Evening journal., 1910-12-16

subject. Volunteer Fircmen.' with
such feeling. al times, that some Of the
firemen were visibly effected He re-
ferred to their work and the quail
ties that go to make up a volunteer
fireman. He, too, referred 10 the
many times that the efforts Of the
volunteer fireman are not appreciated,
but he added. that did not stop the
fireman. He kept right ON and did
his duty without complaint Of critic
ism"
Mr.. Kano is a member of the Water
Witch Company and naturally he had
TO say something about that fire fight
ing body of men. He made the as
sertion that when the company had its
$4,000 new automobile apparatus on
the floor OF it's engine house IL would
be the best equipped fire company in
the country He spoke Of the honor
bestowed on him as chief marshal OF
the firemen's parade, and said that on
that day when he marched down Mar
ket street, az the head of the firemen,
he would not have exchanged places
with the White House or Oyster
Bay" He concluded by expressing
the hope that the present department
would not. in the near future, be re-
placed by a paid department.
"NOOdlesn Makes Merry.
Following MIR. Kane, 1Oastmaster
Lutz introduced the Hon Noodles"
Fagan. Noodles" Immediately got
busy at about the rate Of $50 words
per minute, and for more than an hour
he handed out a bunch of rapid ere
talk that greatly amused those pres
ent. .,
At times Noodles" would impart
some advice which Il would be wen
for those interested IN the city TO fol-
low. In referring TO the mayors
! remarks relative to Wilmington as a
manufacturing city, Noodles said
he noticed that there was one thing
missing. and that was noise. Ito
made his hearers laugh by remarluug
you know that the axle that makes
the most noise gets the grease
He urged that signs easily read in
the day and lighted with electricity at
night be erected at railroad stations
and at boat wharves liAaring the IN
sc'iption "See Il You Can't Buy IL IN
Milmirgto He said these signs
would be read by the shoppers that
g. to Philadelphia and might do much
good.
The speaker said he had addressed
/ 1000 school children so far this year
and had seen many high schools, but
/ thought Wilmington had one OF the
best in the country.
Tho dinner concluded with the most
pleasing feature Of the evening, the
/ presentation by the association to the
4 officers. of gold medals in appreciation
OF their work The presentations
were made by Mayor Spruance. and
those who received the medals were
Robert c. Porter, president; Dennis
Harrington, vice-president; NJ. IT,
Cannon, secretary; William f. Lutz
treasurer, and Edward +. Kane. chief
marshal.
The committee that arranged last
evenings affair was comprised of
Dennis $. Shields, chairman; John j
McGoldrick, secretary; William J.
Lutz. treasurer; E. l.. Curren, Martin
4 V. Farrell. James Barr, William Ros'
sitter, William l.. Hahn, James Nc
Mahon
Among those present We're. Mayor
| Spruance President OF Council James
l.. Banning. Charles X. Lloyd. John
J. McGOvern, George McGovern, Rich
ard G. McMullln, Michael Conway
Robert c. Porter, W. J. Lutz. Daniel
P. DuRoss, Walter Rash, S. II. Ben
! son, Jr., II. G. Taylor, T. A. Higgins
! George l.. Bilderback. ID. J. Har ing.
ton, z. r. Kane, NJ. r. Cannon. Simon
+ +. Moran, George W. Gibeson, William
5 L. Lewis, John Clark, William ]. May