The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-06-07
Meeting Of the Association
MEANS DISCUSSED FOR INCREASING
IFS POWER AND EFFICIENCT.
Election Of Onicors and Other nlatters--Tho
Address OF welcome and tho Ncsponec.


The fifth annual convention Of the
South Carolina Volunteer Fircman's
Association was held in tho opera house
| on "Wednesday evening, aud was called
10 order by President Il. j. Haynes.
| Tho address OF welcome to the asso-
citation was. ..dclivcred 10y Hon. H. II.
| Dominick, who spoke as follows:
| Mn. DoMlNlCK'S WELCOME ADDRESS.
Mr.. President and Members OF the
| South Carolina Volunteer Fireman's
Association: 1t IS Il peculiar pleasure
OF mine to be called upon to make the
! address Of welcome to this convention
to our little city. 1t was only late this
afternoon when your honorcd President
informed me that | was to welcome the
members OF this convention to our town.
am glad to have the privilege OF do
ing so. am always glad, and all good
Ncwbcrry citizens arc always glad 20
welcome any body OF men, cvenlthough
they may be small in numbers, as you
arc tonight, to our town. We are glad
TO Sec you. Our homes arc open to you.
| And ~ they told me In Mcmphis few
days ago, we are Ncwbcrrians, ask us
Tor whatever you want, and what you
don't sec call for it. We want every
| body to have good time and think
our actions can show much bcttcr, Mr..
President, our welcome to you than any
words on my part.
| When | welcome this association to
Newberry, Mr.. President and gentle
mon, | recognize the fact that l am
not speaking to an ordinary class
OF South Carolina citizens. am
speaking to class of men that not
only at the risk of losing their property
but at the risk of losing their lives will
go on to protect other peoples proper
ty. | was talking to your president
about this Association this afternoon.
had only heard Of it quite recently
and he was telling me some OF the
aims and objects Of the Association.
He told me one of the principal aims
and objects was that they should get
the people of South Carolina Interested
in 1T and that they should get an appro-
priAtion from the Legislature, and [
take the liberty Of taking some of his
thunder and that Is this. We have in this
| State an organization known as the
South Carolina Volunteer Troops. 1t
is all we'll and good that we should
have them. / am glad to 500 that our
l a h De-
it amount to? We go down in our leg
islativc halls every year and appropri-
ate about $4,000, and for what? For
men to go out and have possibly one or
two encampmcnts, and all have good
time. Mr.. President, what has South
Carolina done for her volunteer fire.
men? What has she done for the men
that in all kinds of weather at all hours
Of the night have to leave their HON Gs
ana go out to save other peoples prop
crty. You are here assembled with a
handful Of men, but hope to see the
time when the work of this Association
shall spread throughout the State of
South Carolina, when the State in her
legislative halls will recognize this AS
sociation and give 1t the financial ben
eft that it really deserves. 1 for one
am here to say that at any time while 1
may be allowed to be in public life and
may be member of the legislature,
anything that can do in my power for
the volunteer iremen, all you havo
to do is to ask mo.
Gentlemen, in behalf of Newberry I
welcome you here. We are glad to
have you here and we hope that we
can show you such q time that at some
time in the future you will want to
come back again. If you do not have
a good time, and l say this right here,
you will find that it Is not Ncwberry's g
fault that you do not, but your own.
We will try and see to that. That, I
think Is about all that can say on this
occasion. | will try to show you by my
actions, and other Nowbcrry people
will show you, that you are welcome.
Mr.. Dominlck's g address of welcome
was responded to on behalf of the AS
sociation by Hon. r. w. Lide, of Or
| NISCo"ASJ WIZ IOllO"S.
MIR. LIDE'S RESPONSE.
Mr.. President, Mr.. Dominick and
Gentlemen:-I was somewhat impressed
as was my friend, Mr.. Dominick, with
the Introductory remarks Of the presi-
dent. I had no idea as to what might
be expected to say this evening. My
friend, Mr.. Dominick, has made quite
a nice address to us, but am sure that
no one tonight would expect one OF my
age to deliver an address upon such a
large subject as we have tonight with
such large audience. What we want
Is not an address on this occasion be.
cause most OF us who have assembled
here have como here with business
bent and we are here for the purpose
OF advising together for the inter-
ests OF the Fireman's Association IN |
as plain simple business mon to rub
Our heads together and try to uDhnild