The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-02
GREAT NECK FINDS
It HAS NO HORSES
FOR FIRE ENGINES
So What Does II Do but Get
the Legislature Busy to Fl
nance Motor Truck.
THEN ELECTS OFFICERS.
Officials Hereinafter Named,
but Research Fails to Dis
close the High Private.
ESPECIAL 70 Ths Evening wosld.l

Especial 70 Tns Evening wosld)
GREAT NECK STATION. L. l., Dec.
THE early trains to New York
lacked their usual complement Of COM
muters to-day. The Thomaston sohool
District and contiguous eighborhoods
slept late. The general lethargy was
due to the reception given last night
to Assemblyman Thomas J. Maloney
by the vigilant Engine. Hook and Lad
der Company on the occasion Of his
being elacted a life member for dis
tinguished service to the IRE company
and the community In general.
At the last session Of the Legislature
Mr.. Maloney introduced and backed q
bill to permit towns and villages to
make contracts with incorporated vol
unteer fire companies by which town
taxes could be used for supplying the
companies with apparatus. Out In these
parts the livery horse. which was once
the standby when the vigilants "rolled'
10 fire, has practically become ex.
tlnct. The motor cab champs ITS rad..
ator as the trains roll in. Thus the
Maloney law gave TO Great Neck and
the Nigilants an opportunity TO get q
motor OF Its own, making It independent
OF Will Gregory. the arrogant local
representative OF the Horse Trust
ard owner OF the only surviving mann
oers OF the species. 30 It 10 said, in
North Hampstead.
MI Maloney. In accepting mem bership
the only life membership ever voted BY
the Vigilants-spoke briefly on the trou.
o.es OF ono who tries to be quiet though
honest In politics. He told how one
william sulzer, recently Governor, At.
tempted to trade a signature to the
Maloney-Visilant bill for Mr.. Maloney's
support in the proceedings Immediately
preceding Mr.. Suffers impea chment. Mr..
Maloney failed OF denomination because
OF his vote To-" impeachment, and a Re-
publican was elected. But ever since
the trial ended everybody has been step
ping on his own toes trying to show the
Assemblyman what . wise, foresightsd
person he lie.
John J. Hughes. former foreman and
recently elected Deputy Chief Of the
Great Neck Thomaston Water District
ing with a magnificent silver and gilt
trumpet. suitably engraved and decor
ated with a bouquet OF chrysanthe-
NUNS. with which he was instructed
to placate Mrs. Hughes at whatever
hour this morning he arrived homo.
The presentation speech was made by
the retiring President. James p. March.
OFFICERS ouTNUMeER THE PR.
YATES, As Is USUAL.
The following officers were elected:
Foreman, Frank Kirkman Of Great Neck
Station: Assistant Foreman, J. Mander
OF Great Neck villa; Second Assistant
Foreman. John Robinson OF Great Neck
Station: President, Lindsay Denison Of
Great Neck Hills; Vice-President. How
ard J. Fry OF Great Neck Hills: Treas
urer. Charles F. Dillon Of Great Neck
villa; Recording Secretary. Joseph Nor
ris OF Great Neck Station; Financial
Secretary. Joseph Kirkman Of Great
Neck Station.
The only dissension Of the gathering
was caused when Charles Foster refused
to succeed himself as financial secretary
An once. as he pointed out, which en-
tails much work and no pleasurable
excitement. Trustee Roger Allen pied god
himself TO catch and bring In ten new
members from Kensington and the Great
Neck Estatea and assured Mr.. Foster
that within two months one OF the new
corners could he stung with the unwe!-
come office. Mr.. Foster has heard that
sort OF talk for three long years and
declined.
Joseph Kirkman, tho retiring assist
ant foreman. leaped into the breach
and took the Job. making the stipula-
ton that he would resign In two months
unless Trustee Allen made good on his
goat catching enterprise.
The Hon. Hen Comm also spoke.