The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
PEAKS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Members Give a Most Enjoyable Banquet
and Entertainment

r A social evening with the "ilre ladies
: is synonymous with a good jolly time
9 and the entertainment and banquet given
, last night at Peaks island by Forest City
( engine company No. 2, emphasized the
fact in most striking and very enjoy
: able manner. 1t was the first given by
3 this company which was organized "A u
gust 9th last with the following officers
: A. S. Millett, foreman; Samuel G..
, Sloan, assistant foreman A. V. Ackle,
clerk, with 80 members.
The special committee on this occasion
was composed of j. FL. Dow, chairman
A. V. Ackley, clerk, who were assisted
by P. I'll. Randall, o. @. Randall, S. &.
/ Sloan and W. B. Sterling and CT. Blake
: The entertainment was given at Gold
en- Cross hall, where at s O'Clock. the in
} vited guests were warmly received by the
J committee in charge, and after few
minutes spent in kindly greetings the
party proceeded to the banquet hall,
} headed by Chief Eldridge of the fire de-
partnent, and Capt. Millett.
Among the guests from the city who
} sat at the table were the following !:
Chief NJ. N. Eldridge, Assistant Engi-
neer j. N. Long, Aldermen Rounds and
A Mcdonald, Councilmen Sprague, Gerrish,
4 Barker, Brown and Driscoll, City Audi
tor Sanborn, &C. Douglass, WI. Steph-
enson. Robert Hardy. Capt. John Brown
and j. M. Farnsworth.
The members of the engine company
present were A. S. Millett, S. G. Sloan,
A. V. Ackley, E. E. Skillings, L. E.
Skillings. W.B. Sterling, G. H. Sterling,
o. G. Randall, r. H. Randall, Archie
Olgivie, E. P. Littlejohn, Fl. Littlejohn,
A. W. Reed, Willis Aver, Martin Stod-
dard, G. E. Trott, Elbridge Trott, Frank
Trott. G. N. Howard. Fred Morris,
Ferris England, A. W. England, A. E.
browns, A. Speed, Y. A. Speed, j. S.
Clark, J. Fl. Dow. Capt Taylor, G. J.
, Blake.
The local guests were r. E. Meservy,
W. S. Trefethen, Fl. Trefethen, w. S.
Brewer, J. B. Jones, W. P. Dow. Peter
Trott, E. P. Temple, W. S. Or "'ck Abe
Sterling, "A. Randall, H. A. mes and
Lewis Littlejohn. "a &p
The banquet hall was decorated in ex-
oellent taste by American flags and long
strings of Chinese lanterns and the three
large tables presented most inviting ap-
pearance.s The supper was just the right
kind for g an island banquet and was
graciously served by ton pretty young
ladies. 1t was of the shore order and
was greatly relished by all.
Soon after coffee and cigars had been
reached, Capt. Mjllett raped for order
and extending a warm welcome to all,
presented as postmaster for the evening
Mr.. j. H. Dow, who performed his duty
throughout in the most fel1citous man
ner.
The first toast offered was ''The City OF
Portland, the enest city on earth Ow.
ing to the unavoidable absence of Mayor
Randall, who.was expected to respond.
the toast was drank allistanding.
Mr.. Dow then called upon Chief FL
bridge to respond to the second toast,
"Our fire department., second to none in
the world; beat 1t if you cam"
Chief Eldridge called upon substitute,
Councilman Driscoll, who suggested that
the standard OF a man could be we'll
measured by the manner in which he
, discharged his obligations and applying
| this test to the fire department, found it
in every sense worthy.
Councilman Sprague was then intro
duced as the coming alderman from his
, ward and briefly responded to the toast
5 1.-THE Law After which in very appro-
pirate words, Mr.. L. A. Burke spoke for
1.-THE Press
The POSTMASTER then remarked that in
every community there is need OF a
, "pusher," that is some one to stir up
7 things and who is afraid of nobody and
VINO, if he would give Peaks island the
needed water works and then move into
: Ward nothing in the line of his am
bition would be denied him.
Alderman Rounds said he would like to
see the islands grow and thought Peaks
island should have suitable water works.
and that it's sewerage should be improved
To bring this about there should be
general agreement of all concerned, for
without such agreement, action by the
legislature would be necessary which
t might be stumbling block in the way.
? ''The city is not bankrupt" said the al
derman, land is able to pay for these
: greatly needed improvements"
City Auditor Sanborn responded to the
,, toast, 1.-the ladies; God bless them /;
! though absent we do not forget them
0 "Our summer residents, the backbone
t of the best island of Casco Bay, twas re-
sponded to by Charles C. Douglass.
a "Peaks Island Fire Department, al
ways ready and willing to work if 1t had
the TOOLS" was forcefully responded to
= by Mr.. A. V. Ackley.
Councilman Gerrish then expressed a
9 willingness to go On record IS in favor OF
Z doing every thinp for the island