South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18

1. E. Rail. Bowser Tank Co, Fort
Wayne
Hose laying-First prize. $50 Cen
eral Electric Co, 81 10 seconds; ?,
SIS. Wayne Knitting Mills, 80 Is
seconds.
Running and ladder climbing con-
test-First prize. SIS, Bowser Tank
Co. % 3-5 seconds; ?. $40. Wayne
Knitting Co. 81 3-5 seconds.
Water battle for firemen only
First. $40 each won by Warsaw and
General Electric: 2. $40 each. won
by Dodge Co, and Rubber Re.
Mishawaka-
The captain Of the General Elec-
| trio company was awarded a N. V.
I r" trunk donated by the Dodge
/ Mfg. Co. on account OF his company
/ winning the Arst event on the pro-
gram.
Captains Of the Wayne Knitting
/ Co. Warsaw, and General Electric
1 teams were awarded a pair OF Ball
/ Band" firemen's rubber boots, do
/ mated by the Mishawaka Wooden Co,
! for companies winning the second.
! third. seventh and eighth events.
/ Demonstrations OF extinguishing
/ gasoline fire with carbon tetra-
/ chloride by the Mishawaka Wooden
/ Mfg. Co, and Of fire extinguishing
/ equipment by Fire Foam Engineer
ing Co, Fire Filter Co. and Elkhart
Brass Co. were given during the
afternoon and afforded much in
terest
Judges and Committees.
The judges OF the above events
were: Chief Charles r. shelton
| MiShaWaka. Chief Irving = Seibel
and Col. George w. Freyermuth
South Bend. +. a Williams acted
as official announcer Official timers
were II. VI. Kable c. A Wackman,
and Joseph Hull South Bend.
Several free acts were featured
during the evening on both north
and south sides OF the river. and
band coscerts given by the Dodge
and Wooden companies bands, and
the General Electric Co. Fort
/ Wayne. The latter played on the
| Hotel Mishawaka veranda. Five
men vocaliSts. Paul Spiegel. Ernest
/ Moeller John Folmlee. Herman
Martin and Howard Miller members
or the General Electric Co. render
ed several selections which were
wei worthy Of the applause accord
ed them.
Praise To Butt.
While Mis- waka is deserving Of
Infinite credit for the success Of the
convention no little of that success
is due George q Rutz chief OF the
WOODEN Co, fire department. and
elected vice president Of the asso-
ici1ti"n. whose interchangeable labors
ln connection with the event are
deserving Of the highest praise.
Citizens OF Mishawaka responded
generously 20 tho call for finaurial
assistance and cooperated splcndidIv
/ IN The making of the event one long
10 Poe remembered i'm the city.
Inc officers and committee were.
4 u. Warner president: ! Alvin
Scott Vice-7rcsideut; William r.
! upper viccpresidcnt: George C.
but. chief; 9. II Moran. secretary
ana Joseph d. Wolma, treasurer
Finance. O. L. Williams chair
man: w. L. Chandler. Robert Knob
! Program and prizes J. D U-olma.
Chairman, l. L. Graves, William
iHciser.
Press, O. Z. Clark. chairman. C.
a. Maurer and W. E Wallsch.
Refreshments. R Soldiers chair
man; Fred Bidwell, +. $. Corey.
Parade. W. + Miller. chairman.
W r. Roe, Harry Faulkner.
Printing. r. H. Scatterday. chair
man: A. Z. First, W. E Butter
worth.
Entertainment, r c. Yeager
chairman; w. c. Baird, c. w. Bur-f
ton.
reception. Charles Shelton. chair
man. and all other committeeman
BUSINESS mems cimmittee. Raw
). Whey, general chairman: Charles
A Ostrom finance; a. G. Haslang-
err attractions: Frank Kerr. con
cessions; j. O. Swanger. decorations:
h. w. Mix, printing.
The city observed the half dav as
holiday. all the factories closing
as Well as many of the stores.