The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
FIRE CHIEF. IS
GWEN MEDAt
PRESENTATION MADE BY CAPTAIN
CHARLES r. TAYLOR AT
BOARD MEETING.
FIREMEN ARE DONORS
GIFT A CoHPLETE SURPRISE re
CHIEF JONES. WHO ~ OVER
COME WHEN INSIGNIA
Is PINNED On.

Preferring to besrow token of
praise during life ratner than 40 stre~
flowers after death officers and MEM
bers of the Richmond Fire Depart
ment last night presented Chief w.
ii. JoyneS with a handsomely engraved
medal in the form of the insignia of
his rank. The presentation was an
absolute surprise 10 Chief Joynes. Fhe
Board of Fire Commissioners was
in its regular meeting when Captain
Redwood interrupted to ask If he
night make a small request. About
him were gather other captains and
officers and privates of the depart
ment. Captain Redwood said that
the matter concerned the chief, and
that he had few remarks To make.
The board knew his purpose, bur
Chief Joynes sat silent, and all eyes
turned towards the speaker.
After the opening remarks. Captain
Redwood said The officers and men
of the Richmond Fire Department
desire to present~our chief with a
slight token of love and esteem. not
for Its intrinsic value, but for the
sentiment II expresses" He said that
he was glad the department had not
waited until the chief had answered
his last alarm. when 1t might strew
flowers on his grave, but that 1t had
decided to place bud in his path
way through life. He said that II
was such token as he might pre-
serve through life and hand down to
the generations which might follow
him. He Eaid that the designing
committee had placed on the medal
the insignia of Chief Joynes' rank,
with the emblems of the order (rhe
4a irr ha hAI x-h n G
for It's motto Charity. Justice.
Brotheriy Love and Fidelity all Of
which. said the speaker, the chief
Possesses Then he wished Chief
Joynes long and active career. and
promised that the men would contin-
-ue in their love and esteem of the
man who heads them. He asked Cap
tain Charles F. Taylor. president Of
the board, to make the presentation.
Captain Taylor Responds.
In speech of forcefal eloaaenee
Captain Taylor responded TO the call.
He told Of how he and Chief Joynes
had entered into the service together
IS years ago. the one as a call ma n
in the department.. the other az a
member Of the council and afterwards
of the fire board In ceraIIlng Gen
erals Jackson and Lee. he said that
love and respect for ones chief were
of great import. and he was glad that
the department was so much in ac-
cord with the commissioners in Sc
lecting W. H. Joynes as the head OF
the department. He paid great tri-
butte to Chief Joynes- ability and fear
1essness. and emphasized the fact that
he did not hesitate when in peril of
his life. Then Captain Taylor called
to Chief. JONES TO rise spa pinned the
medal on his breast.
Somewhat overcome. the chief was
hardly able TO reply. He said thar
he was surprised and that il was inn
possible for him TO find words IN
which TO express appreciation Of the
token behind which there were SO
much love and respect. He was saved
from further embarrassment when
someone remembered cigars and Gig
arettes. and all puffed away in silence
for few minutes.
The medal is surmounted with the
head of an elk, with the motto of the
Elks below. In the centre are four
trunptes surrounding shining dia-
mond. and the inscription is Pre-
scented to William III. Joynes by the
officers and members of the Fire De-
partment May s. 1872"
Then the board went on TO its
usual business. N. T. Tyree was ap-
pointed a substitute on probation in
Engine. Company No T.. The foifow-
Ing substitutes were approved. after
having served their probation terms;
". T. Burnley to Engine Company No.
:. and T. O. e. johnson. to Engine
Company No. 1.
The following designations were re-
ceived and accepted. w NJ. Angel.
of Engine Company No and Alex
ander Tingle, OF Engine Company No.
13. .-
T.. q Sr1aftwoud WIFE promoted from
of En- siIaa Com a No 9 N