Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-29
OUR STATE FIREMEN.
THE MEETING OF THEIR CONvEN
TION AT NEWPORT NEWS.
OPENING DAY OF THE SESSION.
Annual Reports of Omcers-The
Richmond Contingent - ROanoke's
other Notes.
other Notes.

NEWPORT NEWS. September o.
(special)-The twelfth annual convention
of the Virginia State Firemens Associa-
ton opened this afternoon at o'clock
at the Opera-House. President w. X.
Stow, Jr, Chief of the Newport News
Fire Department, presided at the con-
vention, and was assisted by the other
officers of the association. The annual
reports Of the several officers were read,
and other features OF interest made up
the programme for the afternoon. The
National Soldiers Home Band, of Hamp-
ton, rendered the musical selections.
The Charlottesville and Waynesboro
companies came In last night, and those
from other cities followed this morning
and this afternoon. The Richmond con-
tingent arrived at IL rs O'Clock, under AS
sistant-Chief Redwood, VINO has been Sc
lected as one of the speakers at the BAN
quet.
The Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Berkeley,
as we'll as the Phoebus, companies will
come over tomorrow morning and paru-
cipate in the parade in the afternoon.
The Roanoke Fire Department, 100
strong, made the best show of the day,
arriving at l o'clock by way of the Will
loughby Spit route from Norfolk, whence
il came by the Norfolk and Western. The
train arrived at Norfolk too late 10 en-
able the Roanoke men 10 catch the Louise
this morning. The Roanoke fremen are
accompanied by the Machine-Works'
Band.
The famous Stonewall Brigade Band, OF
Staunton, arrived this morning at IL
O'Clock and paraded this afternoon. To-
night at O'Clock the National Soldiers
Home Band gave an open-air concert on
the Casino grounds. Tomorrow evening
the Stonewall Band will give a concert at
the Opera-House.
The Citizens Executive Committee held
a meeting last night to complete all pre-
parations for the monster parade to-
morrow afternoon.
The local Masons will lay the corner
stone for the new High School tomorrow
afternoon. The firemen will participate.
II is estimated that here are about l,5co
visitors in the city and about 800 more
will arrive tomorrow morning.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the session this afternoon In the
Opera-House President w. X. Stow, OF
this city, In the chair, the convention
went into the election OF officers, with
the following result: President. James
McFall, OF Roanoke; Senior Vice-Presi-
dent, ]. II. Redwood. of Richmond; Sec
rotary, George G. Cumming, OF Ports
mouth: Treasurer, #. j. Williams, Oh
Charlottesville; Statistician. j. II. Pulley
of Charlottesville: Delegate TO the Ma
tional Convention OF Chief Engineers.
Llewellyn Lookabill. of Roanoke. The
convention then adjourned to meet in
Roanoke next year
Tomorrow and Friday will be devoted
to a number of interesting contests, In
which the visiting flremen will take part.
Tomorrow night a banquet Will be ten
dered to the visitors. at which covers VIII
be laid for 500 persons. Among the or
ganizations that arrived to-day are the
following Bedford City. fifteen men; Po-
cahontas. four men: tho Danvilie COM
pany; Lexington, twenty-five men; Basic
City. eighteen men; the stanton and
Harrisonburg companies.