The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-30

VI liiCeulGNe WoIuS anu supreme dCtlOA
We are proud of you, proud to have
YOU in our midst, and urge you to get
all the good you can out of your
stay
The only business transacted at this
session was the appointment Of J. G.
Bebb, A. May, and James Jewell as a
committee on credentials and they
reported as fellows:
We, your committee on credentials
beg leave to submit the following
names entitled to seats as bone fide
delegates to this conviction:
Great Falls-Chief James Jewell.
Missoula-Chief A. H. May, Louis
Seburn and Ed Levassier.
Lewistown--Chief J. G. Bebb, VIM.
Lacock and w. H. Gardiner.
Kalispell-Chief R. Pauline, Lee
Kerr, and A. w. Hoilonstein.
Big Tim53r-Chief ). G. Clark, az.
6. Yule, H. c. Allen and 0. A. Failing.
Wbitehall-Chief J. J. Snyder and u.
G. Graham.
He,ena-Asst. Chief T. J. Kane, w.
w. Hoag.
Hamilton Chief Jno g. Holland, F..
J. Kelly, Michael Peters.
Butte-T. J. Ccnnors.
Billings G. H. Smith, Jack Horsck.
Fort Benton-TEos. Coatsworth, H.
B. Getty.
Havre-Chief r. W. Cram, G. B..
McCulloh, w. B. Piper, S. L. Hanley
and Harry Short.
The incoming delegates were met at
the trains by the local department and
the band and escorted to headquarters
il the Chestnut building where sub
starial refreshments were served.
The attendance was not as large
as had anticipated, Chief Walker Of
Virginia. City sent his regrets for be-
ing sick. Livingston and Billings were
not represented, all having attractions
at home in the shape Of fairs and race
meets.
Though the choice of the place for
the next meeting place was not decid-
ed until the last day, badges of the
two towns wanting the honor were in
evidence the first day of the conven-
ton. Big Timbr and Kalispe1l we're
the only candidates.
The afternoon was devoted to s'see-
ing Havre'' and getting acquainted"
and from all the delegates came ex-
pressions Of praise and surprise at
Havre's rapid strides and progressive
ness.
The first days meeting was closed by
a 81: d ball at The ope house in
which the delegates and citizens gen
orally took great interets.
The second days session was al
busy one to the delegates in attend
ance and it was one that will live
long in their memories, not for the
fun there was in it, but for the ia
structive papers and the accompany
ing intelligent discussion which fol-
lowed the reading Of each paper.
The following are the titles Of the
papers read:
Training Towers by Chief Jew
ell Of Great Falls
The Best Method Of Keeping up
Interest in Volunteer Fire Depart
ments." was presented very ably by
Chief Bebb Of LewistoWn.
The National Association was
the title of Chief Higgins paper.
Assistant Chief G. H. Smith of Bill
lings told of 1.-THE .Benfits Derived
from State Associations,
"The Organization of Volunteer Fire
was presented by Chief
j. G. Clark of Big Timber.
Not only were the papers of espec-
ial interest and merit, but the dis
cussions which followed each was so
general and informal that much bene-
fit will result to the membership of
the various departments of the state
in the meeting.
Chief Bebb of LewistoWn and Chief
May of Missoula discussed all the
papers freely and gave out superior
quality of knowledge born from long
and active service Tom" Kane, as
sistant chief of the Helena department
who has attended sessions of the Ma
tional association RECALLED the conven-
ton with much information gained
from such attendance
The Dillon delegation We're late in
arriving, getting here for the second
days session. It consists of Chief
Gruwell, Assistant Chief F. P. Bir-
rer and c. H Wheat.
Tuesday evening the Havre depart
ment made several practice runs and
brought all their apparatus into act