The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-13
.F|REMEKS BALL
TO Be BIG EVENT
IN EAST ORANGE
Pension Fund Will Be Increased
Through Reception Next
Tuesday Night.

Prominent officials from the nunfci-
palities surrounding East Orange ksve
accepted invitations to attend n<xt
Tuesday night the third annual ball
and reception of the East Orange IRE
department TO aid the pension fund for
disabled fremen and widows and ~
phans. The affair win take place in
the Woman's Clubhouse, and CONF
mittees have been laboring for weeks
to insure making 1t a success.
The department has given annually
a ball TO enrich the pension fund and
succeeded in attracting the attendance
OF hundreds TO enjoy their hospitality.
and residents of the city who have
been unable to be present rave shown
appreciation OF the fremen's efforts by
purchasing tickets. II is also antici-
pated that h balcony over the big
ballroom will be the gathering point
for many OF the well-known residents
Of the city, and men h ran with the
hose reel in older days.
A special feature this year will be
the elaborate decorations Used in the
ballroom, parlors and rec~eption-room-
A friend of the department who is now
liz wv z u IL ctCtiDn VI 4tCtTdlfdn4
used during the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration In New York has given the
men the group and they will b. used In
the ballroom. Palms viii be banked
on the stage, and a large orchestra.
under direction of Professor Cowan.
will give a promenade concert in the
early part of the evening.
OmciaIs to BE Present
Invitations have been sent to Mayor
Cardwell, who at one time was CON-
nected with the Franklin Hose Com
pany and who always makes it a point
to attend any of the firemen's social
affairs: Chairman Edward s. Pierson
and his colleagues in the City Councils
members of the Fire and Police COM
missions, Recorder Francis A. Mott.
jr., Police Chief James Bell. City Clerk
Lincoln E. Rowley, Tax Collector Louis
McCloud, Water Engineer Arthur A.
Reimer. Secretary William r. Bow
man. of the Health Board: City En-
gineer Frederick A. Reimer. Secretary
William Solotarof, of h Shade Tree
Commission; other officials in the City
Hall and all members of the police de-
partment, and all members of the Fire
mems Mutual Benevolent Association.
together with chiefs and assistant
chiefs in his vicinity.
The pension fund was organized in
August of 1905. The fremen contribute
! per cent. of their salary. the city cons
tributes / per cent. and 1 per cent IL
also received from all foreign insur-
ance. Chief Markwith is president.
Captain Finneran. secretary; Frank r.
Wickes, treasurer. Jerome d. Gedney
is counsel and the trustees are Cap
tain Smalley. Captain Holey, Captain
Finneran and Peter Weber.
Committees in CharEe
be- Charles mckinley, of No. 1 Chemical.
! will b. floor manager, and his assist
ants will be John Shannon. of No I
Truck; George Henry. of No. 2 Chemi-
cal, and James Lawson. of No. !
/ Chemical. Chief william z. Markwith
is general chairman of all the commit
tees. On the various other committees
are the following fremen:
Arrangements, Captain James H
EIlam, chairman; Louis Samuelson.
Henry Mcneil, Henry Dewstoe; music.
Captain James Finneran, chairman:
Captain Willard Smalley. Edward Mo-
Ginley. William Hoffman and John Nc
Giniey: reception, Chief Markwith.
chairman; Assistant Chief John Flynn.
Captain James H. ELAN, Captain
George L. Mitchell, Captain Michael
link, Captain Walter Holey, Captain
william c.. Purdue, Captain Willard
SmalIey, Captain James Finneran.
John Grannon, Michael F. Rogers.
Charles F. Judd, Theodore Francs.
John mckinley, Edward ]. Purdue.
Leonard Dech; entertainment, Thomss
L. Judd. chairman; Charles Rupert,
Peter Weber. Herman Sonnefeld,
Frank Inderweis. william Reister.
Samuel Coen, Nicholas Wahlers. Chess
ter Sanford. Edward link. Peter
Dech and Frank Ford.