Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-03


themselves, and extending in the sec /
ond place TO the citizens whom they
served by making them glad to re-
spond to any appeal made to them
for aid in building up the capital Of
the organization.
While membership inSureSa month
ly pension of SIS TO the widow and
an additional monthly allowance of
50 for each child under 10 years of
age its cost is only $50 initiation and
81 annual dues; besides, ten years
service in the Fire Department enti-
titles to life membership in the asSo-
citation; that is, exemption from an
nual dues. Considering that the
association now numbers 4S3 MEM
bers and that during 1892 IL paid for
pensions, sick benefits, and funeral
expenses the sum of 5000, while the
members paid for dues only 81, 1915, it
will be seen that thirty years of CO.
operation have resulted in building
up resources considerably in excess of
those originally provided for Yet
| the income of the association is prac-
! tically derived from its members only,
! to whose popularity and efforts among
| the citizens the accumulation OF a
fund of over $50, 600 is due, and who
paid last year over 1000 in interest
for the use of the associations funds
in building up homes for their fam
lies
The first officers of the association
elected when it organized, oct. 10,
1863, were; Frank Agnew, Presi-
dent; Chas. f. Brown, Vice Presi-
dent; Thomas Barry, Secretary; and
Joel A. Prescott, Treasurer OF
these only Frank Agnew survives II
started with the following list OF
members
Frank Agnew, John Agnew, Chas
f. Brown, deceased, Thomas Barry
deceased, Matthew Benner, J, w
Bornstein Florence Benner G. w
Brown, Nicholas Barth, deceased
Godfrey Carlson, Thomas Cooper
Lee Conkrite, Mark Dollard, dc
ceased, Thomas Donegan, w. A
Durfee, deceased, James Enright
Nicholas Eckhardt, Robert Ether
idge, deceased, j. T. Ferns, deceased
John Farrell, deceased, John J. Gil
lespe, Ignaz Gies, deceased, J. w
Gillen, Chris Cunningham, James j
Grant, l.. NJ. Herring, II. l.. Hunt
r j. +. Hunt, deceased, VIM. Horner
Alonzo Houser, deceased, U. p. Ilar
ris, JE, deceased, J. w. Lewis, Lee
Meyers, William Mullen, jane
! Maxwell, William Meyers, Johr
Merganthaler, Charles p, Noble
deceased, b. +. Norton, JOIN
J. O'Neill Joel A. Prescott, deceased
Chas. S. Petric, Geo. r. Roberts, de
ceased Samuel Ripley f. +. Rees
deceased; John Rhcnwald, deceased
ID. j. Swcnie, Michael Sullivan, de
ceased: John c. Schmidt, john stem
nagle, John ID. Scanlon, Frank r.
Sowersby, VIM. Sedan, deceased Mat
thew Shuh, deceased; Fred w. Tap
lin, VIM. Tower, deceased John
Tcwer, deceased JAS. j. Walsh, Law
renee j. Walsh, Samuel Ward, de
ceased; Geo. Williams, Henry Welsh
Adolph f. Wilke, John Windheim
Horace n. Ward, James Young. de
ceased
The present officers of the Associa
ton are Capt John Lynch Of Engine
Co. No. = President; Capt Jamei
% - DITCH VI Lllblut W No' ''f ~
President: John J. Hennessey Clerl
in Fire Marshal's Office, Recording
, Secretary; Capt. Jos. ODonahue o
Engine Co. No. 81, Financial Secre
. tary; and Daniel +. lIealy, Count.
Comptroller Treasurer
According to the last annual re
port the Association lent out SIS,
, 800, while sl9,s29 was paid as prin
cipal and -, l22. 50 as interest d
loans 1t paid 5000 in pension
and sick benefits and s402 IN inan
cia expenses and the entire cost q
administration was but t2so, that i.
less than IS cents for each 800 q
actual business done, a triAe NOR
than one-mlf per cent Among Oh
receipts ace q donation Of a. 600,
legacy from the hate T. g. T. frcer
who. according to the term, of hI
WILL by This glft only discharged
dcht ho considered himself owing th
brave fire Iaddies
Among the mtu o. whose efuft