The sun., 1901-10-05
FIRE ladies
ENTERTAINED
Union, Of Lebanon, Guests Of
Friendship Company.
SHOWN THE CITY'S SIGHTS
Today the Visitors Will be Taken to
New Castle and Shown Through
the Jail---PIeased With
Entertainment.
SHOWN THE CITY'S SIGHTS

Members Of the Friendship Fire Com
pany yesterday royalty entertained the
Union Fire Company of Lebanon, Pa.
The visitors arrived in this city at
o'clock from Philadelphia, where the!
took part in the fireinens parade on
Thursday. They came to Wilmington
IN one Of the boats Of the Wilmington
Steamboat Company.
The visitors were met at the wharf by
the following committee from the Friend
ship Company: w. l.. Morgan, chairman
James Glacken, Richard Librandt, harr.;
Jerome. W. -. Shaw, r. r. Starr and
A. 5. Bradford. The visitors were ca-
corted to the City Hall where they were
welcomed to the city by Mayor George
NJ. Fisher.
The mayor in his address of welcome
said goodly delegation had been expect
ed but he did not expect to see such II
fine body Of good-looking men as he did
not know they grew outside of Delaware
He extended the freedom Of the city ia
the visitors and told them that they
would be well taken care of by tho
Friendship Company as every fire com
pany in Wilmington has a reputation for
hospitality.
Grant IL. Kieser, chief marshal of thu
Union Company responded for the yisi
| 'ors thanking the mayor for the courtesy
xtpnded After his address hosts and
quests marched to the Friendship on
sinehousc where they were dined and
otherwise entertained during the after
| noon. As the visitors marched along
he streets they created Il favorable I'M
| t,p M nnf
| and marched with the precision Of sold
icrs. The band is first-class organiza
tipn and its music was delightful.
At the local cnginehouse the visitors
were received with m appropriate al
dress by William +. Kurtz in behalf o
the company. In the afternoon host'
and guests visited the brewerics ant
were royalty entertained They alst
visited the Weccacoe and Washington
Fire Companies where they were enter
tanned for short time. On the way t,
the enginehouse stop was made a
Lawrence Taylor's on East Eighth streer
Mr.. Taylor turned over his establishment
to the firemen for an hour. There wa,
4 musical concert at the Friendship
Company's house from until 10 o'rl".
| Today the hosts and visitors will go t,
New Castle. They will go through TIN
| iail and will be entertained by the len
ape Fire Company of that town. On th
return to this city II stop Of few min
ntcs will he made at the Liberty Fir
Company's house. The visitors will
leave Wilmington on the 1 o'clock boat
Among the visitors are: James )
Reilly, William Lauch, William ]. Gas
Sert. Frederick Minderlich. William g
Meyer. Charles Hoax. Edward NJ
Hcaher, John Johns, George Nj. Hoax
IC. S. Carter. Charles Jacobs, John II
Aucnhach. William ID. Tlinch. Jere II
Grciner, Il. Frank Motzer, Charles A
Nelching. a. \. Allnein, Hiram G
Bross. $. Harry Sakcrs, George McCon
nell. Romans Arnold, Jr., Il. J. Arnold
Matthew Schnegler, Grant keiser, lie
Haak. Frank Yost, Romans Arnold
IC. II. Erdcnan, 4. j. Aulenhach. Matth
'as Hoffcr, James Kasler, William X
Light. Edward B. Short. Paul Arnold
Dave Dresslcr, Frederick Van Wrinkle
lP. II. Thompson. George B. Wilmer
Edward Lenard. Elmer Brandt, John $
Doyle John j. BARLEY. Edward Q
Hartman, Edward Gantz. ]. w. Leslie
y. Rauch, 4. Rancn. G. Dietrich, Alfrr'
DIETRICH.