Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-10
FIRE CHIEFS GIVEN 2 MILE RIDE
Guests of Chief Stanton They See Chief Points of the City -Od Torrent Engine of 1769 Gives Display-Plan For Mutual Aid For Cities.

The annual spring meeting of the Fire Chiefs Club of Connecticut was held with the president Chief Howard l.. Stanton, at the Central fire station, Monday. Following the business ses- sion which was held at noon in the recreation room at the station. the bal ance of the day was spent in social manner with an auto ride about the city for the chiefs present, numbering about 25 Chief Stanton presided at the meeting, at which the principal business was a discussion of mutual aid, and a plan was proposed for the division of the state into districts for mutual protection in case of a big fire.
 Committee Appointed.
 To assist Chiefs Rufus R. Fancher of New Haven, R. M Dame of New Brit1 ain and George s. Pitt of Middletown, who had previously had the matter un- der consideration, the fire chiefs of Norwich, Putnam, Stamford, Water bury Bridgeport, Danbury and Hart ford were appointed. This committee will report at the fall meeting of the club.
 Responded to Roll Call.
 Chief Stanton welcomed the gather ing, and Secretary R. k Fancher read the roll call the following responding wich; First Vice President D. N. liar ford South Norwalk; Secretary R. R. FancheF, New Haven Treasurer Sam uel c. Snagg, Waterbury; Directors James Nj. Chatfield, Thomaston; H w Parker, Stamford: George S. Pitt Mid dletown Henry B Page, East Haven; John Stanners, New London; w F. Clark Naugatuck Charles A Cam eron, West Haven D. w. Harford South Norwalk; D. B. Mercer, West vile; Edward P. Teed, Stonington: A P. Woodward, Danielson w. B. ThOm \ T TOsA- Britain; Augustus Loomis, Hartford; John Heffernan, Rockville
 A contamination from Vice PreSi- dent c. F. Learned of Willimantic was read, stating that he would arrive later in the day A telegram from Rev. Neil son Poe Carey, formerly of this city and chaplain of ths club stated that he would be unable to attend.
 Former Norwich Chief
 William M Williams, former chief of the local department, was present as the guest of Chief Stanton, and on motion of Chief Pitt was made an hon orary member of the club. MT. Will Hams was the first chief under whom Mir Stanton served in the fire depart Bept Chief Eugene NJ. Beech of Der sJy, Chief Edward P. Coles of Union vile and Chief John F. Donovan of Merden were made members of the or ganization.
 Mutual Aid.
 The matter of mutual aid was brought up by Chief Pitt of Middle town, who told of the appointment of the committee of which he is a, member, at a meeting at Hartford ito further the plan for assistance between cities in cases of big fires. The matter orig mated he said with Commissioner Clark of Hartford. It was voted that the committee composed of Chiefs Fancher, Dame and Pitt be empowered to rep resent the club in the matter with the additions above made. Chief Pitt pro- posed that the state be divided into ditricts as follows:
 Bridgeport center for Fairfield Southport, Westport; Danbury, center for Bethel, New Milford: Hartford center for Bristol, Broad Brook, East HaT+oford Hazardvile, Manchester ATeriden New Britain, New Hartford PlainviIle, Portland, Rockville, South Manchester, Stafford Springs Suffleld,