Evening journal., 1895-10-02
.FIREMEN ON THE MOVE.
The Allentown and Fame
Hose Companies
LBFTFOR BEADING THIS AFTERNOON

Early Tomorrow Morning the Pb@nix
Washington aud weooacoe Companies
VIII Leave Over the w. a n. Railroad
TO Participate In the PennsSIvani State
Flremen's Demonstration Tomorrow.
Wilmington 6remen are now agog
with the spitit of the Reading demon
stration, re union and convention, and
TO day handsome American II h,gs hoat
from In trout Of tie dre houses and the
houses Cf prominent hremen. One
visiting compaDy-the Columbia, Of
Allentown-is here with fine band and
the Fame Hose Co, NO. 8 with a
big band bands OF music, left after
short parade, for the Pennsylvania
home Of volunteer hremen.
Mayor Jtffaris had to perform his first
oratofical duties last night when he
welcomed the Weccacoe Fhe Company's
visitors Columbia Fire Company, No 4
Of Allentown. Pa-at the City Hall
after their arrival In the city at 05
last night
The visitors we're brought before His
Honor by a committee Of the Weeclcoe
company. consisting Of NJ 7 Conway
John Maguigan EiwArd H Hsggerty,
John Sealman, John McDonough and
William Johnston. The Allentown band
played, the mayor spoke enthusiastically
aud Lawyer Arthur q Dewalt followed
In the same cherry aud witty strain. He
said the bRndsmen were full OF music
and the fremen were twice as full. The
Allentown boys arc out for little fun
before they arrive at Reading
At spread In their honor last Mig ht at
the Weooscoe house, speeches were made
by Mayor Jefisris, John J. Mealey,
Michael A Kelley, Councilman Francis
MeNulty, NJ T. Conway and A. G..
DeWalt
To day the visitors we're taken all over
the city ON trolley ride upon invitation
OF the city railway people. In. the
company are: Charles Z Scholl, presi.
dent Frank w. s Poe, foreman; William
zeignfoss x D. Berger, l. Young
Edward KePpsl, Edward Heiiz. Charles
Bush, Il. Oberly, Edward Dealer,
James Smith, Benjamin Huffitt, Milton
Yurley, Frank Lily, Irwin Smith, A.
0esner, Daniel GAIT Oliver Roth,
William Miller, A Daler, Charles
Brode, Frank Wall. N. F. Gstter,
n. Poe, John Huffort, All ert Henry,
f. A Ruke, George Wolf. Frank
Poe. Walter G.eger, William Gerten.
Edward F-umburer, Charles Flack,
Walter Miller, f. Nonermacher, William
OFT, John Gstter, George Dixon, Ward
Welterhold. Oliver Gerhard, Charles
Dell. jacob Lsndenslayer. Arthur Dewalt
w ID Gesters
Convention Now Under Way.
intelligence from Reading this morn
ing is to the eifsct that the great state
ireman's convention Is now we'll under
way. A register OF the visitors in the
Grand Opera House there showed that
delegates OF 375 FIRE companies in th,
state were In attendance YESTERDAY
afternoon Last evening the delegs es
marc ned In a body to Meennerchor Hall,
where the grand banquet WAS held.
A disappointment Overcome.
Colonel P. B. Aysrs has been prevented
by press OF business duties from
accompanying the Fame iremen TO act
as their spokesman as WAS AZ FRS
intended, and both the colonel and the
firemen are disappointed. Colonel
Thomas Stewart, sdjutant- general oi
Pennsylvania has consented TO taks
Colonel Ayars' place In Harrisburg, as
the two colonels are personal friends
and the Fame company knows that
Colonel Stewart is "cOrking good
spesksr"
Fame Pilgrims Have Gone.
At 40 this afternoon Fame Hose Com
psny, No. 9. forty three men under tn
the direction OF Chief Msrshal II. F
Bourbon. and accompanied by the Flrs
Regiment Band, left the Wilmington
and Northern French street station on
special train to run throug to Reading
Before leaving. the company made
short street parade. going up town &
Seventh street and thence down Marke
to Font to the station. These pilgrim
will visit Reading, Mt. Penn, Harrisburg
and 6-ttrysbnrg.
1hreo Companies Go Tomorrow.
At 6 80 TO morrow morning thre
companies will leave In one special trail
over the w. & n. railroad The
are the Washington, PL0nix ans
Weecacoe companys and they will b.
headed by the columbia Band, OF Phila
delphia; Hyatt's Military Band, OF .thi
city, aud the Brdsboro Band Of tina
Pennsylvania town.