Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-02-27
SNOW HILLS
CELEBRATION
The New Municipal Building Was
Turned Over To The Fire.
men By Mayor COrddry

events last Monday. the first being
Washington's Birthday, of course. and
the second the turning over to the Snow
Hill Volunteer Fire Department their
quarters in the new Municipal Building.
This building is located on the corner
of Bank and Green Streets, and is a
two story brick structure with white
concrete trimmings. The interior is ar
ranged for the use of the Fire Depart
ment and the City Council. The lower
room has a solid cement floor and wide
doors front and back. Here are kept
the hose carriages and the fire-fghting
uniforms of the men. The second floor
has two large rooms, one for the City
Council and the other for a meeting
place Of the Fire Department. The
building will be open TO the Firemen at
all times and as it is comfortably heated
from the furnaces of the pumping
station Of the city water department,
it will prove a comfortable place fer
them to spend their eyeniissggs-i in during
the winter. In the summer. with the
doors thrown wide open, it will be a
good resting place for them when the
days work is over and the boys want
to discuss the affairs of the day and
how to best fight fire. The building
is credit to Snow Hill, and the Fire
Department is worthy of it.
The parade which formed shortly
after one O'Clock attracted thousand
or more people to the center of the
town.
Hon. William G. Kerbin, mounted on
a spirited sorrel horse, led the procession,
followed by the Snow Hill Fire Depart
ment IN uniform, and the Pocomoke
Band playing popular ails. Then came
the masqueraders. and as they filed
before the judges stand it was at once
seen that Revs. North, Prettyman,
Bennett and Rich were going to have a
time of it deciding which of the boys
were going to capture the prizes. When
the paraders had completed the route
of the parade they returned to the new
municipal building and Rev. j. B. North,
speaking for the judges, announced the
following entitled to the trophies of the
occasion:
First prize. riding saddle to Walter
Hancock, nonedescript woman on a
camelized horse.
Second prize. gold ring, to William
Price, little cullud gent 'eman.
Third prize, a gold stick pin, to Ralph
Purnell, little clown in an express
wagon drawn by goat.
The Fire Department gathered around
the stand erected in front of the new
municipal building and Judge Robley
d. Jones acting as chairman. started
the speech-making by complimenting
the people of the town upon their new
building and for having such an efficient
Fire Department. Mayor William d.
Corddry was then introduced and spoke
as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Members of the Snow
Hill Volunteer Fire Department and
Friends =
The duty | am called upon to perform
today is one that is especially gratifying
to me. There is no organization in our
midst that appeals to me more than
does the Snow Hill Fire Department.
am in thorough sympathy with all its
doings, yielding to no one greater in
terest therein. desire to congratulate
you upon the success that has so far at
tended this, your 18th annual celebration.
| venture to hope that it will be written
red letter day in the history of your
organization. and that you will feel
amply repaid for the effort it has cost
YOU.
Your parade was enjoyed believe by
participants and spectators as well.
The boys entered into it with the proper
spirit. and the older people and our
neighbors have contributed.
think it fitting indeed that you
should hold your celebrations on the
birthday of the immortal Washington,
lOE 40 flC ctbbi Out Rit-thfihCtety 90 thN
protector of the nation in his day, so
YOU stand out to-day, as the protectors
of our property.
AS Mayor Of Snow Hill and as
private citizen as well, am grateful to
you for the interest you have taken in
The welfare of the community. A cry
Of fire is always alarming. but we do
not experience that feeling of utter
that confrontedu us previous
TO the existence of your department.
| grant that our fire alarm does not
sound every day. and the good people
Of this town join me in the hope that
there will never be cause for it to
sound again, but be that as it may, the
of the existence of your
department, and our confidence in your
ability and willingness TO meet each
and every condition as it presents itself,
abides. want to say here,
that too much credit cannot be given
TO the Hon. John Walter Smith and
Senator John T. Moore. for the interest
they took in securing for the town its
splendid system of water works. You
the struggle of 1894. You