The citizen., 1914-12-11
FIRE COMPANIES NOMINATE

VIII arc uOI dCllt6 uT6mon seemed 10
be the keynote at the meetings held by
the United and Junior Steam Fire
Engine companies Monday night when the
nomination OF officers took place. TIL ;
meetings were we'll attended.
At the meeting Of the United fire.
men this move to eliminate drones
seemed to be particularly prominent.
Some OF the members urged that only
active flremen be considered as prob
bic officers of the company. The
members responded to the plea.
After about 40 years of active serv-
Ice in some capacity or other with
the United Fire Company, Joseph
Waiting, reputed to be the Oldest act
i've firemen in Frederick, refused nom
ination to office last night. Walling
declined nomination in favor OF some
younger man. He was chief pipeman
Of the company last year..
Walling is fireman of the old
school. He was an active fireman
when the apparatus was pulled by
men. In talking over some past ex-
perienoes Walling related incidents
Of bitter cold weather when men
stood out all night fighting huge fires
He gave a humorous account of the
former battles between flremen of DIFF
ferent companies. Years ago all fires
ended in water battle between the
engine companies.
A large number of applications were
made for membership. The following
committee was appointed by the I'm
tied company for the annual banquet
to be held on the night Of the cleo
ton: William L. Ramsburg, A. s.
Smith, H. 1. Lipps, J. H. Kennedy, N.
A. Bowers; Christmas Tree Commit
tee. H. Kennedy, r. M. Martz, c.
B. Dixon, Charles e. Lipps and George
E. Schell, Charles E. Lipps.
Nominations for the United Engine
Company follow:
President-Robert A. Bennett.
Presidents-Albert s. Brown
du0 w. ~. rllL0T.
Secretary-Albert S. Smith and J.
Harry Kennedy.
-Schaeffer L. Rhoads.
Directors-Samuel H. Hedges, Hen
ry L. Bennett, w. E. Darner, c. H.
Herbert, Charles M. Hagan, Thomas @.
Buckley, o. Leonard Storm, Waiter L.
Rice and George e. Schell.
Financial Secretary-John H. Ben
nett.
Foreman-Wm. L. Ramsburg.
Assistant Foremen-C. B. Dixon and
Guy F. Ruprecht.
Chief Engineer-George Chew.
Assistant Engineers-Henry H. Alb
bott, George H. Wiener, James Bow
ers and Moses Fisher.
Chief Fireman-Thomas Chew and
John H. Young.
Assistant Firemen-John H. Rams
burg, Jr., B. ]. Kennedy, Walter L.
F1autt and Arthur DeLashmutt.
Chief Hose Director-Nelson A.
Bowers.
Assistant Hose Directors-Geo. q.
Martz and Guy Mateny.
Chief Pipeman-Charles Poole.
Assistant Pipemen-James Cannon,
Harling E. Sponseller, Phillip Angus
tus Ford, G. s. Keefer, Guy Stoner,
George Sanders, John A. l. Young, G.
Wilbur Davis, Edgar Miller, Harry N.
Young and Keefer 8. Eyler.
Surgeon-Dr. Ira ]. McCurdy.
Chaplain-The Rev. Thomas Free
man Dixon.
Members Of the Junior Company are
showing much interest in the annual
New Years Eve Ball. which will be
held in the company's ballroom this
year.
The nominations of this company
are as follows:
President-John G. Motter.
Vice-Presidents--I. N. 10y and ].
Daniel Crimmins, and c. B. Croft.
Treasurer. B. Sappington.
Secretary-John Francis Smith.
Investigating Committee-Ira Biser,
P. Rice and Millard F. Lease.
Foreman-George William Shipley.
Assistant Foreman-L. r. Dertz-
baugh and Harry Gilbert.
Chief Engineer-Lewis Bayer.
Assistant Engineer-Charles F.
Shipley, Robert Thomas, Marshall Fo-
gle, c. M. Burras and Raymond 10y.
Firemen-Richard Baer. John Blu
menauer, Richard Bopst, George Loch-
ner, David Freshour and Fred Meis-
ling.
Chief Hose Director-George Biggs.
James Hamilton Davis.
Assistant Hose Directors-George
House, Harry Thompson, Frank Ken
nedy, George C. Groshon, Harry
Bopst and Silas Thomas.
Chief Pipeman-Archie Murray.
Assistant Pipemen-Wilson Baker
Meredith Groshon, G. Haller, William
Poland, Paul Blair, Walter Baker, AL