Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-25
YORK FIREMEN
SAYFAREWELL
Pennsylvania OlunteerS Spend
Pleasant Day on the River
Despite InCIementWeathe
FRIENDSHIP AS HOSTESTAB-
LISHES HOSPITALITY RECORD

The seventy-three members OF the
Union Fire Company, OF York, Pa,
who had been two-day guests of the
Friendship Fire Company. of this city.
moved on to Chester last night with
happy recollections Of their brief visit
here They are due for entertain
ment in the neighboring city today,
and from there go to Allentown, Potts
town and Phoenixville. arriving home
on Saturday. If they are treated more
Hospitality in the remaining cities Of
their itinerary than they were here,
the volunteer fire fighters of those
cities will have to go some" to use
the language of one of the visitors
while here yesterday.
The last day of the Union laddies
here was far from pleasant from a
weather viewpoint 1T rained and
The wind was never weary" but de-
spite the inclemency Of the elements
while the visitors We're on the river
In the steamer Springfield the char
was proof that behind the clouds
Is the sun still shining II was one
Jolly round of pleasure from $50
o'clock until the steamer touched the
wharf again at 245 o'clock Then a
tight-hearted crowd OF as gentlemanly
visiting fire fighters as ever graced
the city by their presence marched
through a binding rain storm to the
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their host and later continued their
hve-day frolic
Henry NJ. Lang, president and
Lewis Hartman chairman of the
Friendship Company, broke all local
records in entertainment of visiting
hremen on the occasion. the climax
coming with the river ride The rain
prevented stops at Fort Delaware and
Fort Mott, as had been intended. but
If there was any disappointment be-
cause Of the fact. the visitors did not
show It. Surely there was enough
JOY aboard the boat to make up for
that lost by the failure to visit the
river Notifications. III. J.. Nickoll,
who was in charge of the visitors. ex-
pressed himself as delighted with all
the entertainment provided, and MIR.
Lang was as much pleased over the
satisfaction of knowing that the
Friendship Company had done its best.
Even the York City Band. with
Christopher Showalter as director,
played SHOULD Aud Acquaintance
in something like funeral time when
the time came to separate. The visiting
fremen We're: II. l.. Nickoll. foreman;
James Peeling. S. S. Carmony, M.
A Wilhelm, Wiley Grim. Benjamin
larst George Wilmer. Sr.. Harry ID.
man. Aaron Pietry. William Small,
Fry, J. ID Welsh, George Rein
tt Curtis Shaherg, Robert Will
jr., Luther Billet, George Sny-
.rt Or. w w. Wogan, Stephen Pro-
D. George Mayors. Henry Katt-
Samuel Dennis. George Gahring.
Oh Welsch, Robert Williams. Sr..
r. Saylor, Charles Neater, John
We. Howard Lehr. Harry Lehr,
Frank Long, Lewis lckes. John He'll
der, Harry Wilt, William Groh, Max
Gohn. Charles Ruth. Richard Brock
err David Ilgenfritz, Edward Ilgen-
fritz, Walter Cummins, Fred Scho-
berly, Harry Rose, Joseph s. Hartman,
Fritz Wisatzkey, George Wilmer. Jr
Walter Welsh. John Nease, Herbert
Nuhtcf hAutit NAdllhtMrf Andlltb EIlc-
weller, Emanuel Kranich. Edward
Rudy. Henry Miller. Charles Smith.
William Beatey. Thomas Myers. b. r
Ruth. Otis Steinenger. Robert Arm
priester. Hugh Mccall. Hay Lonius
Emanuel Seitz. ID. v Doyle. Charles
Starr, Samuel Gladfelter Henry STEM
gers Harry Meyers. John Buttaroff,
Daniel Pietry, Norman Diehl. John
Griffith.
Members OF the York city band on
the trip were: Christopher Showal-
ter, leader; Riley Moue, Joseph Little
Harry Strayer Chester Young, JOS
eph Livingstone, Dallas Minnick.
George Kunkle, J. A. Ginrich. Charles
Fickus, Truman Heck, Albert Loucks.
Huston Bressler Lester Dietweiler,
William Millen. Mervin Boyer Dam
lei Leightner. +. V. Frey, Mervin
Frey, Joseph Cubertson
Officers in charge of the Springfield.
OF the Delaware River Transportation
Company were; Captain Harry Trout,
Pilot Peter Straugh, Chief Engineer
John Moloneux and Mate J. NJ. Mac
Donald