Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07

pastor Of Foundry NJ. E. Church. and
the address OF welcome will be made by
President Henry B. F. Mcfarland Of the
board of District Commissioners, who will
be introduced to the assemblage by Mr..
William I. Galliher, chairman OF the
committee on entertainment.
The memorial services in honor Of the
departed members Of the international
Association Of Fire Engineers will be held
at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow evening at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The papers to be read during the ses-
sions Of the convention embrace topics
given in The Star yesterday.
The topics for discussion by the fire
chiefs will also be as given In The Sun
day Star.
1t is the expectation Of Chief Belt that
there will be fully 400 delegates present
from all sections of the United States and
Canada, and that the convention will be
by the organization.
Many If the delegates today visited the
local fire houses. and found them all hand
somely decorated in their honor. The
Washington fire laddies extended a warm
welcome to the visiting chiefs and showed
them about their establishments, which
were as spick and span as new pins.
eliciting praises from the callers.
One of the points of particular interest
to the f1remen Is the exhibition of fire.
fighting apparatus and novelties in the
building formerly occupied by the Post
Office Department. as a mail bag repair
shop. on c street between ~ and 9th
streets. In this connection 1t is announced
that the New Departure Manufacturing
Company Of Bristol, Conn.,. has offered
handsome silver loving cup, which will
be awarded to the finest lady attend
ing the convention.
Mr.. Page, secretary of the company, is
in charge of its exhibit of fire bells. and
says that the cup is new departure"
In that It Is not a beauty prize alto
gether, but recognizes all of the many
qualities that are pleasing to the sterner
sex
Lest the chiefs be embarrassed or be-
Wildered by restriction to single vote
each Is allowed five votes, all of which
can be cast for the one lady of his choice
or divided among several. The chiefs
were notified of the contest previous to
leaving home for Washington and. as q
result. more ladies are in attendance than
at any previous convention of the asso-
citation.
An observing conventioner remarks In
this connection that the new departure
cup has been responsible for exemplary
behavior of the chiefs. and the ladies' are
doing their "prettiest' also.
Chief Belt Has Auto.
Chief Belt of the fire department Is to
have a large automobile for his use dur
ing the convention. The machine has
been loaned by the Carter Two-engine Car
Corporation. and is equal in size and
speed to any in use In the large cities
of the country for transporting fire chiefs
from headquarters to fires.
Some time ago Chief Belt suggested
to the Commissioners the necessity and
practicability of purchasing such ma
chine for use in his department, II being
pointed out that It was a part of the
equipment OF every up-to-date IRE de-
partment. However. the controller of the
be purchased out of the contingent fund
Of the District. but the purchase OF q car
will be among the estimates in his report.
Arrivals Today.
Among those who registered at the Eb-
bitt House today were w. T. Belt. Wash
ington: w. H. Hart, New York; r. Ross
jr., Akron. Ohio: J. H. Thomas. Cleveland
Ohio; Charles c. and wife. indianapolis.
Ind: B. c. Stewart, Akron, Ohio; J. B.
Fuller. Nangetuck. Conn; A. L. Fuller,
Nangetuck. Conn: F. d. Grim. Franklin,
Pa: George w. Pettey. Alexandria, Va /;
c. E. Durham. Sharon Pa: Fred Wander
holt. Sharon, Pa; w. B. Johnson. Wilkes
Fla; Mr.. and Mrs. g. M. kellogg, Sioux
City. Iowa; M. E. Higgins, Albany. N.
Y: P. Burton. Troy. N. Y: A. B. Len
Eych. Hamilton. Ontario; v. M. Robin
son st. Louis. Mo: Thomas E. Campbell.
Carbonate. Pa: Lexis King, Hartford,
Conn: Samuel Small, Carbondale. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis F. Butler and daugh-
ters, Pawtucket, r. l.; A. T. Olson, Day
ton Ohio: G. W. oakway. London:
T. Hunter. Springfield. Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. William August. Alliance Ohio; "a,
E. Bendei. Sharon, Pa: c. L. Woodward
Austin, Tex; w. B. Martin and r. 8.
king. Steubenville. Ohio. and Turner
Savagh, Tampa, Fla.