Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-05-23
OF F|C[RS ELECTED
w. R. Kline of This City Chairman
OF Committee to Revise
the Constitution

! Wetxel. arlisle. and August Helmet, a.
Hagersttown. The convention 3D..
journed for is minutes while the res.
buttons yer. being prepared.
When the convention reconvened
officers OF the association made their
reports which were adopted.
Carlisle Next Year.
/ The convention In committee Of the
/ whole, on motion, set aside the CON
stitution, which provides that the M
sociation shall meet In May OF each
year. and voted to accept the invita-
ition OF Carlisle to hold the convention
there next year on September 1.
which will be the Tooth anniversary
OF the founding OF the Cumberland
/ Fire Co., of Carlisle. The invitation
was accepted.
Officers Elected.
| The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-John A. Rowe, Wayncsr
boro.
| First vice President-O wen Middle
kauff, Hagerstown.
Second Vice President II mes w.
Barrick. Martinsburg.
Third Vice President Onward J.
Martin, Greencastle.
Secretary-G Fred Gibbs, Cham
bersburg.
Treasurer--w. H. Richter. Cham
bersburg (re-elected).
There was close vote for second
vice president. Mr.. Barrick defeating
IL. r. Goss, OF Winchester. BY ouiy
four votes
4 But sharper test was for secre
Itary. There were two nominations:
G. Wellington Jones. Of Harrisburg.
the present secretary. and G. Fred
Gibbs Chambersburg. The first vote
was tie-22 to %. The second bahl0t
stood zones q, Gibbs 20. Mr.
Gibbs election. on motion, was made
unanimous
After the convention of the c. "
Volunteer Firemen's association Id
joupned at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday ev-
ening President Rowe announced the
following standing committees.
It will be noticed that Mr.. w. =. 4
Kline. this city, is chairman Of tho
committee to revise the constitution
of the association.
Executive COMMITTEES Wellington
G.. Jones, chairman, Harrisburg; J. B.
Wallace, Mechanics, Waynesboro; A.
e. Gordon, Mechanics, Waynesboro;
X. w. Moore, A. T. Fl. & L. Co..
Waynesboro; D. T. Gross, c. ". Co..
Chambersburg; J. r. Goss, Sarah
Zane, Winchester; 8. J. Rhoades, Mar
tinsburg; John Seal, Rouss. Winches-
ter; w. r. Kline. Martinsburg.
Finance Committee-W. M. Killer.
Washington Co.. Mechanicsburgs
Charles Dunlap. Harrisburg; Charles
H. Clippinger, Greencastle.
Committees on Exhibits--John Ar
chere, Carlisle; H. X. Baxter. Ship
pensburg; James Dysert. Carlisle.
Committee on Carlisle Demonstra-
tion-Charles Lindemon. Carlisle; w.
M. Roller. Mechanicsburg; Charles
Beel, Harrisburg; J. X. Clougn. Ship
pensburg; w. H. Richter. Chambers
burg; Charles D. p. Chapman. Mar
tInsburg: r. L. Gray, Winchester; G.
E. Heller, Waynesboro; G. H. Clip
pinger, Greencastle; W. H. A. Hamil-
ton. Hagerstown; Dr. Kuhn, Mercers-
burg.
Revision OF Constitution-W. r.
Kline. chairman. MArtinsburg; w. g.
Jones. Harrisburg; A. b. Gordon.
Waynesboro; G. A. Sparh, Carlisle;
w. J. Hawman, Waynesboro.
! Topics George w. Lutz. Harris
burg; A. L. Shaffer. Chambersburg;
Edwin Reitsch, Chambersburg.
Delegate to National Convention
A. L. Shaffer.
Historian-W G. Jones, Harrisburg.
ergeant-at-Arms-D s. Thompson
OF Waynesboro.
Chaplain-Dr. George Norcross. Of
Carlisle.
! The convention adjourned at 4:3o
p. m to meet in Carlisle In Sept,
1909.
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