Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-16

Local Firemen Refass to Take
Part III Demonstration,
nh HUME COMING WEEK
It's Now un to the reonle 70 Deter
mine What Marsinsburg Shall
Have instead.

Have Instead.
NtartInsburg VIII have no nremen
demonstration. al contemplated, when |
the Cumberland valley F.remen's ~
ISOLATION meets here next MAY The
executive committee Of he associa
ton, however. viii meet here At that
time. all previously announced, and
trnnaact the business before II Just
the same. This sudaen flop took place
at a joint meeting In irenens hall
last night,
II viii be- recalled 10 mind that
about two weeks ago the suggestion,
EN- mating from various sources, was
made that inasmuch as the iiremens
convention was to be held here next
May Ii would be capital idea TO
have d BIG firemen's demonstration
anu an Old home coming week at the
same time The suggestion seemed to
meet with considerable popularity at
the time. with the result that ioint
committee Of FIVE was appointed 10
mako up an estimate OF the cost Of
the dual demonstration proposed Sub
sequenfly this committee. Of which
Mr.. u Frank Thompson was made
lchalrmpn. reported that the cost would
approximate $1,000. Since then Tiers
Twas pracilcalv nothing done In the
matter. although II was generally un-
| derstood that the nremen here, with
few exceptions. favored the demon
| strat'on and would not only take part
I'm the bic parade but would otherwise
lend a helping hand Il. making Il a
pronounced success Indeed the VA.
lviouS fire companies Of town had mp
pointed committees or representatives
to confer with the estimate committee
lrelative TO such demonstration, so that
everything seemed to be working
smoothly. But all OF sudden the
firemen changed front.
4 Knocked In the Head.
II An adjourned meeting OF the est
innate committee and Representatives
from the Ave fire companies was call
led for last night to canvass the out
: look and ascertain what had beer
done and what would have 10 be dons
/ lin the near future. The meeting wal
a disappointment to the friends Of tn,
dual demonstration.
Chairman Thompson was the onl,
member Of The estimate COMMITTEES
present. while the fire companies fail
Iof full representation. Co. No. no
ibeing represented ut all and. Hos
Icompanies Nos. 2, and only by on
each. Hose co. No. had two mel
There. The representatives from Nor
liz and said they were willing TO TAX
part in the proposed May demonstra
Ition. but the question Of street anf
lotlaer concessions was injected int,
. 1.-THE di cussion and this caused gomf
difference Of opinion along with the
distribution Ct surplus. should there
be any, Of the $500 TO be raised By
| the citizens OF the town to defray the
eypenses Of the big blowout. The np-
lshot was that motion was made that
the firemen take no part In said
decentralization, and it carried SO
that ends the matter at least for the
present.
Old Home Week Anyhow.
| II Is to be regretted exceedingly
that the firamen have thus taken &
Island against the parade and IRE
mems festivities az proposed. but The
old home week celebration can BE-
held ANYHOW II The people want It. It
need not necessarily be held next
May however, perhaps attr In the
summer would be better say August.
Bat OF this. more anon, with tn
padded word that this question is now
up to the people 20 defsrm ne, though
IL is quite unlikely that angtbrg VII,
he done looking to that end unll at
/ ter the first of next year.