The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
OPENING EVENTS
IN TOURNAMENT

Fayetteville C. July - After
re-eiec;lng James u McNeiN president
for the twenty-se time. ana \ IL
Boyden nrst vice. president Tor hts
ninth term. choosing l.. l. Clark, Of
Southern Pines. for second vice-pres-
ident, to succeed " Orr. OF Charlotte.
and re-elccting all other officials. and
selecting Wilmington as It's next meet
ing place. tho Nolih Carolina state
Firemcn's Association jwonty-nttn
annual convention came TO an end al
midnight last mig The other officers
re-clected were as follows Secretary,
j. l. Miller of Concord r. c. Taylor.
Of Winston Salem. treasurer. and NJ :.
Davis. of Lousburs statist!cisn.
= feature Of the night session vas
the unanimous decision 10 pay TO the
city neXt entertaining the association
at its annual convention $500 TO be
used in defrayins the expenses OF en-
tcrtainmcnt This was al President
McNoills suggestion This VIII ena BILE
some smaller towns 10 hereafter enter
tain tho convention. the matter OF eX-
perso involved having heretofore pre-
cluded the possibility Various papers
were read and discussed, and all the
delegates evinccd an unusual interest
Tournament Events.
Entering as the last starter in field
OF fifteen. with three teams tied for
,ho lead. Newhern Company no /. tho
winners OF the same event last year,
Won the feature OF the card. Che state
horsc hose wagon race. at The North
Carolina Iircmen's tournament to-day
IN 33 80 seconds. clipping threc-hfths
OF second from the time Of the three
preceding leaders Raleigh Rescue.
Newbern Fourth Ward aud the Capital
Hose Compauy OF Raleigh which all
,icl AZ 3i Seconds HAT. The Casweli-
i\.nstou Company team was next with
3i l-5
the STATE hand reel contest, $50
yards wAs Won ov the Chapel hui team
in - seconds Chestnut Hill. Of High
Point took second place with % 10.
salon third in - is. and Cannomville
fourth, will 20 seconds nat,
Chestnut iiill OF High Point took
first money n the grab rccl. which was
marked ov ,iose finishes. ia tn time
Of is secon-- salem won second Mace.
its time being ome-nfth OF second
slower THAN High Point. Chapel Hin
was tnror niths OF second behind
salem
inc first t0urnament day was opened
/ "iih erau4 nremen's and Moral pa
rado. Nineteen horse hose wagons. SIN
reel teams fwo -team ire engines one
aut"mo"ii fItD truck and about a
score OF saN decorated motor car
h'ais we've u ne procession in add
/ zion 10 'arias4s containing d!s,n.
suisnsd cItilrHs and fire chiefs TWEEN
N-n'e iH'Ha horses which later ran
in the horse hose events, oaparisoncd
ln in' 'lof 90 their teams were LED
. ln in' cAFal af which wound It's way
/ ,Hf"'t. 'N FOUR principal streets OF
Amons in ac winning noats ana
N'ul'i's N"f Miss Blanche rohrnton g
motor car decorated as n yellow char
ln' "iih "niie Wings. containing MISS
"u'ni"i a. T Pembcrton, Mrs
' y nf"r"1ol and Mrs s. " Cooper.
ana int' Pop NJ Andrew II Ayrcs. the
8 n,tin'turo Hok ana ladder truck OF
master li.f'r' aud Ralph Lnttcrsah.
m l"in H Charles Mclao. Hugh
i1ri sof a1l ohm ilnsiSc.
ihe 'ro los awarded prizes were
'N".' oi Dc Company Newborn
''ls''i ''' shore. Souihsido. Slim
mead city 'nycttovilc.
Nlns''n Hnl concord