Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-22
FIREMEN TO SHOW
SKILL IN PUBLIC
Morristown Companies Will Re-
spond to General Alarm at
Annual Inspection.
Special to the Evening star.

| special to the Evening star.
YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 22.-Englneer
Wilbur +. Day and First Assistant
| Chief Fred j. Sharrette and Second
Assistant Chief Charles II. Snudden
have completed arrangements for the
annual inspection and parade of the
Morristown fire department. The
! date is Wednesday, October T.
The houses and apparatus will be
inspected by Mayor John j. Todd and
Aldermen Stephen J. Roberts, r.
Ralston Reed, Thomas Wiss, Fred X.
Horsefield, Robert Williamson, Char
| les Raymond Shelley, Dr. Cligord
Mills and Bartholomew Clifford. The
town officials viii. be escorted by the
| chiefs to the various houses and
shown the quarters and machines
The parade will form at two o'clock
on Park place in front of the Jersey
man office. At the head of the line
Will be the board of fire wardens.
Foreman William Leek then the board
of engineers, Chiefs Day, Sharrette
and Snudden; the Dover band; Inde-
pendent Hose company, No. 1, Fore
man c. Franklin Wilson: Resolute
Hook and Ladder company, No. l
AOAtAiAeih -. Md ldlu LAY w aSnlnR-
ton Engine company, No l. Foreman
Charles H. Meslar; Morristown band /:
Humane Engine company, No. 2,
Foreman Watson C. Guerin; First
Ward Hose company, Foreman John
Morris auto apparatus division in
cluding the wardens auto patrol, the
independents chemical engine. the
Resolutes' hook and ladder truck, the
Washlngtons' hose wagon tractor and
steamer, the Humanes' Robinson
pumping engine and the First Wards
nose wagon. The mayor, board of
aldermen ard invited guests will
Drlng up the rear, automobiles carry
ing them.
Morristown is proud Of having the
entire lire department motorized. be-
ing the first volunteer department in
the State to put in motor appara tus
exclusively. In order that Norris
tohlans and their guests may see how
quickly the department can respond
to call for aid Town Electrician
FRANK e. Pierson, after the parade.
VIII turn in general alarm from
box NO. AZ and the apparatus will re-
spond from their respective quarters.
A reviewing stand will be erected on
fark place. opposite Market street,
from which the town. officials and
S"eStS VIII view the parade. The pro-
cesslon will proceed from Park place
10 Speedwell avenue as far as the
West End Hotel, countermarch to
Park place, Morris street, Elm street,
South street to Randolph Military
Academy, countermarch to James
street, thence to Maple avenue, to
MARKET street past the reviewing
stand and disband
The general alarm will bring all the
apparatus past the reviewing stand,
and instead of "unlimbering" at the
box pulled, corner of Park place and
Washington street. the apparatus will
run down South street as far as Mad
ison street. There will be no fire in a
temporary structure this year for
the yamps to extinguish, nor will the
steamer and pumping engine show
their prowess in throwing water.
The chiefs will invite as their guests
for the afternoon the chiefs of nearby
departments, including Hillside Hose
Company, Collinsville, Prudentown,
Morris Plains, Madison. Rockaway,
Chatham, Dover, Summit. Montclair
and Orange. In the evening the COM
panies will regale themselves with
suppers.
The board of engineers will wear
for the first time their new caps,
white with gold bands.