The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-08
PROGRAM FOR
FIREMEN'S FETE
IS ANNOUNCED
Four Days of Entertainment In
Store for Departments

The program for the Upper PENN
sula Firemen's tournament, TO open
in Ishpemng "Wednesday next, copies
of which have been received here,
guarantee four eventful days for tho
flremen. The attendance will be the
largest on record as practically every
fire chief in the association has writ
ten that his department will be rep
resented. In many instances the en-
tire membership has planned to come.
A number of the chefs have expressed
their approval OF the abandonment OF
the old style flremen's races The pro-
the firemen in tn practical work, and
they will not require extensive train
ing, as the several teams will ride to
the point where the coupling is to be
done.
Chief Explains Contests.
The following letter, explaining the
contests, has been received here from
Chief Lacey of the Ishpeming depart
ment:
During the Upper Peninsula Fire
mems association tournament and re-
union we will have on exhibition sew
eral pieces OF auto apparatus and 1t
has been decided by the committee to
use these pieces to conduct series OF
contests, which will take te place OF
the regulation style of races hereto
fore given at all tournaments. The
object in making the change from
races to contests is to give the differ
ent departments represented an OPP
portunity to show the skill of is mem
bers in some form of actual work en-
countered by every fireman in actual
service. Each department will be rep
resented by a contest team, the MEM
bers of which will be selected In the
following manner:
1.-The names Of members OF each de-
partment in attendance at the tour
nament will be placed in a box, desig-
mated for that particular department
to which such members belong. The
committee will then draw ten names
from said box. and such names will
represent that department and Will be
known as the contest team for that
department. Each department can, in
their own discretion, use all of the ten
men as they see fit. in either or both
of the contests.
"The different contest teams will be
expected to compete for prizes accord
ing to the following rules:
Contest Auto truck will leave
No. fire hall at tap Of hell, with con-
test team aboard Make run to hy-
drant designated by committee. Lay
100 feet of hose, connect toh ydrant
break coupling, put on pipe, and lay
100 feet of hose, connect to hydrant
break coupling and put on pipe. All
couplings to be made three threads.
Contest Auto truck will leave
No. fire hall at tap of bell with con-
test team aboard. Make run by hy-
drant designated by committee. Lay
100 feet OF hose, connect to hydrant,
connect to nozzle, raise ladder to
building, send man to roof with hose
and nozzle. Contest ends when man
with nozzle reaches roof ridge.
ut is the desire of the committee
that, upon the receipt Of this circular
describing contests and rules, each de-
partment will decide to enter the con-
tests. In this manner the tournament
will be q success for all practical fire.
men. The contests will be given UNI
der the direct supervision of the execu-
tive committee Of the Upper Peninsula
Firemen's association.
Liberal prizes will be awarded for
each contest. the amount Of which will
be decided later by the executive COM
mittee."
Continuous Entertainment.
From the opening to the close of the
tournament there will be practically
continuous entertainment. The fire.
men will arrive in Ishpeming on reg
ular and special trains Wednesday
morning. At 1890 o'clock that morn
ing there will be n balloon ascension.
An automobile parade will take place
at 1 o'clock and the firemen's parade
will he held at three. Mayor G. c..
Barnett will deliver the address OF
welcome Immediately after the parade
The response will be by Ernest Doer
Of Ironwood. president of the associa-
ton, and II. O. Young of Ishpeming,
will give short address.
Banquet in the Evening.
The annual convention will be held
at 3 o'clock and at 9 o'clock there will
be dance. and the officers of the as
ISOLATION and delegates will be tender
ed banquet at 10 o'clock. Covers will
he laid for 100. The banquet, which
will be the first one ever given dele
gates to an upper peninsula firemen's
tournament, will he an elaborate ar
fair.
Thursdays amusements will open
with the firemens contests at 9 o'clock.
A balloon ascension will take place at
I1:15 and there will he an auto ride for
all firemen nj 80. during the course