The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-04
1897 CONVENTION
OF THE FIREMEN
Movement Started to Bring Next Years
State Meeting Here.
STATE OFFICERS FAVOR SCRANTON
" iikcs.l3arre Is After lt..Atthc DC.
tOber Convention in JOhnstOwn the
Scranton Delegation Supported by
II Corps of Workers Will Put Up a
Strong Fight..Local Parade and
Inspection.

IL seems probable that Scranton will
get another big state cOnvention-not
this year. but in 1897. What with the
knights Templar and the Christian En-
deavor. 10 say nothing of other and
smaller organizations the city has about
had its share this year. but in 1897 1t
Is proposed to hold the convention of
the Firemen's association of Pennsyl
vania here. Other cities are after it
and will make Il bold bid for it at the
approaching convention i'm Johnstown,
which is Ia he held Oct 6. Z and 8, but
Scranton has the advantage of being
favored by n number of leading officers
of the association and will receive the
general support of the eastern dele
gates.
LETTER TO THE CHIEF.
The following letter explains itself;
Reading. Pa, Aug. |, 1896.
Mr.. =. j. Hickey, Chief Fire Department.
scranton, IA,
My Dear Sir:--Your letter was received
and the delay in replying was owing to
my wanting to announce the matter ne
fore the meeting of several committees
of III. state association held at Harrisburg
saturday evening, July -, which | have
done
There seems 70 he a general opinion that
Scranton should be the place. Wilkes
Barre has been ont for some time asking
for the next meeting to BE- held In th"ir
city.
l. for one, prefer scranton and believe
1t should have ii. If for no other reason
than because IL has always been repre-
st nted in the state association from the
time il was organized. while Wilkes Barre
only came in last year. This seems to be
rhe opinion of quite Il number have spok-
tn Ia. | see no reason why Scranton
should not be- chosen for 1891, and, too,
without muCh trouble.
hay" started the bah for you, now keep
il rolling along, and send out circulars
letters, etc, annoursins 1t 10 all IRE
companies, etc.
| mail 10 YOU under separate cover Il l0t of
bland credentials which please To distrib-
ate one to each company. The credentials
must he all returned in before Oct | 1885,
also IN" du"s to accompany the cred"n-
tials. Very Truly Yours,
". W. Wundrr.
Nth the prestiS" and influence in
dicatrd in the foregoing IL Is believed
that the Scranton delegation win have
smooth and easy sailing.
MEETING ON AUG. T..
The delegates to the October convcn-
tiun have been accorded by MayOr
bailey the uS- of the select council
chamber for Il meeting on the night
Of Wednesday. August II. Al that
time they Mil begin to form plans and
organize tn battle at Johnstown for
Scranton in 1897. There will be sixteen
delegates and one alternate from this
city and they will be re-enfOrced by Il
number Of 80 w"rker.. II is also pro-
posed to secure the immediate co
operation of delegates from Carbon
,ial-, Pricebnrg DunmOre, Olyphant,
Pittstun and other cities and towns in
this vicinity.
Concerning the approaching parade
and inspection of the Scranton depart
mcnt. chief Hickey Announces II special
meeting of the board of engineers for
to- might at $50 o'clock in the fire de-
partmrnt headquarters room ut the
city hall Al that time the committees
appointed at the July meeting Will he
expected to max" their reports. At
This meeting some idea may be obtain
ed of the number of visiting companies
that viii be- here.