Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-24
PROTECTORS LAST MEETING.
Volunteer Hose Co Passed Out of Ex.
 astence as 4. Body.


 The Protector Volunteer Hosa Ca has passed out of existence It was formally disbanded by the board of public safety last night and the vote was announced at the grand farewell reception and banquet which the hose company gave last night It was a delightful ocnasio1l and the many per. sons present enjoyed a merry time, though the hearts of some may have been tinged with grief when they con. sidered That 1t was the last gathering of the Protector boys as volunteer organization
 Gradually Waterbury is dispensing with the services of it's volunteer hose companies and supplapting them with paid fire companies. With the dis bandment of Protector Hose Co last night there remain but two volunteer ire companies, Rose Hill, No &. and Brass City. No 8. II IS only q dues- tion of short time when these com pa1lies also will have been mustered out of service.
 1t was voted to disband The com. pany at meeting of the board of public safety last night when the fol- lowing votes were passed:s voted.
 That Protector Hose Go, No 4. be re- tired from further duty as volunteer
 nre company. on the evening of Octo- ber g. 1903"
 The following resolution was also passed: Resolved. that in granting authority to Protector Hose Co No 4.
 10 be relieved from further duty. the board Of commissioners of public safe fy takes pleasure in expressing It's ap- precdation of the public service which It has rendered. therefore in grateful recognition of the service which this company now authorized to dlsbanff has rendered to tihe community. the board hereby orders this part of the minutes spread upon the records and instructs the clerk to transmit a copy to the company
 The third vote passed by the board was as follows: Voted, that all nena- bers Of Protector Hose Co, No 4. be |. and they are hereby requested to turn In such badges and other city proper ty as may be in their possession as menbefs of the Waterbury fire depart ment- to the chief engineer of said de- partment on or before November 1, 1 1903"
 After the meeting the members went to Brooklyn where they were welcomed as guests of honor at the 1 farewell banuuet of the Protector Hose Go. No 4
 The farewell banquet and reception was grand affair. Arrangements 1 for It had been made on an elaborate scale and were carried out most satis- l factorily. The rooms and parlors of l the house were profuseIy and richly decorated with flags and bunting. A huge banner with welcome inscribed l on 1t greeted the guests as they er,- tered. The engine house never looked | prettier or more attractive than last night.
 l Among the guests of the evening
 were Mayor E. c. Kildnff. City Sheriff !. W. Mcdonald and the commission
 CTS of the board of public safety.
 About 150 people in all were present.
 The exercises were opened in the l parlors of the house by John L. Sake.
 master of ceremonies. who read the resolutions slisbanf1fng the company l which had been passed by the board
 of safety. The members of the com pany then voted to disband.
 l Interesting remarks were made by 1 the mayor, assistant city clerk and I l lie safety. Then in behalf of ths l company Chairman Saxe presented to 1 Patrick F. Sherlock. who has been the able and efficient foreman of the conn pany for the past. seven years. ~witll l his desk. cbair and trumpet First l Assistant William !. Derwin and Sec 1 ond Assistant Joseph F. Devine also received their trumpets. The fare we'll address was well delivered by 1 William Rafferty. secretary of the ar l rangenent committee.
 After the speechmaking had closed. l the merry festivities reigned supreme. I While an entertainment was being I held in fha parlors dancing was en- l ioyed on the main floor It was a | delightful scene to gaze upon. the va l rfous couples tripping the light fantas- l tic or losing themselves in the meshes l of suuare dance. Tn the parlor a l aandolin and guitar club furnished l music. Among those who contributed to the inpronptu entertainment were
 the following: Piano and vocal solos, l Miss Minnie Murphy: vocal solos. Mas
 ter Edwa1d Kesfe:. piano selections. Miss I,ouise Malone: recitations. Miss
 Nora Ma'hanev: vocal solos, Miss Coss;
 vocal solos. Mrs Bowers
 I Dancing was continued until I l o'clock when fine supper was served. Each course was delicious and the guests dtd full justice to it. Mulca16v l md Maroney of the. Broadway hotel l did the catering in grand style The 1 supper was served on the ground floor l or arasement of the house. If was prettilv decorated the walls and cell
 ing heinz completely hidden from view by wealth Of flags and bunt- ing.
 I After the supper there was more dancing and more erltertaining., It
 was early in the morning when final
 T,artings were said and farewell was f,kdden to tlle home of that gallant fire