The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-09
PEANs NEARLY COMPLETED
For the Fire Chiefs Convention Whioh
WIN be Held Next Wees-Generous oner
of the Telephone Company.

VIII be Held Next Weei-Generous oner
of the Telephone Company.
Plans for the reception of the conven-
ton of the International Association or
Fire Engineers, which will be held In
this city next week, are now practically
complete, or nearly So All that now
remains to be done is to arrange few
details to carry out the plans arranged.
The gentlemen who are busy in prepar-
ing for the occasion are determined
that New Haven shall not take a posi-
tertained the firemen, and the indica-
lions at present are that the chiefs will
be welcomed in a manner worthy Of
the old City of Elms.
Chief Kennedy of the local DEPART
ment has been working indefatigably
during the last few weeks to get every
thing spick and span for the four-days'
/ convention. He it is to whom Is due in
great part the credit for arranging the
fine programme which has been prepar-
ed. Ex-Mayor Hendrick has also been
untiring in his efforts to render the
convention a success.
Citizens Of the city have been liberal
in their contributions, and although
some money is yet to be raised, 1t is not
expected that those yet to be called up
on to contribute will hesitate in doing
so, as all the names on the list of con-
tributors are those Of gentlemen of well
known public spirit
Chief Kennedy will have the spare
fire engine belonging to the fire depart
ment, which formerly did service at No.
rs house, taken down to the shore and
will supply the Steam for the big iron
ovens in which the clambake for the
convention will be cooked The fire
men have often prepared pig roasts at
the various engine houses in the same
manner.
Ex-Mayor A. G. Hendrick, chairman
of the executive committee for the
firemen's convention, has received a
dispatch from D. ]. Swenie, Chicago's
chief of the fire department in which
the chief stated that he would be in
attendance at the convention, notwith-
standing the injuries he received in the
big fire in that city recently. Chair
man Hendrick had previously sent a
letter to Chief Swenie, conveying the
sympathy of the committee to those in
jured at the fire.
The following communication has
been received by the committee from
General Superintendent E. B. Baker Of
the Telephone company:
we beg to tender the use of tele-
phone for such a length of time as you
may desire at the exhibition rooms of
the convention of national fire chiefs.
which we understand will be at McIn-
tyres old store on Chapel street
| We also tender to the Connecticut
fire chiefs free service over our lines to
points in Connecticut from our Court
street public station, which is open be-
| tween a. m. and 8 p. m.
We are authorized by the American
| Telephone and Telegraph company
| Qong distance company to tender to
the delegates free service over their
lines to points reached by them in the
United States, between the hours of
a. m. and a. m. and and p. M, from
our Court sereet public station.
Your tri-color. blue and orange
badges, on being shown to our attend
ant, will entitle the holder to the above
mentioned service. Very truly yours,
/ II. b. BAKER,
General Superintendent"