The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-06
FIREMEN's CONVENTION.
Itinerary of the Junior Hose Company.
Other Notes of Interest

Other Notes of Interest.
The eleventh annual session of the Vir.
GINA State .Firemen's Association will
convene In Winchester July @, 2, 8, 8, 10
ana 18th inst. This will be the largest
convention of the kind ever held in the
Eastern part of the United States, as fire
companies from the States of Ohio, Mary.
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North
Carolina have signifled their ntentiou of
attending.
The Junior Hose Company have pre-
pared beautiful souvenir itinerary of
the trip to be presented to the varic 5
railway officials, train crews, newspaper
men, etc. The souvenir is the. work of
Il. f. Lookabill, and is real piece of
art. The front is embossed by the pic
ture OF fireman, axe in hand, climbing
ladder i'll the attempt to reach blaze.
The back has splendid cut of the
aerial turntable truck which IS used by
the lire laddies of Roanoke.
The following is the itinerary of the
trip:
Tuesday, July 6. 1O:45 p M, leave Roa-
noke via Norfolk and Western railway.
Wednesday, July 7...-6:20 Il. M, arrive
at Hagerstown; 1880 breakfast ut 'sHotel
Ilamilton;" 10:40 leave Hagerstown via
Cumberland Valley railroad; ~ noon ar.
rive at Winchester; headquarters at the
Hotel Evans" p M, the company
will attend the opening of the conven-
ton.
Thursday, July S-2,p. M, grand fire.
mans parade; p. m, baud concert; 3 p.
m. grand pyrotechnic display.
Friday, July 9.-2:35 D. m, leave Win
chester, via Cumberland Valley railroad;
4:Oo M, arrive IIagerstown: D. M. i,
supper ut "Hotel Hamilton:" o. H.,
trolley ride to Williamsport, returning to
"IIotel Hamilton"
Saturday, July 10.The members will
take in Hagerstown and vicinity.
Sunday, July 11.-l2:2U Il. M, leave
Hagerstown; $50 a. m, arrive mt Roa-
nol>e
The officers of the company are as fol.
lows: Chas w. Hays, president; l.. f.
Lookabill, first vice-president; G. L. Sis
ler,second vice-presioent; Jas. f. Rocker,
foreman and acting treasurer; W. E..
Airheart, assistant foreman and secre.
tary; H. Nj. Ward assistant foreman; Jas.
McFall, treasurer; Chas. w. Hays, cap.
tain hook and ladder truck; L. f. I.ooka
bill. lieutenant hook and ladder truck;
10. Il. Richardson, engineer.
Members: Q. Il. Armstrong, VIM.
Avis, +. n. Black, j. +. Boitnott, G.. w.
Corenhaver, Fritz Cachelin, r. H. Dyer,
l.. \. ellis, G. W. Garland, a. b. Ham
@ond VIM. Lillis, w. p Mundy, w. G..
Patsel, f. l.. Richardson, II. H. Rush,
Ira Schooley, n. Schloss.J no. D. Thomas,
T.. Il. Ward, a. II. Weldon. w. f.. Air
heart, j. +. Bowman, s. X. Bitterman,
J. j. Cox, ID. G. Cunningham b. l..
Creasey, J. B. Fayman, ~. +. Grove, c.
w. Hays, L. f. l.ookabill, Jas McFall,
Jas. NJ. Moore, D. y. Parrack, JAS l..
Rocker, c. f. Sisler, Chas. Schloss, J. a.
Iraynham, 'Iro. Van Lew, II. NJ. Ward,
r. f.. Young. Jno. Wagner, messenger
Roland Cachelin, messenger.
Following is the committee of arrange
ments: l.. +. Lookabill, chairman; Jas.
r. Rocker, Harry III. Ward
The Friendship Fire Company will send
about thirty men on the trip and the
Alerts will send perhaps dozen of theil
meHt ers 1t is not known who will have
charge of the members of the two last
named companies. JAS. +. Rocker, fore