The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-24

State Meeting And Tourna-
ment In Raleigh.
The Association Meets Tuesday And the Tour
nament Contests Promise to Be Very
interesting.

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The colored firemen of the State will
be in force in Raleigh this week, for it
is here that their annual meeting and
tournament are to take place.
The business meeting of the association
takes place on Tuesday and the sessions
will be held in Metropolitan Hall. 1t is
expected that there will be a very large
attendance and the entries for the tour
nament indicate that this will be a great
feature.
The officers of this association are:
President, ]. S. Plummer; First Vice
President, j. G. Latta; Second Vice-Presi-
dent, F. F. Chambers; Treasurer, j. II.
Edwell; Financial Secretary, Lieut.. Col
onel c. S. L. A. Taylor; Recording Secre-
tary, Peter Collins; Statistician, P. w.
Steel; Marshal, Sylvester Dibble.
The programme for the Thirteenth An
nuaI Convention and Tournament of the
North Carolina State Firemen's Associa-
ton, colored, to be held here Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, August 26, q
and 28th is as follows:
TUESDAY, AUGUST &c.
900 a. m-Convention called to order
by the president. Prayer by VIM. M.
Walters. Rocky Mount, N. c. Address of
welcome by Mr.. G. l.. Lumsden, of the
Capital Hose Reel Company. Response
by L. R. Randolph, Washington, n. c.
Regular order of business.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81.
900 a. m.-Street parade; II a. m,
Hand Engine Contest; 2 p m, Hook and
Ladder Contest; $3.50 p. m, Champion
ship Hand Reel Contest; p. M, Chemi-
cal Contest; $3.50 p m. the Oriental
Dramatic Company will present a drama
in three acts, entitled Saved from the
Wreck" for the benefit of the Firemen's
Tournament.
THURSDAY, AUGUST %.
10 a. M, Hose Wagon Race II a. m,
Hand Reel Contest; 2 p. m Grab-Reel
Contest; $3.50 p. M, Special Feature
Races.
All contests to be governed by the rules
of the North Carolina State Firemen
Association. Engine contest, first prize,
$25. 90; engine contest, second prize, $l5;
chemical contest, first prize, $500; cheml-
cal contest, second prize, $3.50; hook and
ladder contest, first prize, $25; hook and
ladder contest, second prize, $1,000.
State Championship Reel Race.-Hand
reel race, State Belt; hand reel race,
first prize $50; hand reel race, second
prize SIS; hand reel race, third prize,
So; grab race, first prize, $40; grab race,
second prize, $40; grab race, third prize,
So hose wagon race, first prize, $40; hose
wagon race, second prize, $40; wheelbar-
row race, 81; individual foot race, $500.
Track nearly level, slightly down grade
at finish. Hydrant off right hand side Of
track. Water pressure at hydrant DO
pounds.
THE COMMITTEES.
Governing ommittee-Sylvester Dun
ston, VIM. H. Palmer, S. ]. Hawkins,
Chas Winters, Frank Killibrew.
Music Committee-R. w. Watson,
Junius Kelly, Willis Haywood.
Soliciting Committee-Wm. H. Palmer,
&c. W. Hoover, Jas. E. Hamlin.
The Executive Committee are request
ed to meet at Victor Hall. Firemen's
headquarters.
Entertainment Committees. P. NAL
lett. Maurice Watts, c. w. Hoover. Jas.
e. Hamlin, S. H. Towns.
Provision Committee-R. w. Watson,
Maurice Watts, Thos Donaldson.
Committee on Track and Water-Chief
L. H. Lumsden, E. B. Balm. w. z. Blake.
Judges-L. A. Mailer, z. H. Baker, d.
H. Lee and J. S. Plummer. Hose-R. E.
Lumsden, J. w. Mangum, j. R. Ferrall.
Couplings-F. Woollcott, j. Sherwood
Upchurch, Peter Collins. Starters-J. w.
Mangum, w. ]. Jones.
Reception Committee-P. Haywood,
William Haywood, Willis Haywood, John
Haywood, Jas. Palmer, H. Price, CASTOR
Hinton.
Entertainment Committee-Col. ]. H.
Young c. A. Walker, w. H. Curtis, Sol.
Christmas, Chas. H. Young, NJ. w. Wor-
than, ]. B. Freeman, M. H. Freeman,
John Harry, c. NJ. Hunter. John Baker.
B. Thornton, Austin Dunston, Ed. Smith,
A.. E. Rogers, N. G. Dunston.
Public Comfort Committee-Jas H.
Jones, S. Dunston, c. w. Hoover, ]. H.
Young, NJ. Thompson, Walter Harris.
Auditing Committees. ]. Hawkins, W.
P. Palmer, Chas. Winters, j. H. Jones.
Among the contributions made for the
tournament are:
Capital, SOS; Rescue, sis; Window Son,
No. 4, $40; Elk. Lodge, No. q, $40; Easter
Star, So; Star of Bethlehem, SO; Jerusa-
lem Lodge, No. 6, IS; House of Ruth, No.
1, So House of Ruth, No. 2, s.; Capt.
s. E. Linton, So; St. Ambrose church,
81; First Baptist Sunday school, Sc; E. A.
Johnson, ST. st. Matthew's church, $125;
Tents Sisters, IS; St. Louise Lodge, 81;
Victor ladies, $3.50.