The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
OPENED IN WESTMINSTER
ON WEDNESDAY.
Two Days of Fine Frolic and
Enjoyment-Fine Parade, Elk
citing Contests and Hot
Weather = Frederick Well
Represented.

largest crowds gathered to take
part in the festivities that has
ever been witnessed in that place
before.
The weather was intensely hot,
and to a certain extent marred
the pleasure Of the event, but
Notwithstanding this drawback,
the affair was most enjoyable
one in every respect. The chief
event of the day was the parade
of the firemen. Twenty six com
panleS and 40 organizations were
in line, making a total of 1.2OO
to 1000 men, extending nearly a
mile in length. The parade
formed on Liberty street, in
charge of Chief Marshal Joseph
ID. Brooks and Assistant Marshal
Robert Gist. Following the mar,
shall and staff were the Westmins-
ter Band and fire department.
carriages in which were the State
officers of the association, ex.of.
ticers, including ex President w.
Irving Mace, who was former
student of the Western Mary
land College, the secretary of the
Pennsylvania Firemen's Associa-
ton, h. }. Lawyer, State Fire
Marshal and Fred. ID. Mil,
Ter, Mayor of Westminster, and
the City Council. Cavalry TroopA,
Maryland National Guard, made
a fine showing and was cheered
along the entire route, as was
also the Cavalry Troop from New
Windsor District, Carroll County,
of 60 men, under Sheriff Ephraim
II. Haines.
The Frederick companies made
fine showing and were greeted
with cheers all along the line.
The convention was held at
night in the High School Build
ing Addresses were made by
Mayor +. ID. Miller, and Senator
Herring, on the part of the local
fire department and responses
were made by President John j.
Stump, and ex-President w.
Irving Mace.
The following officers were
nominated at this session and
elected the following morning:
President, p. E, Porter, of An
napolis; vice president, Samuel
Hanna. of Baltimore; secretary,
Charles V. Wantz, of Westmins-
ter; treasurer, Hiram Il. Heck, of
Frederick. Baltimore was selected
as the meeting place for the eighth
annual convention.
All three fire companies from
Frederick, in uniform. attended
the convention and took an active
part III the exercises. The Junior
and Independent Companies took
their apparatus, and competed in
the contest for Fire Engine, Hook
and Ladder and Reel races. The
Independent and United only en-.
tered the Hook and Ladder con-
eStS.
A brief telegram was received
here about two o'clock, Thursday
afternoon, stating that the United
Company had won the Hook and
Ladder Contest in 544 seconds, the
Independents being second.
The Steam Fire Engine contest
was declared off, only two en-
gines - the Independent and
Junior-from Frederick being en-
tered. The Independents refused
to abide by the conditions, which
were that fuel provided by the
committee be used and that so
much water should show in the
gauge. This company took their
fuel with them. A special dis.
patch says that there is great eX-
element,
At time of going to press, no
word had been received as to the
result of the reel contest.
Those who ran on the reel
teams were selected from the fol
lowing:
Juniors-John Francis Smith,
captain; Harry Thompson, Arch
Murray, Hamilton Davis, Frank
Strawsberg, Harry Shipley, Frank
Knipple, John Adams, Lester
Smith, John Thomas, Geo. Muir
ray, Noah TitlOw David Freshour.
Lloyd Miller, Charles Lambright,
Frank House, Gilbert Lowe, John
Marley, John Esterly, William
Wills, Lewis Halter, Clayton S.
Ramsburg.
United-HoOk and Ladder and
Reel Teams-Wm. ID. Lipps, cap
tain; John Wilson, Geo. Topper,
Henry Lipps, VIM. James, VIM.
Fisher, Tobias Kuhn, Hal James,
Charles Hartman, Edward Keefer,
Lewis Swain, William Rowe, VIM.
Bennett, Edward Young, Albert
Smith, George Null, Albert Nor.
gan, Henry Abbott, Marshall Rine
hart, VIM. Hooper, Geo. 7. Lowe,
Jr., VIM. Flaught, Arthur RACER,
lngOmar Albaugh, Louis Wrinkle
man, Garry Barnes, Richard Schil-
ling, VIM. Crum, Jacob Schmidt
and VIM Conway.