Evening journal., 1895-10-01
ALL READY FOR READING
Wilmington Firemen to Go in
Large Companies.
ALLENTOWN LADDIEs COMING

The Columbia Company OF That Town
VIII Arrive Here BY Evening Bound
From Philadelphia to visit weocacoe
Fame's Soldiers All Ready for Marching
Pennsylvania state frehen opened
their convention at Reading this after e
noon and all the meetings will be held
in the Grand Opera House. that city
Extensive preparations are being made
by the Wilmington hFemen. VINO will 60
to the neighborlng Pennsylvania city to
participate in the great street demonstra
tion on Thursday
at least 125 companies from all parts
Of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and
some parts OF New York will be there
and, II the weather continues favorable.
10 000 men will take part in the parade,
which will consist OF twelve divisions
The msiority Of the companies that will
participate in Thursdays demonstration
are not expected before TO morrow even
ing or Thursday morning.
1t was said at the W. & N. station this
morning by people who had come down
from Reading that tho decorations Ia
that city are very elaborate, aud every
thing is being done by the local compsn-
les 70 make IL truly gala oc session.
Fame Boys the Flrst 20 Leave.
Fame Hose Steam Fire Eugin Com
pvny. No. 6. will leave home tomorrow
for a great trip to Harrisburg, Gettys
burg and Reading. arriving at the latter
place IN time to participate IN the great
hremen's demonstration there The
company win leave Wilmington s.
Northern French street station at 30
on a special train The start will be
msde from the engine houfe at - 30
The First Regiment Band OF % pieces
will furnish the music for the trip,
heading the company In all the oarades
Col. Peter B Ayars will 60 with the
company as spokesman and First
Assistant Engineer John Welsh of the
Wilmington Fire Department will be the
guest Of the company. Those who will
60 follow:
Chief Marshal H F Bourbon, Company
Marshall Jacob Kopp, First Assistant
John MaPnire and Lawrence Mallin,
/ William Warwick, William Derry,
Leonard Smith, William Harrier, Frank
Mcguire, r Stout. Alfred Lock wood, Harry
Crouch. Joseph Sbunder James Buckley,
Blakely, Norman Deputy. 7. R.
Riley, T. Schuyler Thomas Rafferty,
Harry Zimmerman, Otto Scheu, Louis
scheu, Charles Wyle, Stephen White,
Louis Cross, john Purcell, Charles
A Pyle, Michael Riley, Edward
Mousely, Frank Searles. l. Ayers,
Clifford Irons, William Lulz. Michael
staunerd Andrew Cross, Harry Cross,
George Kopp, Henry Copp, George
Crockett. Elmer Hare, George Baker,
Frank R Croney, Joshua Kelley, Jamei
Long, William Lawrence Charles Spoerl
p. J Joyce, John McClaffsrty, Madison
B Smith, John w. Thompson, JEFF Butler
Alfred Barr, George Alden.
These men will 60 in heavy marching
OF der with belt, helmet, overcoat, car
aud grip They will wear white shirt
lay down collar and black necktie. The
ovsrcosts are of light fawn.
About 12 30 the company will leave
/ the engine house for q short street
parade before leaving French street
station. The Fame company will leave
Reading on Friday morning for Harris
burg aud Gettysburg. They will arrive
home after the trip at 30 on Saturday
evening
Friendship Cannot Go.
| although Two pressing .lnYltatlOni
were received by Friendship Company,
No 1, neither will be accepted as the
company does not intend TO take a triI
at this time The invitations were from
Marion Fire Company, No 10, and the
Rainbow, both Of Reading, who wanted
to entertain ths old Delswareans
A short Parade Tonight,
There will be a procession tonight
from the Fourth street wharf TO the
Weccacoe engine house. Second anC
Jackson streets. The Weccacoe boyl
will receive and entertain the Columbil
Fire Company, Of Allentown.
Reliance Received Two Invitations.
Two urgent invitations were received
by the Reliance Fire Company to be the
guests OF the Reading Hose Company
and the Marion Company duIing thi
Reading celebration.
James Connor has been presented will
a silver watch by the Weccacoe's Fir'
Compsny's trip committee in recognition
OF his services for them.