The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26
PRINCESS OF PYROTECHNICS
THE DARING DAUGHTER OF A
FIRE COMPANY

4AtG OVmx AN 1
She Has Been OmcialIy Adopted by
the State Ffremen's5 Association
of North Carolina--she Is the
Newest Kiad 81 New woman
She Longs to Drive an En-
CINE.
| Correspondence The st. Paul Globe.
GREENSBORO, N. c., June 23.-The
awful forebodingsi Of enemies of the
new woman that she would take to
fighting fires has come true. Here is
fire woman
Miss Lillian Brown, of Greensboro,
has been officially adopted by the North
carolina State Firemen's association.
her favorite fathers, of which she as
a daughter has over a thousand, are
| IN greensboro, where she was first
ADOPTED by the Eagle Hose company,
every man OF which is as proud of his
adopted daughter as If she were a
| queen. Never a fire occurs without the
nremen,s daughter being on the scene,
ana TO see her, dressed in her red fan
mel hre clothes, helmeted, and with an
the boys" on to conquer their blaz-
ing roe, is sight to remind one of the
heroic acts of Joan of Arc.
mere is not a single thing in the sci
ehce OF hre fighting that Miss Brown
does not know, and her quick eye
srasps the situation Of blaze in a sec
ond. AS soon as she sees the flames
she knows exactly which way they will
spread, and in an instant she realiz IS
the point which should be first attack
ed.
There is a curious train of circum-
stances leading up to the adoption of
Miss Brown by the fire boys She was
born In Fairfield, N. c. Her first ap-
pearance In Greensboro was about
entered the female college there 1t
so happened that, being of a bright
turn or mind, she was assigned to play
the leading role in the drama 'sThe
f1reman's Heart" at the college stu
dents annual performance. The play
was produced at .Bogart opera house.
ana was tremendous success. AS
ny aya ee 1if Bradley, the pet and mas
cot or the firemen, Miss Brown literal
~ captured every heart in the audience.
ana especially those of the fire boys
soon after this, at the regular monthly
meeting of the Eagle Hose company.
Miss Brown was formally adopted as
the hremen's daughter, and her name
was placed upon the honorary roll Of
the company's membership.
THE NEW FIRE GIRL
gracefully accepted the honor thus con-
ferred upon her and pledged herself to
advance the cause iof firemen in gen
eral, and especially the interests Of
her new-made fathers-the Eagles. Miss
Brown carried off the honors with a.
modest bearing, and soon her fame
spread to different parts of the state
Town after town wanted to have her
Tor its adopted daughter, and MANY
meetings were called to consider the
subject. All difficulties were finally
81 su:rmounted at the meeting of the State
Flrenens association, when bv a
unanimous vote the pet of the Green's
ooro boys was made daughter of the
state association.
rms is the only case on record Of a.
girl being connected with a fire de-
partment, and the honor Is felt to he
as great by the, hardy life savers as il
y. .sn ny MISS Brown herself. Already the
laughter of the Company boast two
medals for bravery displayed at fires
ana several resolutions have beer. PASS.
eq5 and sent it0 her by different hndies
OF cltlzens Waao owerto her pluckv uyl,Tlr
many thousands Of. dollars. The North
carollna boys have always been CON
e $1,000 d brave set. of men, but their
stes are redoubled whenever the
eye of their daughter is on them '0
MISS Brown takes the greatest nos
slpIe interest in the department. She
mas call in her house Connected wifi
the general signal system, and knows
every number practically by heart. II
- 10 very rare occurrence when she is
. IA. on the scene Of a blaze, for no mat
q fe, L
SOUNDS the alarm Miss Brown dons her
clothes and starts off to be1n ~,
fathers. nei
READY TO NURSE.
Many of them have reason to b1ess
her for her kindly help, especially az
ter some unfortunate accident. for +b q
httie girl is very ready to nurse tho
SICK and Injured, and is ALWAYS nre-
pared for such emergencies. Jndaed
these savers of life and pronertv h., ~
nuch to be proud of in their 1ana.t
Ter. she is extremely pretty. Her &C.,
are aark ana fawnlike, while her nat.
urally well rounded fea tures ~ a.:I,
further softened by mass Of 1sa u SUI II
chestnut hair, which the little Arc . a,S
wears parted loosely in the center 81 81
drawn over her tiny ears. cauor1+ CIV ,, -
at the back of her head nv . ,.1. ~ ~
black velvet band. q pioiii
AT every social function In Graens-
boro Miss Brown is the center ' os :
r. tl; ton, and it is pleasing to record n,
r miuh+ the - natural jealousy which it
might be imagined her non111a -,
would give rise to is entirely pa ahsany
among both maids and noatrons oS;Iln
Inc little girl is looked upon as '', snrt
OF mlnlstering angel, and indeed ~
many man deeds of kindness stand respo 1ler
slnie sponsors for her at. least "stata
wide" reputation. state
The boys Of the Eagle Hose connon1,
are OF course delighted that their eho.
sen daughter should have become so
popular, and a movement has now beeu
started, which, if carried into to- ef peeti
VII VIII See e =, the brave and quaint young
M tioni 5ne adopted daughter Of the Ma.
tlonal Firemen's association ~
Greensboro boys are confident that i Is
is is &c, only necessary for the firemen Of If
Miss Browns goodness and abii+w VII ~
ofaer to make them also anxious to
adopt her as their official child. -