St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-05-27

CONVENTION
Now in Session at Court
house, Convention Hall.
Program and Routes of the
Parades to Take Place.
List Of Delegates Registered
Up to Noon of Friday.
Hon. Robert C. Wicklife
Telegraphs Good Wishes.

Yesterday brought many from
their beds at an earlier hOur.Ihan
usual in preparation for the recep-
ton of the firemen and their friends.
Unfinished and delayed decorations
were put in place and many minor
details of the last moment called for
hurried execution The reception
committee waited upon the incom-
ing visitors on the morning trains
and badges were distributed to the
delegates and visiting guests. The
bureau of information promised to
be useful adjunct to the preparations
fo1 the convenience of guests, but
it evidently was hot found by the
visitors who were looking for the
pcstoffice, for the kind of letter they
were mailing were "let us take some
thing" :.
The following delegates had reg
istered up to the time we go to press:
VIM. Holmes, (Old BID, Boga-
lusa; L. B. Leblanc, H. C. Ende,
Asst. Chief John Dupuy, Adolp4
Dupuy, Jr., Chief J. A. Hebert, Jr.,
Plaquemine; Secretary VIM. J. Klein
peter, James J. Hook, r. l.. Maners.
r. r. Stone. Gretna; Asst. Chief X,
]. Munich, l.. C. Schneider, Clinton
Ayo, Geo. A. Toups, Men P. Sposito~
Chas. A. Labit, F. II. Gaudet, ]. Hoff-
man, Thibodaux; Chief R. Nef,
Alexander; President J. B. Heaney,
New Orleans; J. I. Hebert, A. S.
Brown, D. Mizzi, Gilbert Kahn, Ope-
lousas; D. w. Wolf, Hammond
Robert White, New Orleans; C. NJ
! Compton, P. f. Broussard, New
Iberia; Chas. Lowe, R. A. TheiF,
Franklin: F. Mouton, E. Mouissetv
DR.. G.. A. Martin, Louis Chaupin,
\ VIM. eraser, F. H. Moulton, A. H.
Sauevoie, Lafayette.
| We go to press before the opening
of the convention, but the following
program was mapped out:
FRIDAY, MAY 26
sac A. M. Reception committee
will assembled to meet all trains
bearing visitors, firemen and dele
gates.
1890 A. M-The guests, officers,
delegates and members will assemble
at courthouse for the opening of the
convention, which will be called to
order by President J. B. Heaney.
II A. M-Invocation by Rev.
Father Jos. Koegerl of st. Peters
Catholic Church. Address of well
come on behalf of town of Coving-
ten, Dr.. F. G. Marrerro. Mayor of
Ccvington. Address on hehalf OF the
local fire department., N. H. Fitz-
Simons, president Covington Fire
mems Association. Response by
President ]. B. Heaney and delegates
OF State Association. Benediction,
Rev. j. M. Williams, pastor Presby-
terian church. Music by Second
Regiment band of New Orleans.
2:30 P. Mall delegates will as
semble in the convention hall. the
parish courthouse, where the regu-
la! order of business will be taken
UP.
8 P. Entertainment. All dele
gates and firemen will assemble a,
; the Air-Dome to attend a special
vaudeville performance, compliment
tary to the state tiremeR, ------.-.--.
SATURDAY, MAY 81.
| $50. A. M-Reception Committee
will meet all trains bearing visiting
2 firemen.
:, 10 A. M.-Convention called tt
| order in convention hall, parish
= courthouse Invocation, Rev. e. A
Repnie, pastor of Christ's Episcopa.
4 church.
t Following topics are assigned fe>
Saturday:
| Should not the insurance com
4 lpanies show a more fraternaf friend
= istip to the fremen of our state?E
Harold A. Noise. New Orleans.
"Do the fire departments give pro
lection other than from fire losses
n Chief VIM. Holmes. Bogaluss, LA.
: What is the most important pro
n lection in a town, police depart
Y ment or a fire department? Hoy
can town be made to provide fo
a volunteer fire department the sam
as a police department." Home Fir
# Company Lafayette.
What relation should exist be
tween the paid firemen and the vol
mteers? Is the State Firemen's As
sociation benefit to the firemen
# How can pension be provided t.
n protect out firemen?" Independen
. Fire Company No. 2, Baton Rouge
''Is the efficiency of fire depart
u rnont affected in any way by the in
). terest manifested by the town counc
d and citizens? How can the member
=, ship of volunteer fire companies b
. best maintained, and can it be don
= without the cooperation of the tow
p council and citizens" JOS B. Lar
e caster, Covington.
d In what different ways can th
II volunteer fire service be made q
v tractive in order to enlist and max
u loyal members of our young men
n Discipline and its advantages? Chic
}: D. w, Wolff, Hammond.
g. The necessity Of fire drills in OF
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