The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-11
PRESENT OF M0NHACENS
Twenty.Seeond Anniversary Of Crys-
tai Hose Company.
AN EVENING OF ENJOYMENT
Middlctown Firemcn Present a Gold
Clock nnd Pair Of Candle Sticks.
Medal Given to Foreman Il. X.
LOng-NOtcs.

Crystal Hose Company. No. 4. of this
city, was organized twenty-five years
ago yesterday and the members last
evening celebrated that anniversary at
Excelsior hall. on Wyoming avenue.
Besides the active and honorory mem
bers OF the popular organization and
about 100 Of their friends, there were
present seven gentlemen as a commit
tee from the Monhagen Hose COM
pany, No. 1, of Middletown, N. Y.
This party comprised the following:
Charles Higham, first assistant chief or
the Middletown Fire department.; Il. T..
Weed, assistant foreman Of the Mon
hagens; E. s. Merrill. secretary; Cap
tain A. T.. McMIntyre, of the Twenty
Fourth Separate Militia, of Middle
town; X. w. Stab, Gerson Lepfeld.
and w. d. Dusenberry. w. II. w.
Jones, of Binghamton, ex-chief of the
Tioga Fire company of the Parlor
City, was also present.
More than ordinary care had been
taken by the committee on preparation
in the arrangement and decoration OF
the hall. What pleased the eye most
was the reflection of the patriotic col
ors, bunting and flags, blended with
potted plants, ferns and blooming flow
ers, produced by the subdued light of
the arc lamps.
banked with evergreens, behind which
the piano was hidden, at which Pro-
fessor Karl r. Saft was the musician.
Above the stage were three portraits;
in the center that Of the late ex-Mayor
Robert McKune, to the right that Of
the late ex-chief of the Scranton fire
department, Harry Madison, and on
the left another eX-chief, the late
Emanuel Zitzelman These three dis
tinguished firemen had been members
of the Crystal Hose company, and the
first mentioned was it's first president.
In the company at present are forty
five active members and fifteen honor
ary members. Harry r. Long is fore
man, and D. ]. Newman is president.
Arrival Of Invited Guests.
AS those who had the good fortune
to be invited reached the hall theAre-
ception committee provided seats for
them, and when the last had arrived
there was a row of occupied seats two
lines deep around the sides of the hall.
Al the SldBe tIe hoIlIdStIL NlSltoi
were grouped, and next ITO them the ac-
tive and honorary members Of the
Crystals.
President Newman, as presiding Ofh-
GER welcomed his hearers with the
promise that the Crystals would do
everything possible to make the even
ing delightful for one and all. Secre-
tary c. r. Hineline read the roll of
membership, and the president re-
ferred with proper sentiment to those
of the company that had answered the
last roll call.
Then he introduced Mr.. Merrill, Of
Middle,town, whose response was an
address that created unanimous and
frequent applause for the language, hu-
NOR and style of it. He referred glow
ingly to the occasion last September,
on Fireman's day, in Scranton, when
the Monhagen company came as the
guests of the Crystals and marched in
the parade. He said the memory of the
unbounded hospitality Of Scranton's
firemen and it's citizens generally, had
impressed itself so vividly that he was
about to acknowledge 1t.
Present Of Gold Clock and Candlcsticks.
He then begged to have the pleasure
Of presenting to the Crystals gold
clock and a pair of gold condlesticks.
The generosity Of the visitors drew
forth very audible remarks of thank
fulness from all present.
The clock Is of French style, open
face and richly embellished with gold
settings. The candlesticks are in keep
ing with the grandeur of the clock.
On its base is an inscription as fol-
lows: "1S93-1S94 Crystal Hose Co., No.
4, Of Scranton; presented by Monhagen
Hoce Co., No. l, of Middletown, N. Y"
This inscription was enclosed within
two medallions, Joined together by the
engraving Of an owl.
When the Monhagens were here on
fireman's day. the owls" connected
with the Crystals, took charge of them
at night. and the result was that Scran-
ton, by gaslight, was on that evening
garnitured with kaleidoscope vest
ment Of coloring material.
Mr.. Newman. in a short predatory
speech of acceptance, introduced Z. e.
Robathan, who acquitted himself mer-
itoriously, and accepted the splendid
present with many thanks, and an as
surance that it would be treasured as
invaluable.
Upon the conclusion Of his eloquent