Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-20
WATER WITCH GO.
| GUESTS AT ARUNDEL
Volunteer Firemen Presented Check
For $3.50
FOR NEW CHEMICAL TRUCK
Hospitality Dispensed at Arundel-on-
the-Bay Speech Making and
Manifest Good Feeling
Expressed
FOR NEW CHEMICAL TRUCK

LApIcSScu
Some fifteen members OF Water
Witch Hook and Ladder Company of
| the city Volunteer Fire Department
Allof Annapolis by invitation. were
/ guests of the citizens of Arundel-on-
the-Bay Saturday evening.
The company, with their new chem
| ical truck. arrived shortly before
eight o'clock, and upon their ap-
proach to the Civic League Hall,
where the evenings entertainment
was held, there were shrieks from
the siren" whistles, consisting of all
/ the automobile horns at the bayside
/ colony indicative of welcome.
| The handsome new apparatus re-
Gently purchased by the Water Witch
Company, was drawn up before the
hall, and was admired by the many
residents at the bayside colony
The hall, here the firemen were en-
tertained, was beautifully decorated
within and without with United States
flags, large and small bunting flags
being used The chairman of the
committee of ladies appointed for the
entertainment of the firemen, Mrs.
Edwin C. Graham, was ably assisted
by the following committee: Mrs.
Charles A. Mccarthy. Mrs. T. Lincoln
Townsend, Mrs. George Salisbury,
Mrs. j. w. Galloway, Mrs. Arthur Lee
Bosley, Mrs. Gilbert Smith, Mrs. A. B.
| McManus.
These ladies showed good taste in
the decorations, using pine branches,
sprays of bayberry in abundance, and
with great effect, the green serving
as a pleasing background for the flags
that lent an air of patriotism to the
affair. A Maryland flag gave local
color to the attractive decorations.
The hall was brightly lighted and
never presented a more attractive and
pleasing appearance than on Satur-
day night. The firemen guests were
given seats of honor, President Jesse
Fisher and Treasurer Martin Jackson
being assigned seats either side of
, Mayor Thomas W. Smith Mr. E. c.
Graham, Acting Mayor of Arundel-on-
the-Bay during the indisposition of
Mayor Smith, stated the object of the
meeting in a neat little speech. He
told the Water Witch Company of the
appreciation of citizens of Arundel
on-the-Bay for the effort of the fire
men of Annapolis in the fire year
or so ago, that practically wiped out
the bayside colony now rebuilt. Mr..
Graham said with the new chemical
apparatus the citizens felt a greater
security and wished to cooperate
with the firemen He then present
ed the Water Witch Company with
check for $3.50. a gift from Arundel
on-the-Bay residents to the fund to
complete payment on the chemical
truck.
The gift was accepted by Mr.. Jesse
Fisher. President of the Fire Com
pany. who expressed gratitude and
appreciation on the part of himself
and his company for the generous
donation of Arundelites.
Mr.. Fisher told of the willingness
of the firemen to help save life and
property when necessity required,
and he defined the paid and volunteer
firemen, between whom, he said,
there is a marked contrast.
Treasurer and Secretary Jackson
was called upon for speech and he
expressed his complete surprise at
the generosity Of the gift to the Water
Witch Company by the residents OF
Arundel-on-the-Ba He said while
he felt sure some gift in money would
be forthcoming, he was almost over
whelmed at the generous amount
| $3.50. 1t took hard work and long
time to raise this amount in Annapo-
lis.
Speeches were called for and the
| Treasurer of the Commissioners at
Arundel. Mr.. T. Lincoln Townsend,
made little speech, in which he en-
phasized the necessity of the COM
munity feeling. the desire always to
help others, and the abandonment OF
self and selfish motives in members
of a community of this kind.
Secretary to the Commissioners, Mr..
| c. A. Mccarthy, made few pleasing
| remarks. and Mr.. A. j. Corning was
called upon for a speech. and related
a number of anecdotes and witticisms
that at once claimed the undivided
attention of his auditors. He spoke
| in a happy vein of the occasion for
this gathering. and related incidents
of the Arundel-on-theBay fire OF
April. 1916. and of the great Baitl-
more fire some years ago. He COM
plimented the firemen of the Anna
polls Volunteer Department, and said
| il is the volunteer service that counts
every time. At the conclusion of his
4 speech Mr.. Corning received vocifer-
Gus applause.
On the part of the Water Witch,
| that veteran fireman, John Frank.
gave a talk relating his experience
with the Company at the Baltimore
fire years ago, and on other occasions.
AT the close OF the speech-making.
the Star-Spangled Banner was played
on the Grafonola,, while all stood at
tention, and many joined in singing
the chorus.