Smyrna times., 1930-07-16
SMYRNA F|REMEN WIN SILVER |
CUP FOR BEST EQUIPMENT .
SMYRNA BAND HIRED BY DO
YER WINS FIRST PRIZE OF $50
tion at Georgetown Drew Many
From Smyrna and State

Smyrna figured prominently in
the parade at the annual State
Firemen's Convention at George
town last Thursday and won not
only silver cup for having the
best equipment in line of parade
but helped Dover get first prize of
$50 for having the best band in
line (Sylvester's Concert Band of
Smyrna) hired by the Dover fire
men for the occasion. Those who
went with the Smyrna contingent
were Frank Bramble, Stout Bick-
ling, John D. Morris, Delaney
Long, Fletcher Truax, Medford
Sparks, Eugene Porter, Clifford
Jones, Wilson FAIRIES, William Eli
son, Julian Stats, Walter S. Now
land, Jay VanPelt, B. Franklin
Middleton, Frank P. McCawley,
Harry T. Ennis, Cooper Walker,
Charles Wheatman, and Carl Bart
lett.
81 State Fire Companies in Parade
Thirty-two Fire Companies each
with apparatus and half them with
bands, took part in the parade, al
ways a feature of the gathering
of our loyal volunteer fire compan-
les More than 5000 visitors from
various parts of the State and pen
insula saw the parade. IT was the
biggest celebration held in George
town since the Fourth of July cele
bration held in 1920 Various priz-
es were awarded as follows: First
prize of $40 for the best decorated
store to w. Frank Sharp; second
of $40 to H. j. Conoway and Son;
$40 for the best decorated window
to Harley Holtz, and $40 for the
best decorated dwelling to J. Lin
den Barr. These prizes were CIV
en- by the Georgetown Fire Com
pany and the judges were Lon
Clifton and j. D. Godright, Of Do
yer, and Q. B. Griffin, of Williams
Point, Pa.
Smyrna Band Wins for Dover
Prize of $50 for the best band
with a state company was award
ed to the Robbins Hose Company
of Dover with the Smyrna Band
which they hired to march with
them; $50 for the best band out
side the state to Marcus Hook.
The judges for the bands were: the
Rev. Martin ]. Bran, Miss Edith
/. Jones, and John @. Adams, all of
Georgetown. A silver cup was
awarded to Smyrna Hose Com
pany for having the best equip
ment. The prize of $25 for the
company coming the longest dis
tance was awarded to Coatesville;
$50 for the company from outside
the state having the largest num-
Der of men in line to Marcus Hook;
$50 to the state company having
the largest number of men IN line
to Elsmere; Presidents Cup to the
company from outside the state
making the best appearance, to
Combridge, Md; Chamber of Com
merce Cup for the company in the
state making the finest appear
ance, to the Five Points Company.
The Lewes Fire Company won the
gas mask ozered to the company
receiving the most votes as the
most popular company.
Auxiliary Woman Wins Acclaim
A feature of the parade was the
appearance of "Grandmom" Tay-
lor, a member of the Ladies Aux
iliary of the Holloway Terrace FIRE
Company who marched with the
auxiliary over the entire route of
parade. Just as the parade was
concluded the fire siren sounded
and it was said there was fire in
the store of George P. Lynch at
Race and Pine streets large
number of the fire companies and
an immense throng of spectators
rushed to the scene but found that
a false alarm had been sounded.
The judges of the fire companies
were: Charles w. Cullen, City
Councilman John j. Kitchens and
County Engineer r. P. Hill.
Companies and Number of Men
The companies In line were:
Georgetown, apparatus manned by
nine men; Viscose of Marcus Hoon
eighty men and drum ana bugle
corps; Goodwill, New Castle, 10
men; Carlisle of Milford, % men
and band; Magnolia, 20 men; Res
cue of Combridge, Md, 35 men and
band; Elsmere, so men, Ladies
Auxiliary 20 and band; Harrly, 13
men; Holloway Terrace 19 men,
Auxiliary IL and band; Harrington
IL men; Claymont 20 men, ambu-
lance and band; Fire Patrol of
Coatesville, IS men; Talleyyille 80
men, Ladies Auxiliary 25; Five
Points, 40 men, auxiliary, 81; Jun
iors and band; Citizens Hose of
Smyrna, 10 men; Delaware City
Fire Company, 35 men and band;
Laurel 10 men and band; Milton,
10 men and a Ford car of 1907
carrying two men representing
Amos and Andy; Glendale, 4 men;
fredericksburg, IL men and band;