Evening journal., 1910-08-26
FIREMEN READY
FOR THEIR PARADE
Ask Citizens to Help in Max
ing Celebration a
Success
CHIEF MARSHALL
NAMES HIS AIDES


AT the meeting of the Wilmington
Volunteer Firemen's Association, held
in the quarters of the Union Fire
Company last night, it was decided
to ask the citizens of Wilmington to
contribute toward making the pro-
posed firemen's convention of October
9th, in this city, a success.
The following circular letter has
been sent out by the association:
Volunteer Firemens Association of
Wilmington, Del, Office Of the Chief
Marshal.
Wilmington, Del, Aug. 25, 1910.
Fellow Citizens: You are doubtless
aware that the firemen of Wilmington
are arranging to hold a reunion and
parade in this city on Thursday
October 6, 1910, and It may be barely
possible that you do not know of the
magnitude of this event. 1t is for the
purpose of impressing this fact upon
you, and the necessity for each cit
izen and business man to render what
aid he can toward the successful
accomplishment of this enterprise,
that l am taking the liberty of pre-
senting the facts of the matter for
your consideration.
Judging by the experience of other
cities on similar occasions, a very
conservative estimate of the number
of men who will participate in this
parade, and other visitors who will
remain in this city for at least three
days, is 10000, and the probabilities
are that this number will be greatly
exceeded. This vast body of men
will spend much money in this city
during their visit, which, of course,
will find its way into the cash regis
ters of Wilmington business men. 1t
was estimated that the visitors to
Reading upon a similar occasion last
year spent upward to a quarter of a
million dollars among merchants in
in that city in a similar space of time.
In addition to this, business men
know better than anyone else, the
value of favorable advertising from
people who have visited their city,
upon their return to their home COM
munities.
In arranging for the entertainment
Of this body of men, local firemen
have contributed to the fullest ex-
tent of their expenses incident to the
affair. This has been contributed
from their personal funds, and none
has been drawn from the treasures
of the various fire companies, which
now receive barely enough from the
city to meet their fixed expenses, and
enable them to give you the efficient
fire protection which is your security
at all times.
Since it is manifestly impossible
for the small number of men who
comprise the fire department to meet
] all this expense from their private
/ funds, 1t is necessary to request the
citizens and business men Of this
city to contribute to the general ex-
pense fund, hence this appeal to your
generosity and civic pride.
You can appreciate this fact better
than ] can tell you, and you can read
lily appreciate the value TO you per-
sonally, from a business standpoint,
of the successful accomplishment of
this undertaking. and, with this In
mind, | urgently request you to make
a contribution for this purpose. in
any amount you may determine
nothing is too large or too small. for
each dollar Qeunts-at as early a date
as is convenient.
Checks should be drawn to the or
der of William j. Lutz, No. 1O7 West
street. Contributions will also be re-
ceived at the offices of the various
newspapers, and prompt acknowledge
ment Will be made.
Thanking you in advance for your
contribution, ] am
Very respectfully,
Edward f. Kane.
Chief Marshal.
p. o. Box SOB.
Many Visitors Coming.
Word was received last evening
that the following out-of-town com
panies would attend the conven-
ton:
Fame, of West Chester; Liberty,
Washington, Reading Hose Compan-
les, OF Reading, Pa; Young Ameri-
can Hose Company, of Poughkeepsie,
n. y; Darby, of Darby; Veteran Vol
unteer b1remen's Association, of Buff
Ialo, \. y; Minquas, of Newport;
Washington, of Coatesville; Good
Willie and Franklin, of Chester; Inde-
pendent, of Portsmouth, Va; Brandy
wine, of Coatesville; Radnor, of
Wayne; West Chester. No. /. of West
Chester; Firemens Active Associa-
ton, of Philadelphia, and the NAL
vern. of Malvern, Pa.
AS the association has issued 50 in.
vitations there is a possibility that
more than half of them will be ac-
cepted.
Assistant Marshals Names.
Chief Marshal Kane announced his
assistants and aides as follows:
Walter j. Mcguire, assistant mar
shall
Hugh McDonough, assistant mar
shall
William J. Lutz, aide to chief mar
shall
John b Simmons, aide to chief mar
William T. Lewis, aide to chief mar
shall
James Logan. aide to chief mar
shall
Harry Bicta. aide to chief mar
shall
John n. Patterson. aide to chief
marshal.