Evening star., 1902-06-04
THE OLD-TIME FIREMEN
VETERAN ORGANIZATION HOLDS
ITS MONTHLY MEETING.
Sketch of the Department in It's Early
Days-Participation in
Politics.

The regular monthly meeting of the Vet.
eran Volunteer Firemen's Association was
held at their engine house, 10Th and H
streets, last evening. A letter was received
from the Independent Hose Company OF
Charlestown, w. Va, stating that the
members expect to reach the city on Au-
gust IS. en- route to the fremen's convention
at Portsmouth, Va, and asked an escort
The secretary was directed to state that
the visitors will be shown every courtesy.
An invitation was received from the Win
chester fire department to participate in a
Fourth Of July celebration there. when there
would be firemens contests and sham
battle between militia companies and the
Order Of Redmen.
The consideration of the invitation to the
Hremens convention at Portsmouth in Au-
gust next was taken up, but action was
postponed.
Mr.. Peabody continued his sketch of the
old-time fire companies, based on his re-
searches. In 1924, January 6. he said. the
Columbia Capitol HID company elected
officers at their meeting in Letourna' S
tavern, those Of the preceding year,
Messrs. ]. G. Mcdonald, John T. Frost,
VIM. Ingle and John Pic being elected pres
ident. vice president. secretary and treas
urer. respectively. On the same date the
Union Fire Company elected John N
Moulder president, T. Sandiford and H. NJ.
STEINER, vice presidents: M. Hines treasurer,
and W. P. Gardner, secretary. The same
month the Washington Fire Company. To-
Gated on 7th street between E and F streets,
elected Andrew Coyle president; Henry
Smith. vice president; Hezekiah Langley,
treasurer. and VIM. Hunt, secretary.
Interested in Politics.
1t appears from an account in the Wash
ington Gazette Of January 10. 1924. that
the members of the Washington Fire Com
pany were interested in politics. After the
company officers had been chosen a resolu-
ton was adopted THAT this company now
proceed to take Into consideration the ap-
ploaching presidential election" Mr. John
Frank was called to the chair and William
Hunt appointed secretary. The Independent
Hose Company Of Frederick, Nd, had had
the subject before them a few weeks pre-
viously. as appears in the Political Exami-
ner of that place for January Z, and adopt
ed the following resolutions:
Whereas. this meeting holds the SOW
ereignty of the people In the highest regard
ana believing that any attempt at nominat-
ing q President by congressional caucus
Will be rejecting in the highest manner on
the good sense Of the people, 1t is the
sense of the meeting that any attempt to
nominate President by a congressional
caucus Is viewed as an unwarrantabIe at
preJudging case may present itself to
them In the regular discharge of their func-
tions. when they win be obliged to yield
any previous actions to an impartial con-
sideration Of such candidates as may be Of
fered to them.'
The proceedings of this meeting were
signed d. B. Dewitt chairman and Casper
Quinn secretary.
INDUCES in Sarcasm.
The Washington company adopted a
resolution 'That this company highly ap-
preciates the solicitude expressed by the
Independent Hose Company of Frederick
for the rights and privileges of the SOW
ereign people of the United States
THAT as members of this company do
not possess the privilege of voting for any
officer higher than the mayor of the city
the only means In their power will cheerful
ly and manfully be exerted by attaching
their hose to that of the independent Hose
Company Of Frederick in order that they
may reach the Capitol. should 1t be endan-
gered by a congressional caucus.
That should the atmosphere Of WASH
fngton become heated by a congressional
caucus. timely notice thereof will be COM
municated to enable the independent Hose
Company of Frederick to lend them aid In
cooling the same"
1t will be recollected," said Mr.. Pea-
body. that the nominations for candidates
for the presidency to succeed Mr.. Monroe. .
which followed. placed four tickets in the
held through congressional caucus, and
case was presented to Congress in which
members were Obliged to yield their pre-,
vious action -,
The Intelligencer Of January %. 1904.