The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-01
To be Part Of the Attractions During
Fiiremen's Meeting.
Mr.. A. H. MEYERS SUGGESTION.
1t is Approved by the Committees
Having in Charge tho Plans for
Entertainment OF the Virginia
State Fsremen's Association,
Which Meets Here on
September :6-2s.

Another great carnival is to be hsld IN
Richmond next month, and fully fifty thou
sand visitors are expected to be here These
visitors will not include the thousands that
will be here to attend the convention OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, which will be rep
resented from every State IN the Union,
tbs provinces of Canada, Hawaiian Islands.
Cuba. and other countries. The great event
is to be known as the Fire Carnival. and is
to be- held from September 26th to 18th, and
promises to eclipse anything OF the kind
ever held in this country.
The suggestion OF Fire Carnival was
thrown out by Mr.. Alex Meyer, vino, Il
will be remembered, successfully led the
movement for the great Street-Fair. Which
was held here in May Mr.. Meyer has
just returned from Europe where he at
tended the Paris Exposition. Last night
he was present at the meeting OF the ccn-
mittees having in charge the plans Eor TIE
entertainment Of the Virginia State Fire
men's Association, which meets here next
month, and he threw out many timely suS-
Sesttons hitherto unthought of by other
members OF the committees. His susges-
ton to call the meeting of the firemea in
this city the Fire Carnival was heartily
approved.
ATTRACTIONS GALORE.
Every attraction Will be offered 70 in
duce visitors to attend the Fra Carnival.
There Will be haif-rates on all the railroads.
and ample accommodation for ell who
come. There will be parades bands of
music, races. concerts, reel races, hook
and ladder races, fire engine races. exh:b!-
tons Of fire apparatus showing how they
respond to alarms for fire. races OF IRE
horses exhibitions OF throwing streams OF
water, display of visiting apparatus on
Broad Street, and many other attractive
features. All of these sights will be frea
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State OF Virginia, and all those who desirs
to como here from other States. than
one hundred fire companies Will be seen IN
one OF the races. "Details from every coru
pany in the State will be here, as We'll as
from companies in North Carolina, west
! Virginia, Maryland. Washington. Pennsy.-
vania and South Carolina Many of the
companies OF the above named States have
already accepted invitations to ba here.
company from Philadelphia viii bring ona
hundred and fifty men, in addition 10
band OF music. \ company at Chambers
burg. Pa. will send one hundred men and
band OF music. and there are numerous
other companies outside OF tbs State which
will be- equally as well represented.
Fireworks in abundance viii also be
very attractive feature OF the Fire Carni-
wal.
FRErTIEST SHOW.
The prettiest show of the Fire Carniva.
Will be the races of the scores OF tire en-
gines and apparatus, which will be lers
from over Virginia and other States.
Prizes such as silver cups. gold medals.
and sums of money will be awarded the
winners.
| Among some of the public-sp!rited citi-
zens who were present at the meeting last
night were Coione: John s. Harwaod. Cap
tain c.; Watt Taylor. Messrs. l.. Il. Norris.
James N Boyd. Z. Fl. Ferguson. Frank
W. Cunningham, Charles .'hii-!vs,
Charles o. Savilie, j. II. Redwood. John II.
Frischkorn. Joseph L. Levy, James 4.
A. H. Meyer. Chief w. G.. P,ifier af1l As
sistant Chief Shaw. of the Richmond Fire
Department. and a large number of other
gentlemen
Colonel John S. Harwood was elected
chairman OF the Committee on Nfarufac-
tories with the power to appoint me mem
| bers of the committee. He selected Chief
Fuller. Mr. Henry Lee Valentine and atr-
Milton Iarcuse- This committee Will meet
al Colonel Harwoods office Friday morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock
Mr. Morris nominated Afr Meyer for TIE
position OF member OF the Press Commit
tee He was unanimously elected fnis
ccmnEttee is conoossd OF Messrs A n.
| Meyer Fl. D. Eichelberger, P X Noei. >
b. Woodin and Harvey L. Wilson
The next meeting of the committees WIZ y.
be held on Tuesday. August lita, az e;ao
P NJ, when other committees VIII os
heard from
It was decided to send posters and adse1-
Using bills about the country IN or9er ,u
inform the peocie OF the great f''re Id.s's- b.
val. which is to be held here next niotl-ii-