Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-29
LADS OWN The TOWN
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1.
when showed the total amount ore
hand To he 81
Mr.. Joseph +. kgcr. Statistican of
the Association. submitted his report.
which showed the total number OF fire
men in Virginia to be 2235. ana the
amount expended in Keeping up Of VOL
unteer organizations about Sl34 600.
Many towns in the State are without
protection from fires.
The electino of delegates OF the
National Convention ofChief Engineers
which meets in St. Louis. was next
taken up.
The nominees were Captain j. II.
Redwood. Of Richmond Captain
Thomas kivlighan. of stanton. and
1.lewcllyn I.ooknbill of Roanoke
Tn" first ballot resulted as follows
Redwood II.
LookahiIl % =..|
1<iviliShan %. ..... .--..
The President declared that there
was no election. and the lowest man
was dropped and the second ballot
taken. resulting in the election OF Mr.
l-""kabiii. as follows: ..
LookabiIl 40. ."# 4.a . .... ... ."
Redwood ~. ..l.' ........ Il
The election of Mr.. Lookabill was
made unanimous. -
ROANOKE. SELECTED
The selection of Il place for holding
tho next convention was next declared
in order. y delegate from Roanoke or
frred the Magic City. which, after some
discussion. was selected
The following officers were unani-
nuusly elected for the ensuing year:
observation-disclosures NERAL chief of the
I.nanpk" Fire Department.
Senior ce-President--J. IT. Red
Wood Of Richmond
SecretarS-Gc"rgc G.. Cumming. OF
Portsmouth.
Treasurcr-T. j. Williams. chief or
the Charlottesville Fire Department.
Siatistcian--J. H. Perley. OF Char
lntt.sville. IHo3.
After returning thanks to Chief Stow
ami the local firemen. the convention
adjourned to meet in Roanoke the last
week in September. 1899.
Resolutions OF tNanRS to iiremen. cit
lHens' committee and people Of Newport
News in general for hospitable treat
tncnt. 70 Fircmcn's Herald of New
York for complimentary copies Of that
paper; TO volunteer 1ircmen. of Greens
horo. n. O.. for same courtesy were
adopted by the convention.
LADDII:S ARRIVE. ...
All of tho Virginia volunteer fire com
panies contemplating attending the
convention. except those from nearby
cities. have arrived and are now quar-.
tered at he different hotels ana board
ing houses
The vanguard arrived Tuesday
morning. when the Philadelphia, veter-
ans came III. AT night the volunteer
companies from charlottesville and
Wayneshoro arrived over the Chcsa-
p"ake n Ohio railroad and were escort
ed u the quarters engaged before
hand III boarding houses about the city.
as the visitors came in. members OF
the reception committee. of which Mr.
j. f. Ludlow. is chairman. We're on
nand to greet them ana give any infor-
matiGn desired.
Yesterday morning. bright and early,
ga ~. tudlow and his co-workcrs We're up
end ready to receive the earliest of the
days arrivals.
The National Soldiers Homo Band.
Professor Hall. arrived about { O'Clock
in the morning. This organization, which
is one OF the best bands In this section,
was engaged to escort the incoming DEL
| "gntions to their quarters and from an
early hour music filed the air as the
bremen marched through the streets.
The company from Danville, repre-.
sentcd by Chief Ramcy and ten men.
arrived at s o'clock on the steamer
Louise. having made the trip to Norfolk
on the Atlantic Il Davnilie Il. r.
The Louise at once returned tn Nor.
folk and made n return trip to this city.
arriving shortly before II O'Clock On
this trip. the steamer brought Il large
number of iiremen many OF whom were
accompanied by relatives ANA friends.
The companies which came in on the
Louise are from the following cities:
bedford City. fifteen men. Warwick
Hotel.
rncahontas, four men, quarters at 40
Twenty ninth street.
The DanNillc company is quartered
at 3if2 Lafayette avenue
The Chesapeake & Ohio train arriv-
ing shortly after II O'Clock brought the
following organizations: ....
Stuncwnli brigade Band. Stnunton.
Lexington twenty-five men. Warwick
Hotel.
Basic City, eighteen men. quarters at
Pike Building.
Staunton ana Ilaprisonburg. .. ..
Today the following companies will
come by train or steamer.
Independent Fire Company Ports
mouth accompanied by Artillery Band.
TOO men, tug Alice, a. M.
Norfolk ten men. Louise at "A. NJ
Suffolk. forty men.
Annex Hose Company, Portsmouth,
twenty-five. men.
Richmond G. s: O.. 1l:l5 A. NJ. go.
rhoehus. thirty men. A. NJ.
Berkeley, twenty men. n. Nj. .
These companies living nearby will
be present only one day and will come
today 10 participate in the parade. in
which all Of the visiting ilremen ana
Il number Of civic and military bodies
will take part. n
SToNEWAI.l. BAND ARRIVES.
The Stnnewall brigade Band. the
S,nIth'S famous musical organization.
arrived Yesterday from St"unton, Va.
and was escorted To the Warwick Ho-
tel by the Soldiers Home band and 4
the Citizens Executive Committee. In
ilc afternoon the band marched from
the hotel to Johnson's Opera House.
where the convention was to be held
aud played several selections winding
UP With Dixie" which ELECTED great
applause from the large crowd that
gathered. @
Last night the band rendered a COM
plilnentary Serenade to Mr.. u. S. Jones.
chairman of the Citizens Executive
Committee, and to ex-Mayor Walter
~ Post. general manager of the works
of the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company, discoursing music
thar drew an immense crowd to the
corner of West avenue and Twenty
sixth street. After the Serenadc the
members of he band were. invited int a