Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-19
Open Handed Hospitality Of the
Hook, Ladder and Hose Lads,
ARE GOOD ENTERTAINERS.
Their Reception 10 Incoming and
Outgoing officials a Complete aud
Satisfactory success.

The doughty Salt Lake fire-fghters
proved themselves to be quite as grace
full at entertaining as at fighting fire.
For the first time In Salt Lake City the
fire department has adopted the custom
which has prevailed In the East for
many years, that of banquetlng the
Mayor and City Council Of their respec-
tive cities, both present ana elect and
although last nights was the initial
reception Of this kind, the boys enter
tanned handsomely, just like they were
veterans. you see. said one OF them
last night. I'VE are on duty all the time,
and this old place gets mighty lonesome,
and not being able 10 90 to see our
friends, We have to set apart occasions
OF this kind TO have them come ana see
us" For frank and wholesouled hos
pltality the Salt Lake FIRE ladies can
be beat. They began TO meet their
guests at about o'clock, and after an
had arrived. they were escorted into the
dOrmatory, a room about 90 feet long
and their a sight was revealed thal
gave rise to an audible smacklng OF the
lips. At the head OF the tables SAT
Judge Goodwin, the POSTMASTER, VINO
presided with his usual grace around
him sat Mayor Clark, Chief DeYlne,
President Of the Council Arthur Barnes,
and members Of the Council both pres
ent and elect.
Before beginning the feast, Chief De-
vine made a short but happy speech OF
welcome, which was followed by the
fremens qintet, and the guests didn't
feel half so sorry for the tiremen, after
that, because they could not be very
lonesome with such music TO cheer
them.
Judge Goodwin expressed his thanks
for the honor did him In being Invited
to this beautiful feast. He then pro-
ceeded TO introduce Mayor Clark, by
relating a short tale from Victor Hugo,
In which one was made 10 say, TO be
mayor was a good thing"
He then introduced him who we
thought TO be good thing, Mayor
Clark.
That gentleman responded TO the
toast "Our Cltys Past and Present he
said he would only 80 back TO the time
Of lSSS-S9. and show the condition the
city was In at that time. Mayor clark
read statistics Indicating the indebted
ness Of the city at different times, and
he then boldly spoke Of some reform
measures. He thought the Mayor should
be the president OF the Clly Council
without a vote, he also thought that the
city and county government should be
consolidated as the city and county or
San Francisco were. and known as the
city and county o. Salt Lake. He point
ed out the good results from making
The city and county assessor one officer,
etc. Mayor Clarks suggestions re-
celved 0 strong endorsement, judging
from the applause which followed his
speech.
Manager Z. ]. Jolly Of the underwrI-
ters responded TO the toast Under
writers Relation to the Fire Service.
He produced an array Of figures show
ing the insurance rates, the amount be-
ing governed by the efficiency or In
competence OF the fire department on
which the insurance company must de-
pend for protection. He said the most
friendly relations should exist between
the underwriters and the fire depart
ment.
Mr.. Race" whltney.a Herald reporter
responded 20 the toast THE Press" ac-
quitting himself In good style. Coun-
Gilman roberts responded TO the toast
CITY Government" IN happy man
ner
Captain Wood interested the guests
with the response 10 the Life Of a
Paid Flremen."
Ex-Chief George NJ. ottinger demon
strated his ability in the narrative line,
i'm telling about Fire Fighting Twen-
ty-five Yeare Ago" He related the
story Of big fire that occurred on East
Temple street about twenty-five years
ago, explaining the crude methods and
means then employed. He told OF
fire In the Eighteenth ward at one
time from which a man had 10 rescue
his wife. and he was so situated that he
had 20 do II three or four times over.
The ex-chlef concluded by expressing
the hope that the incoming city council
would grant the old thirty-year veter-
ans. a track Of land in which 10 erect
small building In which they could
keep the old apparatus and relies OF the
past.
Chief Deyine then talked a short time
on 'sThe American Fire Service" speak
Ing OF the wonderrfud means
now employed. but despite