The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-05-20
FIRE CONVENTION HERE IN AUGUST
PANHANDLE FIRE ASSOCIATION WILL BE HERE AS THE
GUESTS OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT
SEVERAL HUNDRED DELEGATES WILL Be HERE
Lubbock Citizens Should Tender All Service In The Entertainment
OF These Men. Department Wants Some Prizes For
Contests Which VIII Be Engaged In

each department, whose duty il would
be TO examine the construction Of
every building in their cities and
towns, 70 the end that all electric wir-
ing connections and location Of hy-
drants and other water supply be 10
cated?" Assigned 10 Memphis and
Abilene
Topic No. 6-"What would be the
best disposition and method Of pres
ervation Of the property and archives
Of this association" Assigned TO
Bowie and Chillicothe.
Our readers will learn from the
above letter that Lubbock Volunteer
Fire Department will be the host OF
the Panhandle Firemen's Convention
in August, and our boys are already
getting things lined up for the pro
gram and the entertainment Of the
visiting companies The exact dates
will be announced soon, and the pro-
gram will also be published as early
as IS practicable and best.
Lubbock should consider this an
honor worthy Of much consideration,
and we are sure that every citizen
will be willing to cooperate IN ev-
cry way with the Fire Department in
the entertainment Of these people.
There will be possibly as many as
three hundred delegates in attend
ance. and as Is seen by the list OF
towns above, they come from over
a large territory, and il behooves Lub-
book % give them reception that
they will each remember most pleas
antly in days and years 20 come.
In the matter Of entertainment,
while il IS not expected by the boys.
it sa a rule wherever the conventions
90. for the citizens 70 furnish them
free entertainment while in the city
Lubbock. as we have stated on prev
ious occasions where entertainment
was necessary. is not large enough 10
take care Of this number ~ people
IN the hotels and rooming houses,
hence the necessity OF taking them
into the homes Of the city. and fur
niahing them accommodation IN that
way, and we must see that the neces-
sary homes are proffered 20 the com
mittee IN ample time for the enter
tainment of th9 quests
Our FIRE department Is going to en-
terrain tncir visiting brcthren IN a
manner that will rcfec. upon them
much credit. and we can make their
work much lighter by Offering our
assistance and support
This early in the preparation, the
department officials have asked the
Avalanche 20 announce that there
will be water fight between com
peting teams one afternoon Of the
convention. and some firm or firms
are asked 10 contribute a trophy Of
some kind for this contest. II any
firm IN Lubbock wishes 10 DO this.
they should see Chief Simpson AZ
once Il will be money well spent,
and the firm that does this Will get
splendid amount of advertising out
~ ii az well as show their frisndliness
and cooperative spirit 90 the Fire
Department Of Lubbock.
The people Of any town should be
loyal 10 their volunteer fire depart
ment. and especially Is this true with
Lubbock's department, for il IS com
posed of men who have striven faith
fully 10 build the department up.
and have done some splendid work.
Thousands upon thousands Of dollars
worth u property has been saved to
the people Of the city. and the Ava
lanche feels that too much praise
cannot be given for their good work.
and they should have everything they
ask for and more
Everybody get in line now. and
help boost for the convention. and
help in every way that the boys de-
sire your assistance.