The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-05

Wide Open-.BaIi at Music Hall
viii BE the Finish.
There have been some big" firemen's
parades in Scranton but that arranged
Tor FRIDAY of this week promises to
outdo in point of numbers of visiting
firemen and general; excellence any,
thing OF its kind in recent years. The
event is styled the annual parade and
inspection of the fire and police depart
ments. The particular inspection of
the latter will occur in the vicinity of
the city hall about a half hour before
the parade proper and will be wit
messed by Mayor Bailey. The police
Will bear an important part in the par
ade which VIII move at go sharp.
Tomorrow and Thursday will be the
big days of the state fremen's con-
vention at Wilkes Barre. From the
big thronS of firemen in that city
Scranton will draw about ten compan-
les which have positively accepted in.
vitations to be here, and it is hoped
that a number of other organizations
will eventually see their way clear to
accept the hospitality extended them
by Chief Hickey, for the department.
and by individual Scranton companies.
Thursday evening and all of Friday
each Scranton company will keep open
house and on the latter day and even
ing there will be receptions and en-
tertainments galore.
The following formation Of the par
ade VIII correctly give the names Of
the visiting companies and their enter
tainers, visiting company being the
guest of the local company immedi-
ately following it in the parade forma-
tion:
PARADE FORMATION.
Mounted police, police patrol and service
wagon of Chief Hickey.
Police in company formation.
Visiting fire chiefs and ex-chiefs in ca
riages: B. Berkawitz, Altoona; Victor
Burschell, DunmOre: ]. w. Connell,
Brooklyn Charles Gavench, Harris
burg; c. II. Cohn, Allentown: Gil
bert Greenburg, Huntingdon; T.. o.
Hartman, Lebanon; Charles B. Castle,
New York city; /. A. Hahne, Lock
Haven; Herbert Heston fire marshall
p. r. r., Philadelphia; ]. l.. Messimer.
Allentown; John Stagg, Paterson.
Mayor Bailey, fire commissioners, coun-
cilmen and heads of municipal de-
partments in carriages.
IhleL hickey, OF the scranton FIRE de-
partment.
District chief engineers.
Old hand engine, George S. Throop,"
property of the Scranton Volunteer
Firemens Mutual Benefit association.
Crumps band; Huntingdon Fire COM
pany. No. !, Franklin Engine company.
Wilson Hose company, Peckville; Nay
Aug Hose and Engine company.
Liberty Hose company.
Pittston; Crystal Hose and Engine
company.
Goodwill Hose company, Allentown; Nep-
tune Engine company.
+. o. 5. of "A. Drum corps; Relief Engine
company.
Junior Hose and Truck company, Read
ing.
Eagle Engine company.
| Germania band: Washington Fire COM
| pany, Danville; Columbia Hose COM
Niagara Hose company.
Lawrence band; Hampton Engine COM
pany, Reading; Phoenix Chemical
company.
Excelsior Hose company.
Bauers band; Liberty Hose and Lebanon
Hook and Ladder companies Leban-
on; Scranton Hook and Ladder COM
pany
Citizens band: Century Hose company.
[The Enterprise Hose company, of For
est City, and the Young America Chem
ical company, of Allentown, will also be
assigned places in line as soon as it is
positively known they will be here.l
LINE OF MARCH.
The parade will form at 1.30 o'clock
| and at 2.30 will start on the arranged
| lT,,.r Il
furnace gong. The line of march has
been fixed rs follows: Form on Wy
Oming right resting on Linden, to
Franklin, to Lackawanna, to Eighth,
countermarch to Adams, to Spruce, to
Penn, to Mulberry, to Jefferson, to
Pine, to Washington, to Spruce, to Wy
oming to Lackawanna. to Penn, to
Linden and dismiss.
| Mayor Bailey, attended by city Of
ficials, will review the parade from
in front of the city hall steps.
A resolution has been passed by
councils requesting the decoration Of
business places and residences along
the line of march and personal requests
have been made by Chief Hickey and
his engineers.
1t would be impossible at this time
entertainment arranged by the many
| city companies at their quarters, but
a brief reference to the amusement
| plans viii give an idea of how the local
| firemen and their visitors will disport
| themselves. Franklin Engine COM
pany will, on Friday, give a dinner at
! Fairchild's hotel to the Huntingdon
company and will conclude the day
with reception and supper at COM
| pany quarters. At Germania hall there
! Will be a reception and dinner on Fri
! day for the Goodwill company of AL
| lentoWn, the guests of the Neptunes.
The open-house of Relief Engine COM
pany will be quite an affair as the
| members propose to celebrate the rem
ovation of their quarters and apparat-
| rs. This is one of the houses which
| the mayor and city officials are expect
ed to visit during the day. Hook and
! Ladder company, which will have the
| Hook and Ladder and Liberty Hose
| companies, of Lebanon. as guests, has
| rented vacant store room next the
company quarters and will throw 1t
! open to all firemen during the day.
Rauers band will furnish music.
At Music hall Friday night there will
| be firemen's ball and carnival under
| the auspices OF Columbia Hose COM
pany Of the West Side. The company
is temporarily out of service and await
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