Smyrna times., 1948-11-11
FIREMEN HOLD
ANNUALDINNER
U. S. Rep. ]. Caleb Boggs Pre-.
sented Honorary Life Mem
bership in Local Company
62ND ANNIVERSARY

All honorary lie membership, a
key to the fire house, and an offici-
al badge were presented to U. S.
Rep. ]. Caleb Boggs for his inter-
est in all volunteer firemen which
eliminated in their recognition
with a special stamp, at the sixty
second anniversary of the Citizens
Hose Co. No. 1, Inc. which was at
tended by 225 members and guests
last Friday evening. The banquet
and ladies night celebration was
held in the cafeteria of the Smyrna
School. Mr.. Boggs, who was ac-
companied by Mrs. Boggs, paid
tribute to the firemen, saying: "A
fire company is a community in
ivestment, which produces not only
men who fight fires but also civic
leaders" Two aged members of the
company attended, William Lurty,
81 years, and Frank McCawley, II
years of age. e. Reynolds Brad
ley acted as toastmaster, and in
troduced the followin guests at the
speakers table: Mayor C. j. Prick
ett, who said that the town council
had cooperated with the firemen in
the past and hoped to do more for
them in the future; Mrs. Prickett;
John Bamberger, president Del
marva Firemen's Association, and
Mrs. Bamberger; Newlin Wood,
president Kent County Firemen's
Association, and Mrs. Wood; Wal
ter Handsberry, vice-president
Leipsic Fire Co., and Mrs. Hands
berry; John Roth, president Clay
ton Fire Co., Mrs. Roth; Herbert
Phillips, president Middletown Fire
Co., Mrs. Phillips; Corbett Reys
lnolds, president Cheswold Fire Co.,
Mrs. Reynolds; Frank O'Neill, fire
school instructor, Mrs. O'Neill,
Harrington. The invocation was
igiven by the Rev. Walter L. Beck
with; other guests were Mrs. Beck
with; The Rev. Walter L. Hards
and Mrs. Hards; George w. Wright
superintendent of schools, and Mrs.
Wright; Rep.-elect George Blendt,
and Mrs. Blendt; also members of
town council: Henry T. Price and
Mrs. Price; Ralph G. FAIRIES, Sr.
and Mrs. FAIRIES; Glenn S. King,
and Mrs. King; Henry r. Shapley,
and Mrs. Shapley. The Smyrna
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
was represented by the president,
Warner w. Price, Jr., and Mrs.
Price; The Smyrna Lions Club pres
iident, Robert Dunning, and Mrs.
Dunning; Smyrna Rotary Club,
Nelson Everhart, and Mrs. Ever
hart; the David C. Harrison Post
No. IA, American Legion, Com
mander Clifton Jones, and Mrs.
Jones. Mr.. Bradley had as his
guest Miss Louise Guessford, and
Miss Louise Denney was the guest
of Avery Clifton, president of the
company, which now numbers 157.
Other officers include the vice-pres-
ident, Wells A. FAIRIES; secretary,
Ralph G.. FAIRIES, Jr.; treasurer,
John c. Mannering; fire recorder,
]. Edward Tucker; fire inspector,
Calvin Foxwell; fire chef, Horace
c. David; first assistant chief, Har-
old Hufschmidt; second chief, J..
Harper Jones; chaplain, the Rev.
Frederick M. Barton. The trustees
are Stout Bickling, Mr.. .Hufschmidt,
and James Warren. Board of di-
rectors: Horace David, James War
rem, Avery Clifton, Harold HUFF
schmidt, Ralph G. FAIRIES, Jr., Earl
Ford, Harper Jones, Stout Bick-
ling, William Mabrey, Fletcher
Truax, Wells A. FAIRIES, and Wilson
e. FAIRIES. There was dinner music
by four-piece orchestra under the
direction of Joe Farina; and enter
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