hand-orga He
also sang the touching love ditty she tapGht
him. 1t was so affecting that his hearers
cried like waterspouts aud washed NJ
Bromley off his legs into his chair
Z. l.. Taylor responded TO the toast of the
| Mercantile Community" He said nv
| question was so important in this CITY to
most merchants as fire protection. He fav.
! ored more hre engines, more men. more
| horses, more hose and all other necessaries
to protect property. In this he ielt certain
lie also voiced the feeling of the merchants
the Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor and
the general public. "''''
More toasts were proposed, more bealtbs
| drank, more cigars smoked, more storas
told, and 1t was well after the last car had
gone out to the car-house that the Eyemnts
| leit Tor their homes after one of the most
| successful celebrations. o''