Evening journal., 1906-09-14
LOCAL FIREMEN
PLEASED WITH TRIP
Arrive Home Early This
Morning and We're Given
a Royal Reception

With light hearts and boating drums.
the members OF the four local fire com
panies who participated in the Home
Coming festivities at Baltimore, returned
home at / o'clock this morning. Three Of
the companies, the Friendship Reliance
and Fame, formed line and they were
given splendid reception as they pro-
cceded up Market street The weccacoe
Company unloadod his apparatus and then
proceeded direct home.
The Fame and Reliance Companies were
entertained by the Delaware Fire Com
pany at the German Hail.
Had Big Task.
All the men are pleased with their trip
and say they could not have been enter
tained better. There were many visiting
companies and the task Of taking care of
them all was no easy one There was
one hitch in the programme. however
which is to be regretted. The members
Of the Reliance Company did not partio-
pate In the nremen's parade yesterday
because they were relesated to the rear Of
the line, all nre companies with apparatus
having been given the right OF line. This
company was originally placed after the
Friendship. but when the parade marshais
learned that the wilmington company
had left its apparatus home, the change
in position was made.
During the parade tho Reliance mem
bers were entertained by the Liederkranti
Society at Shady Side Park.
Marchers Were cheered.
The marching Of the various visiting
companies was n feature OF the parade
and as each delegation nled by the en-
thusiastic spectators vigorously applaud
ed. While there were no prizes offered
1t Is safe TO say u there had been WA
mington would have received one A
three companies IN line Of parade march
ed we'll but it remained for the Weccnco
Company 20 share lrst honors with N
, Nigiant Company, Of York Pa the bes
: body OF marching hremcn probably eve
! seen IN parade In Baltimore Both com
r nanies were cheerod all along the line A
1 a matter OF fact the reception accordo
Z the Wilmington frcmen was fartlcuarl
noticeable.
The Weccacoo Company on Wednesda
night visited n number OF engine house
and the Veteran Volunteer organization
serenading them all.
City Was Amply Protected.
During the time the nremen were ava
the city was amply protected against frl
Chief Ward and First Assistant Malone
we're with the Baltimore contingent. bu
, before going away the former issued CT
, ders that Second Assistant Roller act a
chief OF the department, and that an CON
r panics respond on the first alarm I'm cas-
OF FIRE Fortunately there We're no alarm
of fire.
Uncle Billy Heal was with the Friend
ship boys and TO say the members Of tina
company had a good time would be put
: ting It mildly.
Striking Appearance Of Apparatus.
The apparatus of the Fame presented
, striking appearance in line OF prade. IN
new combination wagon recently acquire
. showing up beautifully The horses wei
also az their best, but this can also .
applied to the other local companie
That all looked fine there is no questio
OF doubt. and Wilmington's delegatic
was a credit TO the local department III
men acted as gentlemen on all occasion
and no cases Of disorder among the
were reported. They left Baltimore lea
ing behind a good name, and with u
knowledge that they hold the respect