Milford chronicle., 1936-03-06
STATE FIREMEN
TALK MEMORIAL
State Association Hopes 10 Dedicate
Tribute IN june, site Not Picked

state Association Hopes To Dedicate
Tribute IN june, Site Not Picked
Volunteer firemen Of Delaware as
sembled in the Harrington fire house
last Saturday evening for the first
dinner meeting Of the committee and
workers on the proposed monument
70 volunteer firemen. Willard D..
Boyce, state president, opened the
meeting and explained its purpose.
Roland Bates of Middletown was ap-
pointed secretary. J. E. Haddaway,
chairman Of the state committee,
congratulated the firemen on their
past activities to their communities.
Mr.. Haddaway said he believes in
honOring fiFemen while living, and
advocated the memorial for both
living and deceased firemen. No
definite sum was set up as a goal,
nor was the site selected. The COM
mittee hopes to have the memorial
IN place by June, so that the an
nuai memorial service can be held
at the proposed point
In order to make it an all Della
ware affair it wasa suggested that
the monument be built from stone |
and granite from Brandywine Hun |
dred granite, be designed by a state 4
architect and be led by a Delaware |
company.
Wilmington Interested
Gerald J. FarrOw of Wilmington
represented the Veterans Volunteer
Association. 1t was announced that
an old time firemen's ball was being
planned in New Castle county.
Chairman w. w. PettyjOhn of Kent
county said all the companies in ,
Kent county would contribute $50 (
each to the project.
Charles COnOway of Sussex county
said all companies but one in that I
county approved the PLAN G
City Councilman Fred Brown of \
Wilmington said the Wilmington fire I
department was supporting the move ,
ment \
The official title of the campaign G
will be The Delaware Volunteer Fire s
mems Monument Memorial Fund /
Samuel II. Carson is treasurer. n
General Committee Named q
The general committee was named n
as follows: New Castle County. is
ClaymOnt. Thomas Kellum; Christ u
lana, Charles Cuniane; Cranston m
Heights. Robert CrOes; Brandywine la
Hundred, James Montgomery; Els n
mere, Ralph Moore: Five Points. ~
Daniel p. DOugherty: MiddIetown, ~
:. II. Owens and Roland Bates; Mill -
Creek. Stanley Drake. Minquadale, -,
fred Brown; Newport. Dan. J. MUIR os os
,ty; New Castle,JOhn Doris: Odes- y, y,
"a, William Regner; Holloway Ter u,
ace, Martin Arthurs: Townsend, ~
'harles Money; Delaware City, Ar q. r..
hur B. Hope. 20 70
Kent county; Clayton, +. e. Burke ad ~
'hcswOld. J. E. Swain; Dover. Thos. ~,
J, Baker; South Bowers, Samuel G. ~ ~
lowell; Harrington, Frank C. o. NJ,
Zeal; Magnolia, c. W. johnson; 'h ~,
ioustOn. e. Frank Burris: Frederica o. o.
!. Leslie Rentz; Milford James HOlz e.,
lueiler; Camden Wyoming, George
'oshell; Hartly. Howard Schweitzer ~
myrna. John Morris.
Sussex County: Lewes, S. C. ~
fierce; Georgetown. Olin d. John De
on; FrankfOrd. Frederick Whitney: III
'ilendale. Theodore Walius; Mills On
Gro. John A. COrdrey; Milton, Chas. WI WI
arker; Selbyville. william Tim ITO
Ons; Laurel. e. C. Bailey: Green He
ood. Lester Porter; Seaford. Nal
I'm Orr; Bridgeville. Leroy Truitt Dis
AIDES, John Hastings and Percy Eds
)Wers; RehObOth. r. d. Morgan. cha