Evening journal., 1893-10-10
WELDON ING THE BOYS.
Mayor Shortlidge Gives the
Firemen the City.
DELAWARE ASSOCIATION MEETS

Joseph Dugan. the Genial Secretary of the |
Delaware State Firemen's Association,
Presented with a Gold badge Visiting
Companies Arriving Welcomed by
Mayor shortlidge-Bou and E1-
cursIons for Guests.
The weather still continues good aud
the prospects are that to morrow will be
as fine day as this: Wilmington has
put on holiday attire and the fremen are
happy The merchants on Market street
are still busy decorating and many Of
the fronts of the buildings are covered
with flags and bunting. Many Of the
companies were busy drilling last night
and some fine marching can be looked
for.
The public schools will be closed to-
allow the teachers and scholars to see
the grand display tomorrow. Many Of
the shops and industrial establishments
will also shut down. Those that will
not shut down will not object 10 their
men going of to see the parade.
The Tournament Thursday.
The parade to morrow will not be the
only feature OF the three.days meeting
The fremen are taking much interest In
the tournament which will be held at
Front and Union Park, Thursday, There
will be many novel contests which will
be full Of interest. All the entries have
not yet been received and will not be until
| Wednesday night. The contests will
begin at 10 o'clock In the morning aud
continue all the afternoon. There will
be several squirt < contests and water
will be obtained from a plug at the
street car stables adjoining the grounds,
and talk will be erected In the grounds.
Refreshments will be served on the
grounds and all privileges have been
granted to James p. Shallow aud viii.
liam Hayes
In the steamer contest the prize will
60 to the steamer getting up steam first
and throwing stream OF water 100
feet. There will also be prize drill,
the companies contesting to enter
twenty-four men. hook and ladder
race OF 800 yards and putting up a 30
foot ladder; hand engine contest, prize
for the longest squirt; hose race, each
cart to carry $50 feet Of hose, run 200
yards and make connection with a
hydrant, and lay $50 feet Of hose, and u
100 yards foot race will be some Of the
many attractions.
The well-known Twenty FIRST Regi.
ment Band, of Poughkeepsie, N.
lY, will also give a. concert.
In the hook and ladder con
tests the Middletown aud Ktna New.
ark companies are entered. The Mar.
ion, of Reading, aud the Columbia, of
Columbia, Pa, are entered In the prizt
drill The Franklin Hanley and FELTON,
Of Chester, Water Witch, OF Port De
Deposit aud the United States, of AZ.
lantio City. will take part in the engine
/. contest. One OF the most interesting
features and a reminder Of olden times
will be the hand engine contest, In which
the Delaware City and Camden. n. j.,
Veterans have already entered. The
Young America, Of Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
and the Ktna, Of Newark, are two that
entered in the hose race.
The New Carriage Arrives.
The handsome new carriage Of the
Water Witch Company arrived late last
3 night. This morning It was escorted e
the engine house by n delegation Of the
Witches" AS Il passed up Market
street II WAS much admired The meet
ing of the Delaware State Firemen's As
sociation was held in Institute Hall thl.
morning.
Gold Badge for Joseph Dugan.
Nothing but routine business was
1 transacted and the meeting adjourned
a until November when new officers will bl
elected. Before the adjournment JOSEPH
' Dugan, the popular secretary Of the asso
citation, was presented with a handsome
q gold badge. George w. Sssse, o
the Washington company, mad'
the presentation speech on behal
[ Of the Delaware State Firemen'
Association. Mr.. Dugan was taken b.
. surprise aud could hardly find words Z
!. reply. The bEdge contains axes, trum
! pets, an alarm box and is surmountel
I by fire hat It is beautifully inscribed
( The badge will be put on exhibition
4" after the parade tomorrow.
d Spent the Day in Preparing Speeches
u The Fame Hose will banquet the Goo
7 VIII, of Harrisburg the Phenix, th
J. Marion, Of Reading, and the Washing
ton, the Young America OF PoughkeeI
sic. n. Y, to night, in their re
spective engine houses. The men
bers of these companies were bus
all day preparing for the spreads Tn
y Harrisburg Company arrived in this cit
at 30 o'clock this afternoon and wa
q welcomed by Mayor Shortlidge at tn
"A City Hall. II was met at the w.
I. B. station by a delegation Of the Fam
., Hose Company.
ID The Poughkeepsie company arrived 1
IN this city about / o'clock, and as th
many members stepped from the car
we're greeted by a large delegation
- Washington boys They were marche
down Market street aud given the fre
q dom of the city by the mayor
The Guests View the City.
The Phoenix Company escorted 4
guests around the city this Afternoon
r They were shown the city from d
70 street cars. The cars left Twelfth al
Market streets at ? o'clock. The Fan
J. Hose will give its guests an excursiS
m this evening, the cars leaving Second al
,e Market streets at 30 o'clock.
Of Bishop Coleman Selects His Judges.
a Bishop Coleman has decided to gi'
m prizes of books TO the FIRE compaI
marching in the most orderly mann