Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-01
Our Fire Representatives Royal.
" Received and Entertained.
Marched Through the Streets
All Carrying New Prooms.
The CITY Wa Given mp Eniireiy "a
the firrm-r Last Night.
nlIORT PARAGRAPHS.
Prom Mondsy'sDaily.


night. bringing back IN the city the train.
or Of the hose running team, n few ~ the
ire delegates aud "Our Chief Mcknight"
comedy COMPANY from their stay IN Las
Vegas and Lna Cerrilloe, Their. WAS a
throng - enthusiastic and interesting
people NJ III. depot, heAdri by Assistant
Chief MAndcll. his committee uf hrrmen,
and the Albuquerque silver Cnrnct band
II wac . rec-ption--a grand and glur.
ious one--And II showed To the returning
representatives that the p-opl- Of Albu.
queriue. irrespective II personal feeling,
was out to do them credit and sanction
their scts while away from the city.
The Albuqu-riu.sns had stopped over
In Lee Cerrillos, where the comedy com.
psny gave an exhibition Las, Saturday
night, and yesterday Mayor G~.ialI. =.
y. Buell.. Charles Lyons and Charles
Way supplied them with new brooms,
each appropriately decorated with small
hsgs and bunting, and when the train
came 10 halt 81 the io,,al depot Assist
ant Chief Mandell aud Messrs McCanna,
Jacoby. Haney and others. lead 10y the
band, took possession u the returning
representatives and mA'ched them up
AMI down railroad avenue. thence IN the
headquarters 81 the Pergusson Hook and
Ladder company. where = reception was
held.
The meeting was presided over by the
assistant, chief, who IN a few worls vel.
coined the yictorr home lie then intro.
duced ChAs. r. Hunt, who delivered n
happy. interesting sddr-ns Judge W e.
II. Burke, n retired fireman and one of
the drs, organizers Of the department,
followed Mr.. Hunt and his woris were
we'll and generously received
W. T. McCr-ight, president 81 the fire.
nen'a AssociA ION aud chief ~ the local
department. was called nron and he
spoke pleasantly about the convention
and tournament, stated that she wAs on
the fence" AZ II were. but he emphasized
the fac, tina, Las Vegas p-ople and tire.
men stand away up IN the front ranks ~
entertainers. lie then called upon II. \.
knight. trainer ofth. hose running team.
and when that gentleman arose from bis
seattle championship belt appearing
- h's hsnda--'he crowd gave him hearty
applause No. e.is., ---., a nv or
the exciting events AT the Tournament,
sah tina, he did everything in his p,'wer
10 put his team 10 the Irvnt, but he did
M, care 10 take the credit a. hima-If-it
all belonged 10 the young men VINO CON
sti,nt~d the team.
VIM. sanguinetts, the originator IL IN.
local fire department. an sx.chirf. but
now = retired FIREMAN, WAS called upon
and he made short address, compliment.
ing the hrem.n aud especially b, hoe-
running team for the manner in which
they conducted themselves a, the Las
Vegas convention and tournament
The crowd then called for Capt woal-
mansee, 81 the Browns base hall club,
aud although modest and unsssuming, he
came b. the front and ad,irrsssd them
He had his unbesten colts TO line up ior
inspec,ion. and the we'll known tns~crr
were greeted with a storm of cheers.
This ended the sI,e-ch making, after
which. the crowd with thsir dremen
friends. partook Of r~freshments. This
part Of the program was handled In u
skillful AMI appreciativs manner by half
. dosen or morc Of the most active Are
men In the department.
The festivities came 10 close at 1880
p. IN. when all retired 10 their respective
homes feriing that they hsd contributed
we'll toward receiving the y,ctors OF the
Las Vegas convention aud tournament.
sHoHr NOTES.
"our Chief Mcknight Comedy com.
pauy, with some Of the arumen, stopped
over In Los Cerrillos last Saturday. where
they played that evening. Considering
everything. they gave . very creditable
show. and their ene-ts were heartily APP
prsciAtsd by Almos, continuous cheering
The officers u the New Mexico AssociA-
ton Of Volunteer Piremen for the ensuing
year are ~ follows; Proaident-w T
MeCrsishs, Of Albuquerqas, Vice presi-
denss-L. A. skslly, u Silver CityI n. ).
Crowly. of RAst Las vsgasi c. G. Ro-
nero, Of Las Vegas G. cortinas. Of So
corroI b. Rupps. Of Albuqusrluej c. J.
Bacon. Of santa 70, Secretary. p
sloan, of Santa Ps. Assistant secretary
p. J. Martin, Of Las Vegas. Treasures
Prank J. Long. Of Las Vegas, RAscu-
tive sommi,tse-John shanks, d Rast
Las Vegas, q. N. Cundif. Of Albuqusr.
qua, ". q. Ash'iowu, of Santa Ps A. X.
Quiniy, Of RAs, Las Vegas, I'd. N. Kss-
sss. Of sceorro. The Legislative commit
.ss constitute the following gentlemen /;
]. n. MeCutehsu. Of sooosre, ". n. Ber-
ser. Of santa W, and ths prssidss. Of the
association.
Msssrs. Berger. Van Arsdsll. sloan.
BAoa And othsrs Of the SAnts vs dsl.ga
,ioa assured the sssocissioa that the ter
risoriAi capital wosh do the grand thing
In sassstainins the eonvsasion and tour
namsst nsxt year.
Tue judge fos all the races daring the
tcaruA@sas wsre q, W. Hartman. q. H.
MArshai. of Las Vegas, aud wallace He's
ssldsn, os Aibaquerqus. Ths tinsgs wsr,