Evening journal., 1910-09-09
FIRE REVIEW TO
PROVE PAGENT
Thirty Outside Companies to
Participate in October
Celebration Here
LADDIES ASK CITIZENS
TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS

The regular meeting of the volun-
teer Firemen's Association, held in
the Brandywine company engine house
last night was largely attended by
representatives of the various com
panies in the association. was consid-
cradle business was transacted
Heretofore the association met everv
TWO weeks, but because Of the prox-
unity Of the date of the parade and
the large amount Of work vet to be
done the meetings will be held weekly
hereafter, the next meeting place be-
ing the Weccacoe engine house
II was announced last night that
thirty companies from out of the city
had accepted invitations to participate
In the parade and that forty-two ad-
ditional invitations had been sent out.
A complete list to date of the com
panies which are to attend the tourna-
ment and the companies entertaining
them, follows:
Phoenix, No. 4-Reading Hose. Mar
ion, of Reading; Riley, Of Harrisburg.
and kennett Square, of Kenneth
Square. Pa. Water Witch, No. S.
Neversink, of Reading, Pa; Fame, Of
West Chester Hope. of Atlantic City.
N. J.; Franklin. of Chester; Malvern.
Of Malvern, Pa. Fame. No 6-Min-
quas, of Newport, and Washington, of
Coatesville. Washington, No. p
Washington, of Reading; Young
American. of Poughkeepsie. N. Y;
Columbia. of Allentown, and Veterans
Association, of Baltimore. Md. Wee
oacoe, No. S-Liberty. of Reading; In
dependent, of Portsmouth Va; Vol
unteer Firemen's Association. of
philadelphia, and West Chester. of
West Chester. Liberty, No 9-Taylor
Hose Of Philadelphia Brandywine,
No. 10.-Brandywine, of Coatesville.
! Uniou No. 11-Good VIII, of Chester.
1 and Libery, of Pennsgrove. Indepen-
dence. No. 12-Schuykill. of Reading:
Darby, of Darby; Hanley Hose
Juniors. OF Chester, and Norwood, of
Norwood
With the exception of the Friend
ship and Fame companies all the com
panies in the organization have elect-
ed their division commander, each
Wilmington company parading, head
ing division with their guests The
parade committee distributed the di-
vision flags. which are read and white
with the company's number In large
figures on them.
The division comanders who have
been selected follow:
Edward r. Curran. No 4 Thomas
Cody. No. 5 r. c. Porter. No z: NJ.
]. Maloney. No. s; Michael F. Cannon,
No 9; John F. Maloney, No 10:
James McNally. No. II, and Wilmer
L. Hahn. No. ~.
The remaining companies will elect
their diviscion commanders probably
before the next meeting Of the as
ISOLATION
It was decided to request the VIII
II mipgtop Board--ee -,EsSIssl--s-S - Regest
10 the industries of Wilmington 10
4 close on October and a similar re-
quest will be made Of the Board Of
Education relative to the public
schools
The parade committee has decided
TO start the parade promptly at 230
! o'clock. as Il will take from to 1-2
hours for the line to pass a given
point II may be that some of the
bands will also want to leave the city
early in the evening.
The ways and means committee re-
ported that the total proceeds from
the baseball game recently played.
The finance committee reported that
/ sos had bee receive to date from the
letters sent out appealing for funds.
\ The contributors are as follows
Capelle Hardware Company, S25
Charles Warner Company, s25 David
A. Hay, SIS; Delaware Notion House
$40; Benjamin F. Rawnsley. So,
James NJ Bryan. S5; Miller Brothers
So; n. B. Danforth. IS; Topkis and
Son. IS. Harris Company. 81; Morris
Levy 81; Ignatz Roth. 50; L. A Hill
lersohn, 81 total, S106
THE EVENING JOURNAL will re-
ceive donations in any amount which
will be acknowledged in the columns
of this paper day by day Consider
able money is needed TO defray the
expenses of the celebration. and as
the business men of the city will
benefit by It and the public in general
will see one Of the biggest parades
ever held in Wilmington, both should
contri/lte according to their re-
sources. Any amount will be gladly
accepted by the firemen.