Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-03
F|REMENOF STATE
IN ANNUAL PARADE
Hold Centre of Stage in Asbury
Park Today, Closing the
Carnival.
PRIZES FOR WINNERS IN
SPEED AND EFFICIENCY
Deputy Chief Towey, of New
ark, One of the Judges Tor
State Championships.
,necIal to the Evening star.

Special to the Evening star.
ASBuRY PARK, Sept 3.--fhe last
OF the summer carnival features is on
today with more firemen in town
than ever were here before. The big
event was the parade, in which sew
eral thousand fremen from New Jer-
sey, New York and Pennsylvania took
part.
Judges for the parade, acting With
Mayor William A. Berry, are Deputy
Chief John j. Towey, of the Newark
fire department; r. Frank Appleby,
Matthias Stratton, fire commissioner
Of Newark, and Patrick KerWin, one
of the fire heroes of the New York
DEPARTMENT. The contest officials
are: Judges, John J. Towey Thomas
Martin chief of the Ocean Grove de-
partment: Patrick Kerwin, of the
New York fire department, and Eldon
Wills. chief of the West Grove de-
partment; starters, William r.
OBrien. former chief of the West
Grove department and former chiefs
John h Bennett and Howard ID. lie
Roy, of the Asbury Park department;
timer, Councilman George h. Meyer
Prizes for the parade include the
following:
Best appearing company in line. >.
A. Reeves cup; largest number Of men
in single company A. w. Cornelius
cup; company coming from greatest
distance, Parade A ssociation cup; old
est fireman in uniform In line, chair
best drilled company, vases donated
by G. g. Meyer; Oldest piece of APP
paratus in line, Parade Association
cup; best appearing company in line
among Asbury Park firemen, l.
Frank Appleby cup.
Awards are TO be made In the con
tests as follows:
State championship hose laying COLI
test, open to all, horse drawn, first
prize, silver cup; second prize, silver
cup State championship, motor
driven hose-laying contest, open to
all, first prize, silver cup second,
silver cup; hose laying contest horse
drawn, open to visiting companies,
first prize, silver cup: second. electric
wire-cutters, Hose-laying contest,
motor driven, open to visiting COM
panies, first prize, silver cup, second,
first aid to injured and Red Cross
set. Ladder contest, open to all com
panies, silver loving cup. Steamer
contest, open to all, silver cup. Hose
laying contest, horse drawn, for local
companies, Aymar cup.
The Paraders.
The formation of the parade was as |
follows:
Harry A. Borden. president Fire
mems Parade Association; Colonel |
John w. Aymar, general director; AS
bury Park police department William |
II. Smith commanding; Grand Mar |
shall Milan Ross and his staff, w. c. |
Burroughs, Walter Bamman, NJ l.. |
Sexton, DR.. A. NJ Apologize, J. Otto
Rhome. James d. Carton, b. J..
Smock, Herman Beringer.
First division, on Seventh avenue,
right resting on Main street, line eX-
tending east on Seventh avenue
Band. Toms River fire department,
Deal fire department. Liberty Fire
Company, WhitesVille. band. Union
Fire Company, Morrisvile, Pa; Mon
mouth Beach Fire Company: band,
Volunteer Fire Company, Belmar,
Union Steamer and Hose Company,
Belmar Good VIII Fire Company,
Belmar.
Second division. on Sixth avenue,
right resting on Main street, line ex-
tending east ON Sixth avenue-Drum
corps. Unexcelled Fire Company,
West Grove; Uneeda Fire Company,
West Grove; Enterprise Hose Com
pany: band; Garfield Hose and
Chemical Company. Perth Amboy.
Neversink Fire Company, Neversink;
Washington Engine Company, New
Brunswick
Third division on Sunset avenue.
right resting ON Main street; right
extending east on Sunset avenue
Band. Relief Engine Company, Red
Bank; Independence Engine Com
pany, Red Bank; Washington Engine
Company Ocean Grove; II. II. Stokes
Chemical Company, Ocean Grove;
Eagle Hook and Ladder Company,
Ocean Grove; band Allenhurst fire
department, Bradley Beach Fire
Company Bradley Beach; Pioneer
Fire Company, Bradley Beach Indie.
pendent Fire Company, Bradley
Beach; Chemical Engine and Hose
Company Eatontown.
Fourth division on Fifth avenue,
right resting on Main street line eX-
tending east on Fifth aNenue-Band,
Musconetcong Fire Company. Hamp-
ton; Oceanic Fire Company. Long
Branch; Branchport Hose Company,
Long Branch; Little Silver Fire Com
pany. Little Silver; band, Hibernia
Steam Fire Company. Lambertville;
Union Fire Company Mount Holly;
Chemical Engine Company Summit;
band. Jamesburg Fire Company,
Jamesburg; Liberty Hose Company
No. ,, Keyport; Lincoln Hose Com
pany No. 3. keyport; Active Fire
Company, Avon; Avon Hose Com
pany, Avon.
Fifth division on Fourth avenue
right resting on Main street. line eX-
tending east ON Fourth aVenue-Band,
Asbury Park fire department. chiefs,
ex-chiefs, Wesley Engine and Hose
Company No 1. Neptune Engine and
Hose Company No. .: drum corps.
Independence Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. /. band, A. r. Cook Hose
Company No. 3, North Asbury Park
Engine and Hose Company No. 4,
band Good VIII Hose Company No.
s, Atlantic Hook and Ladder Com
pany No ,, drum corps, Enterprise
Hose Company No. 6.