Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-25
F|REMEN OPPOSE
VAMPS' PLAN OF
DIVIDING FUND
State Association Delegates Re-
solve to Fight to Last Ditch
for Reserve.

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 25.-
Charges from forces friendly to the
Exempt Firemens Association of the
state. that the annual convention of
the New Jersey Firemen's Associa-
ton here is "junket," costing S11,-
800 that might be better devoted to
the widows and orphans, evoked a
storm of Indignation among 1000
delegates, representing 10000 volun-
teer and paid firemen of New Jer-
sey, on the Steel Pier.
The Exempt Firemen's Association
Is fighting for a division of the sur
plus of $1,50O,000 aniassed by the
State Firemens Association. and an
allotment of one-half of the 2 per
cent. tax upon premiums now paid
by all foreign insurance companies
in New Jersey for the maintenance
of firemen injured in the perform
ance of duty and of their widows
and orphans.
VIII Fight New Movement.
Roars of appreciation greeted Presi-
dent e. Bird Spencer's report of how
devious efforts at Trenton last winter
to divide the State associations huge
reserve had been defeated after a
strenuous fight in the closing hours
of the legislative session. and the
State association voted to fight to the
last ditch a movement already on
foot to vest control of the admins
tration of this great fund in the State
department of banking and insur-
ance.
President Spencer said the entire
cost of administration last year, in
GLIDING salaries paid the officers of
all of the 276 local relief associations
in the State, had been but $7,19S. 80,
land he challenged anyone to produce
any record of a private corporation
doing SO large business so economi-
cally. All of the associations re-
ceived a total of 1854 3e6 last year and
disbursed s254,367, of which amount
$4,000 was paid directly to widows
end orphans.
Secretary William Exall, of New
ark, in resenting the junketing charge
of the exempt association, of which
there are rs in the State, chiefly in
Hudson county, asserted warmly that
1853 of the 276 associations in the State
Firemen's Association are composed
of volunteers, who receive little or no
compensation and buy their uniforms
and frequently their apparatus.
Administration forces were i'm con-
troll of the big meeting and President
Spencer was reelected for his thirty
seventh consecutive term. Other Off
GERS were chosen as follows:
Vice-presidents, first district, VIII.
lam Eldridge, Salem second district
]. P. Saar, Palmyra third district,
Jesse Lawrence, jr., Highlands;
fourth district, Chief Willard Henry,
Raritan: fifth district, Fred A. Trow-
bridge, Morristown; sixth district, j.
J. Coleman, Hamburg; seventh dis
trict, John Kennel, Passaic; eighth
district, Chief George Koeber, Bloom
field; ninth district, G. l.. Mitchell,
East Orange: tenth district, CHEZ
Theodore s. Farrand, Verona; elev-
enth district, Thomas B. Mckee, Wee
hawken: twelfth district, John w.
Glday, Jersey City.
Secretary, William Exall, Newark;
assistant secretaries, T. Howell john
son. Bloomfield: Evan s. Benners,
Moorestown; financial secretary,
George T. Everett. Hackettstown;
treasurer. John J. Lane. Summit.
Mayor William Riddle, in welcom-
ing the State firemen, asked their CO.
operation in procuring liberal Sunday
legislation and the passage OF law
for tho taxation of unearned lncre-
ment.