Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-20
SILVER SET AND PIPE
FOR CAPT. UMBEKANT
Flrsmsn Show Appreciation Of
Work Of Retiring Instructor
and Trainer.

In appreciation Of the work he has
1ou" IN converting them from raw
recruits into the efficient flremen they
Aru now recognized To he. officers and
men of the new Are department last
nixht presented "A handsome silver SER
Nice To Captain Charles Inbekant. the
New York expert brought here by the
dtector~ ~ tho Department OF Public
Nafrtv 10 assist them In bringing the
new department into being and the
man who has had charge ~ the train
Ing of the applicants who sought po-
si,lanr in the bureau, lie was also pre-
sentcd with a very servicahle meer-
schaum pipe,
The presentation took place In fire
headquarters. at present located in
the house of IN. fNma FIRE Co. In
E,cond street west Of Shlpley. There
weye present all the officers and all
shc men who were or duty, more than
half of the entire department.
Captain tnhokant's contract with
the city expires today and this after
noon he viii return 90 New York. lie
has boon here six months, training
ana instrucilng the nremon and u is
said 20 be through his efforts and the
very expert knowledge he has been
shle tn lmpart Co thcm that they have
heeumo ~ we'll equipped even at this
early date In their history. 90 do the
work expected ~ them. This afternoon
~ viii noot with the directors of the
Department of Public Safety and the
officers Of the nre department TO sub
INIT hts last report 90 the board and
a. say good bye 90 the directors and
hla old associates.
Prior % the presentation last night
nil the lieutenants IN tho department.
toecther with Chief William j. i4utz,
Deputy Chlcf Edward \. ponohue,
Assistant chief Crockett and Tazewell
and Maruhal Ainscow met In the po-
lice school room IN CITY Han with
captain tnhckant and he gave them
q hrief talk ON matters pertaining %
tho firo department and its affairs and
how they should be conducted. Chief
Iuts and the other officials of the
department also spoke briefly.
Tho party then won't 20 fire head
quarters ia the Fame cos house
where tho members ~ the on platoons
had assembled. Il was there tho pres-
entatiou Of the pipe and silver service
was mado. Tho silver set includes six
pieces and is nno example OF the
silVersmith's art. Tho money was do
mated by an the members of Tho fire
department. The set ls inscribed as
follows. Presented go Captain Charles
lnbekant by the officers and members
OF tho nur-~u OF Fire of the city of
"A
Praised b, Chief lu,y.
Tho presentation speech was made
b. chief fMts "On the eve Of our good
friend, the captains. farewell" ne
enid. Il thought n no more than Jus,
shat | should have fair representa-
tiun of the membors of the Bureau o;
Fire of this city here 60 bid him fare
well Tho captain viii leave us to-
morrow. a long time ago. IN tho month
Of June, 1884, the directors of the
Department ~ Public Safety called
me ON the phone az my Office and
asked me 90 como up "a tho Municipa,
Iulding as there were some visitors
from New York whom they desired bs
shown the Wilmington Fire Depart
mont | went 60 their Office and the
fret man I met was Captain Unbe-
ksn', lie did not remain here al that
time but returned soon thereafter and
hes boon with us sine. then FOR 2
period ~ ak months. which ends 20.
morrow morains. lie has been assist.
Ing the directors ef tho Department
~ Public safety IN organizing the ar,
department a. prescribed hy the leg.
islasure of tho State a. Delaware W,
are striving 20 sive Wilmington tn,