Evening journal., 1921-08-22
Swan SONGDAY
FOR fire VETS
CONTINUED From First Pase.1

Reliance fire house 10 the City |
Building where the visitors were
accorded the freedom Of the city by
President OF Council Howard NJ.
Ward, who welcomed them in the
absence Of Mayor Harvey. who was
unable to be present because of busi- !
ness engagements
Following the parade to the City !
Building the firemen proceeded to |
Thirteenth and Market streets. where |
they boarded trolley cars for Grubb's !
Landing, the home of the Delaware
saengerbund. where a tempting din
ner had been prepared. The after /
noon and evening will be spent at
the summer home Of the Saenger-
bund by the firemen relating their
past experiences as volunteer fire.
fighters
on the arrival OF the firemen at
the City Building the visiting officials
were introduced to President Of
Council Ward by Fire Chief william
]. Lutz, and afterwards Mr.. Ward
addressed the score or more Of aged
firemen from New York saying: MY
friends, in behalf Of the citizens Of
wilmington. l welcome you to our
city. 1t gives me great pleasure to
extend to you the freedom Of the
city as It is without doubt one of the
greatest days in the history of the
Wilmington fire department.
1T was with regret that our May
or, Mr.. Harvey, was unable to be
present to greet you, but 1 give to
you the keys Of the city"
Mr.. Todd responded to Mr. Wards
remarks. saying; Fellow citizens
and friends: As we walked along
Market street just now and ! recog-
nized various men with whom l have
worked in the shipyards here, 1t
filled me with pleasure. recalled
the days when, as a fireman, we sat
tilted back in our chairs at Hart's
butcher shop. waiting for an alarm
OF fire and a real fight. In those
days we extinguished the fire first
and then fought"
Mr.. Todd said that the visitors had
determined to break into the city If
the keys had not been given them,
and he closed by thanking Mr.. Ward
for his kind remarks.
The visitors were attired in civil
ian clothes while the Wilmington
fremen wore their dress uniforms.
They were greeted with consider
able applause as they marched
along the street in what gives prom
ise of being the last parade OF the
volunteer hremen here. Mr. Todd
and the visitors in his party as well
as Chiefs Lutz, Tazewell and Towns
end carried large bouquets. gifts
from the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the
Firemens Relief Association.
Prior to the parade the members
of the Brooklyn Firemens Associa-
ltion visited the tombs Of Mr.. Todd's
parents in Riverview cemetery on
which they placed large floral
wreaths.
The visiting fremen will remain
here until tomorrow morning when
they will be entertained at a dinner
in the Hotel dupont at II o'clock
after which they will proceed to
French street station and take a
train for their homes.
The first contingent OF visiting
fremen arrived here yesterday morn
ing when they were greeted by dele
cations from the Reliance, Fame,
Weccacoe, Liberty. Union and Inde-
pendence Fire Companies. Those in
the party whose ages averaged 81
wears, were members OF the Brook
! lyn volunteer fire department that
went out OF existence in 1869 and
they were as follows:
John b. Byrne. Hope Engine.
No. s, ~ years old; NJ. II. Ma
loney, Neptune Engine, No. ?, "a
years old; Rulof Lott, Mechanic
Hose. No. 2, % years old; William
| Gregory. Protector Engine, No. 6, SO
years old; Daniel ]. McGongle. Crys-
tai Hose. No. 4. "a years old; VIII
liam Hail, Putnam Engine, No. 81,
75 years old; Abraham ID. Bennett,
Mount Vernon Hose, No. 10, rs
years old; George f. Tilt. Washing
ton Engine, No. 1. 81 years old.
The visitors we're taken on auto
mobile rides about the city and later
visited the New Castle County
I Workhouse as guests OF Warden NJ.
s. Plummer. They we're entertained
there at a concert given by the pris-
oners, took run out into the
mates; took a run out into the
country and we're given a dinner at
the Hotel dupont in the evening.
They are being entertained at the
hotel as guests Of Mr.. Todd.
"Reminiscences OF the days when
an hremen were volunteers and COM
ments on the great changes in the
manner OF handling fires we're given
BY the visitors in their addresses al
the Hotel DUPONT, at the banquet
last night The visitors claim to be
= the Oldest body OF volunteer firemer
/, now living.
The entertainment committee herr
. comprises William J. Lutz, chairman
n ]. NJ. Townsend and Harvey Taze
l we'll. vice-chairman; J. McNally
y secretary and John Herbert. treas
urer, besides representatives OF tn
o various companies taking part in tn
y celebration.
n In addition 10 the Brooklyn fire
W men, representatives Of the King
County Volunteer Firemen's Assc
ETooIoI.