The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-10
Ind Vice President-Bobert Douglass.
Secretary|. VI. Griffith

Secretary@. NJ. Griffith
TreasurerlT. A Green
Satisfactorily p. Monroe-
The local committees on whom has
ing for the great convention and tour
nament are "a follows:
Committe@A- NJ Wad-l
Dell, chairman; Martin Rathjen. vice
chairman; a F. Post. treasurer; w.
c. VonGiahn, w. E. Worth, Colonel
Walker Taylor. H. c. Mcqueen, s. II.
~F1shblate, NJ. jacob.
Finance Committee-Chief SchnibbenI
lchairman), Messrs. Hugh McRae, A
B. Shedding, Jas. II. Chadbourn. Jr..
]. Allen Taylor, E. G.. Parmele. ". E.
Springer, j. r Kenly. Geo. r. French.
]. w. Harper, John c. Bosch. Martin
OBrien, T. j. Gore.
Invitation Co-.anittee-Colonel n. VI.
Waddell (chairman), chief Schnibben.
Assistant Chief Monroe, Colonel F. W.
kerchner. L. Stein, Otto Bianck-
Decoration Committee-Colonel w. Al
Johnson (chairman). C. ". Polvogt- P
H~efnsberger, w. A Farriss, r. F.
Warren. ]. H. Walters. ]. H. Render.
Music Commftte-James w Monroe
(chairman), Jas. E. Wilson, s. A.
Schloss.
Printing and Advertising Committee
u. w. Monroe. John Haar. c. H.
White, r. H. Northrop, J. O.. Brown
Public Comfort Committee. c..
Morrison, Martin Newman. r. c. Platt,
j. NJ. Wright, H. H. Gieschen.
The official programme for the con
vertion and tournament vents will be
OF interest, being as they are so nea
at hand. 1t is as follows:
TUESDAY. JULY 10th.
Reception of delegates and visiting
firemen.
HOO a. m.-Convention called TO or
der by the president
Prayer.
Address of welcome.
Response.
Regular order of business.
WEDNESDAY JULY 18th.
900 a. m.-Street parade.
Hoo a m--Engine contest, best
time start to finish, prizes $50 and So
800 p. U.-HoTse hose wagon race,
prizes 800, $50 and $40.
500 p. m.-Long distance contest, en-
gines, prizes $50 and s25.
THURSDAY, JULY 18th.
900 a m.-Championship real team
contest.
HOO a. m.-Junior reel team contest,
1900 m.-Quick Steaming contest,
prizes $50 to $25.
800 p. INLAND reel race, prizes s100,
$50, and $40.
500 p. m.-Grab reel race, prizes $50,
$50 and $40.
FRIDAY. JULY 18th.
900 a. INLAND reel race, prizes
500, $50 and S25.
HOO a. m.-Grab reel race, prizes $50.
and $40.
800 p. m.-Hook and ladder race
prizes $50 and $50.
400 p. m.-Horse rose wagon race
prizes $780,, $50, and $40.
There are special prizes of S25 each
for the best uniformed reel team and
the department making the best dis
play.
THE FLORAL PARADE.
One of the most pleasing features OF
since the official programme was is
sued. 1t is the floral parade which will
take place on Thursday afternoon a.
5 O'Clock There is every indication
that his will be a brilliant success in
every way, thanks to the untiring eff
forts of Hrs. j. F.. Garrell, the mana
ger, Captain w. P. Monroe and others
ATTRACTIONS NOT CONN.,
WITH TOURNAMENT.
There will be quite a number of at
fractions during the week not connect
ed with the tournament which wiz -
greatly to the general gala spirit and
afford pleSure to visitors and home
folk.
First of all there will be the noon
light excursion to Carolina Beach to-
morrow night for the benefit of
and Ladder Company No. l, to
funds to pay for their station house
decorations, and every night during
the week the steamer Wilmington viii
run moonlight excursions with late
boats, returning at 1870 o'clock. mu-
sic and dancing will be INDUCED ia
nightly IN the boat.
There will be the Isl very attrac-
tive round of pastimes on Wrightsville
beach and thousands of the visitors
will no doubt spend much of their time
there.
Last but by no can least there will
be the three state association games OF
base ball between Wilmington and
Charlotte or Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. The Thursdays game will be
called at $3.50 o'clock so as to be over
before the floral parade starts at :
o'clock in the city.