The sun., 1901-01-05
LIBERTY HAS
A SURPRISE
Presents Weccacoe Company With
Frame and Picture Of Members.
ARE ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
rendered a Grand Banquet at the
Weccacoe Engine House. In
teresting Musical Pro-
gram Rendered.

The Liberty Fire Company of Read
ing, Pa, which has the reputation of
being one of the finest volunteer COM
Wilmington at 6.22 o'clock last night and
Weccacoe Fire Company and the Phil
harmonic Band.
The visitors were escorted to the Hotel
Lafayette where quarters had been
secured for them. The front of the
hotel had been gaily decorated in their
honor by proprietor NJ. J. Sharkey and
there was a fine display of fireworks
when the firemen approached it.
The visitors We're given supper and at
3 O'Clock We're escorted to the Wcccacoe
Engine House where a grand entertain
ment awaited them.
The visitors had surprise in store for
the Weccacoe Go. When they reached
the engine house, J. II. Dickinson, Esq,
one of Readings prominent attorneys,
stepped forward and in aneloquent speech
lnd presented to the Weccacoe Co. a
large, handsome gilt frame containing
a picture of the Liberty Engine House,
at Reading, surrounded by the pictures
of siXty-two members of the company.
There is novel coincidence connected
with the picture. 1t is the first time
that the members had their pictures,
taken in uniform and this city was the
first place visited by the company when
it was' first uniformed.
The Weccacoe was greatly pleased
with the handsome gift and William Con
molly made very appropriate speech in
accepting it on behalf of the company.
The frame and pictures will occupy a
place of honor on the walls Of the parlor
Of the Weccacoe Engine House.
After the presentation of the gift the
general entertainment of the visitors was
commenced. The affair was in charge
of the following reception committee: D..
5. Shields, John A. Campbell, Victor De
Han, Jr., James A. Mealey and John
Murphy.
The following musical program was
rendered in the hall on the third floor:
Just Because She Made Those Goo
Goo Eyes" William j. McNulty; solo,
ASLEEP in the Deep" Michael Roach;
''The Spider and the Fly" Joseph Nc
Cullen; "Strolling Around the Town.
William Connell; ''Going Tomorrow
John Il. McAveney; "Just Tell Them
That / saw You," IIarrison's Reading
Quartet composed of Harry Harrison.
Charles Schaffcr, George Eclert and
Rcsley Eckert: "John. James, Benjamin
Binns," Professor A. III Brown of Read
ing.
A grand ban1ut followed when many
toasts were responded to.
Some of the visitors will return home
today and others will remain here over
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shown the sights of the city.
The committee of the Liberty Company
Which had charge of the presentation
Of the frame and pictures was composed
Of J. b. Wise, Jos. w. Graeff and Thos.
Devine.
Among the visitors arc: James Il. Ga
briel, assistant chief Of the Reading Fire
Department: j. II. nDickerson. Esq,
Harry Harrison, detective Reading Po-
lice Departments; James b Wise, Jos.
Graeff, Thomas Devine, Geo. Butler.
Jacob Weitzel. Amos Reber, Harry Levan
John Tomney, 1'hos. Leinbach. Geo.
Leinbach, Geo. Lausch. Levi Rotham,
Geo. Eckert, John Il. Heath. Jr., Harry
Heath, Jr., Harry Heath, Harry Kre-
ider, Weston Westley, VIM. Mayer, II. r.
IIckert, Charles Schaeffer, Augustus
Anderson. Frank Goss, A. A. Werner,
Charles Williams. Harry Smith, Albert
Berliner, John Till. Allen Snyder, Chas.
Rhoads, Charles Dester. Adam Boyer,
Herman Smith, Elmer Collier, Wayne
Brown. Arthur Ludwig. Frank Keffer,
Constable Lewis Rhoads. VIM. Wolf,
Peter Weidner. secretary of the com
pany; Rudolph Deherer, John Howe, w.
Hinnershitz Paris Eaches.
Charles Rhoads, Harry Wise and Elmer
Collier were accompanied by their wives