Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-10


green, and from the arch Of each lowe
box n care containing canarics wa
suspended. In edch lower box wer'
man!l,liis dressed in fun nremen's uni
forr, one with cigarette IN his mouu
and the other with n fan IN hts hand
These ludicrous figures caused oonsld
erille merrlment among the visitors
The ptaHe was set for a drawing room
scene. and through the open doorwa,
IN tho background could be seen I
pyramid OF ferns, palms and pottet
flowers On each side OF the proaccn
ium arch were suspended scaling lad
ders
Taking n ns whole there has never
been q convention IN Fort Worth which
has conducted its business under more
pleasant surroundlngs.
The Proceedings.
About 10 o'clock Mayor -. Il. Pad
dock, and the city council fiied on the
stage and took seats. They were fol-
lowed by the SPEAKERS and officers OF
the association.
The meeting was opened with prayer
By Rev. J. NJ. Martin. who WAS intro
dueed by II. II. Early. Or. Martin In
voked divine blessing on the men
whose mission In life was the protec-
tion Of life and property from the raw
ages Of IRE. He asked that they be
UIOlfilfu itplH hhihft VI AAANA Nhff
ing and asked divine guidance for them
IN their work.
Mr.. Enrly then said he had the honor
of Introducing Mayor u. j.. Paddock,
who was for years n volunteer. Mayor
Paddock said that he extended cor
dial welcome 20 the association OF vol
unteer firemen. for Fort Worth had
FOR twenty years been protected from
fire, and the volunteers had for 20
fapRlNt fire win "a hTfniuml nuu
ohiValry not surpassed by any OF the
heroes of ancient or modern times, for
tile volunteer nremen did their work
of heroiBm and scf-saorince without
hope or desire for reward, and, he said.
he thought their sacrlhce to their duty
was noble and deserved the highest
praise. The city had changed from
volunteer TO a paid department The
change was not made because OF the
work Of the volunteer, but because the
city thought It an imposition TO take
30 much OF the time and labor OF the
volunteers. And, he said. az cortlfl-
cate Of the confidence the cts had In
the volunteers, every member OF tie
paid department, with one exception,
was taken from the volunteers. He
told the visitors that the freedom OF the
city was theira. that the limit OF Fort
worth hospitality was It's capacity. aud
TINT everything IN the city they de-
sired was theirs. lie apld the present
chief OF the department "A well deserved
compliment aud told GONE VI the rca-
sons for saylnR 30.
He requested. with an apology, and
with the wish that II would not De con-
slderad q reelection that the timr-hon-
ored custom Of some one Of the visitors
turning IN u false alarm be dispensed
with this time. HO concluded with
relterntlug his words OF welcome, and
said that the lntch-strnK OF Fort
Worth wound always hang ON the OUT
side to volunteer ilremen Mayor Pad
dock WIS npplUudcd frequently during
his discourse.
The hattie of lite Roses.
Immediately nftur the address Of
Mayor Paddock. uH the band played
'Dlxie," the delegates received sur
prise. most pleasant surprise just
as the band commenced Il rose fell from
the balcony. a handsome young fire
man, thinking that some ~ tie large
number OF pretty girla IN the balcony
had thrown II 70 lin made It grab for
H. but before he got It another and
another fell until the balcony fairly
ralncd roses. Tho gallant luddipH were
4 little surprised at first but recovered
quickly, and thelr enthusiasm knew no
bounds. They picked up the beautiful
nowers, aud every man IN the house
was soon wearing uoao- gays that In
some instances, assumed tho proper
tons OF buquctn de curHage,
This unique method of welcoming the
guests was the work OF the following
ladicH. assisted by number Of beau
hful young glrla, and they dcBeryo
great credit Tor Ia suooessful oulmi.
nation Mrs. Stuart Harrison, Mrs
Preston HullingSworth, Mrs Charles
scheuber and Mra, Don H. Adams.
After selection by the band came
The Rev. Dr. j Morgan Wells who adj.
arcased the convention IN hchulf OF mo
sluEena. He Haid That Ia every branch
OF life great progress had been made
And none has been greater than that In
hrc-hghung lie told NJ lighting when
ne WINS boy, and spoke OF the old
fashioned way OF keeping Htcnm ia
run the old hand pumps. This IA NOT
necessary now. with the stonmcrs nnd
Mteaian, lie explained why every one
rushed 10 Hoc the engines 20 by. IL
was the fun speed, ANA the admiration
Tor energy which all loved Every ono
VIII stop work 10 see H. And nrenen
are notably energetic though they have
been known To rest flromcu, no sni1
are always heroes m the eyes Of bovs
lie related an nnrcdotr OF lila INV
whose conversation with his playmntes
tora.
lie spoke Of hif admiration OF IRE
nsn Nnd said that every one In the
GUY appreciated the flrhmen, for they
realized the work which they do when