The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-03-02
FIREMEN PAY TRIBUTE
TO WORTHY MEMBER
Charles n. Anderson, Who Is Soon
to Leave City, Guest of Honor
at a Banquet.

h4eetiHS VI VIC "aAohae
: IRE department was held Ia tn
. flremens club rooms at the city hal
FRIDAY night to pay honor to one 0
the Oldest members of the organiza
ton in point OF service and to
Mighty esteemed citizen of Waxaha
chic who is soon to take up his resi-
S denee in city in a neighborin
l state.
The guest of honor on this occasion
was G. N. Anderson, a genial, goo
: natured, whole-souled fellow, VIII,
: grew up with the town. It was al
: occasion in which Joy and sadness
) were mingled. 1t was sad because
} the members of the department re
: allied they We're soon to lose The
counsel and eompanionship of one Of
their most faithful co-workers IN
fighting the fire fiend and it was 6
deilght to hear the many expressions
OF confidence and esteem in which
Mt. Ahuersoh was heid ny al WIN
"hom ne mas been associated SO
many years.
mere are only I'VE surviving
| iiieiioets ol tue chaftef ofsdhi1a-
tlon OF the IRE department. Ihese
are T. Z. Davenport, now water su-
perintendent; e. p. Hawkins, Frank
Hopson, I Mincer and Mr. Ander-
son. Mr.. Mincer still retains his
man bersbin in tho danartment but
ia now a citizen of DALLAS
cutie pouaJ xui,t;an 80 az da
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Hancock said this occasion was sad
because the department was about
TO lose a man who had endeared
himself not only to all the firemen,
hut to the citizens in general Tor ms
4 iaathIulhess 70 onty ana for the
great NUMBER OF times ne had rlsKeo
ms HE IN the protection CT hVes ano
property against the raVagihs
flames.
Mayor Prince ADDED MS testimoh-
lal by saying an the members OF the
cry council appreciated the laith-
Iulhess OF Mr. ANDERSON as lire
nghtef' ana that they regretted 70
lose MIN ms presence anu counsel
Mayor Prince sald Woula De missed
lie wished tor MN ana ms 1aihliY
heaith ana happiness IN thelr ne"
nome.
Il. +. Hawklns, one OF the i've re-
naming charter members, sara
The five OF us nave stood togethes
about tWenty-eight or thrty years
| regret very much to see Mr.Ander-
son leave. and wish for him all the
success than can come to fello"
citizen,
Frank Hopson, another charter
member and one OF the engineers
ever since the nrst engine was par-
chased, SAID that all the members Oh
the department would miss Mr. an
derson and they regretted TO see am
leave,
r. r davenport water supea IN.
tendent ana TOR many years chiel u
the department tola Oh no" tnes
mad fought tlfes tosethef Tor t"ei-
lynne years ana salo ne was soi
ry 10 see MT Anderson leaNe'
S. J.. Spalding sald II was inipos-
sible Tor MN TO express MS leelihea'
but ne was glad TO nave some part ~
1 paying WOfthy tribute 70 uesei v