Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-01-17
Fireuen EJECT Officers.

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F. Barnard Welsh. president; Dr.. Bafret,
P. Wilson. president: Milbourne E.
Ward. secretary; Dr.. C E. Hawks. surgeon
VIM. P. Disney. engineer. and R. D. Weddle,
electrician. were unanimously reelected at
the annual meeting of the Rockville Volun-
teer Fire Department last week. Other
officers chosen are: Treasurer. Marbury
Gates; fire chief. William M. Burrows; as
sistant chief. Joseph N. Starkey; captain
and lieutenant of Engine Company No. /,
W. A. Berry and Theodore Mason. respec-
lively; captain and lieutenant Of Engine
Company No. 2. Raymond See and Richard
Disney. respectively: captain and lieuten-
ant Of the Hook and Ladder Company. Guy
Watkins and Eugene Ginsell. respectively.
An executive board. consisting OF Messrs.
Welsh. Wilson. VIM. F. Disney. Hawks,
Weddle. Burrows and Starkey. also was
named.
The report Of the retiring treasurer.
Reuben Riggs. who declined reelection.
showed that during the year 1929 the
funds received by him. which included a
balance on hand at the beginning Of the
year Of $8S5.78. totaled $8.279.35. and
the disbursements $8.i84.6i. leaving at
the end of the year balance of $94.74.
The receipts included the following :
Membership drive. $768.S7: from house
committee. $500; proceeds Of the annual
smoker. $2.lS8.O7: proceeds from annual
dinner. $l.70S.55: from county commits
sioners. $500: minstrel show. $85.46;
donations. $597.S7: miscellaneous. $50.
The disbursements were: Payments and
interest on mortgage. S4.296.67: pay
ments on engine and interest. $l.400: loan
to house committee. $500; general oper-
ating expenses. $1.449.19: course 10 first
aid treatment. $25: miscellaneous. $5lS.
According to the report of J. Paul Bru-
nett. treasurer. the receipts of the house
committee for the past year. which in
cluded balance on hand at the begin
ming of the year Of $247.78. aggregated
$S.S56.48. while the disbursements totaled
$3.298.0i. leaving a balance on hand Of
S58.47.
The retiring chief. Clarence E. Anders.
reported that the firefishters were called
out 81 times during the year-70 fires, II
false alarms and 4 rescue efrands. He
stated that the new chief. William M.
Burrows. responded to rs of the alarms
and presented him with silver loving cup
for having made the best record among
members Of the department in that re-
spect. William F. Disney stood second
with IA responses to his credit.
The secretary read a report. giving the
number of meetings attended by the vari-
GUS members of the department during the
last four years. 1t showed that William
A. Berry. the Oldest active member. at
tended all Of the 81 meetings and that
Albert Hamke missed only one. The others
who attended more than so meetings
were F. Barnard Welsh, Milbourne Ward,
Barrett P. Wilson. Clarence E. Anders,
Frank H. Higgins and Raymond See. 1t
was also stated that the average attend
ance of members during the four years
was 20 1-2.
President Welsh announced that prepa-
rations for the annual he-nieht or smoker
to be held the latter part Of February. are
under way. He promised big doinss. espe-
cially in the boxing line. and urged that
an effort be made to clear $4,000. or
something over $500 more than was
realized last year and also the year before.