The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-22
STATE rrREMEN's CONVENTION
Three Day Session Held In Ellton--
Big Parade-.OfRcers Elected

Big Parade--O Oficers Elected 8
The tfirty-sixth annual conyen-
tion of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association convened in Elk
ton June Is, IA and Is, with SEES
sions in the Courthouse.
The convention was called to or
der by John NJ Minister, president OF
Elkton's department, after which
former State Senator Henry M. NC
Cullough, of the local company,
made the address OF welcome.
Mayor McKenney also welcomed
the visitors. B. N. Ford, of Cris-
field, president OF the association, re-
sponded.
The opening program was inter-
spersed with vocal and instrumental
music.
The annual parade was Thursday
afternoon and was the largest of the
kind ever held there. Besides COM
panies from every section of Mary
land. company from Washington,
one from New Jersey, two from PEN
sylvania and several from Delaware
were in line. Over two-thirds OF the
companies were accompanied by
bands.
The towns represented in the
parade were: Denton, Md; Fred
erick; College Park, Md; Annapolis;
Leonardtown, Nd; Abingdon, Md:
Bethesda, Nd; Homecoming, Md;
Mount Rainier, Md Pocomoke.
City. Md; Rehoboth Beach, Del;
Onion Bridge, Md: Mount Airy,
Md; Hurlock, Nd: Cumberland;
Delaware City. Del; Bridgeton, N.
j.; Glyndon, Nd; Bel Air, Md;
Perryville. Md; Rock Hall, Md;
Seaford. Del; Newark, Del: Lin
thicum Heights, Md; Easton, Md;
North East, Nd: Reistertown, Md;
Cambridge, Nd; Milton, DEL;
Branchville, Md; Rockville, Nd:
Kensington, Md; Salisbury, Nd;
Ellicott City, Md; Hancock, Nd;
Dover, DEL; Ridgely. Md; Glen
burnie, Md; Brentwood, Nd; Media,
Pa; Brunswick, Nd; Centreville,
Nd; Cockeysville Md: Middletown,
DEL; Kennett Square, Pa; Berlin,
Nd; Chesapeake City, Md; Aber-
deem, Md; Silver Springs, Nd;
Chestertown, Md; Delmar, Del:
Havre de Grace, Md; Rising Sun,
Md, and Bellefonte, Del.
Prizes to participants in the pa
rade were awarded as follows:
Company making best appearance
with band, $3.50, to Perryville Fire
Company.
Company with best piece OF appa-
ratus, in line, $75, to Waterwich
Fire Company, Annapolis.
Company with most men in line
with band and apparatus, 500. to
Chestertown Fire Company.
Company coming longest distance
in state, $50, to Lonconing Fire
Company.
Company having best band in con-
cert contest, 500, to Westminster.
Company out of State making best
appearance, 500, to Seaford, Del.
Company outside of state coming
longest distance, $50, Rehoboth, Del.
For best decorated place of busi-
ness, $25, to Charles H. Jeffers.
For best decorated residence, $25,
to Harry M. Biddle and Richard
Morgan. The judges were divided
on the award, and decided to divide
the prize.
The judges were: Thomas G.
Berry, chief of Chester Fire Depart
ment; Thomas r. Canavan, assistant
chief OF Chester Fire Company; Fred
c. Walz. past chief of Glenolden, Pa,
and Rev. j. Frederick Virgin, OF Elk
ton.
After the parade, thunder storm
broke with downpour OF rain but
the rain cesaed, in time for the Band
Contest at $3.50, in which three
bands participated, Westminster
winning the 800 prize.
Homecoming, Allegany county, was
selected as the place Of meeting next
year. Officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President, Capt. j. P. Reese, Luth
erville; for Senior Vice President,
Henry Hedeman; 1st Vice. President,
Harry L. Smith, Cumberland; End
Vice-President, ]. o. Cockey. Glyn-
don: Secretary, Geo. r. Lindsey,
Treasurer, Frank C.
Ort, Midland; Board of Trustees, 1