The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-19
FlREHEN'S GALA DAY.
HoDoken Clad in Bunting in
Honor Of the1Exemptaa@
Association. IS s9s
49, MAucaag "a
WELCOME BY MAYOR FAGAN
Election of Officers parade, Ban
quet and BalE,ps1ake Up
the Programme.
WELCOME BY MAYOR FAGAN

u OOANSfiLlOn OF The NEW
Jersey State Exempt Firemen's Associa-'
uon, which was held at the Lyric Thea
IRE. 1t was the first time the convention
mad met in the city.
me committee appointed by the local
pranch OF the association has been at
work Tor many weeks making prepara-
aons to receive the visiting delegates and
nooning was left undone that would ado
to ~theirLeomfort.
besidesthe convention proper there was
a ~banquetlat the Quartette Club and in
the evening q bali will be held at Odd
Fellows Han.
the conEnittee in charge of the affair
includes Nx-Assemblyman William N.
ParsloWS President; j. D. Sinclair. Vice
Presadent.e John Wagner, Secretary;
James Harksen, Treasurer; John CHAMBER,
Sergeant-at-Arms ex-Police Commission
er Charles w Kaufman, W. Staab, H.
BorckfT H F. Meyer, w. Keyser. w. A.
Gahagan. Fire Commissioner VIM. O'Den-.
nell, Postmaster James Curran, ex-Tax
Commissioner John IF. O'Hara, Police
Commissioner Patrick Hayden. G.. M
Mechler. Charles Ford, Boulevard Super
intendent Michael J. Coyle, Fire commis}5T,,
sioner ]. q. w Koper. c.. Kroeger, Dis
trict COURT Clerk William H. Let's. J. J.
OsBrien. W. WArnecke. Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department WINS 10. Apple
gate. MayorstLawrence Pagan. j. H.
MedeI, Tex-TAk Commissioner George P.
Sohinzel, GAIA. Seide- and CFStump.
Early fn n morning the delegates from
all oyer the State began to arrive in the
city1eThe members of the local a~ssocia-
ton assembled at their headquarters on
bloomfield street, between First and
Second street, about $3.50 o'coick and head
ed by a brass band marched to the Della
ware, L-ackawanna and Western Railroad
depot to escort their fellow fremen to
the theatre
President August Saltzman of the State
Association, at 1880 o'clock. The Rev.
George C. Hougnton, of Trinity Episco-
President SaItzman then called upon
Mayor Pagan, who, in a brief speech,
Welcomed the delegates, on behalf of the
Il feel greatly honored,s said the May
or. that I save been selected to well
come you to our city. "A few lays ago
CITY Hall, but the hand Of death has
taken away from US oRsl of our respect
ed Councilmen. I would welcome each
Exempt Firemen of NewIdersey a hearty.
greeting" % FoSfa - =
The band then played Hall TO the
Sspno 1sl t to by 4 Prgsident sP saitasnan. -
Treasurer Thomas LeatheHpresentedssa
report showing an expenditure during the
year of slsS.R and a balance on hand OF
a discussion then Arose in to the
bill. introduced in athe3shpast Legislature
lowing the drenenss $500 worthsof property
to be exempt from taxation each year.
The bin was killed IN the Senate. The
Lttell, Charles Btlls and John j.
Dupuy, reported thafe during the year
great anxiety had been felt relating to
have taken away h present exemp-
ton" of $500 from each and aetvery exempt
fireman In the State butrzthrough the
Saltzman and the ~eeh1Inittee working in
conjunction with the Legislative Commit
p Tse; 5ns BY Y t yas Ia gfe sssIIea If from q being eng
islature. n Ners
The Executive Committee Recommended
that the annua dues be reduced from S.
to 50. The recommendation was adopted.
The election of 1Oficers was next taken
up President Augus4es Saltznan was
no~nipations he was unanimously elected.
One Vice President was elected from
each Congressional district. They were
as folloWs@WfiIian gKeown, of Glouces-
ter; Henry D. Kehr, of Trenton; Frank
Drake of Long Branch; Charles McCul-
lum, of yNorristown, William Percy, of
charias ". la Kaufmann. Of He % Msma and
Patrick w Mccoy, of Belleville. Secre-
tary Elias K. Leslie. of Trenton, was
Th e1scsso L lsa her io% Of Jersey rseg- c nssasu Mar
also reelected. Those elected as mem
bers Of the Executive Committee were:-
der 81 rren Isohsj o GI J + sfastha If + OCEAN sny1
Grove; c.. w. Christini, of Washington;
John j. Ready, Of East oranse; Irving
Ne Sss 1smirss H e. ! ems X R WE q
The Standing Committee elected inelud-
ed Eli1aa D0fepus, of East Orange; Jas.
8 Bridgeton; Byron ]. Scobey, of Tren-
Sen; Joseph Rurna of Perth Anlboy For
Bspn S,ns q Ut efa s5rgs0q Dr.. A anJ sanh 1t
of Montcla!r was reelected statistician
for the fourth term.
. Map. 1891. at Forth Amhoy, IN the
0fterneon the delegates, together with the
entire fire department of Hoboken AND
paraded through the principal streets OF
.Feliowing, is a list of the d~elegateas
Haypnnes. L. Robinson. Henry VIM.
kie, Alexander Christie, ). H. Rees. Alex.
Provette. William Ellis, ]. H. Deigham,
f2hn Lawrence. Chief Patrick W Nc
CGflstadt-George Zimmerman, Adam
zuik, Gotlieb Sauter, John Rasmuss,
CHRIST steinbrehner, Chief William
East Orange. j. Ready, Patrick
Gaa1iA: Wa!liaH r Bowman, John stasse.
Fanwood9Gecrge r.. Nichol Randolph
a2afsss a.s1 4. Z Iai Hand, CHIEF Mie1'a Willi lam
Gastteisberg-James P. Barrett, Peter p.
White. John T.. Daley. Adam Luby, Theo-
J.. Foster, Wil1tam McKeown, James Nc
Mahon, sr., john McElmoyl.
HackensacA1aJ. l.. Van Buskirk 2
smmasest, II. Rinkle, Chief william
H0B9ken-Charles w. Kaufman, H +.
Neyers washington Staab, J. Wagner,
W1ifam N. Parslow, Chief J. D. Sinclair.
Long rBranch-Frank Drake, r. Jerome,
Yam Br MnT,,s. d 3; sfa Eoa:r sam Gse aasVhdfe
Montclasr-Wj1liam L.. Doremus. A. ].
Wright, F.sAss Brautigan, Frank Bossert,
lanes McDonough, Chief F.. e. Williams.
Kronenberg 7Ehafiss Mccollun. j. B.
Stevens, I. g. Arnold, Chief D. F. Stur-
sa Newark.H A. TbyEUan, E. D. Tuttle,A1-
fred L-yenrCaptain william Colder,
Day, Chief Robert Kierstead.
cS 0SsanA eTgyf 1s9% r 81 sp gansun Mll0 sr e.
Chief Thamas Wyncoep-
Passrsqnmlsy e : q Byrnez SH,,,; Ghar rsgres G.
Hobson, Chief JOIN Stagg.
M sef5n WiSssmm M' ooulfs, joh nm W..
Stumps. Chief robert