The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-02

That the members of the Columbia
Chemical company, No. g. are royal
hosts becomes more certain each time
they entertain. Last evening they
banquetted councllmen, invited friends,
fellow members of the department and
Chief T. j. Hickey at their quarters
on Division street. The affair was Civ
en- in honor Of the new chemical APP
paratus recently received by the COM
pany.
Festivities did not begin until after
10 o'clock owing to the meeting of
councils last evening. The first part of
the programme was devoted to the
making of speeches. The guests of
the company were assembled in the
parlors of the second floor and Andrew
Holmes acted as chairman. Remarks
were made by CCuncilmen Zizleman,
Williams and Coyne, of the Select, and
j. W. Moir, Walker, Griffths, Oliver,
Jackson and Calpin of the common:
Building Inspector Nelson, Chief Hic-
key, DR.. b. G. Beddoe, DIR. j. NJ. Will
lams, d. d. Evans and C. T. Halo
way, jr., of Baltimore.
COMPLIMENTARY REMARKS.
The remarks We're of a general ma
ture, complimenting to the Columbia
company and the department en- toto.
Mr.. Holloway, jr., a member of the
firm who built the new chemical en-
gine, said that Scranton stands first
in the record Of use of the chemical
apparatus, that - per cent. of eXtin-
quishments were recorded in this city.
At the conclusion of the speeches all
adjourned to the lower floor where a
tempting spread OF roast pig. ct cetera,
was served This part of the pro-
gramme was in charge of the lady
friends of the company's members, be-
ing: Mrs. w. Lyman, Mrs. d. ID. Davis,
Mrs. Albert Lewis, Mrs. Harry Mey-
crs, Mrs. Samuel Harris, Mrs. S. b.
Price and Mrs. T.. Pethrick, and Miss
es Norma Williams, Celia Bassett, Mar
garet Evans, Frances and Marian
Phillips.
With one or two exceptions every
member of both branches of the city
council was present. From the depart
ment were Chief Hickey. Secretary
Tannler, John Lowry, of the Frank
Inns: Adam Steirhauser, of the Hook
and Ladders: John Nor of the Nay
Aug's, and many others. Druggist
John j. Davies, DR.. Z. G. Beddoe, Dr..
NJ. j. Williams, d. D. Evans, l.. r..
| Robathan, John II. Fellows, Thomas
| Evans, Thomas Jones, Edwin Hughes,
| Franklin Phillips, Recorder of Deeds
| Frederick Warnke. Jay Reese, John T.
| James, George +. Kaufman, Gwilym
! Jones, S. S. Ives, Attorney w. X. Lewis
| and many others among the prominent
| West Scranton citizens, We're present.
| Also c. II. Holloway, jr., of Baltimore;
Thomas Pole, of Philadelphia, and NJ.
II. Hensch, of Carlisle.
ROSTER OF COMPANY.
The company, composed of many of
West Scranton's best young men, has
the following roster: District Chief A,
l.. Lewis; president. Charles Corless:
vice president, William Lyman: treas
uer, A. B. Holmes; recording secre-
tary, Evan Walters; financial secre-
tary, Edward Pethrck; foreman. 5. b.
Price: assistants, Charles Boldry and
William Lyman; engineer, George
Mevers, and Driver T.. PethriCk; Lew
ellyn Parry, w. LleWellyn, Henry
Kingsley, Henry Meyers, Harry Cola
| Robert Diehl, Thomas T.. Price, SAM
uel Harris, \. j.. Lewis. Jacob Kings
| ley, w. G.. Jones, Joseph Oliver, Il. IT,
Williams, John II. Walker, 4. Jones
| W. T. Lewis. Bert Fellows, Frank Jer-
| emiah. w. Johns, Walter McNicholas,
| RaVerlV Chase,