The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-18
FlREMEN'S Meeting.
They Elect Officers, Hear the Annual
Reports and Enjoy a Banquet.

The Westminster Fire Department. a we'll
drilled and efficient body of fremeD. by whose
prompt action and bravery i'll time OF FIRE
many thousands of dollars are annually s>ve'i
| to citizens and insurance companies, held
! their annual election of officers on Wednesday
! evening last, in their beautiful meeting room
which has just been put in fine shape from
| the fire of April 6, 1906, and enjoyed their
| annual banquet and heard the reports of their
| chief, Frank L. Shaeffer. aud secretary aud
| treasurer, Jas. Pearre WantZ. The attend
ance was large, estimated at about 200 active
and honorary members and invited guests.
The election of officers elected great inter-
est, as there were four candidates for presi
! dent and two for first vice president. The
other candidates had no opposition. The
election resulted as follows:
President--Johu NJ. Roberts
1st vice presidents. G.. Stoner.
End vice president-Wm. Weagley.
Chief-Frank T. Shaeffer.
Assistant chief-Florence Little.
Secretary and treasurer. Pearre Wantz.
Assistant secretary and treasurer-Charles
0. Clemson.
Foreman of trucks-J. Harry Cootes.
Assistant foreman of trucks-J. D. Biehl.
Foreman of rees-Harry X. Shaeffer.
Assistant foreman of reeS-William Z.
Frizzell.
Librarian-Wm. n Keefer
Assistant librarian Meade Ohler.
Marshal-John II. Mitten.
Assistant marshal-John l.. Shrver.
Janitor-Luther K. Long.
The report of the secretary and treasurer.
Jas. Pearre Wantz, showed the finances of
the department to be in good condition. The
receipts for the year amounted TO $5,993.61,
and the expenditures $5, 520. AZ, leaving a net
balance in bank of $473.19.
Chief Frank r. Shaeffer's report showed 10
alarms for the year 1906, and were as follows ::
April 6, Harry ii. Harbaugh's livery stable
aud Firemen's Building; July 13, Westmins-
ter Hotel; November "a, ice cream factory
on the Longwell estate: December %, Geo.
F. Shrner and Mrs. Florence Vandertord's s
stables; December 25, Bankert's Laundry
and house and Mrs. Doyle's dwelling, and
four minor alarms.
After the election President John M. Rob-
erts led the way to the apparatus room, which
was handsomely decorated for the occasion,
where two large tables were spread. About
200 sat down to the tables, and, after the in
vocation by Rev. p. H. Miller, D. D., an
elegant supper was attacked with all the vim
and earnesness the department displays at a
conhagration. Turkey. oysters, ham, bread,
butter pickles, celery, salads and coffee disap
peared as rapidly as the flames before an at
| tack by the department.; but their work was
not rs complete as they render upon the oc-
cason of fire. Bravery aud generosity are
two qualities that are happily united, and on
this occasion the latter predominated.
The supply Of everything was in such gen.
erous quantities the department and its guests
had to retire before all was consumed. The
supper committee was as follows:
John II. Mitteu, chairman; Edw. o. Diff
fendal. Charles E. Cootes, William E. Grum-
bne, John L. Shriver. VIM. Z. Frizzell, Her
bert Morgan. Meade Ohler, Edw. A. Chrest,
Charles B. Hunter, S. G. Stoner. Michael E.
Walsh, w. NJ. Graham, w. Frank Thomas,
c. Carroll Henry and William Weagey.
After banqueting, the firemen and guests
retired to the meeting room, where the even
| ing was spent in speech making by ex-Judge
Jas. A. c. Bond, DR.. j. W. Herring, Rev. P.
H. Miller, D. D., aud William B. Thomas.
The brass orchestra, under the leadership
of Prof Arthur Stonesifer, delighted the au
dence with some of their popular music.
The walters at the tables were w. Frank
Thomas chief; Walter l.. Graham, Gloyd
Dffendal, William Weagley, George F. Eek
enrode, Arthur J. Arbaugh David E. Walsh,
Harry II. Hoffacker, Harry Schweigart, Paul
Case, John Shriver, Herbert A. Morgan,
William Long William Grumbine. George
Sebore and Charles Z. Cootes.
Those who had charge of the turkey, ham,
butter, raw oysters, bread, pickles, salad,
coffee and biscuits were Mayor Gilbert, w. E.
Nizzell, Meade Ohler and Edward Chrest.
S. C. Stoner and Z. O. Difendal served the
fried and stewed oysters and celery.