Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-04
THE VETERAN FIREMEN
MONTHLY NEE ING HELD AT
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS.
Reports of Committees and Other Mat
tiers Considered - Sketch
Of "Old Timers"

A regular monthly meeting Of the Veteran
Volunteer Firemeh's Association was held at
their quarters, the old Union engine house.
10Th and H streets, last evening. Messrs.
Thomas Cissel, ]. X. Pfeil and G. w. Keith
ley were reported to be sick.
Mr. Thorn from the ball committee, re-
ported the receipts over expenses to be
nearly $40, and some tickets to hear from.
A vote of thanks was given Mr.. Thorn and
to the president. Mr.. Richards.
An invitation to attend the Maryland
State Firemens Convention at Frederick,
June 10. IL and Il. was received. The tnvi-
tation was accepted, and Messrs. Shaw,
Belt and Genau. with the president, Mr..
Richards, were appointed a committee to ar
range for the trip.
Mr. Belt said he had been informed by a
member of the committee of arrangements
in Alexandria that the association did not
participate in the celebration there the 23d.
He explained that by some means the invl-
tation miscarried. The president, however,
said the invitation was received after the
association, had made arrangements for an
entertainment here. He regretted that the
invitation had not been received in time.
Mr.. Peabody continued his sketch of the
old volunteer fire companies, the contribu-
ton comprising the history for the year
1882, made up almost exclusively of the
published calls for meetings in the National
1ntelligencer. Among these are calls for the
Washington Fire Company at the engine
day, January 5. signed ]. F. Clarke, secre-
tary; for the Columbia, at the engine
house, near the Capitol, January and Oc-
tober 2, signed VIM. 1ngle, secretary; for
the New Phoenix. at the city hall, January
10, signed by M Callan, secretary; for the
Franklin, at the engine house, February
Z, March 6, for drill; April 3, August 8,
October 2. December and December ID,
signed by John F. Callan, secretary.
Hot Coffee Served, to. Firemen.
Mr. Peabody made reference to a lengthy
article in the htelligenrer of February /.
republished from aTyNew York paper, In
which IA Fireman" speaks of the hremen
being refreshed while fighting fires in that
city by hot co1fee a9rved by the citizens:
He refers withDMordGof praise to the good
people OF Georgetown having at the last
two fires in that city furnished the firemen
with an abundant SUPPLY of hot coffee, and
suggests that the example set be followed.
''for such action vfIiehlways be appreciated,
and men will work. more efficiently when
A notice of fh tie annual meeting of the
Franklin Fire Company February in the
InteIiigencer OF rthe 10th gives the list Of
officers elected, as Follows: Jacob Janney.
president: J. A. M Duncanson. vice presi-
dent; John F. Callan, secretary; w. w.
Billing. treasurer; George Lamb, captain
of engine: Charles l.. Coltman. captain of
hose; Anthony Puston. captain of ladder
men, and Robert p. Anderson, captain Of
property men.
1t may be Of interest to state that at least
four Of these were department clerks, two
were leading business men and Mr.. Colt
man was prominent builder. who had
started with juvenile company as a fire.
man.
Fire in Georgetown.
The Intelligencer Of August Is notices a
fire in Georgetown on the night of the 26th
1t says: "a little before II o'clock on Sum
day night an alarm sof fire reused us from
our first slumberss 1t proved to be. the
Union Hotel. in Georgetown, which extern
sive range of buildings was entirely de-
stroyed In spite of all the exertions OF the
citizens. The fire was first seen issuing
from the roof by the Waterman In the