Evening journal., 1913-09-06
NORRlSTOWN
FIREMEN ARE
FAME GUESTS
Spend Day at PennSGrOve
After Night Banquet in
German Hall
DELIGHTED WITH
CITY'S HOSPITALITY

Members Of the Fame Fire Com
pany Of this city introduced forty
members of the Fairmount Hook and
Ladder Company of Norristown. Pa,
to the Delaware style OF hospitality
last evening at a German dinner in
German Hall. The affair was sur
prise to the visitors, who having been
royalty entertained in Chester during
the convention there, thought the linn
It in entertaining had been theirs. This
belief was dissipated last night and
when the reception accorded them
came to a close all declared the Fame
ifiremen were entertainers second to
none.
The reception last night was attend
/ cd by many wives Of the local fire.
men and Of the visitors. Jacob zim-
norman, caterer. himself a fireman,
served the dinner Owing to the ex-
cessive heat the afteR dinner
i speeches customary at such functions
we're dispensed with William ] Lutz,
president Of the Fame Company, made
a few remarks prior TO the dinner.
Following the banquet the band ac-
companylng the flremen played num-
| erous selections and for two hours or
more the flremen we're entertained BY
singing and dancing.
The visitors will leave this evening at
TAO O'Clock over the Pennsylvania rail
road for their homes. They spent today
at Pennsgrove. They left on the ferry
boat Long Beach at 0.l5 o'clock for
pennsuove, where they were entertain
ed at the Hiawatha cottage The fire.
men called on the Pennsgove Fire Com
lpany and many Of the visitors donned
bathing suits and enjoyed a dip in the
river.
On the arrival of the firemen yes
terday afternoon on the o'clock boat
from Chester, they we're met by a re.
ception committee Of the local com.
peny. After greetings had been ex-
changed, the firemen formed into line
and marched ND Fourth ztreet tc
French to Eighth thence 10 the City
Hall. where Mayor Harrison w. Howell
e. eeted them. James c. Lewis. chair
man of the trip committee of the Nor.
ristown Company, responded anc
after three cheers had been given. the
'rcted to the Fame fire
house, where they were welcomed by
William ]. Lutz, president of thr
company Frank K Meyer responded
and thanked their hosts for the pleas
ure Of being their guests.
The remainder of the afternoon wat
devoted 70 sight seeing and headauar
, ters we're established at Gillespie'I
Hotel A short street parade held il
the evening terminated at Germai
Hall.
The women with the visitors ar
Mrs. Frank X Meyer, Mrs. Chris Thur
: am. Mrs. Matthew Magee. and Mrl
4 John Mack. Masters George F. Move
Y and Melville Worrell are also accom-
!, panied the visitors.
, The Fairmount. Engine Compan
] boasts of having six brothers an
3 one nephew of one family in thei
( membership. They are George Girls
dale, president of the company
E James, Johnathan, william, Richar
: and Thomas and the nephew iona
9 than, Jr.
: This morning a delegation Of th
:. visiting fremen visited the Weccaco
r fire house, where the tractor was ez
amined. The Norristown Compan
{ is planning TO place a tractor on II
: hook and ladder apparatus. The
D were pleased with the local apparatu
and enjoyed several rides on the ma
n chine.