Smyrna times., 1932-03-30
FIREMEN TALK OF
NEXT STATE MEET
18th Annual State Convention
to Take Place in Whining
ton September % Next
200 COMPANIES INVITED

With fifty volunteer fire COM
panies of Delaware, Pennsylvania
and Maryland already making pre-
parations to participate in the fire
mems parade in Wilmington on
Thursday, September %, members
of the Convention committee of the
State Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
tion, are confident that this years
pageant will be the largest ever
staged in the State. Invitations
have been extended to more than
200 volunteer fire companies in the
states named to visit Wilmington
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sep
tember 81 and %, when the 18th
annual convention of Delaware fire
fighters will convene there. The
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Christiana
Fire Company at meeting last
week voted tc take part in the fire
mems parade and numerous other
arTxiliaries are planning to join
their husbands, sons and friends in
the parade. The Talleyville Fire
Company auxiliary will also par
.ticipate in the parade. Every
effort is being made to have the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Yonkers
N. Y. Fire Company come to Will
mington for the parade. The Yonk-
ers women informed Wilmington
firemen at the firemen s parade in
Brooklyn, N. Y, last year, they
would visit Wilmington when the
State firemen met there. The Yonk-
ers women had $50 women in uni
forms in the Brooklyn parade.
Many of the auxiliaries of New
Castle county and other counties
are having uniforms made for the
annual parade. The convention
committee is planning to have
handsome prizes to be awarded the
women marchers. Members of the
convention committee have award
ed the contract for the publishing
of their annual year book, to a
Wilmington printing concern. This
book of 40 or more pages will con-
tain not only a history of each Of
the IL fire companies Of New Cas-
tie county, hosts to this years con-
vention, but it will be illustrated.
In addition through the co-opera-
tion of the Chamber of Commerce,
Facts About Wilmington" will be
included in the book. This infor-
nation has been compiled by the
Chamber of Commerce. Five thou
sand copies of the book Will be
printed and each volunteer firemen
in Delaware as well as each visit
ing firemen is to be presented with
a book. The convention sessions
will be held at the DUPONT Bit
more. and it is planned to have
noted speakers address the 5OO
delegates at the Wednesday after
noon session. John N. Jordin, OF
Richardson Park, is president OF
the State Firemen's Association
and he will preside at the sessions.
The other officers Of the associa-
ton are vice-president y Elmer
Haddaway, Wyoming; secretary
Samuel H. Carson, Dover; treasur-
er, John G. Guyer, Richardson
Park. Mr.. Carson and Mr.. Guyer
have served as officers ever since
the association was organized at
Milford, Del, on February "A, 1921.
The parade committee is also en-
deavoring to have William Todd,
of Brooklyn, former resident Of
Wilmington, act as chief marshal
of the parade. Mr.. Todd headed
the pageant at Wilmington in 1929
and received a tremendous ovation.
The honor place in the parade will
be held by the volunteer firemen
who served Wilmington years ago.
These vamps have accepted the in
vitation and il is expected practic-
ally every member of the Volun-
teer Firemen's Relief Association
will turn out in the parade. The
committee arranging this years
convention consists of the follow
ing fire fighters: Frank r. Heaton,
Brandywine Hundred Co., chair
man; Harry a. Schagrin, Volun-
teer Hose Co, Middletown, secre-
tary: James t. Smith, Elsmere
Fire CO.. treasurer; Robert S.
Croes, Cranston Heights; Fred
Brown, Minquadale; John ". Jor-
din, Richardson Park; c. J. Nor
gan, Mill Creek Co, Marshallton;
Vincent S. Cats, ST., Delaware
City; Howard 3. Sheldon, Talley-
vile; Martin z. Arters, Holloway
Terrace; John G. Guyer, Richard