Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-02-19
THE fIREMEN GETTING BUSY.
FINANCE COMMITTEE TO START
CAMPAIGN.
Money Is Needed To Properly Conduct
Coming Firemen'S Convent.
Ion In June.

The finance committee which will
have the financing Of the big conven-
tion of the Maryland State Firemen' S
Association. which meets in Annapo-
lis IN June, in hand, has been ap-
pointed and will get actively to work
this week.
Every enolt should be made on the
part of the citizens and merchants to
respond TO the solicitation Of the
members of this committee, which is
made up of some of the most .respon-
sible merchants and professional men
of Annapolis. The firemen of Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia,
with some from Pennsylvania and
Washington, will be the guests of the
city on Wednesday Thursday and Fri
day, June II. l3 and Il.
During that time they viii spend
money freely if the proper inducements
to do so are offered if the experiences
OF Hagerstown. Westminster and other
past convention cities is to be beliey-
ed. To properly entertain the firemen,
however, viii take cretainly S2, 600,
which must be raised in Annapolis by
the members of the finance committee.
This committee is composed of the
following gentlemen, who viii work
among the citizens of Annapolis TO
raise the necessary money: Aaron l..
Goodman. chairman. Phil T.. Porter,
Morgan @. Parlett, Shellmn B. Brown
William Il. Slaughter, Joseph III.
Bells. William III. Feldmeyer. Charles
Bernstein, Alfred NJ. Parkinson.
In addition TO this committee there
are about ten other bodies working
now on the various details for the
big three-day convention, with a
view 10 making ii the best in the
history of the State Firemen's Associ-
alton and credit to the Capital of
MARYLAND. The work of all Of these
committees is under the direction Of
an executive committee of twenty-five
members with the following officers
Harry l.. Brewer, chairman; Charles
+. Myers, vice-chairman; Harry 5.
Kenchington, recording secretary;
George f. Quaid, corresponding secre-
tary; Thomas j. Linthicum, Jr.,
treasurer.
As soon as the finance committee
gets TO work and reports on its sub
scriptions from Annapolis and her
people, the other committees, which
are already engaged in laying out
extensive plans, will go actively to
work. Provisions are now being
made for proper transportation facili-
ties, and the big brick warehouse Of
Ricahard 6. CLANCY on West street
will possibly be acquirded for the
of the apparatus of
the visiting firemen, which will be
used in the parade, on the opening
day of the convention.
Another committee is preparing
for the amusement of the visiting lad
dies of thenozzel and pipe hook on the
second day, and on the final date of
the convention will be held the dis
firemen contests of handling
in lighting flames under
peculiar TO volunteer COM
panies. Another committee is arrang-
ing for decorations and illumination
of the city, while the amusement
viii engineer a big water
one night, when the water
ways and shores Will be properly IL
Illuminated.
Governor Warfield has expressed
a willingness to throw the State
open to the visitors aDd
will possibly welcome them TO the
town. The tentative programs being
laid out by the various committees If
put into execution will do every credit
to the Annapolis firemen and to the
town. These plans, however to a
certain extent, depend upon the re-
sponse given the appeal of the finance
committee by the people of the town.