The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-28

asphalt pavement, under the direction
of Prof. J. f. Siegel. The music will
be furnished for the occasion by Bauer's $
band, consisting of forty pieces.
THURSDAY, OCT. 8.
The morning session will witness the
closing exercises of the convention,
a fter which there will be a grand
parade and pageant OF the state Fire
mems association. Stands Will be erect
ed at convenient places along the line
of march to accommodate several thou
sand people.
In the evening informal visits Will be
made by the delegates and their friends
to our local fire companies, on which
occasion there will be open houses and
solid and liquid refreshments in abund-
ance. A right royal good time Is an
ticipated, and all are cordially invited
to attend and to make themselves thor
oughly at home.
FRIDAY, OCT. 6.
In the morning, formal receptions will
be given at the various engine, hose
and hook and ladder houses to the Off
GERS of the state Firemen's association,
visiting chiefs, etc, who will inspect
Scranton's varied fire apparatus.
In the afternoon the tournament
committee will meet at the city hall
and march to the trial grounds on
wyoming avenue, where the different
companies will compete, under COM
petent judges, for the prizes which the
executive committee will award to the
fortunate winners.
A number of individual prizes have
been donated by various merchants in
the city and will be awarded by the
following committee, who will be sta
toned in the Elk building on Frank
lin avenue: Charles Robinson. \. 3.
Holmes, A. y. Bedford. C. G. Boland
and j. Il. Roche. The prizes are as fol-
lows:
The judges who will award the sew
! eral individual prizes presented by the
citizens, will occupy the balcony of
Jonas Longs Sons store, which faCe
on Wyoming avenue.
These prizes comprise the followinl
unique and elegant articles:
\ handsome cane, typical of the fire
/ mans avoCation, presented by Dunn
the halter Wyoming avenue, to b,
| given to the tallest fireman in the line
! of parade.
! An elegant silver drinking cup, in the
! form of thimble, presented by Rey.
/ nolds Bros, stationers, Wyoming ave.
| nue., to be given to the shortest fireman
/ in the line of parade.
A rich and artistically carved tobacco
! bowl, i'm the form of a Turks head
| with flowing turban, made of terra
Gotta in old ivory finish presented b,
! Millar & Peck, china hall, Wyominl
avenue, to be given to the handsomes
fireman in the line of parade.
An exquisite match safe, made of an
thracite coal, i'm the form of an acorn
| presented by NJ. Richert, jeweler, Lack
aWanna avenue to be given to the old
est fireman in the line of parade.
One of the features of the parade vii
be the appearance of over half a dozer
| Darktown companies from variou.
! parts of the state. This idea of bur.
lesquing the regular firemen has at.
tained great popularity of late ant
many amusing makeups may be looked
for in the coming parade.
At last nights meeting of the execu.
tive committee DR.. J. ]. Sullivan wa.
appointed marshal of the tenth divi
sion of the parade in place of o. p
Miller, who is very i'll and who woult
consequently be unable to fill the posi-
tion.