Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
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FIREMEN PARADE
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Following are awards to compal
les outside the state: Elkton, Ms
best appearance. ElktOn also won q
prize for the best band, while secon
In this class was Selbyville.
The Easton Fire Company cam
the greatest distance with 10 Q
more uniformed men. The Easto
Ladies' Auxiliary won the best az
pearance award and the Chesapeak
City Auxiliary had the largest mum
Der Of uniformed members in line
The Talleyville Drum and Bugl
Corps won the best drum and bugl
award in the special award clas
and the Lewes High School Banl
was second. The Dover High Schoo
Band was adjudged the best band
Thomas Mcbride won first prize fOl
the best decorated residence.
Governor Richard C. McMulleI
headed a list of state officials who
were seated on the judges platform
Judges we're: Tim McCarey, Chester
president of the Pennsylvania Fire
Chiefs Association; Thomas ]. Pat
ton, Upper Darby; Benjamin J.
Berry, Chester; G. Bonsill, GlenOl-
den, Pa; Willard Wilson, Whining
ton; Sergeant Walter Squires of the
Wilmington Department of Public
Safety; Chief William ]. Lutz of
,he Wilmington Bureau of Fire;
Everett ]. Scott, Chester, and Ar
thur MulroOney, GlenOlden.
A street dance followed the
parade.
MiddIetOwn To Be Host
MiddletOwn was selected for the
1871 convention.
National Defense" was the theme
of the majority Of speeches. The
chief speaker was E. A. Soucy, in
charge of the Baltimore office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. He
outlined the workings of the bureau
and its jurisdiction in matters re-
lating to national defense. He also
warned firemen to be on the watch
for incendiary fires and acts of sab
otage.
Assistance of the federal govern
ment in aiding firemen in plans for
taking part in the national defense
program was requested in a resOlu-
tion adopted unanimously. The res
olutiOn was introduced by Howard
Sheldon. past state president. It
also asked the federal government
to assist in proper training of the
urged federal agents to
survey present facilities and equip
ment, and to set up fund to pur-
chase necessary equipment and sup
plies.
The following officers of the Della
ware State Fire Chiefs Association
were reelected: President. Daniel
P. Dougherty. Five Points; first vice
president. Robert S. Croes. Grams
ton Heights; second vice president.
Arthur B. Hope, Delaware City;
secretary. Harry F. HassOn, chief.
Delaware Hardware Company, Will
nlingtOn; treasurer, William A.
Pyrites Company, Will
mingtOn.
The trustees are: New Castle
county, John A. Golden and Robert
B. Maxwell; Kent. Thomas E. Baker
and Fl. Ellison Helms; Sussex. E. c.
Bailey and Samuel c. Pierce.
Auxiliary Elects Officers
Mrs. Nan Laws Woods, of Five
Points Auxiliary. Richardson Park, |
vas elected president of the Della
ware Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary |
Association at the annual session in
he Roxy Theatre. Smyrna, last
Thursday. Mrs. Woods. the first
president of the association, was in
trumental in its formation.
Other officers are: Vice president,
frs. Joseph LeTOurneau, Bowers;
Mrs. Alvin Ruth. Minquas
.uxiliary, Newport; treasurer, Mrs.
lara Cashell. ChristIana Auxiliary;
representative for New
astle county, Mrs. William Hen
Newport Other officers
nd committees will be named later {
RS. Bertha West, retiring president 6
'esided over the meeting.
The following recommendations G
ere approved by the delegates: II
crease in state dues for each aux
ary from 81 to 81; first executive v
ard meeting to be held first We'd IL
sday in June; auxiliary not to n
rade as a unit in firemen's pa tl
des; county presidents to be direc- t,
is of the state association.
Mrs. West reported that out of
900 raised during the year by
$4,000 was expended.
,stly for fire company improve
snts. An association also was
rmed in Sussex county during the "
ar. There are now 1900 members B
the state association. 81
The .auxfiiaries joined with the Il
emen in the annual memorial
vice. Eleven members died dur n
: the year. in New Castle county h
d 3 in Sussex. C.
Mayor William E. Matthews, Jr., b,
lcOmed the delegates. He said in
It by giving the highest type of W
vice possible, the women could in
Ike possible better lives, better a
nmunities, better state, and pi
ter nation. m