The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
F1remen Expend SIS, 515 the Past
Year.


Two of the fire companies of this city.
the Juniors and the Uniteds, held their
annual meetings on Monday night, Ian
uary 5th. These meetings are scheduled
for the first Monday night in January Of
each year. and at this time the officers for
the ensuing year are elected. In addi-
/ ton to the election, the reports of the
treasurer are rendered. These give the
receipts and expenditures of the compan-
les during the year, and are also for rec
ord in the City Registers Office Much
interest is attached to the reports
| The Juniors, according to the eport of
Treasurer F. B. Sappington, received
from January I. 1913, to January I, 1914,
$6,99L74. The expenditures were S.
I o52oo, thus leaving a balance of 81
o39 IS. There are a number of bills
remaining unpaid. In the expenditures
are included the payments on the new
apparatus. The new engine house,
which was built during the year, has
been paio for, but this is a separate &C
count. In comparison. the receipts for
1912 were $3,o317I, and the expenditures
were ~, 9o7.2o thus leaving balance of
$34.52
According to the report of Treasurer
Schaffer L. Rhoades submitted to the
members, the Uniteds spent dur
ing the year, s., 664. 38, while the re-
ceipts amounted to $3,o38.oo, thus leav-
ing balance of$374.6I. The year pre-
v1ouS the receipts amounted to $2,451. 20
and the expenditures were 81, 4o5. 81.
The annual meeting Of the Indepen-
dent Hose Company will be held on Fri
d y, January goth. The company meets
to nominate officers on Friday, January
10th.
The meeting of the Juniors YVES held in
the new engine hall, North Market
street. A large number Of members
were present. Ninety votes were cast in
the election and the result was as fol-
lows;
President-Hon. John C. Motter.
Vice-Presidents-L N. Loy J. D.
Crimmins.
Secretary-John Francis Smith.
lreasurer-Frank B. Sappington.
Investigating Committee = NJ. F.
Lease, ThomasaP. Rice, Ira Bser.
Foreman-George William Shiplev
Assistant Foreman-Lewis R. Dertz-
baugh, Harry Gilbert
Chief Engineer-C. Frank Rice
Assistant Engineers-Charles Shipley,
Lewis Bayer, Marshall Fogle, Charles
NJ Burras.
Firemen-Richard Baer. Richard
Bopst, Mehrl Bopst, George Lochner.
Chief Hose Director James H. Da-
Wis.
Assistant Hose Directors George
House, Harry. Thompson, Harry Bopst.
Chief Pipeman-Archie Murray.
nj I
George Bender, Joseph Cramer Frank
Kennedy Roy Shpley, George Lowe,
John Adams, Harry Danner
Chief IruCkman-Robert Conrad.
Assistant Truckmen-Adam Dietrich,
Charles Kephart, Maynard Boone,
Charles Fleming.
Surgeon-Dr William Meredith
! Smith.
Chaplain-Rev Henri l. G.. Kieffer.
Seventeen persons were elected to
membership in the United Company at
the meeting on Monday night, which
was a largely attended and enthusiastic
gathering. Ii was decided to make the
hall much more attractive for the me n
bers, and committee composed Of Will
liam H. Gilbert, J.aHarry Kennedy and
Roscoe B. Rhoades. we're appointed to
| nave charge OF the work.
After the counting of the ballots, the
members were invited to the hall, where
two tables were placed, extending the
entire length of the room and around
these the members were seated and
treated 10 a feast, the menu including
fried oysters, cold ham, pickles, crack
erS, cheese, celery, coffee, etc, and ice
cream and cake
AT the election 81 votes were cast, the
! result beng as follows:
| President-Robert A. Bennett.
Vice Presidents - Judge Glenn H.
Worthington. Albert S Brown.
Secretary-Albert S. Smith.
| Treasurer-Schaeffe L. Rhoads.
Directors-Wiliam f. Filler. Samuel
II. Hedges, Grayson B. Haller, Thomas
G.. Buckley, George Edward Schell +.
| Harry Kennedy, Lewis M. Halter
Financial Secretary-John H. Ben
nett
Foreman-William L. Ramsburg
Assistant Foremen-Iames H. Bowers,
| O. Leonard Storm.
Chief Engineer Moses Fisher.
Assistant Eng;neers-Henry H. Alb
bolt. George II Wiener, James Bowers,
Charles B. Clabaugh.
Chief Fireman-Thomas Chew.
Assistant Firemen- ohn II. Ramsburg,
Jr.. John H Young, Lewis II. Hahn,
Arthur DeIashmutt.
Chief Hose Direclor-Nelson "A. Bow
ers.
Assistant Hose Directors-George
Martz Walter FAINT.
Chief Pipeman-Joseph Waling.
| Assistant demonstrating Sponsel-
Tor, Guy Mateney Harry ]. Walling,
E1dridge Bggs. Charles Poole, George
Saunders, John A, l.. Young. William
Chew, Nelson A. Bowers, Harry N.
Young.
Surgeon-Dr. Ira J. McCurdy.
Chaplain-Rev. DIR. Thomas Freeman
Dixon.
| MaCiatratas Had Rl1su Year