Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
YANTIC FIREMEN PRAISE
 MUSTER AT MANCHESTER

Friday night saw the beginning of twenty-four hour gala time for the members of the Yantic fire department when a large benefit dance was given in order to derive additional money for financing the trip to Manchester where the company took part in the muster held Saturday Herbert Smiths orchestra furnished excellent music for for danc- ing and large number was present The hall was closed at midnight and opened Saturday morning and until 6.30 when the trucks departed Manchesetr way, il was d busy place.
 The fremen looked very neat Their uniform consisted Of a regulation fire mans blue shirt, regulation blue cap white bow tA, white gloves, black treus- CTS and black shoes and at ten o'clock every man was in line in Manchester ready for the compRny's assignment in the line Of march and although there were l95e tiremen in line and many vet eran fremen who make it a business to be on display-those w.lo attend several musters year and who give exhibits at state fairs-the Iantic company of ferty men presented an A-No. l appearance and much commendation was given them for the excellence of their appearance ID the line Of march-every man was in
 
 member Of the department James Count ernan. who drove two white fire bars- eS attached to the old hand pump. the only one Of it's kind in the parade. and the pump was used at the contest drill in the old golf grounds later and made a wonderful showing considering it had A I-lnch bore and all the other purnpers had twelve inch bore. The Yaftic Are men succeeded in throwing a stream 1s1 1eet-remarkable considering the fae, that the lowest twelve-fnch bore hummer stream from the General Putnam. which had 60 members of the Veteran Fire mems Association of Worcester. in line ana whose stream measured 1ss feet-the next The Colonel Elworth, operated bv some of the 75 members of the Hartford veteran Flremen's Association. who Were | m Hne-threw stream ls7 feet ths 1 south Hadley Falls. Mass, Veterans 21S 1 feet; the Fire King of Pawtucket. 1 zzo feet, but the Holyoke veterans won throwing stream of 227 feet-au tbe measurements falling short of nrev;on, records because of the trying weatha, | conditions.
 In the bumper contest contest ,o- l the members to run 100 yards to 2 dummy hydrant, make three full turn
 onto the hydrant. lay 200 feet of hose ] pFeak the connection and get the nozzI oh' ready to take water, all sorts of rac ords were made. but the Fitton s-om | pany's team of Rockville, made the hes 1 showing making the hydrant in Is sec 1 onds. made the break and connection il
 S7 4-5 seconds and were declared in ] winner. The members of this team an l peared in track running suits and showe
 good form.
 Tn tug of war contest followed an
 was~won by the South Manchester com pany.
 The contest to at.h the greased n,
 made every one alert as he was a live,
 one, five people claiming the pig at tn
 capture.
 Matches band furnished catchy mr
 sic during the afternoon and in tn,
 evening the grounds and the mia wa
 were ablaze with myriads Of electri lights The fireworks were wonderf, and all who stayed until the end wer well repaid for their loyalty
 The local fremen have the xrea,e praise for the Manchester and Son; } Manchester fire departments, who inyi ed them to- this muster, the first the pre- ent Yantic company has ever attendt and it is a veteran company in regarC
 to it's date or organization, IS47, when , received Its charter from the general A 2 sembly, one of the tsw in existence 2 The Yantr firemen think the Sou- . Manchester people kn " how to ente T tain. Not man came home hungry ar = exclamations of "Did you get a piece } that home made apple pie? It was ju r 1 like mother used to make" and such re f erences to the deliciousness of the fox n served euGht ts make tha santh NA,