Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-30
VOLUNTEERF|REMEN
To HAVE BIG NIGHT
Staten Island Vamps to be at
Coney Island Saturday Night
at installation.
gpecfal 70 the EVENING NEW


Tottenville, Sept. 3O:-Arrange-
ments are completed for the public
installation of officers of the South
ern New York Firemen's Association
which is to be held at Stauchs Pal
ace Hall, West End, Coney Island,
Saturday evening. This will be the
greatest gathering of volunteer fire.
men and their friends ever held in
this State. Organizations in uni
form are coming from practically
every village, town and city south of
Albany, many of them accompanied
by bands or drum corps. There will
also be large delegations from many
upstate and New Jersey cities. All
the big fellows" among the Volun-
teer firemen will be there. Leading
public officials throughout the State
and principally in the eight southern
counties will be there in large num-
bers-sedate judges, dignified con-
gressmen, senator's, assemblymen,
mayors, presidents, commissioners,
sheriffs, county clerks, registers, al
dermen, etc, to the number of sew
eral hundred have accepted the COM
mittee's invitation. All the firemen
will bring their wives, daughters,
sweethearts and friends. 1t will be
some night.
The exercises will begin at 7
o'clock sharp with the singing of
America" by Victory Hose Com
pany Quartet of Hampstead, accom-
panied by AL Fergoson's Metropoli-
tan Band The assemblage will join
In the singing
President Arthur L. Brasefleld,
who is responsible for this great
gathering of firemen, will deliver
the address of welcome. Then Hon
of the Borough of Brooklyn, will
welcome the "vamps" on behalf of
the City of New York and Borough
of Brooklyn "a suburb of Coney Is
1and). Addresses will also be made
by Hon. John Sells, the new presi
dent of the Firemen's Association of
the State of New York, who is regis
ter of Westchestef county; Hon.
Robert Adamson, fire commissioner
of the City of New York; Hon.
George Cromwell, representing Rich
mond and Rockland counties in the
state senate and who was, for twelve
years, president Of the Borough of
Richmond; and the new president,
Hon James w. Eaton.
Junior Past President Charles J.
Schneider, on behalf of the associa-
tion, will present the retiring presi-
dent, Mr. Braseheld, with very
handsome set of engrossed resolu-
tions. There will also be some vocal
music and a violin solo by Master
Thurber Madison, from the Dam
hG0sfrsefvatory.
Senior Past President Charles M.
Schwalbe, of Richmond, will be the
master of ceremonies and will install
the following officers: James w.
Eaton, president, Suffolk; George Fl.
Schiffmacher, first vice president,
Nassau; Charles F. .O'Donnel, sec
ond vice president, Queens; Joseph
H Downing, secretary, Kings; Philip
Peters, treasurer, Queens.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements, of which William l..
Conner, of Richmond, is chairman,
has arranged to entertain large
number of guests. Arthur L. Brase-
field, the retiring president, who Is
also a Richmond volunteer fireman,
expects to see many from Staten
Island at the affair. Ernest Seehus-
en-, an ex-chief of the North Shore
fiIe department and a trustee of the
State Firemen's Home at Hudson, is
chairman of the floor committee
that will take care of the dancing
that will follow the installation.