The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-21
FlREMEN'S CONVENTION.
Meeting of the General Committee
Last Night-Number of Sub
Committees Named by
President Wegman.

A meeting of the general committee
i'm charge of the fremen's fair, which
is to be conducted for the purpose of
raising funds for the state tiremen's
convention, was held last night in the
Nay Aug companys parlors.
President G. ID. Wegman wes in the
chair and William Tannler acted as
secretary. The other members Of the
committee present were: j. w, Hall
and b. c. Green, of the Franklins; John
w. Moir, Of the Nay Augs; John Phil
lips and Fred Boyer, of the Neptunes:
Fred Whitman and Christian Thaur, of
the Reliefs; Joseph Danner and p. F.
Yoos, of the Phoenix; a. I. Lewis, of
the Columbias; Thomas Donlin, of the
William Conrells; Henry Sprults, of
the Centurys.
Committees to conduct the fair and
attend to the preliminaries were Sc
lected as follows:
Finance Committee Charles Robinson,
Conrad Schroeder, Charles IL. Schadt,
John Gibbons, Il. ]. Robinson, Victor
Koch, II. II. Black, S. S. Spruks, +. NJ.
Vandling John r. Richards.
Reception Commiitce-T. ]. Jennings,
w. s. Millar Hon. NJ. +. Sando, Il. l..
Green, d. j. Newman, Philip Robinson,
A. b. Holmes, Z. +. Gordon, w. NJ Finn,
Max Zizelmann.
Transportation Committees. Il. Still
WELL j. S. Swisher, ii. w. Cross, James
| G.. Moffatt Thomas Flitcroft, W. Il.
Pryor, F.. NJ. Silliman, jr., D. ]. New
man, Isadore Goodman
Soliciting Committee-F. w. Zizelmann,
| general chairman.
First District-James ]. Grier, NJ. V.
Morris, William Eldrdge. Valentine Brit
ley, Michael May, James Hopkins, George
Bailey, John w. Lsk.
Second District-Owen Thomas, Thomas
z. Price, John Kline, G.. w. Myers, John
Lowry. Ed Petherick. William It. Lewis.
Third District-H. r. Long, j.. ]. Cole
man, Z. L. Moir, Thomas d. Campbell,
Adam Steinhauser Frank Moir, c. il.
| Tropp.
Fourth District-Peter Robling, jr.,
John ]. Phillips, Sterling Simrell, Edward
Knoeller, William Fickus, Henry Hem,
David Burke. Charles Graf.
Fifth District-P, +. CalDin, Patrick
Golden, Michael May, John White NJ.
Il. Gerrity.
Sixth District-George Farber, Charles
F. Wagner Louis Farber, Jacob Fries,
Fred Whitman, Christian Thaur, Charles
Raynor.
1t was explained that the permanent
men were made members of the solicit
ing committee, that the committee
might be readily recognized as being
authorized by the department.
Joseph Danner, of the committee on
hall, reported having had an interview
with the trustees of the armory and
that they showed a disposition to allow
the firemen to have the use Of the ca
pacious hall for the fair at nominal
| figure.
Mr.. Moir reported that the Lawrence
band had rendered IT'S services gratis
! for concert at the fair, and Mr.. Don
| lin made similar report for the Forest
band. Both proffers were accepted
with a vote Of thanks.
1t was ordered that all moneys re-
ceived and disbursed will pass through
| the hands of the president and secre'
| tary.
There was some murmuring about
| the small attendance, and the secretary
was instructed to write the presidents
of the different companies to appoint
new delegates If the present ones dC
not propose to attend the meetings.
| .---@----------
| INcITRE VOITp SET II onoirst +b.