The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-03-11
CROOME With
EAGLE FIREMEN
Bucks County President Says Fire
Prevention Is Better Than
Fire Fighting


New Hope-Members of Eagle
Fire Company and body of invited
guests partook of the annual ban
quet in the Engine House here Tues
day night. A delightful chicken din
ner, with all the "fixings," was gen
erously served by the banquet COM
mittee composed of President Louis
Botti, Mr.. and Mrs William Bush,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Faust, Mr.. and
Mrs, Lewis Brown, Mrs. Edward
Dubs, Miss Clara Clark, William
Hambleton, Frank Mcdonnell and
John Hartman Jr.
Members of Boro Council and
representatives of the Lambertville
Fire Department were the guests at
the banquet. Following the dinner in
the lower hall the diners adjourned
to the club room on the second
floor where the program was carried
out. 1t had been planned to provide
minstrel show, but President Botti
announced that due to the illness of
several members of the troupe. it
had to be omitted Short talks we're
made by Commissioner w. f. Hay
hurst Editor Gordon Cooper, Nell
son Oblinger, Thomas Carmody T..
r. Hunt. II. X. Dilley, A. Ely Coop
er,
In opening the meeting, President
Botti announced that the Company
is entirely out of debt, and that they
had done $1,000 business last
year. They have set their mark for
accomplishments of twice that much
this year. One of the duties facing
the Company being the installation
of fire alarm system to connect up
with Lambertville.
James Grooms, president of the
Bucks County Firemen's Association,
was the principal speaker of the
evening, and he proved himself a
forceful and convincing talker. The
theme of his address was the res
possibility of fire prevention facing
firemen everywhere, as well as the
duties of fire fighting. He reported
the astounding figures for fire loss
in the United States in 1924 being
over fire hundred million dollars. For
Pennsylvania the loss was over TWEEN
ty-nine million, and he said he had
rather see the thousands of dollars
Of Bucks County fre-fghting equip
ment rust away in their engine
houses without such high fire losses
than to see such awful destruction
Also he said that seven human lives
were lost in Bucks County fire last
year, and it is impossible to cs-
innate the worth of human life.
Mr.. Grooms wai emphatic in his
contention that fireman should con
stitute themselves as fire proven
TONERS as well as fire fighters. nc
urged that fremen study the meth
ODDS of fire prevention so that they
can wisely advice the public to avoid
fire losses.
Officers for Eagle Company were
elected ON Tuesday of last week,
and are as follows: Louis Botti,
president; Samuel Horn, vice presi-
dent; Frank Mcdonnell, secretary;
John Hambleton, asst. secy.; VII
liam Hambleton, treasurer; William
Bush, foreman; assistant foremen,
Lewis A. Brown, Abraham Voorhees,;
Frank Mcdonnell, engineer; S. Horn.
asst. engr.; Frank Faust, driver; as
sistants, John Hartman, l.. A.
Brown, Albert Worthington, James
Skllman and Edward Monahan.
Directors are James Corrigan,
Harry Warford, l.. A. Brown aud
John Hartman Jr. The Fire Patrol is
composed of William Cryer, Charles
Worthngton, Horace Shick, Frank
Dilts, Fred Minor, Jacob Pickett
James Herman and William Stroek