Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-03

the Montour county soldiers monu
ment past the interest of the peopl
/ hereabouts centers in the annual con
vention of the Six-County Firemen
association which will be held her
next week. starting on Tuesday, anC
continuing for three days. ending oil
Thursday with a monster parade.
The "pIans aud specification" TO
the event, as arranged by the loca
committee, are such as to indicate tina
it will be time such as the towl
never witnessed before. Already Sec
retary John e. Waite is in receipt Of
notifications from 40 companies, that
will be here to participate in the mon
ster parade on June 10th. aud these
will have with them % bands, and
drum corps. And even this remark,
ably large showing does not represent
a complete list OF the organizations
that will be present, for number OF
fire companies that have unofficially
expressed intention of being here have
not vet informed the committee OF the
time of arrival on the blanks furnish
ed for that purpose.
COMPANIES COMING.
The following list of companies and
bands have notified the com mittee that
they will be here to participate in the
parade
From Hazleton-Pioneer Fire COM
pany with Liberty band. Diamond
Fire company with Federation band,
East End Fire company with st.
Aune's band. West Hazleton Fire Co, ,
No. with Colonial band, 4th Ward
Fire Co, No. /.
Neutrality-suspicious. Fire company.
No. /.
observation-disclosures Hook and Lad
der company with band, Columbia
Hose company with band.
Plymouth-Elm Hill Hose company,
No. with combination chemical eng
inc.
MISUNDERSTANDING Fire COM
pany No. l with Catawissa band,
Winona Fire company with band, Res.
cue Hook and Ladder company with
band, Liberty Fire company with
band.
Parsons-Parsous Hook and Ladder
company.
nticoke-Hanove Hose company.
Lape Hose company, No. ?.
Girardville-Girardville Hose com
pany, No with band.
Dunmore-Electric Engine company
Sunbury-Suubury Steam Fire Eng
inc company, No l with Gask ins mil
itary band, Washington Fire company
with combination wagon. Friendship
Hose company with hose wagon and
band, Goodwill Hose company, Amer.
icus Hose company with hose wagon.
Mt. Csrmel-Anthracits Steam Fire
company with the engine and band.
Shsmokin-Liberty Hose company,
Rescue Hose company.
Milton-Fifth Ward Fire company
and band.
Berwick-Defsnder Fire company,
No. 3 and band, West Berwick Hose
company. Ranger company No. ? and
band, Reliance Fire company.
Pottsville-Yorkvile Hose company,
No. /.
Ashland-Americsn Hose company
No, l and band, Washington Fire
company No. l and band.
Kingston-Engine aud Hose com.
pany No. l and drum corps
Tamsqua-Americus Hose company
No. ! and band,
Pittston-Eagle Hose Co. with
drum corps.
AS arranged now the parade will
march in five divisions. In the fifth
division will appear the Danville Fire
department of five companies headed
by Calhoun's s military band, of North.
cumberland and with the Mechanics
vile band and Washington drum corps
oS ouAAAioiS
CHIEF MARSHAL VINCENT
Thomas G. Vincent has been chosen
by the committee as chief marshall of
the parade. As yet the aides have not
been selected nor the line OF march de.
cided upon. The parade will move at
30.
FIGHT FOR 1910 CONVENTION
One Of the features OF the conven-
tion will be the fight that will be
made for the next convention. Shenan-
doah will make try to secure the
1910 meeting, sending two companies
to Danyille for that purpose. These
will arrive with their bands early in
the week, probably on Tuesday 1t is
rumored that Dunmore and Carbon
dale, also. will be out for the next con-
vention. Other contests that will af-
ford excitement during the iweek will
be the rivalry among the prominent
members Of the association for cleo
tion TO the different Offices.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS.
Over 300 members of the ASSIMILATION