Evening journal., 1907-09-18

Everything Is in readiness for the
trip of the Reliance Fire Company
members to Niagara Falls, Toronto and
other places of interest The firemen.
accompanied by the West Chester
Band of thirty pieces, will leave Will
mington over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at 9.25 o'clock Friday morn
ing. They win arrive in Buffalo at
10 o'clock at night and will be enter
tained by the Exempt Volunteer As
sociation. with headquarters at the
Mansion House. Saturday also will
be spent in Buffalo. and Sunday win
be passed at Niagara Falls, where the
Wilmington visitors viii be entertain
ed by the Niagara department and will
have headquarters at the Temperance
House.
on Monday the Reliance boys viii
go TO Toronto. where they win be
entertained by the Fire Department
and the Chamber Of Commerce. with
Headquarters at the Palmer House.
On Tuesday they will go to Rochester,
where they win be entertained until
Thursday morning by the Exempt
Volunteer Fire Company, with head
quarters at the Osborne House. on
Thursday afternoon they viii go to
Mauch Chunk. where they viii be
entertained by the Fire Department
and viii have headquarters at the
American House.
They will arrive home at $40 o'clock
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
on Friday night of neNs week. They
win be received on their return by the
Delaware Fire Company. headed by
the Fort DUPONT Artillery Band.
which win make its first public ap-
pearance at a parade. and will be en-
tertained at the German Hail.
The Reliance men have received their
now coats. fatigue caps. gloves and
neckties from Snelenhurg and Conn
pany and are well pleased with them.
The helmets were furnished by a New
York house.
To Sing Two Songs.
The songs to be sung by the COM
pany while away win be "Alice.
Where Art Thou Going?" I'm Sorry
and "Our Wilmington" The members
Of the West Chester Band who win
accompany the Reliance boys have
been elected honorary members of the
Reliance Fire Company. They will ar
rive here tomorrow evening. and will
be escorted to the Reliance engine
house by the chief marshal and com
mittee. and the songs TO be sung on
the trip will be rehearsed with the
band. On the bass drum viii be
painted the bust of a fireman and the
words Reliance Band of Wilmington.
Del" In order TO get the men ac-
customed to marching with the music
there viii be a short parade in the
vicinity Of Fourth and Lombard
streets. and then the hand will be
escorted TO Kings Hotel. Fifth and
Shipley streets, where they Will stay
over night.
on the way to the train Friday
morning they viii serenade the Board
of Trade. and win endeavor while on
the trip TO advertise Wilmington as
much as possible. which was request
ed bv the Board Of Trade. The bag
gage committee composed of Joseph
McCullen. J. T. Cash and Joshua
Kelly has arranged that the men will
not be compelled 10 carry any bag
gage over their shoulders. Each man
has been instructed TO place a tag on
his baggage with the name and adj
dress on fl. and the committee will
see that it win be loaded on the train
and delivered 20 each hotel when they
arrive and depart. The refreshment
committee composed of James Nc
Gowan. Hugh Henery and J. +. Brad
ley has made all arrangements for the
refreshments for both going up and
coming back on the train.
Those Who viii Go.
There will be three singers from
West Chester with the Reliance boys
and one Of them. Mr.. Hamilton. sans
in keith's Theatre in Philadelphia and
around I'm different parts of the United
States The others singers are Joseph
McCullen. John McClanerty. J. =.
Green. John Edwards. J. Sylvester
Mr.. Baxter. James MCGOWAN and
Harry Penrose. The following is a
list Of the men who win go on the
trip: J. F. Bradley, chief marshal;
Timothy Buckley, company marshal;
Joshua Kelly. assistant marshal.
Joseph McCullen. musical director: ].
T. Lally. chairman Of committee;