The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-05
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
ENGINE COMPANY NO. fe, COM MEMORATES ITS ORGANIZATION.

Many Prominent Citizens as Guests
 Good Work of the Company Com-
 mended-Presldent Pagter of Busi-
 ness Mems Association Favors More
 Pay for the Men-Much Good Sing
 ing and Speech Making.
 pany No. P was held at the house on Crown streea last night. The fremen had as their guests many of the prom inent citizens, especially the business men from the center district. Both fire men and their hosts had jolly good time
 The banquet was spread in one of the large rooms on the second floor. It was decorated profusely with flags and pot ted plants for the occasion.
 After the good things which the fire laddies had provided in abundance had been partaken of season of speech making and entertainment was indulg ed In. A splendid musical program add ed not little to the enjoyment of the occasion. There were solos by William ! Ifddeil MT. Robbins, John Duncan and A, L. Hyatt, whistling solo by F. S. Hamilton, jr, selections by the Temple quartet, a piano solo by Edward F'anch- CT, son of Chief Fancher, and 8 mando- lin solo by E. F. EaGan.
 The toastmaster was A. L. Mattoon and he did himself proud in that ca pacity. Among the speakers were Chief Fancher, Colonel George D. Post, MT. Zunder, Ralph s. Pagter, president of the New Haven Business Mems as- sociation; ex-Fire Commissioner Par sons, M R. Durham, Fire Commission CT I. B. Cunningham, ex-Chief IA. C.. Hendricks, and MT. Bostwick,
 MT. Pagter created very favorable Impression with the fire laddies by his strong plea for increased pay for fire ment. He said ours was the best de- pertinent in New England and yet the men received the lowest pay. For this reason he declared many of the best men could not afford to stay with the department. He urged that it was time dor citizens to look up the matter and give the men better pay.
 Mr Durham said that the men hao done very praiseworthy work for his firm in the recent fire, and that he would gladly pay more taxes so that the firemen could have such pay as they should have.
 Commissioner Cunningham said that the chief of the department and com missioners were looking into the mat ter now and that they were ready to do all that they could for the men.
 Former Chief Hendrick gave some in- Feresting "reminiscences of the early days in the fire department. He wore and proudly showed a gold badge, which he said was made of fifty gold dollars, which had been presented to him by firemen on his fiftieth birthday.
 Chief Fancher praised the men under him for their efficiency, and said that New Haven had the best fire depart ment in Connecticut, if not in New England. These sentiments were heart 1, fly endorsed by the succeeding speakers -A4tAad especially was the good service done by Engine company No. 12 since its organization commended. The bus mess men said that they felt a sense of greater security with an engine company in the center of the city.
 The guests departed shortly before 12 o'clock well pleased with the evenings pleasure. Among those present were "A L. Mattoon toastmaster; Chief Fan cher, Commissioners Cunningham, KegeEmeyer, Gierding, M. R. Durham, Louis Knollmeyer, Captain L. E. Bost- wick, ex-Fire Commissioner James H. Parish, John T. Sloan, jr, MT Bost- wick, ex-Chief A. c. Hendrick, Dr. w. e Daggett MT. zunder, Captain P. F. Redmond, Colonel G. A. Post, R. S. Pagter, J. E. Austin, ex-Commissioner Parsons and others.
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