The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-24
E|REMEN MEET
ON WEDNESDAY
Benefits to Exempt Firemen Fully
Discussed by Delegates From
Eight Cities.
Local Company Is Host

Membership in the. Atlantic County
Firemen's Association was extended
to the companies of Ventnor City and
Nargate City on Wednesday night,
when the association held it's regular
monthly meeting in the local fire
fire house as guests of the Pleasant
Vile Fire Company. The other cities
represented at the meeting included
Hammonton, Egg Harbor City, Mays
Landing, Absecon, Somers Point.
The greater part of the evening was
taken up in the discussion of how and
when exempt iremen should prepare
and file certificates, so that their ben
eficiaries could claim the $500 death
benefit from the Firemen's Relief AS
ISOLATION. All delegates present SEEM
ed to be in doubt as to when and
where the certificates issued should
be filed, and. whether, after filing, if
they remained in active service, but
failed to do 500 service, the family
could claim the insurance, upon the
event of their death. Chief Engineer
Phillips, of Hammonton, brought up a
number of involved points on the mat
ter. Finally it was decided to drop
the question until next meeting, and
Secretary Hudson, of Pl~easantville,
was ordered to secure copies of laws
relative to this question. which will be
discussed at the next meeting.
Upon motion of Walter H. Ford, of
Somers Point, Section 8 of the by
laws was changed to make the chief
of each company sign an application
for individual membership. 1t was
laid on the table until next months
meeting. when it will be voted upon.
First Vice-President Charles M. Kes-
Ter, Chief Engineer of Absecon, offer
ed to resign his post in favor of a
member from one of the two cities
which were admitted during the eve
ming. He stated that Absecon had
two representatives as officers. Mem
bers refused to consider his offer,
however.
Action was taken to prevent the
establishment of a State Hospital by
the Firemen's Relief Association at
Boonton, N. j., when a motion to no.
tify representatives of Atlantic County
as to the associations objection was
passed. 1t was stated that although
the proposed structure would cost
$500, 900, fremen of this county, or of
the counties in the upper end of the
State, would have little chance to use
it, because it was located at too great
a distance.
1t was decided to hold the next
meeting at Ventnor City. It will take
place the third Wednesday in March.
It was stated that the State would
send down the tools to standardize
the size of couplings on various fire
plugs. The city government would
have to pay for the work, however,
and each company was urged to have
their City Council take action to have
funds ready for this.
An invitation was accepted from the
Gloucester County Association to be
present at their next meeting, which
will take place the third Thursday in
March, at Clayton, N. J.. The associa-
ton from Gloucester County helped to
organize the association in Atlantic
County.
Eugene Wahl, of Atlantic City, will
be invited to speak before the meeting
at Ventnor.
Delegates attending the sessions
were limited to three from each com
pany, including the chief of that COM
pany. Upon payment of one dollar,
any member of any company could
become an individual member.
Delegates that have been selected
include for Hammonton, Thomas Skin
ner, Manley Austin, P. T. Ranero;
Pleasantville. Mark Sooy. Charles w.
Schmidt, Walton Risley; Egg Harbor,
Adolph Muller, August Bader, ST..
Richard Lapberr; Somers Point, Wal
ter H. Ford, Eugene Steelman, Forrest
Conover; Ventnor. H. H. Frings, B.
Gossinger. David Stewart; Margate
City, William H. Whitaker, William
Hayward, William A. McAidee; Mays
Landing, Joseph Shaner, Charles
Haight, John Schussler; Absecon, Ira
L. Giberson, w. L. Bowker, Edward
Pennington.
Following the business meeting the
visiting firemen were entertained at
lunch by the Pleasantville firemen.