The Portland daily press., 1896-04-30

"A
Well known Ciizens-A Toothsome
Repast and General Good Time.
Old Casoo ire Engins Company cele-
DRAFTED the 12th anniversary of its re-or-
ganization in royal manner last eve-
ming with banquet at the engine house
in the Central Fire Station.
The rooms were most attraotively
trimmed with flags and bunting, Rpd
with the rows of tables resplendent with
decorations and tempting yiands, pre-
sented beautiful and brilliant appear
ance.
The following gentlemen were at the
tables;
Capt. John B. Brown, Chief Eldredge,
Assistant Thomas Payne, Geo. A. Dow,
A. H. Hatch, City Auditor Sanborn, Al
dermen Kehee and Thompson, NE. Red
Ion, G. G. Douglass, f. H. Gallison, j.
H. Allen, W. G. 6. Carney, Milton Zig
gins, Elmer e. Brown, Edwin G. Brown,
John Flayin, 3. W. Larkin, @. W.
Lombard, T. p. Bsals, E. L. Cakes. G.
+. Foye, John N. Long, E. E. Rounds.
j. E. Colley, H. S. Davis, H. r. Sar-
gent M. Il. Weeman, J. W. Flagg, B.
A. Norton, M. L. Stickney, Jr., W. +.
Hartwell, W. G. Batty, Geo. E. Mac
gowan, P. G. Melody, H. A. Harding,
H. H. Hunt. A. G. Sawyer, All. Purin-
ton, J. E. Warren, James Parker, W. O.
Googings, H. @. Carney, B. q. Man.
gum, J. A. o'Rourke, +. P. Carr, VIM.
Ii; n
G. Mitchell, 7. A. Burke, W. A. Fall,
Lynn; C. f. Jose, G. G. Jose, G. e. Jor
dan, Edwin Sawyer, E. s. Griffin, j. K.
Turner, S. J. Cloud, J. NJ. Farnsworth,
z. E. Simmons, G. q. Bangs. W. g.
Parker, G. W. Toby, A. S. Jordan, J. M.
Conoton, c. e. Clark, ]. B. Boyle, r.
Fl. Hardy, ". G. Loring, W. g. Hart,
W. H. Looney, S. A. Stone, E. K. Fay,
G. D. Skillin, J. W. Plaisted, M. j.
Smith, J. H. Defiance, J. W. Baker, and
the company, Clerk Stickney, George P.
Cady, Thomas Foster, W. A. Silva. j.
F. Alingham. II. E. Morrison, f. e.
Williams, E. A. johnson, J. H. Blake.
WIN. Mcclure. P. H. Silva, Franklin
Nelson, Howard G. Fogg, c. P. French,
E. A. Miles, B. s. Sawyer. G. NJ. Ben
nett, Geo. e. Greeley.
Captain Brown presided, and called
upon
CH IEF ELDREDGE
as the first speaker, and the popular head
Of the fire department was received with
loud applause. He expressed his pleasure
at being present. "You are not only
good fire fighters, but good entertainers.
ALDERMAN THOMPSON
was introduced by Captain Brown as
the popular alderman from Ward 3.
He congratulated the company on having
attained to the 12th ann iversary of its
organization. There have been no dark
spots in the history Of the Casco 5. He
spoke of many of The old fremen when
he was mem Der of the old department.
There was rush to bring out the old
hand engine. He trusted that the time
| is not far distant when the department
of ths city of Portland will be organized
better than at present, that the officers
and men will know that their positions
are secure, that they will understand
that honest efforts will BIZ appreciated.
and will lead up to promotion. 81 trust
that the time is not far distant when the
department. will be in charge of COM
mission
a. COUNCILMAN STONE
thought that "like the poor. am always
with you, and prefer to hear Others"
HON. WILLIAM H. LOONEY
said he was at something of loss to un-
derstand why he was asked to be present.
never having been member of the de-
partment, or officially connected with it,
his only connection with fires being the
fact that he occasionally had occasion to
light a fire at his own home. He re-
ferred to a 81 eeoh made by Methodist
minister of the Congress street church,
who for many years was an ornament
to the pulpit of that church, who said
that be was fireman in the best sense
that he tried to save others from eternal
fire.
Later 1 found,'' said Mr. Looney,
Hthat he believed in that fire as little as
did, and that we agreed on essentials.
In that respect we are all fremen, in
that we believe in putting out of the
fires of bigotry and hatred. applause
We should not take our sides of religion
from Virgil OF Dante, but from the broad
modern idea of life and the future, that
the time may come when thesworld will
accept the idea of the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man,
Mr.. Looney advocated taking the fire
department and the street department
out of politics and endorsed all Alder
man Thompson had said.
ALDERMAN KEHOE
said that very few in the house knew less
about the fire department. than himself
but he could at least say that he was the
son of a Yataran fireman