The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-22
MUCH FUN THIS WEEK.
FIItEMEN HAVE KEYS TO THE
CITY.
The Visitors to Have Things Their
Own Way-Thrcc q amCs OF League
Ball-AutOmobilc Parade.

From The Daily Item, June 20.
The firemen's tournament Is right
on US. Since Friday night the team )
have been arriving, and the men VIII
be pouring in here tonight and to-
morrow.
The first session of the association
will be called to order by President
Louis Behrens at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. After prayer Ivy Rev. j. p.
Marion, Mayor l.. ID. Jennings will
make the address Of welcome, which
will be responded to by President Be
hrens and Chief T. Fraser James, of
Darlington. After organizing the
convention and appointing a commit
ee on credentials the following pa
pers and discussions following will
be taken up:
the State that we may save our peO-
pie high rates of Insurance." by Chief
7. Fraser James, of Darlington, Fire
Hose, the proper care and treatment"
by Chief Wilson, of Florence.
Fire Protection for small towns
and villages, by Chief Dibble, of
Orangeburg. What kind of a fire
alarm system should be installed in
city of 10000 population or less"
by Secretary Harry A. Dargan, of
Greenville.
There will be a discussion Of each
Of these topics by the members of the
convention.
"A matter that will occupy the at
tention of the fire chiefs will be the
status of the legislation passed last
winter, assessing the insurance COM
panies for the support of the fire
companies. and which the insurance
companies are fighting before the
courts. President Behrens will pre-
sent to the members from the differ
ent cities a sample ordinance to be
presented to the various town coun-
ellis, accepting the law, and putting
their fire departments on the foot
ing necessary to enable the town TO
derive benefit from the fund. A.-
There will be no races tomorrow,
but the sessions of the Association are
open to the public and will be held in
the Court House. The captains will
meet tomorrow night and select the
judges, time-keepers and starters.
There will be a morning and after
noon session tomorrow.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
about Z o'clock the Charleston Pom
pier Corps will give an exhibition at
the city hall. The corps will scale the
walls of the city hall with their lad
ders. drawing their ladders up after
them. This will be we'll worth seeing.
and Main street should be packed for
both exhibitions.
The time for the races in the
Greenwood challenge has not yet been
fixed
The Tournament will start off We'd
nesday with a parade of all the fire
apparatus, headed by the city officials
and the band. The parade will start
from the ball grounds promptly at 10
O'Clock, going up Liberty street 70
Harvin, then to Main; thence to War
rem; thence to Washington; thence to
Calhoun, where the parade will dis
band and the contests begin.
On Tuesday afternoon the Automo-
bilists will have a parade beginning at
Main and Liberty streets promptly at
4 O'Clock. All the automobiles in town
are expected to take part in this pa
rade. They will ride over the prin-
cipal streets Of the city and wind up
at the grand stand about 4:3O, when
the contest will begin The first con-
test vii be a quick start, and then q
fuel contest.
At o'clock, Immediately after the
parade Columbia and Macon will play
ball at the base ball park. Admission
90 cents, grand stand 25 cents extra.
Tuesday night there will be a sub
scription dance at the armory hall.
The captains of the several teams
VIII meet in the Court House and for
mulatc rules for the contests and Sc
'ect the judges. Sumter, as host will
not take any part in this, nor will
the local team enter any Of the con-
tests. The other teams have been in
Vltcd here to contest for prize; and
some visiting team must carry of the
prizes.