The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-01-20
FIREAEN'S BANQUET.
ANNUAL MEETING and ELECTION OF
OFFICERS OF THE WESTMINSTER
FIRE COMPANY.
Large Crowd, Speaking, Reading OF
Annual Report, &c.---OfficefS
Elected by Other Companies.

The big jackson Day celebration i'm
Baltimore on Tuesday evening was
reported to be a large affair and a
success. The Westminster Fire
Company's annual banquet on We'd
nesday evening was a grand success
also, IL they did not have a few or the
trimmings that decorated the sides
OF each plate like the Baltimore func-
tion. Anyway it did not cost $40 a.
plate, but was enjoyed as much as IL
II cost ten spot
The meeting opened about o'clock
with the reading of the annual report
by the assistant secretary. followed
6y the election Of officers, who are as
follows:
The following officers were elected
President, VI. John Lynch; first vice
president, j. Pearre Wantz; second vice
president, VIM. N. Keefer; chief, Meade
Ohler; assistant chief, j.. Leonard
Shaeffer; secretary and treasurer,
Harry B. Hoffacker; assistant secre-
tary and treasurer, Denton Gehr: fore
man trucks, Harry Cootes; assistant
foreman trucks, John ID. Biehl; fore
man reels, Harry K Shaeffer; assist
ant foreman reels, z o. Diffendal;
librarian, Luther <. Wimert; marshal,
John I'll. Mitten; assistant marshal.
Harry @. Hesson.
The next on the program was the
banquet. The active and honorary
members at the invitation of the gen.
1al marshal, Jno. II. Mitten, to retire
to the first floor where banquet was
awaiting them. When all was In
readiness Father Mallon asked the
/ hloccinO anl on
enjoyed the oysters, raw fried and
stewed; turkey, ham, celery, pickles,
coffee, cigars, &c, prepared by ban
quet committee, consisting of Will
lam Frank Thomas, chairman; Harry
Didwell Fowble, John Gloyd Diffendal,
Joseph Hahn, William Jabez Utz, and
William r. Anders.
After all had eaten they were asked
to assemble in the meeting room,
where a number Of addresses were
made.
The Westminster orchestra was
present and rendered a number OF
their favorite selections, which were
appreciated and enjoyed.
The following had charge of the
supper arrangements:
Kitchen-Harry Cootes and J., Gloyd
Diffendal. .
4 0CENlA6 IOOLl-ku6duG OulOI, EfUE-
ence Little, VIM. Keefer. Charles Hun
ter and Harry ID. Fowble.
| Carvers-Jno. NJ. Roberts, o. ID. Gil
bert and VIM. n. Anders.
Waiters-Joseph Hahn, head wait
er; Arthur j. Arbaugh, William J. Utz,
Luther Weimert, Harry Thomson,
Clarence Stoner, George F. Eckenrode,
Philip Flater, Harry Schweigart,
Charles Cootes. Herbert Morgan, J. d.
Crowl and E. 0. Diffendal. ga
| At regular meeting of the Taney-
town Volunteer Fire Company held on
January 5, the following officers were
elected for the year, 1911 President,
Chas. q. Fuss; vice president, b. g.
Miller; secretary, ". B. Hagan; treas
urer, Jno. s. Fink; foreman, Robert ".
Mckinney; first assistant foreman,
Chas. q. Fuss; second assistant fore
man, ii. 8. Hill, third assistant fore
man, ID. o. Miller; plugmen, O. II. Shoe
maker, Jno. 8. Fink, VIM. fl. Erb and
Emanuel Harner; nozzlemen, Edward
Classon, N. Fl. Bowers, Walter Bowers,
VIM. =. Burke and $. White Plank;
axemen, Harry G. Hawk, John s. Bow
ers, Jas B. Gait and Milton A. KoonS;
hose directors, Or. G. Birnie, Geo. III.
Birnie, Or. T. H. Seiss, Chas. a. Elliott
and James III. Reindollar; reelmeE, JOG.
Fink and Frank X. Kuhns; laddermen,
Sherman Gilds, Levi @. Reid, Willis
Nusbaum and Robert Gait.
AT the regular monthly meeting OF
the Hampstead Fire Company, Jauu-
Rry 9Th, they elected the following Off,
GERS for the ensuing year: President,
III. O. Schnell: Chief, @. III. Sapp; ag-
gistant Chief, Howard Patterson; Re
cording Secretary, Edw. G. Upton;
Assistant Recording Secretary, Frank
B. Snyder; Treasurer, r. Blaine Muir
Switzer; Financial Secretary, u. wv.
Turner; Board OF Managers, Or. u. nj.
Bush, John w. Kelbaugh, 9. w. Cooper,
r. a. Rineman, John u. Lester, John
vi. Bush.
The Glyndon Volunteer Fire Com-
pany elected the following officers for
the ensuing year last week Lester II.
Wheeler, president; G. II. Grouse, first
vice president; Geo. Arndt, second vice
president; c. Howard Whittle, record
ing secretary; J. Howard Rollinger,
assistant recording secretary; II. Reese
Arnold, treasurer; Chas. =. SentZ,
chief foreman; Vienna Brilliant, fret
assistant foreman; David Danner, see
ond assistant foreman; Geo. Brother
ton, marshal; ]. e. Bollinger, assist
ant, marshal, and Fl. 2. Baublitz, at
tendant MIR. Chas. r. McNeal, the re-
firing president, was congratulated
upon his efficient service