Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-02
EIR;!'.EMEN
POSTPONE
DELAYED Trains From the South
Necessitated a Change in
the Program.
SMOKER THIS EVENING
Las Vegas and Albuquerque Will Enter
Strong Teams and Seem Deter
mined to Win.

The opening exercises of the third
annual convention of the New Mexico
Association of Firemen, which were to
have been held this morning, have
been postponed until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The exercises will
be held in the court house and will
be formal in their nature. The asso-
citation wishes it especially known
that the ladies of Santa Fe are cordi-
ally invited to be present and that a
large attendance is urged. The delay
in the trains from the south today ne
cessitated the change in the program
and on these trains the Albuquerque
and Socorro delegations are expected.
The Las Vegas team arrived in
Santa Fe last night and are making
the Exchange their headquarters. The
Las Vegas boys are determined to
take back with them good share of
the prizes and are spending much OF
the time in practice. This morning,
while at practice with the hose cart,
Pierce Murphy, Jr., and Frank Guirene
were thrown and the former sustain
ed an injured ankle. Guirene was
more fortunate and his injuries con-
sist only of cuts and bruises. The Las
Vegas team has brought with them
harness, three sections of hose and a
nozzle. They have sent for their own
carriage and it is expected in on the
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composed of the following members
of the Meadow City department: d.
w. Pearce (captain), James Phillips.
Fred Phillips. Frank Guirene, Ed Nc
Weigh, Charles Daniels. P. Murphy,
l.. Harris, James Cook, Guy Gatchelt
E. P Mackel. George Allen and F.
McElroy.
The president of the association. 3.
Ruppe of Albuquerque, arrived in the
city last night and he says that the
Albuquerquens will have winning
team here today. He says that the
team will be in the contests from the
start to the finish and that the Albu-
querqueans are after the prizes. The
team was only organized last Satur
day but President Ruppe is confident
that that will prove no drawback as
the members are all from among the
athletes Of the Duke City. The Albu-
querque team will be quartered at the
Normandie and will consist of the fol-
lowing men: Charles Rhodes, Bert
Voorhees,, j. Strasner, Ed Hale. Bob
Barrett L. Mitchell. w. Anderson.
George Lugdon, Roy Mcdonald, Irvine
Hale and William Madon.
This afternoon there will be some
of the contests and these will be ded-
nitely decided upon by the board of
control which will meet this afternoon.
The visitors will then suggest such
changes as they may deem proper and
these will be acted upon by the board.
The program as arranged so far in
cludes the following features:
Trial heats. Coupling contests. Lad
der climb. Exhibition of fire appar-
atus and smoker at fire headquarters.
This evening the smoker to he held
at the engine house will be open, and
the citizens of Santa Fe are invited.
1t is estimated that between 300 and
400 people will be in the city by morn
ing
The program of the formal opening
exercises tomorrow morning at the
court house include an address of vel
come by Mayor Sparks and a response
by President Ruppe. There will also
be some impromptu speeches made by
those prominent in volunteer firenen
affairs. For the afternoon the pro-
gram as now arranged is:
1Oa M. Convention at court house,
2:30 pm. Wet test for the cham
pionship of New Mexico; 100 yard
foot race; coupling contest; finals;
ladder climb.
8 D. M Concert and ball at the
opera house. Capital City band.
There will be a concert by the First
Regiment band tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock in the plaza.