The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-29
FARE WELL TO
STATE FlRENlEN
Annual Meeting Came to Close
Last Night.
ARTILLERY BAND THE WINNER.
Inspection Of Richmond Fire Depart
mcnt indefinitely Postponed
Because OF the BAD
Weather.
ARTILLERY BAND THE WINNER.

The Virginia State Ffre,nen'e annual
meeting came to q close yesterday after
one OF the most successful ever held The
visitors have enjoyed their trip TO Rich
mond. and the Richmond people were glad
60 see theln Go so. Nothing was too good
Tor a fireman, and The city was proud to
haye them meet here. The entertainments
were many and complete
Next var the F'jreInen meet in Shannon,
and Richmond viii send a large delegation,
sor at this session the entire local depart
uent Joined the association.
Capt. Redwood. the retiring president.
is he'd in the highest estesIn throughout
the State, and his administration was d
most successful one. The membership
increased wonderfully and rot suspension
WAS reported
The reelection Of the popular secretary
and the treasurer were tokens Of the es-
Seem in which they are held
INSPECTION POSTPONED.
The inspection of the iachmond Fire
Department. which was to have taken
place yesterday afternoon at o'c.oci5, has
been postponed account OF the wealth
er TO some future day Capt. FrischkoFI
said that the exact day had not been
Fixed, but would be announced later.
The philadelphia veterans left over the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at 10 O'Clock
yesterday for home by way OF Washing
ton The veterans remained in Washing
ton last night. They made many friends
while here. and expressed themselves as
having had most pleasant time
Mr. w J. Sandidge. Chief OF the Lynch
burg Fire Department, and Mr.. E. ". Fol-
aey, Chief of the Petersburg Department,
are guests of Superintendent W. II.
Thompson.
Ex-Governor Charles t. O'F1errall was
serenaded at his office by The Charleston,
West Virginia, band Yesterday. Many
members of the band were sons of old
comrades of the Ex-Governor, and they
sooh the opportunity to bring up old
memories in this pleasant manner.
Mr.. O'Ferrah made a few happy re-
marks in expressing his appreciation OF
the nice little incident.
The band costest was between the Old
Point Band and the Seaboard Air Line
Band, of Portsmouth. and SO close was the
Two supurb organizations in the various
points mada that II required the most
careful work on the part of the judges to
decide.
The judges embraced some of the best
known and most conservative musicians
in the city-Messr-s. c. II. Phillips CHAR
tIla1l1 II. NJ Phillips and ]. Louis Sulli-
van. This decision was not made known
until yesterday morning. when the follow
fng letter was addressed TO Chairman
Frank W. Cunningham.
tee to judge the Band Contest. after ma
sure and careful deliberations, have decid
ed to award the first prize TO the Fourth
ARTILLERY Band, of Old Point, Va The
conclusions reached in determining the
award were the following points: Tuning,
attack, precision and pllrasing.
The second prize is awarded to the
Eeaboard Air Line Band, of Portsmouth
THE prizes are: First $50: second. $50
tSigned) &c II PHILLIPS
Chairman.
III. VI. PHILLIPS.
j. LOUIS SULLIVAN
The awards were made by Captain +.
~. Cunningham, chairman of the Music
Committee.
RAIN INTERPRETED.
The atmosphere condition yesterday in
ferfered with the pleasure of the visiting
oirenen, but the various contests were
entered into with spirit.
During the morning the various bands
paraded the streets and serenaded the
delegations at the different hotels and
Headquarters.
The prlze-w!nling band, the Fourth
ARTILLERY. from Old Point. at noon sere-
NAMED The Times Office. This band came
10 the convention with the Independent
Company from Portsmouth This COM
pany, under the leadership of Hon
Charles 7. Bland, is the banner company
In the State, and was prize-winner in
The march.
The entire Portsmouth department is
ene Of the finest in the State. and en-
braces some of the most Influential people
81 the city.
The Old Point band. under the leader
ship OF Prof. A. Buglione, was a favorite
with the general public, and wherever It
went crowds of mustc-loving people fol-
lowed The hand has established Itself at
the top notch Of pubic favor here, and
MIL always be welcomed.
The Portsmouth delegation left on a
Special over the Seaboard Air Line at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. With them
went the Soldiers Home Band, the Sea-
board Air Line Band. second prizs-Hinners.
and the Old Point Band.
The Seaboard Air Line Band is one of
the finest in the State. and ranked second
Tn popularity only with the band from OH
Point The members Of The organization
are, individually, fine performers. and