The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-27
A ROYAL WELCOME.
Friendship Fire Com
pany of Reading
Received.
PREPARATIONS FOR TODAY.
Genuine New England Hos
pitality Shown the
Visitors.

AT $40 o'clock last evening the
Friendship Fire Company Of Reading
Pa, entered this city as guests OF the
veteran and active firemen. The local
reception committee was at the Union
depot, and when the visiting hrsrnen,
on their eastern junket, alighted from
the Springfield train. good fellowship
was established.
Headed by the Athletic Band of
Reading, the Friendship Fire Company
was escorted up Front street by So
members of the Worcester actice fire
department, in command, of Capt J. F.
Adams of Hose 3, and 20 members O
the Worcester Veteran Firemerss As
sociation. Through Front, Salem and
Park streets the Friendship company
marched, and sidewalk applause was
| frequent. From the moment the COM
lpany alighted at the Union depot until
the return to Commonwealth Hotel,
where headquarters had been estab-
lished, the hospitality Of the Worcester
! firemen and citizens was extended.
The Friendship company was enter
tanned in Springfield yesterday. and
upon its arrival in this city a majority
Of the members became enthusiastic
when the colored lights doomed up in
Washington square. Paul Henry. c. M.
Parker Michael Mccarthy and other
business houses in the square con-
tributed generously to the provision for
the fireworks display, and the Friend
ship company had its first taste of
Worcester hospitality.
| The marching of the company was in
| itself an inducement for hundreds to
follow the imPromptu parade route
Turning into Front street from Main
Chief Marshal John W. Morrison or
dered the company to march in two
platoons from tours, and the military
precision Of the paraders inspired the
spectators to cheers.
| Chief John w. Morrison was csc
corted through the city by Chief e. L.
Vaughn of the local fire department,
Capt. c. H. Colbert of the Worcester
Veteran Firemen's Association and
President Lamb OF the Veteran Fire
mems Association also marched with
Chief Morrison of the Friendship COM
Ipany.
This morning the Reading ffrenen
will be escorted through the city by
means of the trolley and in the after
noon the parade will take place. Sergt.
Hill has been detailed to be in charge
Of the police squad, and in the eve
Horticultural Hall.
Tomorrow morning at 10. SO the Read
ing company will go to Boston, where
monster celebration has been planned.
and at $50 p. m. tomorrow the Friend
ship Fire Company will leave Boston
for Providence. After being entertained
in that city, the company with leave
py steamer for New York and will par
ticipate in the Dewey parade Saturday,
The names of the visiting firemen and
band are:
Athletic band-~J. Howard Shutter
leader; Calvin Smith, william Werths
William Kellar. Jerry Yoder Harry
Dutter, George Bingamin Henry Baum.
Elmer Hoffman. Lewis Scott. Robert
Scott, Curtis Guard, Edward Er4krnan.
George Wagonhurst George Hover
Frank Reidel. George oliver. Charles
Maggie, George Leabe.
Friendship Fire Company-FKank
Fraduska, George Deaser, Harry Ho-
gen, William Schaeffer Michael Ma
dara. Harry Bircher, Max Hollenback-
er. Elmer Madary, John Adams. Jack
son Bingler, r. A. Markley, J. 6.
Schneider. G. B. East, John P. Roe.
Paul Printz. Harry Dease, Frank Ho-
man. Walter Hickman, William Clou-
ser. Edward Taylor. Adam Shaeber.
Harry Shaeber. Samuel Adams, Darius
Kitterer, G. Buckley, Henry Deter.
Harry Butcher. Clarence Wentzle. VIII.
liam Ehrgood, Edward Dietrich. ]. F.
Sutzinger, w. McCannon, 6. w
Schaeffer. William Mckinney, Edward
Kline, Charles Eye, Huron Huyett. d.
w. Graul. j. W. Morrison, Joseph E.
Keanney, Richard Pawling, Edward
Levan, Thomas Long Daniel Wunder,
w. " Woyer, Charles Bechtle, C. F.
Yeity. Jacob Stoner. Charles e. Miller,
Adam Gauter. c. 8. Becker Thomas F.
Gray, Harry Dexter, f. Weider, Angus
tus Anderson.