Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-12
NAY CHANGE THEIR NAME
TO THE DELAWARE STATE FIRE.
MEMS RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

The Delegates From the Loosl Com
panies Meet in Convention and Elect
New omoers-rhe Business Session
Topped by Grand Banquet-A
Pleasant Time.
The fourth annual convention of the
Delaware State Firemens Association
was held in Weccacoe Hall yesterday
Afternoon. with President William A.
McCraoken in the chair. The Delaware
and Fsme, of this CITY, the Lenape. of
New Castle, and the Ktna, Of Newark.
we're not represented Joseph X Adams.
the treasurer, submitted bis report show.
ing balance on hand, S192.37. receipts,
$52 81; interest on deposit So 81 total
$24s Il Expenditures $l20 80 Balance
on hand $12772. Messrs Leyburn,
NcFRdden ana Pierce were named a
committee on credentials Of new delegates
and reported favorably on the following:
Friendship, No. 1-lsaac Darlington,
D. W. Malcney, William G. Liebrsndt,
q + Jerome, John Wiley.
Phoenix, No 4-Joseph G H7ndman.
William A McCracken, Louis q Wiede
man, William S Walker Robert Palfrey
Water Witch. No 5-Isaac S Pierce.
Joseph x Adams, George L Shustar.
Washington. No. 7-John Il. Shipley.
William McFadden, Robert c. Potter,
James NJ. Dickerson, George w. Sasse.
Weccacoe, No S-Edward McGuire.
John MsguiRsn. J. J. Miller, John Nc
Donough, William johnson
Liberty, No 9-John g. Bunting,
Amos A. Eastburn, Frank K. Plat5.
Joshua Pyle, August J. Thurman.
The question ss to what benefit the
association was 70 companies, was
brought mp There was discussion for
over an hour mainly on the changing Of
tbe by laws relative to the voting
privilege At present there sre three
clssses Of members The presidents OF
the association who become, on their
retirement from Office. life members. tha
delegates who have their fees paid BY
the companies TO which thay belong, aud
who have e vote; and the fremsn ia good
standing who may become members On
pay ment Of s year, but have no
voice or vote in the association The
ssnse of the delegates was that all
members should have votes. or there
would be no object in becoming members
Another question discussed WAS that
of changing the me Of the organiza-
tion so as 60 tahe in the relief branch
The object OF this is to afford relief to
iDjurea or disabled fremen who are
members of the association by paying
them 50 a week for not over ten weeks
and giving their windows or heirs $3.50
in case OF death The dues and imitation
fees to be fixed by the association. The
matter was finally settled by Amos A
Eastburn giving notice that at the
meeting held on the second Thursday in
November ne would move to change the
name OF the association to the Delaware
State Firemen's Relief Association
The convention then adjourned sine
die, and the new delegates st once
organized with Joseph K Adams SIS
temporary chairman, and George w
Sssse temporary secretary The retiring
president thanked the members for the
courtesy shown him during his officisl
term, and on motion Of Alfred Hanna,
the officers were rendered a vote Of
thanks. A similar honor was paid the
Weccacoe Company for the use Of the
hall
The election Of officers was then pro-
ceeded with. William McFadden was
unanimously elected president, but de-
/ cliued TO serve. aud William A Nc
Cracken was renominated but refused to
stand on the ground that, as the ofiics
made the holder a life member, his
accepting would deprive someone else
Of that benefit. Amos A Eastburu was
then elected president The balance Of
the ticket was: Edward p. Mcguire,
first vice president; II. e jerome second
vice. president; Joseph X Adams
treasurer; George w Sasse, secI etary
.he next meeting will be held November
s, in the Liberty engine house
In the evening reception and ban
quet was given in the Weccaooe house
a number Of invited guests were present
and each received 3 neat memento Of the
occasion, in the shape Of pretty badge
| pin The mayor attended, but as he was
suffering from severe rOld his stay
was very brief The dancing program
was an elaborate one comprising twenty
one numbers and the iremen and their
| wives and friends, tipped the light fan-
tastiv toe till an early hour, TO the music
of an excellent orchestra. The bauquet
was served at 10 o'clock and covers were
laid for seventy FIVE Speeches were
made by ex-Presidents MeCracken and
Dickerson, Chief Walker, Assistant
Sasse, Councilman Stsats sud others,
while songs and lots of fun we're fur
nished BY William Conley aud John
McIlvaine The event was red letter
one ana viii long be Remembered by the
participants