The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1906-09-06
WEST AsBURY PARK.

company. They were attired in neat
uniforms.
WEST ASBURY PARK.
pany, of West Park, paraded with Is
men. Their truck was drawn by the
Company's team. The foreman is
Walter Reynolds and Assistants Geo.
Strud wick and Arthur Morris They
made a fiue appearance.
SUMMIT.
The Summit Department had a fiue
body of men to represent them. They
marched behind Il drum corps that
they brought with them.
MANASQUAH.
This Department was represented
by delegation.
LAKEWOOD.
Chief P. v. Hoyt represented the
Lakewood Fire Department.
ENGLIsHTowN.
Tue Englishtown firemen made a
neat appearance. They were headed
by the Cranbury Cornet Band. Their
Chief was Conrad Opfermann and As
sistant, VIM. Tracey The foreman of
the steamer company is DIR. w. E.
Anderson and Assistant s. r. Burke.
Their mascot was Vought Burke, the
Englishtown giant, who was dressed
as Uncle Sam. They paraded % men
out of 30 in the company. Their pref
ty steamer was drawn by four grey
horses driven by James Burroughs
and Samuel Frake.
ALLENHURST.
Allenhurst was represented by their
hose company. Their handsome hose
wagon was drawn by their splendid
team of iron-grsys, driven by George
&c. Conover, formerly a resident of
Freehold. Their Chief is G. Herring
and Assistants. J. Suits and T. J.
Griffin. the latter being also foreman
OF the hose company. They had 81
men in line and made a splendid ap-
pearance.
Following the parade came the town
officials, exempt firemen and invited
guests in carriages.
PASSING IN REVIEW.
The grand stand was erected in
front of the Court House by Freder-
lex A. Brewer. The line of march
was changed from chat originally de-
cided upon. The formation was on
Broad and Throckmorton streets and
the route was thence through Mon
mouth and Manalapan avenues, to
Broad, To Yard. to Main, to South, to
Institute, to Conover, to Hudson. to
Bennett, TO Main, and passing the re-
viewing stand, where the procession
was reviewed by Chief Commissioner
Daniel P. Smith, and Assistants Lee
Deedmeyer, G.. ID. Carson and Her
bert Vanderveer and ex-chiefs and
Judges. The judges were ex-Chief D..
f.. VanWickle, of Matawan; ex-Chief
John w. Hulse, DR.. W. E. Truck, ex-
Prefident, O. w. F. Randolph and
John A, Foley, all of Freehold.
The judges awarded the prize of $40
to the Fair Haven Company for the
best appearing company in line. They
| wore white caps. white shirts, white
pants and white shoes and also had
on white neck-tie. There was no
question about their natty appear
ance. The Atlantics, of Long
Branch, was awarded the prize of $40
/ for having the most men in line, 50.
| 1t took % minutes for the parade to
pass the reviewing stand.
The line of march was then to
| Throck morton street, to Broad, to
1 Court and around Monument Park
and back to the Opera House, where
the ladies of Freehold had provided
dinner.
THE DINNER.
A bountiful dinner was served by
the ladies of Freehold. About 200
were given very substantial dinner.
consisting of sandwiches, boiled ham
and meats, corned beef, potato salad,
pickles, cheese, boiled eggs, peaches,
cake and coffee The ladies of Free
hold very acceptably waited on the
tables and they were assisted by the
firemen. Asst Chief Edward Simon
son had charge of tine dinner and he
was ably assisted by his wife; Chief
Joseph Clancy and wife. WIN. Nc
Dermott, Jr., DR.. Joseph McDermott
and Harold McDermott. Mrs. Gran
Vile Little, Mrs A. @. Fisher. Mrs.
John L. Resell, Mrs. DIR. VIM. K.
Truck and many others. Mr.. g.
H, Wolcott made the coffee and it was
highly praised. The dinner was
provided by the ladies of Freehold.
The town was divided off into dis
tricrs and chairman from each
church was selected 10 appoint assis-
tants and given IL district to solicit
Mrs. DIR. w. E. Truck was chairman
add Mrs. E. Il. Bacon secretary. The
chairman of each denomination WAS
as follows: Presbyterian. Mrs. DR.. w.
E. Truck; ST. Peters, Mr.. Ed. Simon
sou; Reformed, Mr.. j. l. Resell:
! Baptist, Mrs. A. c. Fisher aud Mrs. E.
4 G.. Bacon, Sec'y; Methodist, Mrs. Gar'
diuer Wood ward; Catholic, Mrs. Jos.
epil Clancy. THE firenen 1T the close
OF the dinner gave the ladies and thr
| Free hold Department three cheers.
There was plenty TO eat for every onr
aud enough TO feed about two hun
dre.i ladies and children who were in
vited in after the tirenien had been
| fed
/ After the diuner the different band.
PLAYED in front of thu Opera Hoasr
and Court House. and rii- fireiu-i
marched through the streets nea,s-c
| by the music they brought wits than
An interesting Texture OF the after
noon WAS splendid exil- bition rul
! by the Allennursf Hose Company
| with their beruiiful team OF iron
greys down L. Main rect and hack
! lit sseSfisalsttett r,tere ~efe .sv er So >
visitors ia Freehold.