Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-02-21
THE FIREMEN HOLD MEETING
NOMINATE DELEGATES TO
CONVENTION.
They Elect New Members And
Transact Important Busi-
ness of The Fire
Companies.

n largely attended meeting was held
last night by the independent Fire
Company No. at their quarters in the
engine house on Duke of Gloucester
street. 1t was special meeting and
much interest was manifested. One
new member was duly elected, G.. a.
FieSeler
There were four applications for
memhership-G. W. Munford, ID. Ii.
Nichols, w. q. Brewer and Irving
ID. Ireland. These applications were
placed ON file and will be voted upon
at the next meeting. The following
were put IN nomination for officers of
the flre company at last nights meet.
ing. TO be voted upon ut the next meet
ing Foreman, Philip T.. Proter. pres
ident; Frank A. Munroe; vice presi
dent, Philip X. Porter; secretary.
Harry Wood treasurer, William IL.
Moss. Assistant Foreman George T..
Quaid.
The following delegates were nomi-
mated TO the state convention, which
meets at Hagerstown June Z, s and 9 :
+. Il. Porter, j. dep. Douw, q. NJ.
/ Sullivan, O. NJ. Russell, NJ. o. Par.
lett, McC. Brewer, Spedden Ivey, Ed
ward Beavins, Fenner CLARK, Joseph
w. Green, Harry Wood, Harry s..
kenchington, James III. Sands. These
nominations will be voted upon at the
next meeting.
A committee of five was appointed
to confer with similar committee
from the other two companies Rescue
Hose and Waterwitoh-for the purpose
OF drawing up resolutions TO protest
to the City Council in reference 60
any action about TO be taken by AL
derman Williams relative to his ordi-
nance TO make the fire department a
paid organization. These committees
will meet a committee of the City
Council tomorrow night. The indie.
pendent COmpany's committee is com
posed of w. II. Moss, Charles M. Rus
sell, Thomas j. Linthicum, Jr., Harry
s. Kenchington and Ewdard Beavins.
A committee of five was appointed
to purchase four dozen firemen's hats.
Along the lines as intimated ex-
clusively in the Capital Saturday last
was the meeting of the Waterwitch
Company last evening. The attendance
was very gratifying TO the old mem
bers OF the company and much interest
was taken in the proceedings. Con
siderable discussion was engendered
with reference to the proposed ordi.
nance on the part of Alderman Will
Jams TO establish a paid department
in the city. A committee was appoint.
ed TO sppaer before the Council at its
next meeting and protest against any
such legislation.
1t was stated at the meeting that
did the ordinance go through the mem.
bers OF the department would resign
in body. The committee appointed
for the purpose of making the protest
will join with q similar committee
from the other two companies. Alter
mates and delegates to the convention
of iiremen to be beld at Hagerstown
the coming summer were elected.
The delegates are George Hahn, chair
ann; Alfred M. Parkinson, William
II. Caulk, James Lowman, and William
Brown. The alternates are James
Ivey, Edward Brooks, Albert Mitchell
and Richard Holiday.
Owing TO the fact that many other
organizations to which the members
belong meet on the first and third
Mondays in the month, the regular
meeting nights of the company, il
was decided to change the meetings to
the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month. This change will 20 into
effect with the first meeting next
month. The company also appointed
committee to meet with a similar
committee from the other two COM
panies TO make the requests of the
City Council for certain supplies,
which have been needed for some