Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-03-08
F|REMEN FORM
PERMANENT BODY
w. Craig Lord, President, And
Other Officers Are Elected
For Year

Glen Burnie can al last lay claim
to a permanently organized company
of fire fighters.
A public meeting called by order OF
the Glen Burnie Improvement Asso-
citation. Inc, in the town hall on last
Friday night, was crowded with an
enthusiastic audience of men and
women.
The meeting was opened by l.. J.
DeAlba. president OF the improvement
association, who stated its object. II
being the concensus OF opinion of the
members of the latter body that the
fire company should be organized as
separate unit. and entirely indie
pendent OF his association In order
to stimulate the interest and coop
Grafton of the public at large, it was
deemed that this was the most ad-
yisable course TO pursue. He added.
citation had gone on record as being
heartily in sympathy with the move
ment, pledging its moral and financial
support in every possible way.
A temporary chairman and secre-
tary was then appointed. and on a
motion being made and seconded to
effect permanent Independent or
ganization, to be known as the Glen
Burnie Fire Company of Anne Arun-
del county," the following officers were
elected to serve tor the ensuing year:
President-W. Craig Lord.
First Vice President - William C.
Lemkuhl.
Second yice-President - Frederick
H. Doering.
Recording Secretary-T. s.. Eichel-
berger.
Financial ecretary-Samuel Boone,
Jr. t.
Treasurer--Albert Hamlen.
Captain-Eugene c. Enderle
First eutenant-Franklin o. Doer-.
ing.
Second Licutenant-William Duvall
Surgeons-Dr. Thomas H. Bray
shaw, DR.. James S. Billingslea.
Honorary And Active Members
The newly-organized fire company
Will consist of both an active and.
honorary membership.
Those eligible to active membership
must he physically qualified to under
20 the hardship of active duty, and
will be required to undergo a series
II physical tests and training for eff
ectivo fire-fighting. They will also.
e subject to the rules and discip-
inc provided for the company by their
superiors. The annual dues for the
lctive members will be one dollar
each. About thirty men will be re-
luired for this service They will
oe appointed by and under control OF
he captain and lieutenants. AS only
about ten men are ordinarily re-
luired for one fire. as anticipated un-
. Ter local conditions, this will leave
wenty extra trained and efficient fire
lighters in case of an emergency. II
yill provide relays to respond in
SANITY to the call of fire at any time
Turing the day or night
Next Move To Get Apparatus
Arrangements will he Immediately
made to procure apparatus and hous-
ng for the same. The apparatus will
probably be two chemical tanks of
stout forty or forty-five gallons ca
lacity each. and will be mounted on
l chassis suitable for this section of
he county. 1t will also include the
necessary accessories such as ladders,
scaling hooks. axes, etc. A suitable
location for the fire house is now in
contemplation.
The next meeting of the fire COM
pany will take place at the town hall
on Wednesday evening. February Is,
1t s o'clock. Write the date down,
so that you will not forget it. Make
every effort to. be there, and be
promnt