The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-01-06
FIREMEN'S BANQUET IS
SOURCE OF GREAT BENEFIT

I FIREMEN'S BANQUET IS
SOURCE OF GREAT BENEFIT
The Firemen's Banquet given by
Chief G. H. Goldman at his bakery and
cafe last Monday night was success
in every detail. 1t was we'll attended
by the members Of the department
and the invited guests, only rev
absentees being noted
Besides the Eats" speech making
was a feature of the program. W. M.
Deas, POSTMASTER, in few we'll spoken
words welcomed the guest Of honor,
Chief Chris OBrien, Of the Shreveport
Fire Department. Mr.. Deas called the
attention Of the boys to Chief
O'Brien's long record Of service and
nationally recognized ability as a fire
fighter, stating how fortunate the de.
partment was in having him as a guestl
Chief O'Brien who in the afternoon
had inspected the Arcadia depart
ment's fire apparatus, visited the
water and light plant and with Mayor
Barnette visited every part OF our
town was very complimentary in
Ms response. He stated that he be-
lieved our department head and
shoulders above any volunteer depart
ment in the state and that it ranked
higher than many paid departments
He called attention to- the old Argus
office or the garage building that re-
Gently burned, stating that 1t stood a
a monument, bespeaking the efficiency
Of our local department He made
several suggestions which will be OF
benefit to the fire boys, and then
closed his remarks by paying tribute
to our little town, calling attention to
the many signs of progress and pros
perity. (He also told the guest that
he was Irish.)
The next speaker on the program
was Mayor Barnette, whose subject
was the. Saving in Insurance. He
handled the subject in an able man
ner and gave some facts regarding the
saving in insurance which were really
astonishing.
Y. NJ. Lyons formerly member of
the town council, made short ad-
dress which was to the point Mr..
Lyons stated that he would save more
than enough on his insurance premium
to pay the special tax levied by the
town for the installation and upkeep
of the water and light plant and the
fire department.
Supt. E. H. Fisher made brief
address on "What 1t Takes to Support
A Fire Department. As usual he
handled the subject ably. He also
called attention to past accomplish
ments and future necessities, among
which was the constant growth Ct the
student body Of the Arcadia High
School Stain gthat a few years ago the
hugeness of the building was astonish.
Ing but now the smallness Of the build
Ing is appalling. This is undoubtedly
la question that is food for thought.
81 l.. M. TOoke spoke on the subject Of
| 1.-THE Need OF A Fire Station. He
Ialso spoke of many other needs Of the
Idenartment. stating that the. First
'. National Bank, Of which he is presi
!, dent. is willing and ready to give
u their moral and financial assistance
for the betterment Of the department
P. A. Mcclure, who not only die
Justice to the Eats, submitted some
very interesting data on "What 4
y Fire Department Means To A Town"
, The Peoples Hardware Co., Of which
!. he is president, is one Of the larges
taxpayers in the city, and Mr.. Nc
: CURE stated that the saving to thi'
company in insurance premiums woult
be a large sum and that they wOul(
always be ready to give any aid pos
sible towards the support and upkee]
q Of the department.
)" s. A. Cook, publisher Of the Demo
crat, In a few brief remarks pledges
!, :, his support to the fire boys.
= The next speaker was Attorney W
!. D. Goff, whose talk was an inspira
- ton to those present, and he assures
" the boys that he was for them.
+ DR.. Ben Ferguson was next In lint
h and besides complimenting the boy
and Chief Goldman, spoke Of the In
provement in Arcadia since he move
. here. He spoke Of the value Of
modern watering system to the healt
n Of the town and the protection fro'
10 the hazards Of fire by having AN eH'c
ent fire department.
ln The following report made by III
P. Isecretary-treasnrer, lawrence Dal
fy lei. is credit t. himself and was c N
plimented highly by Chief O'BrIcn.
A Arcadia, La, January 2lst, l&
Report for the year 1920.
Department organized June 81
1920.
Number Of drills. ..................-......~...]
VI Number Of building flres..~"..........
Number Of false alarms re.
spOnded tO.............................
~ Number Of grass fres.......................
" Value Of buildings involved $l8,StO.
\, Damage to buildings. 1,O2t.
+ooJs percentage 164)
y" Value Of content. ................,.$ $3.50.
s. Damage to contents Of buildings
81 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l,69O.
' (Pecentage 1867
,ho Moneys received ................"..{ w
,n Moneys expended ....................$ N
~, Balance on hand. ................$ "a
mi THE POSTMASTER then called
Chief Goldman, who stated that he
the preciated the loyalty Of the boys
~, dor his leadership and the support