Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-10-05
FIREMEA'S CONVENTION
Committee to Estimate Cost OIL
Big Demonstration Reports.
lwlLL COST ABOUT $1,000
Large Mesting Of Firemen and Bust
ness Men--oId Home Week
Celebration.

| A Joint meeting OF tiremen aud bus.
mess men was held Monday night In
hremen's hall. Chief TalheIm acted as
chairman of the meeting and John
Batemen. secretary
| Though there was large turnout
of the firemen, 1t was regretted that
so few of the business men OF town
attended However. the meeting was
very interesting one.
The committee Of FIVE appointed at
the joint Meeting d week ago to figure
lup an estimate OF the cost Of holding
an Old Home Week celebration and
ihremens demonstration Ia connection
| with the Cumberland Valley Fremens
convention to be held here next May,
reported at this meeting as i was
instructed to do.
The committee, consisting of J..
Frank Thompson, chairman. and w
In. Kline, Isaac Kilmer, A. b. Stewart
and Robert l.. kearfott. reported that
Isl 700 would be the probable cost OF
the demonstration proposed, as based
upon a careful estimate OF the several
principal items of expenses and max.
ing a liberal allowance for incidentais
The report was received and by mo-
ton the same committee was instruct
ed to go ahead and raise the money
by satisfactory pledges.
After a somewhat lengthy discus
sion on the general question with a
lot of motions and amendments as to
ways and means, 1t was finally decld.
ed by resolution that Secretary Bate
man be instructed to notify the sec.
rotary of each of the five companies
to elect two representatives who shall
be empowered TO say whether or not
the companies want to take part in
the firemen's demonstration proposed;
and that said secretaries notify T..
Frank Thompson In order that he may
call meeting of the joint commit.
tee--that already mentioned and the
ten firemen--aItd so ascertain the POI
sition of the firemen with the said
demonstration proposed for mex
May - l--~~-
Chairman Thompson said this morn.
Ting that there Is no doubt whatever
about the committees ability TO raise
the money ts1. 1000, and that 1t Is now
up to the firemen to say what they
are going to do In regard to the pa.
rade and other fremen's features In
connection with the convention next
MAY.
Ii is hoped and believed that they
Iwill do their part as they have always
done before, because they feel about
the matter just the same as whole
lot Of other peop'e here, and that Is
that firemen's convention without a
fremen's parade, races, drills, etc. to-
| eether with big crowd that such a
demonstration would attract here,
would be more or less farce and
lin no way creditable TO Martinsburg.
whose record for eptertainms MT on
such occasions Is not exceeded by
any town In the valley from one end
of il to the other. Therefore it may
be assumed in advance that the fire.
men will come to the scratch and
shoulder to shoulder with the Old
Home Week promoters, help make a
owout here next May that will not
only astoaish the people OF Martins
burg themselves. but be OF such gigan
ic proportions and perfection Of de-
tail that Will sound their praises far
and wide as an enterprising hcsp't
able and altogether wide-awake pee.
pie. -.
But whether or not we shall have
| a firemens demonstration then. there
| Is no doubt about the Old Home Week
celebration because public sentiment
IS fast crystaIizing in favor OF that
Imeritorious idea; and whether II be
Iheld next May or some time In the
summer, 1t is going to be held. al
Ican rest assured. There will he no
trouble about raising the money, a
prominent business man told World
representative this morning. and one
Who is enthusiastic for It. But, being
a member OF one of the fire com
panies. a so. he Is especially anxious
| to have the firemen heartily enlisted
| In the cause and thus make a
double-header that Will never be for
gotten by the people Of Mart'nsburg.
The representatives will be elected
this week at the regular meetings of
| the various fire companies.
The meeting adjourned to meet In
one month from date.
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