The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-06-12
Streets Thronged With Visitors
Many Fire Companies Attend
Convention =-=ParadeS are
Feature Of Big Demon
StratiOn.
Much Competition for Prizes-A. f. Farall, Laurel
il Elected President of Association Other
Officers Chosen. Homecoming Next
Place Of Meeting.
WESTERN ENTERPRISE FIRE co. WINS HOOK And LADDER RACE

council leading and the Pleasant Val
ley Band about center Of the line fur
nishing music. There we're 56 gaily
decorated automobiles, which paraded
our streets. The cars were elaborate
ly trimmed with flowers, flags and
bright colored bunting.
The prizes awarded to the most
handsomely decorated automobiles
were as follows: First Frank Myers;
second, Herr & Babylon; third, A.
". Moore. The prize for the most
comical one was awarded to t. w.
Mather & Sons. 1t was unique-rep-
resenting huge Maryland terrapin.
The judges were: Daniel v. Hesson,
Thomas Hunt, James B. George, DR..
M ID. Norris and George w Yeiser.
In the evening band concert was
given by the Pleasant Valley Band and
the Arion Band of Frostburg, after
which a boisterous time was enjoyed
by the visiting firemen who paraded in
different costumes and used all kinds
of noisy instruments. During the night
several fake fire alarms were sent in
which put life into everybody.
AT D. m Wednesday the first ses-
sion of the convention was held at
Firemens Building, and the second
session was held Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock.
Grand Firemen's parade
The event of the week, for which
everybody had been waiting, was the
grand parade of fiTemen which came
off yesterday afternoon, forming at 2
O'Clock Every morning train brought
! firemen and visitors from all over the
state, and people from every section
Of the county came to town, thronging
Main street lit was the finest parade
we have ever had here, and aroused
much enthusiasm as it proceeded
through the different streets of the
town, forming in five grad divisions
as follows:
! First division-Mounted Police.
| Chief Marshal, w Frank Thomas
! Aides-Claude Allgire, Charles o.
Clemson, Howard Koontz, Harry
Haines.
Marshal, first division, Jesse 5.
Myers; aides-Jos. l. Matthias, Harry
Hartman, VIM. Cain, Jesse Nusbaum.
I State Board Fire Commissioners In
six carriages.
| Company H. Maryland National
Guards.
! First Regiment Band.
1 Westminster Fire Department.
| Delegation from Taneytown Fire De-
partment.
Delegation from Manchester Fire
Department.
Delegation from Homecoming Fire
Department.
Mayor and City Council in six car
riages.
Officers of Maryland State Fire
mems Association in eight carriages.
Old Veterans of Baltimore in eight
carriages.
Sons of Veterans.
Union Bridge Band.
Union Bridge Fire Department
Cambridge Fire Department.
Second division-Marshall of Sec
ond division, Robert Gist; aides-John
MeGee, Lamotte Smith, Levi Barnes,
Harry Rickel, Charles Roger, J. D.
Kaufman.
st. Mary's Industrial School Band.
Independent Fire Company OF An
napOlis.
Hose Wagon OF Independent Com
pany-
Rescue Hose Company, OF Annapolis.
Automobile Fire Engine
Curtis Bay Band.
Cntris Bay Fire Company
Woman's Auxiliary to Curtis Bay
Fire Company
Water Witch Hook & Ladder COM
pany.
Water Witch Hose Wagon.
Third division-Marshal of third
division, A. G Humbert; aides, NJ. E.
Campbell, Clayton Bell, Frank Leidy.
Grant Kaufman, Thomas Lindsay,
Harry Ditman.
Frostburg Band.
Fristburg Fire Company
Frostburg Hose Company
HyattsviIle Fire Company.
Brooklyn Band
Brooklyn Fire Department.
Raspburg Fire Company
Horsemen.
Fourth division-Marshal Of fourth
division, James Beacham, aides, John
Gait, John Smith, Isaac Rickle, Sling
luff Beacham, Benton Stoner.
Sykesville Band
Sykesville Fire Department.
Sykesville Hook and Ladder Truck
Tri-Town Fire Company.
Hagerstown Drum Corps.
Antietam Fire Company Of Hagers- i
town.
western Enterprise Fire Company
or Hagerstown.
Hose Wagon and delegation from
Dickeysville.
Kaufman Pony as marshall to Boy
Scouts or Westminster.
Boy Scouts of Westminster.
Fifth division-Marshal OF fifth di-
vision, Walter Grumbine; aides, John
Baker, Horace Wildersin, Harry Gel
man, Benz Dorsey. George Grumbine,
Donald Myers.
Emmitsburg Band
Emmitsburg Fire Company.
Hampstead delegation.