Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-10
AT THE BALLOT BOX.
Firemen Choose Officers and
Decide a Knotty Question.
wEooAooE OF WILMINGTON WINS

The West Side l'iromen of Wilmington
are Honored by an Invitation TO House
the Apparatus.in the New Engine House.
Dir. Toner Unanimously Selected as
chief sIarshaI-A Young Woman Sue
cumbs to the Heat.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE Aug 10-The Lenape
Steam Fire engine and Hook and Ladder
Company last evening agreed upon the
following list of officers to serve for six
months. President. Alexander McCaugh.
Ian; vice-p president. Peter c. Madden
recording secretary, John II. Campbell ;
financial secretary John Sheridan. Jr
treasurer. James B. Toman. Officers Of
the Fire Department, TO be Obeyed and
respected accordingly. were selected az
follows Chief Director, Matthew Sulli-
van assistants, Michael Sullivan, Henry
Madden Harry Waters; engineer,
Richard Conway; assistants Joseph
Taylor, Patrick McGrath.
Immediately after the election the act.
ing committee which are preparing for
the big parade. the dedication of the new
hall and the entertainment of the visit.
ing fremen. reported that they could not
agree upon the company TO honor with the
invitation TO house the department 5
apparatus in the new engine house on
the night before the parade The com
mittee recommended that the matter b,
put to a vote of the entire company &,
ascertain which fire company in tn,
neiehborbood was the most popular
and deserved the distinction of beins
Invited TO have charge of the exercises
weccacoe Company Wins.
Thereupon it was decided TO take
vote by ballot ON the question, providing
that no company not a member of The
Delaware State Association. be voted for
The vote In detail was as follows.
Weccacoc. Wilmington. .............. J.
Liberty. wilmington. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. j.
ilelnWeie WY .... ......s-s. --.'s..'
Mt7hiNAlels. w ilihiutiuh ..sssss t..s.s+stts
itetnhcc' wilmington. .+-..s.s--...+s.
-ttna. Newark ...............s.s.... .........
Delaware, Wilmington ......................
Tame Hose, Wilmington.
Friendship, Wilmington
volunteer, MiddlctoWn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
"sherin'' Toner TO Lead.
All the members present agreed that
the Weccacoe company, having received
the most votes should be invited TO dedi
cate the new building. The question of
electing a chief marshal for the big pro
cession was then brought mp and James
j. Toner was unanimously chosen.
committee notified the genial candidate
for sheriff and he accepted the position
MIR Toner is known TO nearly every fire
man in the state as an effective and tire,
less worker in the association His selec.
ton as chief marshal of the big parade
is regarded with pleasure among all the
companies, especially the Lenape com.
pany. He is a handsome fireman in full
uniform, an excellent horseinan, and his
appearance when mounted and at the
head Of the marching fremen viii un,
doubtedly elicit applause all along the
line
Preparing the Full Program.
The Lenape Company will send full
delegation TO Newark tomorrow night
TO work with the other association dele
gates on the preliminary arrangements
for the convention and parade The
delegates from the New Castle depart.
men are as follows Richard j. Conway,
Patrick McGrory, Charles Shearer. p. s.
Madden, James J. Toner, Joseph
Taylor iu I6lf
Frustrated While at Work. NN
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