Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-14
meet AGAIN IN
SANTA FE,
1918
Twelfth ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
new MEXICO STATE FIREMEN'S
ASSOCIATION REFLECT P. D. NC.
ElR0Y OF Las VEGAS PRESIDENT
decide TO,SYSTEMATIzE FIRE
FIGHTING THROUGHOUT STATE

nual convention of the New Mexico
State Firemen's aassocation which
was in session today at Firemen's
Hall was the decision to put fire.
lighting in New Mexico on a scientific
basis, using the most up-to-date sys-
tenn in handling the apparatus and in
attacking the blaze.
1t is well known that America DOS
sesses the most proficient fire depart
ment in the world and the volunteer
OF this country are the men of small
cities and towns must look to when
the fire giant runs amuck.
The convention was presided over
by the president of the association, F.
ID. McElroy, of Las Vegas and the
business was transacted with rapidity
in order to allow many of the dele
gates to return home on this after
Moons train.
MEET HERE IN 1913.
Before adjourning the convention
decided to meet in Santa Fe again in
1918. Frank Owen, boosteer for
the ancient city, sought hard to get
the convention to agree to make San
ia Fe a sort of permanent meeting
place, but Las Vegas and Carlsbad
and other delegates opposed the plan.
The officers for the ensuing year
will be P. d. McElroy, of Las Vegas,
president (re-elected); William O.
Wood, of Las Vegas, secretary, and
Thomas P. Delgado of Santa Fe,
treasurer (both holding over); Charles
Whiteman of Roswell was elected |
vice president at large, and NJ R.
Smith was made a member of the
board of control. Mr.. Smith is from
Carlsbad
The firemen devoted much time to
the discussion Of the firemens fund
and passed resolutions endorsing the
action brought by special committee
of McElroy and Frank
Owen, which brought mandamus pro-
,ee0ngs in an effort to compel the
state to pay the firemen's allowance
o the different departments as well as
he widows and orshans' fund to the
GOOD ATTENDANCE.
The firemen began to arrive in the
ity from various parts of the state
& early as yesterday evening and to-
lay every train brought more vol
nteers,' wearing large badges of red
With black letters. Not few more
heir official headkear and their dele
ates attracted more than unusual at
ention.
Among the officials noticed at the
pening of the session at 10 O'Clock
his morning in the Firemen's hall :
Tere P. D. McElroy, president, of Las 9
egas; William O. Wood, secretary, :,
Las Vegas: Thomas P. Delgado, !:
'easurer, of Santa Fe, and several :
including the first of !,
lat office, Charles Whiteman, of Ros. =
ell. :
The directors in control were also :,
resent. These We're George w. Chal =
mt, of Clovis Frank Owen, of Santa :.
e, and Jefferson Hightower, of Por. :,
les. -
THE VISITORS. u
The visiting delegates ana officers NJ
the association attending the con- q,
'ntion were: j. O. Richards and tr
on A. Wlandon, of Artesia; F. C. r
bland and Marshall Parker, of Ala !,
ogordo; M. r. Smith and R. NJ ~
lorne of Carlsbad; G.. w. Chalfront r
d James Anderson of Clovis: Ma.
r F. w. Ilfeld and c.. H. Barly of - -
IS Vegas: Charles Whiteman, of ~
swell; Frank Donahue of Tucum- "
ri; Charles O'Malley, of East Las y
gas, and A. F. Katzenstein and P. er
Ames of Las Cruces. We
The firemen from all over the state OF
re lavish in their praise of the fire ."
partment of Santa Fe, declaring it pe
by all odds the largest and best
tipped in any city the size of the .h'
,ital. Frank Owen and other men, tns
s of the local department showed ~ IL
delegates all over the Firemen's Gal
l and also took them to various Wis
nts of interest in the city. This eee
been an eventful day for u.s." said tua
J of the delegates as he took the .ur
in for Lamy this afternoon, land oe
v that breathe the much advertis- lne
ozone of your high altitude city | eol
realize why so many new homes