Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-30
DOWN TO HARD WORK.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
GET BUSY.
Plans For Convention June Il.lt Being
consummated.

The executive committee OF the Fire
mems Association, Harry l.. Brewer.
chairman. have gotten down 10 hand
work and a great deal was accomplish
ed At last nights meeting, which was
a long and interesting one. Work Is
| progressing favorably for the State
| Firemcn's Convention 10 be held here
June II TO Ia and the event promises
TO be the most noted in the annals of
| the State Firemen's Association.
Some os the business transacted at
last nights meeting of the executive
committee was the followings
The Rev. Joseph II. McComas. rec
tor OF St. Annc's Protestant Episco-
pal Church, was appointed chaplain
for the Firemcn's Convention. with
the Rev. George $. Bell, pastor OF
| the First Presbyterian Church, alter
nate. All meetings during the con-
vention will be held i'm the House of
Delegates at the State House. the use
of which has been kindly offered by
Governor Wariield,a friend TO the w l.
unteer iiremon.
MIR. T.. T.. Porter, chairman of the
amusement committee, reported that
this committee had decided 10 offer a
prize OF $40 for the best decorated boat
in the water carnival on Thursday
night, June iS, and also prize of -
to the most comically dressed person
ia the masked street carnival, Wednes-
day night, June IL.
The chairman OF the decoration COM
mittce, J, Boyd Dexter, reported the
two arches completed ordered hy the
executive committee, which the chair
man says will bo erected three or four
days before the convention meets.
President Of the Rusinoss Mems As
sociation w. IA. Moss, appointed
chairman of n especial. committee, watt
ed upon the Governor, asking II pos
sihle to have two companies of the
Balti more City Fire Department par.
ticipato In the firemon's parade. The
Governor said he would do all he
could to assist tho tlromon. The Gov.
ernor also stated he would haVes the
state House decorated aud illuminated
during tho Firemon's Convention.
The Governor has been sent special
invitation TO ride at the head OF the
Firemon's parade with Chief Marshall
nr. W. element Claude.
An advertisement has been ordered
for proposals 60 furnish fireworks foS
the water carnival, only Annapolir
merchants to be bidders. lt Is the
desire of the tiremon TO keep as much
trade for the convention at home as
possible.
George T. Q0aid, correspc siding
secretary, reported that the lvspoi..es
to the invitations throughout the
state are coming i'm nicely, and, judg-
ing from the number of acceptances,
a large crowd is expected.
The old veterans OF Baltimore have
notified Governor Warheld that they
will be present at the convention and
IL is probable they will he entertained
by the Governor.
Dr. Louis II. llenkel, Jr., chairman
Of the Public Comfort Committee, re-
ported he had secured accommodate
tions for FIVE hundred firomen, and
that Carvel Hall had decided TO keep
open three days longer in order To ao,
commodate the firomen.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon the midshipmen of Glass '0S Hop
Committee at the Naval A cademy 10
ask for the loan Of four large bells
TO be used in decorating the armory
for the farewell ball on June q. The
bells are said To be large and hand
some. and IL the loan of them can be
secured they will greatly add TO the
fremen's decorations i'm town during
the convention June IL TO IL. DR.. l..
II. Henkel and George Basil were APP
pointed on the committee TO wait ON
the midshipmen of Glass '0S, who will
give the farewell ball to the gradu-
ating class at the Naval Academy.