Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-23
PROTECTOR HOSE co
Last Call for United Services Win
 Come To- Night.

voice or Dne trumpet udS sOuuuOo M the last time for the members of the Protector Volunteer Hose Go. For to- night witnesses the final gathering and the disIbandment of this gallant organization which has done heroic service In protecting the property ln this city for nearly quarter of century. Tonight the final gathering of the company will be held and the farewen banquet will take place. 1t seems sad that at this banquet where mirth and gay repartee will prevail, that the unwelcome news of the com pany's disbandment will be announced. tlpat the city will formally declare that the services of the company are not indispensable to it.
 It would be unnatural If those older members, who have been meInhers of the company for years, should not feel a keen disappointment. They have been actdve firemen for years. have giv- en the city gallant service, have risked their lives more than once in fighting fires have loved their work, have watched the rapid growth of the fire department have marked the remark able growth of the city and the grad ual sllppfanting Of the volunteer fire companies with a permanent fire force
 it would not be strange if such men should feel loath to sever their connec- tion with the fire department.
 Btrt they will not allow their feel ing to dampen the arior and the joy. fulness of the splendid banquet which will be held tonight Elaborate pre- paratdons have been made. It will be in the nature of a re-union of the present. and former members. Mayor E. c. Kilduff. the commissioners of the board of public safety, the city of ffcfals, Chief Snagg and Chief Egan have been invited to attend. Mulca- hy and Maroney of the Broadway llotel will do the catering. Plates will be laid for about 150 guests John l.. Eaxe, a charter memher of the com pany. will be toastmaster. On behalf of the conpany he will present to Foreman. Patrick Sherlock the chair and desk which he has used for so many years as foreman. also a rum pet. To the first and second assist ants tT.umpets also will be presented. To Mir Saxe. large picture of him. self and fine gavel will be given. the presentation speech being made by Foreman Sherlock. Remarks will also be made by Mayor Kilduff. Chief Snagg. members of the board of pub Ike safety and others The vote of the hoard of public safety, disbanding the company, will be read.
 The parlors and rooms of the hose house have been richly and profusely decorated for tf1e occasion. Decorator 1 Charters had charge of the work
 The Protector Hose Co was organ ized January 16 1881 As early as 1874. however. there was talk of or ganizing fire company inSthe Brook l lyn district. Tn that year the old No fire company on Scovfll street dis banded. Several members of the company, including John Early. T. l.. HorTigan. John English and Terrence O'Brien, now first assistant engineer of the fire department, were members of the disbanded company They kept up the agitation for a new com pany an Brooklyn Thomas Kelly, l M. r. Spellman and D. T. Rafferty urged the claims of Brooklyn before l the common council and finally sue ceeded in their purpose. Accordingly Protector Hose Go was organized, with Terrence O'Brien as the first foreman, which position he filled efficiently for five years. Hes was succeeded by Thomas Kelly, who held the position for two years. when he was appointed l a fire commissioner.
 Since then the foremeny of the conn pany have been Henry F. Cunningham, Thomas Coss. Charles Leisering. Will | Tn9er I Johnson, M T. Colloty. and the pres ent foreman P F. Sherlock.
 Mir Sherlock is a charter member of | the company and has been foreman since 1896. He is an expert fireman and has often won words of praise from his superior officers for his clever l handling of fires. William Derwin, the first assistant has been an able of- I ficer and has well filled the shoes of 1 the foreman whenever he was absent. Edward !, Donahue has been secretary for seven years and has kept the rec ords in an orderly and very satisfac- l tory condition. Second Assistant T. l Fl. Devine has been the right man in
 the right place. ! NJ. Early has been treasurer for seven years and has giv- en eminent satisfaction. John Hol- han is steward having succeeded E. ]. I.oughman. who was appointed a 1 peEma neRt fireman about a year ago. | The other members of the company are as follows: William Dunphy. Will
 liam Rannon, William Rrickley. Will liam Chatfeld. Thomas Coss, Henry
 Cunningham, Thomas Condon. Daniel l Cronan. Michael Gonley, Daniel Nc 1 Carthy, Thomas Hoffman, John Garvey, Thomas Garvey, Edward F. Foley. l Timothy Foley, John Foody, Thomas 1 Nolan. William Norton, William l KIobedanz. John T.. Saxe, Michael ] O'Brien. Philip Reilly. William Began. i John Johnson William Johnson. 1 Janfes TNiernan. William Rafferty, John Cullen.
 Among the charter members are n.
 I. Mahaney, J. T.. saxe and Louis | Wenzel. Among the guests who will
 be present will he Sergeant Stephen [ 1F -sTN AL. NA