Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-24
CONVENTIONOF CONVENTIONS
DATE OF FIREMEN'S CoNvEN-
TION JUNE 1914.
Committees Of Citizens Striving 10 Make
The Affair One of Greatest Successes
In History Of Association.
ALL CITIZENS URGED TO SUB
SCRIBE TO FUND.


June ~ to IL, inclusive, is fast APP
preaching, perhaps it would not be
amiss at this time to give an account
of what the executive committee in
charge of the convention has planned.
To begin, ii is due TO them TO say
that this committee has been hard at
work for the past four months, and to-
gether with the various sub-commit-
tees, much has been accomplished, and
yet their work is not half finished.
Those who have never undertaken
task of this kind do not realize what
an amount of work and hustle, not
To say worry, is required preparing
for n convention as elaborate as il is
intended the coming convention
shall be.
To plan to entertain over two thous-
and firemen from every part of the
state and seek quarters for them dur
ing their stay here, is alone not an
easy task. To seek lodgings for these
men is certainly something to accom-
plish at this time of year, when all of
the hotels and boarding houses in
Annapolis are taxed. But the chair
man of the committee on public COM
forts has every assurance that he can
secure accommodations for the visit
ing firemen. The residents of the city
are responding TO his appeals and
quite a number of places for the lad
dies have been secured.
To 60 further there is the work of
the fioance committee, whose duty il
is to solicit subscriptions with which
to conduct the convention. This is
what might be termed the real COM
mittee," as it is certainly the most
important one-that of getting the
finances. on this line it may be said
that the merchants and citizens of
Annapolis are responding very lIber-
ally and quite n nice sum has been
collected and subscribed, but as yet
not enough and it is urged that those
who have not yet subscribed do
so and help along a good cause. The
chairamn of the executive committee,
Mr.. Harry l.. Brewer. when approach
ed on the subject, said that everybody
should subscribe as the convention
will not only be interesting for the
visiting firemen, but to Annapolitans
as we'll. As it is the desire of the
finance committee to have the required
amount in by the first of the month
May, il would be we'll not to delay
this matter, but send in your subscrip-
tion at once.
The committee on decorations, of
which Mr.. j. Boyd Dexter is chair
man, is planning for a big electrical
display, and the executive committee
has decided to select Church Circle
as the court of honor" The plans
of the decoration committee are that
three arches be erectd-one at the cor
ner of West street and the circle, one
at College avenue, near the postoffice
and one at the head OF Church street.
The plan is to have these illuminated
with numerous electric lights, and
extending entirely around the circle a
stream of electric lights. In addition
to this all the merchants will be asked
to illuminate and decorate their places
of business. The Governor has given
the committee the assurance that the
state House will be illuminated and
decorated. What a beautiful effect
this would be with so many decora-
tions, and would certainly be inspir-
ring to the visiting firemen and the
large number of persons who naturally
would be attracted to Annapolis on
account of the convention.
The committee on amusements, of
which Mr.. T.. II. Porter is chairman,
has decided to have many attractions
in the three days, among which will be
a mask carnival, at which everybody
will be asked to participate, and a
grand water carnival and fireworks
display in the harbor. The committee
on printing has had printed invita-
tions which have been sent TO all of
the fire companies in the State, and
quite a large number of companies
from other states. The invitations
have been responded to the greater
number of which have decided to
come TO Annapolis and spend three
days. There are yet quite a number
of companies to be heard from, who,
no doubt, will accept the invitation.
The contest committee has arranged
the prizes to be awarded TO the COM
panies competing in the fire appa-
ratus contests, etc.
The parade, which is to be held
on the second day of the convention
Thursday, is the main feature OF
this gathering of fremen, and will
certainly present a beautiful sight,
with about 2, 2,000 men all arrayed in
their uniforms and the fire apparatus
spic and span. Now, that this much
has been accomplished by few pro
gressive men, it is up to all the resi-.
dents of Annapolis to make this con
vention a success, which it should be-
and must be, and to show the visitor:
| that the town knows how to entertain
Don't pour cold water on the projects
OF this executive committee, but spu
them ON to greater efforts. 1t is a,
much for your benefit and enjoymen
as il is theirs. It can safely be sale
from, what has been accomplished
to this time, with over a month anC
a half to work, that this will be {
convention of conventions
The officers of the executive com
mites are: Chairman, Harry l.
Brewer; vice chairman, Charles +
Myers; recording secretary, Harry
s. Kenchington: corresponding secre
tary, George r. Quaid; treasurer
Thomas J. Linthicum, Jr. The com
mittee is composed of members o
the three fire companies of the cit!
and the Business Mems Association
as fellows: Rescue Hose Company
George T. Basil, Robert King, Loui:
Baer, Harry T. Levely, Charles +
Myers, Joseph II. BELLS. Independent
Fire Ccmpany-P. +. Porter, Georg
F. Quaid. Morgan o. Parlett, William
NJ. FeldmeyeT. McClelIand Brewer
Water Witch Hook and Ladder Com
panr Charles Bernstein, Alfred NJ
Parkinson. Raymond Taylor, Charlie
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