Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-01
Keystone Chief and Other PPGml.
neR| Associations Expected
to Attend.
MAKING ELABORATE PREPARATIONS
Committee on Arrangements Pro-
poses to Advertise TIL oughout
state-ovcr Five Hundred Dollars
On Hand for Expenses and as Much
More Wanted-Aroh Of Arc Light.

Several ilrcmcns associations Of
national prominence are expected to
attend the twcnty-nrst annual con.
vention of the Virginia State Fire
mems Association in this city on
August rs. - and 30 The keystone
Fire Chiefs Association. composed of
fire chiefs Of New York, Pcnnsyl-
vania, Maryland, Virginia and other
States, viii attend in u body and has
already engaged accommodation at
the Coferton Hotel. The veteran vol
untccr associations of liruoklyn and
Philadelphia have been invited to at
tend the convention and II is OK.
pected that they will accept Both
of these organizations are woll known
NIL over the Eastern part OF tho Unit
ed States
Besides these associations, II IL
expected that nearly II thousand fire.
men of Virginia viii attend tho con
vention and at the same time avail
themselves of the opportunity of Wis
Ting the Jamestown Exposition.
There are G2 companies In tho State
association and many OF them will
send score or more of men with
bands, while phoebus, Hampton,
Portsmouth and Norfolk will turn
out In force Thousands of friends
OF the ilrcmcn probably will he here.
To Advertise Convention.
The joint committee OH arrange
ments from the three fire companies
of tho city met at the city hail last
night aud practically perfected I'LL
arrangements for the convention.
The committee appointed Mr.. j. =.
Fraley, of the Eagle Engine Com
nany, chairman Of the advertising
committee, with instructions that he
advertise the convention throughout
the State. An appropriation of $50
WAS sct aside TO cover the cost of
tho advertising
1t Ia proposed TO furnish linen
banners, telling about the convention
In. this city, 10 every company in tho
State association, and the companies
Will post the banners In their cities
and towns. 1t is also proposed to
place some Of the banners ut Old
Point, Pine llcnch, Suffolk and all
over the Peninsula and also To place
them on the street cars here and In
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Richmond.
Fund Steadily Growing.
The fund being raised by tho fire
companies to dcfray tho cost of the
convention IL steadily growing and
the treasurer has nearly $500 on
hand The soliciting committees OF
the three companies are hard at
work and the flrcmen expect to raise
at least $1,000 before the opening OF
tho convention. This fund would he
sufficient 10 pay the prizes offered In
the contests and to give the visitors
royal entertainment while In the
city.
No ads" on Program.
The committee decided not to have
advertisements placed on the pro-
gram OF events for the convention.
and those who had promised to adj
vcrtise will he asked to donate the
price they Intended paying for the
advertisement on the program.
The management Of the Nickel
Odeon moving picture show has
promised to donate the receipts of
his show today to the convention
fund II IS expected that the other
moving picture shows Will give a
days receipts to the lrcmcn this
week.
The committee has decided 10 cs-
tablish registration Office ut the
HSp' ''S"s7Nt- WiNit luc convention
will be held. and 10 ask every visitor
to register. After signing their
names the guests will he handed an
envelope into which they will put
1--WE cents In return for which daily
copies OF tho city newspapers will be
sent to their home during the con
vention.
Arc OF Lights Across Streets.
y movement was started last
night looking toward the arranging of
an arch of incandcsccnt lights across
Twcnty-fifth street between Washing
ton and Huntington avenues The
Headquarters for the convention will
be at the court house and the visitors
VIII be on Twcnty-ilfth street much
of the time at night
Inc city council will be asked for
small appropriation to cover the
cost of building the arch aud the
Newport News & Old Point Railway
VIII be asked TO furnish the current
for tho lights.