Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-16
SHAPING THE
PARADE PLANS
City Firemen viii Meet Week
Iy Until Convention Day
Arrives
MORE OUT OF TOWN
FIREMEN ARE INVITED

The first OF the weekly meetings,
which will be held from now on by
the Volunteer Firemens Association,
to perfect arrangements for the big
| firemen's parade and celebration on
/ October 6, was held in the Weccacoe
engine house last night
! Daniel McCuilin, OF the Phoenix
company, was elected member of
the association to fll the vacancy
made by the resignation of Il. Paul
man. John NcGoldrick was selected
division marshall in the place Of
Thomas Coady, OF the Water Witch
company. who is ill.,
The parade committee reported that
the police department had issued the
permit for the parade and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed TO
confer with Chief Of Police Black
relative TO parade matters: Chief
Marshal Edward F. Kane. Fire Chief
Simon Moran and Messrs Moran.
Hahn. McGoldrick, Johnson and
Shields.
II was reported that the George
town Fire Company had not received
an invitation TO participate in the
celebration. but it was stated that the
secretary had extended the invita-
! AARAAs III OAufAf nOMfNtA. " NiUht ruAtr
the secretary was instructed to send
another invitation, this time to the
mayor Of that city. and requesting
him to hand Il to the secretary Of the
fire company.
Mr. Kane announced that there
would be a meeting OF the aids TO
discuss plans for the parade on next
Tuesday night at Fame engine house.
It also Yves reported that President
Horace Wilson, OF the Wilmington
Board of Trade, would take up With
the various industrial establishments
of the city the matter of making Oc-
tober 8. a holiday for the working
man.
Chief Marshal Kane will have cards
printed containing a map OF the
route of parade aud placed I'm tho
hands of each division marshal. Th,
| line of march will move at 2.3l
o'clock The city hall bell will striki
at >, 2.20 and 2.So O'Clock. Al the cou
clusion OF the parade the various VII
e mington companies. with their guestl
rill march probably direct 20 thc'
Respective AAktl1 h6uess
Thomas L. Rafferty, was appointe
division marshal Of Fame Compan.
No. s. The committee of companie
reported that Centreville. Md, ha
been invited to send their fire CON
pany here. and the William Pen
Hose Company. of Philadelphia, an
delegation from Salisbury. Md
would attend.
The treasurer's report stated tina
Z. the fund received from the public
>. through the letters sent out wouls
amount to s5O0. The following arr
new contributions: Wilmington
4 Aerie. No "a. F. o. f., S25; Demo
5 cratic League, SIS; Farmers Bank
=, SIS: Irish-American Association, $40
Ninth Ward Republican Club, $40
2 Bayarian Brewing Company, 800
4 Max Ephraim, S.; ]. Meginnis and /
a Miller, 81 each.
J, The Ogden-Howard Company sent ;
d communication inviting the treasurer
s Of the society TO call upon them fol
:. contribution, which he will do.
= A representative of the Wilmington
e and Philadelphia Traction Compan.
e Was present and offered 10 arch Mar
+ ket street from Front to Eleventh
/ streets with large electric signs spell
4, ing the names of the ten companie
t in the organization The price whicl
,. will be charged per X. W. would be
y cents providing the current was usel
. An estimate of the cost will be sub
l. mitted at the next meeting. Georg
Dunlap of the Philadelphia, who /
u working on the program. was present
'. The advertisements at present amour
m to about 81, ,575 and this Will be adde
h to within a few days. This souveni
m gives promise OF being one Of IN
n, most elaborate publications of II
j, kind ever printed in this city.
G, The treasurer's report for the even
ID ing showed that $685. was turned owe
N to the treasurer.
{ The officers of the organizatio
le we're instructed to procure permaner
E. headquarters in the central part
le the city for their use from now unit
le the day of the parade.
The next meeting Will be held {
p the Washington engine house.