The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-13
GALA DAY FOR
THE FIRENEN
A Fine Array Of Fire Fighters
VIII Be N Line on the
18th Of September.
MUSIC BY FIRST CLASS BANDS.


charge OF the arrangements for the
parade on September %, met in the
rooms Of the board Of aldermen, on
Wednesday evening, and will meet
every Wednesday evening from now
on to the day Of the parade. The
treasurer reported money coming In
but not as much as the firemen would
like to see. Arrangements were gem
orally discussed and matters are gett-
ing pretty well settled.
The companies invited and arrange
ments are as follows:
Independent Hose Company has in
yited the Kittatinnys Of Newton and
Somerville Engine Company. The
Wardens have invited the Wardens Of
Newton and Summit. Together the
two companies will entertain Cataract
Hose, OF Goshen, N. Y. The Goshen
contingent, is expected about one
hundred strong, viii arrive on the day
before the parade, being quartered for
the night at the Mansion House. The
Kittatinnys, Newton Wardens and
guests are expected Wednesday morn
by special train.
a buffet lunch will be served IN the
morning while a banquet will be
spread after the parade in the great
structure erected by the late @. n.
Babbitt on South street. The Inde-
pendents have engaged Voss' band.
Cataract Hose will bring the Twenty
fourth Separate Company band.
The Resolute Truck company has
received word that Protection Fl. 8 L.
Company of Dover will be its guests.
They also invited the Raritan Fire
Department, but, received word on
Tuesday that it would be impossible
for the Raritan flremen TO come be-
cause Of a reception to a new truck
and a parade Of their own little
later. An invitation has been ex-
tended to the Truck Company Of the
South Orange Village Fire Depart
ment The Resolutes have engaged
the local Drum Corps to keep them
in step and will entertain their guests
in the large hall in the Merchants
Block on Speedwell avenue.
Vigilant Steamer Company, Of Dover
and Hudson Engine Company, Of Bay
onne, N. j., have accepted the invi-
tation Of washington Engine Com
pany to be their guests. They will be
entertained at Piper's Hotel. The
/" Washes will march behind Mark
with's band, Of Orange.
Humane Engine Company has
already begun to lay in stock Of pro-
visions for their guests. The mem
bers plan to buy their food wholesale,
have it cooked and served under their
own direction in Lippman Hall, High
street. A vaudeville entertainment
consisting of local and professional
talent WILDE given after the supper
Among the local performers will be
Fred LeFurge and Herbert Wilday In
a skit entitled sThe Midnight Alarm, =
Wilday performing his part in his bare
feet on bicycle home trainer. Their
guests will be Washington Steamer
Company, Of Washington, N. j., and
Franklin Hose Company, Of Railway
Nichols Band, Of Newark has beer
engaged, and Lyons & Wright's
String band will provide music for the
| occasion.
The First Ward Hose Company will
entertain their guests atthe Washing
ton Hotel. Rosatti's Naval Reserve
Band from Brooklyn has been engaged
for the parade and concert will be
given in the park by the depot with
the stipulation that the committee Is
to select the pieces to be played. The
guests will be the AlerU Hook and
Ladder Company, Of Phillipsburg and
Cliffside Hose, No. 4, Of Montclair.
The old hand enginea relic Of the
days ere .goosenecksN had been sup
erseded by ''piano deck Iand ''double
deck machines, will undoubtedly be
| In line, probably manned by Morris
towns Oldest tiremen with III. G.. EN-
nell in command, and the Darktown
fFire Brigade, feature heretofore In
the local firemen parades, is expected
| to be in force, George T. Allen actine
las chief.
That tho town will nlt, m A holiday