The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
DECORATE A. R.
UNDERWOOD
WIDE AWAKE HOSE COMPANY
No. 2 PRESENT THEIR
FOREMAN WITH BADGE
FOR HIS LONG AND
FAITHFUL SER
VICES.

Wide Awake Hose Company 1t
tb eir regular meeting Wednesday ev-
ening presented their Foreman, Mr.
A. r. Underwood, with a beautiful
badge in honor OF the 25th anniver-
sary of his foremarskip of said com
pany. The token was presented by
Chief Kuhn in these we'll chosen
words:
wide Awake Hose Company No 3
Mr.. Foreman, Members OF the Com
pahy, and Brother Firemen:
AS the common phrase goes, | do
not wish 10 be considered as "buttir
in" on rh;s occasion. but | have a
matter TO bring before the company
which will be as appropriate 10 speak
of here as on an occasion when my
right to address you would not be
disputed. AS you are all aware this
meeting is not held on any regular
anniversary, but It IS so near TO one
that feel | may be pardoned for
making few remarks.
| believe il was in June 1883 that
Wide Awake Hose company No. >
was organized and added to the Ply
mouth Fire Department, and if my
data is correct, by next june we will
have rounded out twenty-five years
a quarter of a century of service in
the Fire Department. of Plymouth.
1t rs not necessary for me TO go INTO
the details. Most OF you are familiar
with its history, for the great services
the members of the Wide Awake
Hose Co. No. has rendered the pub
lie In subduing the many fires that
have occurred during the past twenty
five years is an open book 70 be read
by the public at any time; and now,
as one who has been honored by be-
ing elected to the highest position in
the Fire Department OF Plymouth
during nearly all of this time. | am
not ashamed to ,es the people of our
beautiful city Know all of our acts
as an organization; and | fully believe
we have the good will of the people
and hope we shall Individually and
collectively ever merit continuance
Of their respect
AT the first meeting of the organi
zation OF Wide Awake Hose Co. No
2. Mr.. Arthur r. Underwood, at the
age of %, was elected foreman OF
the company; and as an evidence that
he has lost none OF his ability as a
hre-hghter Ht IS only necessary TO
state that he still holds the position
of foreman of the company also
have the pleasure OF saying that ! ap-
pointed Mr. Underwood 1st Assistant
Chief of the Fire Department, | be-
lieve in 1885 or 1856, which position
he filled with SO much credit, that he
also to this date holds the same po-
sition; and | am free 10 say that in
all this long time I'm which he was
associated with me ne was always
and ever ready, and watchful as an
eagle to obev the commands of his
superior TO the minutest details
Before coming to the matter that
is before us this evening | wish TO
state that while our foreman has ever
been loyal to the service of the city,
he has also been loyal to ne and his
company We have endeavored dur
ing the past years 10 show by words
and active support our appreciation
OF the valuable services rendered by
our foreman. but never In a substan-
tial way have we shown the true feel
ing of our hearts by an overt action
We come now TO this time. when Mr.
Underwood has rounded out twenty
five of the best years of his life to
TINS service; and il is fitting that we,
as a Company. testify to him if pos
sible. the esteem we have for him as
specially deputized by my comrades
| however, claim the right and the
honor. to presen; TO you, Mr.. Unde :
wood, this badge in token of our re-
spect for you as Foreman OF the Wide
Awake Hose Company No. 2, and as
an emblem of the friendship we bear
10 YOU
We ask you to wear 1T. not for It's
value in mere dollars and cents but as
reminder of the days and nights
we have spent together in the field
of duty as firemen; and may we each
and yourself live TO work as COM
rades through another 25 years; and
should it be our lot to be separated
ere that time, may we have lived lives
that will merit the respect of our fel-
lows when the end OF this Bic shall
have come to us.
The Wide Awake Hose Company
is composed of twenty members
The officers are Foreman A. X. Un-
derwood, First Assistant James w
Thayer, Second Asst. John p. Sui
livan, Secretary and Treasurer Nose
Lauer.
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