Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-26
FOR THE CONVENTION.
The Newport News Fir Laddies VIII Leave
This Morning.

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Ehs Newport News Fir 9 Laddies VIII Leave
This Morning.
The volunteer flremen of this city
VINO Will attend the annual conven ton
OF the state Firemen's Association in
Roanoke this week. will leave this
morning at 7:45 o'clock on the
steamer Granite City for Norfolk, where
tney VIII board special train or the
Norfolk Il Western rcalrca'i.
Liberty Fire Company and Harmony
ana North End Hose Companies will
De represented in the delegation which
VIII leave today. The Phoebus Fire
department Will accompany the New
port News firemen.
The Virginia State Firemen's Cor
Venton bids fair to be Il signal success,
especially from a point Of attendance
Ihlrty-two companies have sgnifie,l
their intention Of going to Roanoke BY
formally accepting the invitation sent
out by the committee. Roanoke fire
men rave determined that it shall be
the biggest event of the kind ever held
IN the south. and people of the city
are greatly, interested in the success of
the occasion. The business; men sub
scl'lbed very literally towards the cx-
penses Of the convention. and are fur
Their showing their appreciation by plac-
ing their houses in holiday attire
\ magnificent arch of welcome sur
mounted by 4 truck. a horse and a fire
man in full uniform. has been erected
just opposite the entrance way to the
Onon Depot The arch is finished in
granite. and beautifully trimmed ana
decorated. being lighted by incandcs-
cent electric lights.
Between twelve and fifteen hundred
firemen will be in the parade. beside a
large number Of bands of music The
route for the parade has been so ar
ranged as to cover every section of the
city. K. r. Fairfax has been appointed
chief marshal. with aides as follows:
Captain r. T. Taylor. r. H Angel, w.
f. Bryant, w. Il. Moss and ". H. Stin-
nett.
Following is the program: .M
Wednesday, September 21th-Cpening
session Of the convention, II A. NJ. to 1
T. NJ: barbecue. 2:30 to 80 p. NJ; ses-
sion of convention, S P. NJ
Thursday September 2Sth-Glana
band concert. y. M. to Il y. NJ: grand
street parade. $50 P. NJ: grand band
concert. p NJ. Various bard concerts
will be given at different points of in
terest in the city throughout the first
and second days Of the convention
Friday. September 29th-Contests
$50 A. NJ. to $50 p NJ: lunch at Nir-
ginia Brewery $3.50 to $50 ?. NJ: grand
concert at p. NJ.
The list of prizes to be awarded arc
as follows:
First Event-Hose race. open to the
world, $3.50 cash.
Second Event-Hose race for state
Championship for silver trumpet ana
$50 in cash. Second prize So in cash.
Third Event-t>onsolation hose race
open only TO companies entering. but
not winning. any Of the prizes in the
first or second events. $50 cash second
prize in third event. so5 cash.
Fourth lIvent-F'ire engine contest
two or more companies to enter, $50
cash. .
The company having the largest num-
Der of uniformed men in parade will be
given S25 cash, and the company having
the largest number of uniformed men
in parade from any State except Vii
Ginia will be awarded a $40 suit of
clothes for the captain of the company.
The company making the best ap-
pearance in the parade will be given s25
cash "
Entries for all contests will close on
Thursday morning. and no Roanoke
companies will be allowed to comnete
in any Of the contests and the rules
governing the Virginia State Firemen's
Association will be strictly enforced