The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-30
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-sATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 80 1899
iernsey. Guernsey Hall, Washington

valued at $75. presented by a. X. Gould
g. Son.
Fourth prize. an Olive bicycle. for eth
er lady OF gentlemens use, valued at
$50, the gift Of NJ. II. Bingham, Wash
ington avenue.
Fifth prize. an elegant modern style
range, valued at S35 given by Wolf &
Wentzel, Adams avenue.
Sixth prize, fine life sized portrait
(crayon) Of ex-Chief p. ]. Hickey, valued
at 500. The frame is Of antique oak
embellished with bronze figures in relief
of the various emblcms used by the fire.
man. The frame is the gift of r. Ross
Holloway,a and the crayon by Oscar Gram
bo, the well known Photographic artist,
Lackawanna avenue.
The official programme and souvenir
was issued yesterday from The Tribune
job office and certainly reflects very
much credit on the enterprise and ac-
tivity of S. J. Ward and company, the
compilers. II contains excellent half
tones of the mayor, city officials, ex-
Chief Hickey and the members of the
general committee and also pictures
of the principal buildings in the city.
GIVEN IN DETAIL.
The programme of the convention Is
given in detail with list of the state
officers and committees. There is an
excellent history of the fire depart
ment of this city, going way back to
the thirties, when the only supply of
water was from the Roaring Brook
and wooden-handled pumps.
There is also an exhaustive history
of the city itself and her industries.
The constitution of the State Fire
mems association is given with a view
of the work done at each convention
since 1880, when the association was
organzide.
The reception and general commit
tees will open up headquarters on Mon
day morning in the Shower building on
Penn avenue. The ladies' committee
will occupy the second floor and the
general and mems reception commit
tee will be on the ground floor.
While a few of the delegates are eX-
pected to arrive tomorrow, the major
portion will reach this city on Monday.
The state officers will arrive Monday
| morning and open headquarters at the
| Hotel Jermyn. The delegates as they
arrive will register Immediately with
State Secretary Wunder.
y EAl 1 LA IL - NON II " lON.
While a number of cities are making
a bid for next years convention, the
| only one which, so far as known, will
| send large delegation here to make
a determined fight is Newcastle. Read
| ing and Danville are the other con-
| testants.
The fire chiefs of all the cities in the
state, including Chief James +. BaX-
ter of Philadelphia, and Chief Miles
| Humphrey, of Pittsburg, will attend
| the convention, as is their usual Gus
tom, for the purpose of exchanging
ideas concerning the latest and best
methods of fighting fires.
The ladies' reception committee com
prises the following members Chair.
man, Mrs. Joseph Danner; Mrs. T. u
Campbell, Mrs. j. w Hall, Mrs. Alber
Lewis, Mrs. William Tannler Mrs
Simrell, Mrs. James Shea, Mrs. Bailey
Mrs. Birtley, Miss Margaret Conway
Miss Agnes Gerrity. Miss Fannie Phil
lips, Miss Lena ROsar, Miss Lizzi
Rosar, Miss Minnie Zang, Miss Ami
Weismann, Miss Il. O'Reilly, Miss Bin;
McCue, Miss Lizzie Henry. Miss Mar!
Flynn and Miss Lizzie Phillips.
: ing in conjunction with the mems re
The above committee met last even
ception committee. but on account o
the absence from the city Of Chairma
7. j. Jennings it was decided TO ad
journ till next Monday evening.
The executive committee also me
last evening and slightly changed tn
line of march. The parade afte
countermarching on Washington ave
nue. will march down Olive street {
Wyoming avenue, instead of dow
Vine as previously planned. Chic
John II. Walker was appointed chic
Of staff in the parade in place OF eN
President c. II. Cohn, of AllentU~l
who was obliged to decline the al
pointment.
Lieutenant Colonel f. w. Stillwe
was appointed chairman of the con
, mittee to award the parade prizes :
, place of Colonel L. A. Watres, vi
will be unable to be present. II
following gentlemen were appointed {
aides to fill vacancies caused by II
. inability of some of the first appoir
tees to participate: Charles Daniel
David Spruks, Joseph Leonard, Jam
McAnulty, r. B. MCGOWAN. b. b. NJ,
gargee and Edward Bittenbender
, There has been a great deal of spe
ulation among large number of PEI
, pie as to how the asphalt pavement {
! Wyoming avenue will be prepared f.
! dancing. 1t will first be thorough
/, cleaned and flushed, after which pov
dered soap-tone will be careful
. rubbed in. This has been tried
several places already and the verdi
OF those who have tripped the ligl
, fantastic on it is that it makes as iii
n dancing floor as the most highly pc
ished floor.
The Franklin and General Phinn,
10 engines, which are at the factory f
=, repairs, will be returned before para
= day. Word was received yesterday tn
the Franklin engine will be shipped t
day and the General Phinney engll
= Monday.