Evening journal., 1916-02-23
newark FIRENEN At
anniversary Dinner
Twenty-Seventh Year OF
Aetna Company Best In
History Of Organization
REPORT BALANCE
ON HAND OF $4,000

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Feb. 23.-The twenty
seventh anniversary OF the Aetna
Hose Hook and Ladder Company was
celebrated in an appropriate manner
last night, when a banquet WAS held
in the new armory building. which
was attended by a large majority of
the members of the company. The
advance OF the company during the
past few years as related by several
officers sounded like frenzied finance.
-Four years ago il was stated the COM
pany had balance i'm bank of about
S2O2. with very little apparatus. To-
day there is cash balance OF over
$4,000. with about as much more i'm
the building loan and the assets OF
The company. including the new auto
mobile engine purchased two years
ago. totals about $4,000. This cX-
collent showing was made largely
through the street carniNals that tho
fire company has held each summer
for five years. and which Will be re-
pcated the coming summer.
Tho fact thar the celebration fell
on WashingtOn's birthday made Il
doubly appropriate About 75 Of
iho 1875 members were present and
enjoyed the excellent menu prepared
by Walter r. Powell. The menu fol-
lows.
Chmcotcaguc Oysters.
ION the hali-shelll
Soup
potaceoriensa.
Olives. Celery. Pickles
Fish.
Baked Tilefsh with Oysters
Choice of Delaware Turkey With Gran
berry Sauce or Roast Beef.
Mashed Potatoes. Green Peas
Potato Salad
Ice Cream Assorted Cakes.
American Cheese Swiss Cheese.
Coffee. Crackers.
Cigars. Cigarettes.
Dr. Walter II. Steel was toastmaster
and in his Introductory remarks lac re-
ferrcd TO the fact haiti was also the
celebration of the twenty seventh ami
Versary OF the opening of the town
water works in Newark. which WAS the
same year that the fire company organ.
led
s. b. Herdman. president Of the com
pany, who was one of the charter mem
hers. was called ON as the first speaker
lie related some of the early history ol
the company. lie told of what strug
Gle the Grcmen had for a number oI
wears because of lack of funds bul
that the struggle was now apparentl.
ended.
Others who made remarks were; a. J.
neals. treasurer; T. &. Wilson. chici
who predicted great future for th
company, Charles Mcdill ,icc-prosident
Charles Colmery. who predicted nc'
home ON Main street within q shoI
timc. Mayor Joseph ". llossinge
George Griffin Gotlicb Fadcr, Profcssc
Harold T. Tiffany aud Postmaster Lev
N Bowen
Music was furnished by an ORCHESTRA
and during the banquet number of pa
iriotic songs were sung a toast wa
given 10 George Washington, the fathe
of onr country.
The committee that arranged the
banquet consisted of Daniel Thomp
son. chairman; Elmer ] Ellison. Rob
crt J. Grow Charles Medill, G.. p
Durnall aud T.. C.. Wilson. Officers OF
the company are: $. b. Herdman
president; Charles l.. Medill. vice
president; A. l.. Beals, treasurer
Charles Colmery. secretary and H. c.
Wilson. chief. Menu cards containing
names of the various officers and
Worss of patriotic songs were pre-
pared by the Newark Post.
The guests of rhe evening were.
Professor NJ. Van Giesen Smith. Pro
fessor George A. Koerber and William
=. Hayes. Members of the compan,
present we're as follows: Edward
Bailey. G. Heinel. Levi K Bowen
Ralph Barrow A. L. Beals. William
II. Barton. Charles w. Colmery. A
Garfield Colmery. Robert j. Crow. G
]. Durnall. G. W. Clark, John r. Chap
man. J. Pearce Cam. Elmer j. ELI
son. c. y. Ewing. Gotlieb Fader. A
Frank Fader. Ernest Frazer. Eben i
Frazer, Robert S. Gallaher, G.
Grant, William Gregg George w
Griffin. Leslie V. Hin S. b. Ilerdmar
H. c. Herdman. Joseph H. Hossingel
Walter IT. Hilton. Henry Hogan, Rol
ert r. Jones. r. G. Jester, Clarenc
Jester. Jonathan Johnson. W. r. l.,
man. E. w. Lewis. II. NJ Motheral
Charles L. Medill. J. ID. McKeOwar
H. Warner McNeal James A. Mcke
yey. r. Roseby McMullen, John Pill
ing. Thomas Potts. Walter r. Powell
J. H. Roach William Renshaw. III
bert Renshaw. William Ring. Georg
w. Rhodes. DIR. Walter IA. Stee
Charles p Steele, Charles Strahorr
W. r. Singles, John Steel. /. C. She
lender. w. B. Smith. J r. Schultz
Herman Il Tyson. Professor II. 4
Tiffany, Isaac Vansant, Samuel
Wright, Norris S. Worrall, II. Clifior
Wilson, Victor G. Willis. J. Clffor
Willis. Thomas Young. Daniel Stol
and w. 5. Hill.