Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina
and Pennsylvania 10 be
Represented.
Convention OPENS ON WEDNESDAY
Fifteen Hundred Rcd-ooats, Many of
Them Accompanied by Ladies', Arc
Due to Reach Here During Next
Three Days-Prooram Arranged
for the Occasion.

Fifteen hundred fire fighters OF
Virginia. Maryland ana North caro-
lima, with the Keystone Fire Ohicfs.
of Pennsylvania, will invade Newport
News during the next three days to
attend the twcntyrirst annual con
vontion of The Virginia State Fire
mems Association here Wednesday
Thursday and Friday Many OF the
visitors will reach the city tomorrow
and Tuesday. hut majority of them
will not arrive until "Wednesday
morning. Most of the companies Will
be- accompanied by ladies' and friends
ana II Is expected that nearly 300O|
visitors viii he in the city during the
convention.
Local lIrcmcn have made cxtcnsivc
preparations for entertaining The Wis
itors ana everything possible will bel
tlonc to mako the convention the
most successful In the history of tho
State association. The lower cud of
Washington avonuc ANA Twcniy-firtlf|
street between Huntington and Wash
inCton avenues Will he brilliantly II.
Illuminated with electric lights ana two
arches will t., erected on tho avenue.
A big electric sign. welcome Fire
men" will he placed nj Washington
Square.
Reception OF Delegates.
Wednesday morning will he given
over TO tho reception of the delegates
and tho visiting ircmcn aud their
friends. Committees ANA hands of
tho local fire companies will meet
the guests at the depot nnd escort
them TO the city hall, which will hc
tho association headquarters There
tho delegates, companies and ladies
VIII register ANA receive the hand.
some badges that have boon provided
ny the local fircmcn for The occa-
sion.
Tho opening session of tho convcn-
tion Will begin nj 40 o'clock We'd
nosday afternoon ut the city hall
Mayor Samuel II. nnxton viii wei
come the visitors to the city and
Captain r. c. Marshnil, common
wealth's attorney of Norfolk county
will respond on behalf OF the nssocia-
tiop. Rev. j. w. Porter, ID, D.. pastor
VIII speak on behalf of the local fire
companies.
The second business session viii be
held nj s o'clock "Wednesday night.
Officers for the ensuing yoar aud
other routine business will be ,lspos.
ed of at thu, mccting. on the Same
night there will IL n band concert
mt Washington Square.
Street Parade Thursday.
Tho feature OF The convention viii
be the parade which will take place
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. In
the line will bc all of the apparatus
of the local department.. with the three
local companies; the apparatus of the
Phochus department. with ono hun
drcd uniformed men and band of
thirty pieces of that company the
Hampton company and all of the
other visiting companies. numbering
about twenty In all. In addition the
running teams of the llarrsonhure.
Lexington, I.uray, Strausburg Cum
bcrand, Md. ana IIagerstOwn. Nd
companies will be in line These
teams will march in their running
uniforms.
The Line OF March.
The parade probably will be over n
mile in length Tho line of march
will start at West avenue and
Twenty-cighth street From there IL
Will move up Twenty-fifth street to
Washington avenue, north over
Washington avenue to Thityfonrth
street east over Thirty-fourth street
to Huntington avcnue north ON
Huntington avenue to Forty-scvcnth
street. There The parade will turn
nnd march down Huntington avenue
to Twcntyfifth street and 30 east
over that street To Chestnut avenue
AM retmninr dlshand nj the city hall.
40 ntl *
Thursday follows:
2 p. m.--visit plant of Newport
News ShIpbuiding & Dry Dock Com
pany.
4 p. m--visit plant of Old Domin
ion Brewing & Ice Company.
8 p. m.-Clam lake and refresh
ments on River Road between Twcn-
ty-third street and Twcnty-four<
street.
Reel Contests Friday.
The reel contests will take place
on West avonuc between Twenty
sixth street and Twcnty.cichth street
mt 10 O'Clock Thursday morning II
is expected that three teams will on
er the State race and five or six ,'ill
enter the worlds contest.
Following are the prizes offered for
the various contests during the con
yentlon:
Reel race Virginia association
teams only)-First prize-custody Of
association trumpet and 500. Second
prize, $50.
Reel race (open to worldl-First
prize, 800. Second prize. $50,
Largest uniformed body with hand
in parade. 500.
Largest and best band in parade,