Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-25
Joint Committee Appoints Sub
Chairman to Handle Various
Features.
Cash PRIZES FOR THE CONTESTS
Hose Reel Races viii Be Pulled or
On Washington Avenue in Center
OF Business DistrIct-Arranocmcnts
For Receiving and Entertaining
Guects.

| "'""H convention oil inc virginia
state Volunteer Fircmcn's Associa-
| non, which will be held in Newport
News on August rs. 30 and 30. were
practically completed last night ut Il
meeting of the joint committee on ar
rangcmcnts from the three fire com.
panics of the city at the city hall. a
complete program of the events for
the three days of tho convention was
adopted. prizes for the different con
tests That are To be held were dccid-
cd upon and chairmen were named
Tor the various committees that will
llavo complete charge Of the conycn-
ton.
Tho morning of August rs VIII be
given over to the reception of the
delegates. the bands of the North
End and East End fire companies
meeting the visitors ut the trains
ana boats. 1t is expected that SOW
oral thousand flremcn and their Ia
dies and friends will attend the CON
vcntion ana that tho meeting Will be
ono OF the most successful I'm the his
| tory of the association.
Welcome by Mayor Buxton.
The first business meeting will bo
held ut the city hall Mt 80 o'clock
At the meeting Mayor Samuel II.
l'nxton will welcome the iircmcn on
behalf of tho city. and Common
wcalth's Attorney II. c. Marshall. of
Norfolk county, Will respond on be-
hnlf OF tho association. Tho address
ON behalf of the Newport News Fire
Department will be delivered by Rev.
j. w. Porter, ID. d.. pastor OF the
Newport News Baptist church.
The second and final business SOS
sion of the convention will he held
ut the city hall ut s o'clock on tho
night OF August IS. Officers for tho
| ensuing year Will he elected Mt that
meeting A band concert will also
bo given Mt Washington Square at
$3.50 o'clock that night.
| Street Parade on Second Day.
| The big street parade, the feature
of the convention, Will take place on
tho second day beginning at 10
o'clock In the morning Tho parade
Will form on Most avenue and viii
march up Washington avenue to
Fortysevcnth street 10 Huntington
avenue and returning will march
out Twcnty-iiftlt street to Chest
the local companies with their
|
bands will be in the line of march
| In the afternoon OF August 2S the
visitors will be escorted through the
shipyard and the Old Dominion brew
cry and at S u. IN. they viii he enter
tanned at clam bake near the River
Road between Twcnty-thrd street
land Twcnty-fourth street.
The usual hose reel races will take
/ place on West avenue between Tween
/ ty sixth street and Twcnty-eiehth
street nj 10 O'clock on tho morning
of August 30, Several teams will
enter each race and these events
probably will prove the most interest
Ing of any during The convention.
| Tho visiting fircmcn and their
friends will leave this city on the
evening OF August 20. many return
lux home and the others going 10 the
jamestown Exposition.
Following is the list of events and
the prizes that have been offered:
| Reel race. association teams only.
First prize. 500; second prize. $40.
] Reel race, open to the world. First
prize. S1GU: second prize. $40.
| Largest and best appearing uni
| formed company In line. 800.
| Largest and best band In line. $50.
/ ktNil ultll III tiC NuElOUS tutlililll-
tees that will have charge OF the de-
tails of the convention were named
las follows:
Mayor S. Il. ruxton.
Financc-Jamcs Bohlkcn.
Arrangements and paradc-D. ..
Jones'
Contests-Jamcs Walker
IIntortainmcnt-.Ioh r. Norton
| Accommodations r. Spraguc.
| The committee chairmcn will name
| their own committeeman.
| Special committees OF each of tic
| ihrco city fire companies are securing
contributions to the fund for enter
ltaning the visitors and already quite
a ncnt sum has been realized Each
committee works In the fire district
| OF its company and everyone in the
districts will be asked for conrti-
button to this fund.
The joint committee. of which
Mayor Buxton is chairman. will meet
again next "Wednesday night to trans
act whatever business that may come
before IL and to further perfect tho
arrangements for tie convention.
Tho badges for The committeeman,
delegates. guests and ladies have ar
rived here ana will he distributed by
i, Fire Chief w X Stow on the OPEN
ing day OF the convention. The
badge to be worn by tho committees
men is OF blue silk with medallion,
i attached bearing Mayor lIuxton's pic
I, turc. Tho badges for the guests is
!, of y similar design, the medallion
hearing n photograph of Chief Stow.
THE delegates badge is made of met
al and bears the Association insignia.
4 The ladies' badges are OF white silk
}, with an attached medallion bearing
the association insignia.