Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-01
FAME TO CELEBRATE
sIxTY-FIRsT ANNIVERSARY IN
GERMAN HALL.

AFFAIR PROMISES TO ECLIPSE
THE EVENTS OF FORMER
YEARs-THE CAREER OF THE
COMPANY AN INTERESTING
ONE.
The Fame Hose Fire Company will
celebrate its sixty-hrst anniversary by
giving reception at German Hall to-
night
The celebration last year was a de-
cided success but that of this year viii
eclipse any former event. A special
program has been prepared which will
| Include music, speeches by prominent
hremen, supper which will be follow
cd by a dance.
Guests from the Rainbow Fire Com
pany Of Reading, Pa, and Good Win
of Harrisburg, Pa, and companies at
other places are expected to be pres
ent
Last year a celebration was held in
THE company's engine house on the Oc-
casiOn of the anniversary of the incor-
lporation Of the company and was pure
ly a stag affair This year It was
thought it would be more appropriate
to celebrate the anniversary in the ma
ture of a reception and ball, so the
wives and women friends Of the men,
bers could attend.
F. L. Brand Is PRESIDENT Of the COM
pany, G. T. Crockett, vice president:
w. j. Lutz, secretary, and Jacob j.
Kopp, treasurer. The committee OF
arrangements in charge of the recep-
ton and ball is composed of Jacob ].
kOpp, chairman, w. ]. Lutz, j. ]. Carr
George Kopp and W. King and they
lare leaving no stone unturned in their
efforts to make the affair eclipse all
previous efforts Of the company in this
direction.
f. L. Brand is president OF the CON-
pany is an interesting one. Prior to
January 1, 1889, the need Of a hose
company in this city was agitated but
nothing definite was determined on
until that date, when a meeting was
called at the Hand" Tav.
+, ern on Water street near Shipley, KEEP
by David Robinnette. The followinf
were present; David Roblnnette, George
Richardson. Edward Taylor, Samuel n
: Pusey, J-enry G. Banning, Charlie:
: Warne, Henry Warner, John c. Pat
terson, Joseph Hedges. Andrew and
I James Connahan, William Thatcher
/ W. G. Whitley and John Perkins. Tn,
4 result OF the meeting was the Fame
Hose Company. A hose cart was pur
. chased and housed in the building Sc
z lcured which was located opposite thei
present site on West Second street, be
tween Shipley and Orange
The first fire responded to by tn
e company was the burning Of ST. An
q drews Church. There are many spec
3 ial events scattered through the sixt.
e years service of the company, whicl
= members are pleased to recall. On
} Is parade which took place about tn
a year 1872. fireman's parade at tina
n time was something new and create
great excitement throughout the city
! The Fame Hose Comapny being the
but three years Old had among it
lactive members such men as John {
Patterson, George Richardson, II.
Banning, w. G.. Whitley. WilHar
e Thatcher, Samuel L. Pusey. Andre,
. lConnahan and others.
e A friendly rivalry existed betwee
this company and the Water Witcl
l4tl III Ailt hIuilh Va oALNtcSIul
= reer. A short time before the day {
& the parade the various companies hel
- secret council and the night previou
!. with closed doors in preparing for tn
y character of their decorations and di:
- Iplay.
The Fame Hose carriage was draw
by four handsome grays, each led b
a groom in oriental costume, while tn
Is ribbons we're held by two bright boy
.e of 8 or years old. This was the fe,
Is ture that ELECTED the greatest intere
s. and was greeted with the wilde'
N cheers from the crowded sidewalk
10 Two axemen. William Thatcher an
81 John Perkins led the advance. II
parade was a success in every parti
ular. The company some years baS
changed its name to the Fame Stea
~ Fire Engine Company.
st The official list of those holdiI
a. badges is as follows: ]. Clayton He
efecker, John C.Purcell, Anthony Mon
ton, Walter c. King, Mormon Deput
Lawrence Mullin, Howard Hazel, Jol
e Kelley, Theodore Francis, Alfred Va
Ie deyer. Alfred Johnson, Griffith Smit
Harry Crouch, Harry Ahrens, Har