The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-13
FIREMEN HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET
SEVENTY SURROUND TABLES AT
IMPORTANT ANNUAL GET-TO-
GETHER OF FIRE FIGHTERS


The third annual banquet of the
Moscow Volunteer Fire department
was held Tuesday evening at the
-,Elks temple, with 70 seated at the
tables, including members of the fire
department and few invited guests.
An excellent banquet was served and
the affair was in every respect a
most delightful one.
Following the banquet, and after
the cigars had been passed around,
Chief Carl Smith introduced Francis
Jenkins, proctor of Lindley hall, and
"a veteran member of the fire depart
ment, as toastmaster of the evening.
Mr. Jenkins stated that there are no
class of men in the community equal
ito the members of volunteer fire
department, who are always willing
to do for others, no matter what the
inconvenience or expense to them
selves may be. He pointed out the
value of the volunteer department to
Moscow and said that no one knew
Just what it had saved in property to
the community
DR.. J. A. Mcdaniel, Clyde Hall,
Sheriff John L. Woody, B. M. Schick,
J. J. Keane, Charles Schroeder, Vince
Carithers, DR.. w. M Hatfield, Joe
Collins, L. R. Scott, M. Kenworthy,
were called upon and complimented
Chief Smith and the members of the
fire department highly on their work
which has placed Moscow first among
the Inland Empire towns of it's size
in its ability to cope with the fire
problem
Pioneer Firemen Talk
Major Collins, one OF the towns
earliest fire fighters, was called up
on and told an amusing story of one
IL hi off xryIn
occasion of a fire, hustled the boys
out and running ahead of the hose
cart called to them, with plenty OF
expletives, to "come on" After the
cart and the other firemen mad out
run him he kept calling to them to
ssgo on, Mr. Collins said that the
story fit his case exactly; that he is
now willing for the younger men to
<'go on and do the fire fighting.
Jack Wilson, Ralph Whitmore,
Frank Stanton, S. c.. Bates and J. J.
Keane, foremen of various fire com
panies. made brief reports, Mr. Bates,
especially, urging that the firemen
could do their greatest work through
an effort to prevent fires.
w G. Barge, foreman OF Company
1 and Fred Zumhoff, real pioneers in
the city's fire fighting, induiged IN
some good natured repartee regard
Ing the merits of their respective
companies. Mr. Zumhoff said that
he was thankful that he could still
run to fire, but he urged the young
men to get into the harness.
Mayor H. Melgard spoke in highest
terms of the work of the fire depart
ment and the value of such an or
ganization to the city and said that
the present city council was glad to
furnish equipment for fire fighting
as long as it was within the financial
means of the city He spoke of the
new truck, recently purchased at
cost of $4,000, which is the best piece I
of fire fighting machinery in the In
land Empire cities outside of Spo-
kane He said he was heartily in
favor. as soon as it is feasible, of
starting movement for a suitable
fire station, where equipment might
he kept and meetings of the firemen
held.
J. w. Lieuallen asked that the older
Boy Scouts be taken in as members
and given practical training in fire
fighting.
Chief Smith Makes Talk
Chief Carl Smith was the last
speaker Of the evening. He thanked
the members of the department for
their loyal support, and explained /:
IL
older Boy Scouts where practical and
that he was now planning to have ;
them make a survey Of the residence
district to ascertain the condition i'll
the various homes as regards fire
hazards, and report to him. He said
such an inspection would be product {
i've of much good and would be ex-
ce11ent training for the boys.
He spoke briefly of the Internal s
ional convention of fire chiefs at San
Francisco, which he attended and said
that he was the only representative
of a strictly volunteer department. {
He spoke of the annual firemen's
dance, which will be held at the uni ]
versity gymnasium on the evening OF I
January 1, and said that committees
would meet following the banquet
to work out plans.
The program was closed with t
vote of thanks to the Elks for the {
use of their banquet hall: to DR.. W.
Fl. Carithers, S. l.. Willis, the Mos
COW Union Warehouse company and {
Jerry Gelwick, for boxes of cigars s
and to Scott Brothers for flowers for
table decorations. s