The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-23
OFFICERS ELECTED
WESTMINSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT HOLD
BAAQUEI-THE USUAL GATHERtRs
PRESENT -ApPETlzING MEEU-FIRE
PROGRAM WAS RENDERED.

Wednesday evening, the third We'd
nesday In January of each year is al.
ways looked forward to as one OF
pleasantries by 259 members and homo.
rary members Of the Westminster F1rs
Department, as it is the time for this
annual election, banquet and a gen.
eral good time for ALL
Z This year was not second to any
previous function by the Company.
it was equally as good as any of the
others.
The meeting started at 730 by
President j. Gloyd Diffendal calling
the meeting to order, and asked for
the annual report by Secretary
William Weagly to be read. At the
end of the proceedings the new pres1-
dent, J. Harry Cootes, was escorted
to the chair and will act in that
official capacity until his successor ID
elected. The officers for the coming
year were elected without opposition
as follows:
President, j. Harry Cootes. a,
First Vice President, Frank billiard.
Second Vice President, Paul Whit
more
Secretary and Treasury, William
Weagly.
Assistant Secretary and TreasureS,
/ Joseph G.. Hahn
Chief, William Long.
| Assistant Chief, Geo. F. Eckenrode.
Foreman of Trucks, William UtZ.
Assistant Foreman of Trucks,
Harry Schwefgart.
Foreman of Reels, e. o. Diffendal
Assistant Foreman of Reels, A. J.
Arbaugh.
Librarian, Harry Thompson. ',
Assistant Librarian, William Noel.
Marshal, William Helm.
Assistant Marshal, S. c.. Stoner.
Janitor, Frank Schweigart.
All retired to the banquet room at
the request Of the president where
menu of turkey, oysters and many
i, appetizing things were ready for thu
inner man.
blessing before the guests around the
; lie had been seated.
. The following program was render.
ed: Selection, Mr.. Huntington; aa.
: dress, Guy w. Steele; quartette, w. IA.
C. students;I address, Harry P. Cor
, such; selection, Mr Huntington; adj
dress, Rev. Thos. E. McGuigan; quar-
tette, w. NJ C. students; address, Rev.
.
During the evening Keefer's or
. chestra livened things with jazz music.
The committees that had charge %
banquet were ~
Supper committee-Oscar D. Gil.
, bert, chairman; Meade Ohler, Frank
b. billiard, Joseph G. Hahn, J. Harry
Cootes, Marshall e. Campbell, William
N. Keefer, Harry Hesson. ~
q / hjnt6rta1nman Commit oo--ESFYmiSt
| S. Gehf, chairman; James Pearrs
? WantZ, Luther E. Wimert. t-4
WaitersHMeade Ohler in charge.
assistants, Walter Hook, Paul WhN-
more, Wilbur Weller, Eugene Reese.
. William Long, George F. Eckenrode.
: William Noel, William Utz, Claufe
Buckingham, William Helm, e. o. DifG
fendal, L E Wimert, Eugene McCaf.
frey, Edward 0rendorff and A. J. Ar
, haugh.
-Kftchen-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Schweigart, Mrs Daniel Yingling, Mrs.
Edward Manager and Joseph G. Hahn.
From the address made by Mr.. GUY
W. Steele and Mr.. H. P. Gorsuch We
heard them express themselves on the
! sucrabist question. Mr.. Steele is a1p-
solntely against suffragist, while Mr.
G0fsuch says he doesn't know how he
stands on the question.
i After those who were accustomeH
to attending this supper on previous
occasions seemingly had eaten their
NIL and realizing the fact that it haR
not been customary in the past to
,fserve desert I'm connection with thu
supper thought they were ready foe
i their usual after dinner smoke, when
much to their surprise there came tine
nnouncemept that there was stfll.
! another course to follow-Zile's icB
cream, which made the palate wish
for more.