Smyrna times., 1949-05-05
Del-Mar-Va Volunteer Firemens
Convention to Convene Here May 1Otl
Gov. Ebert N. Carvel and u.
S. Rep. ]. Caleb Boggs To
Address Convention Here

The Citizens Hose Company and
the entire community have put out
the welcome mat for the volunteer
firemen who will meet here for the
goth annual Del-Mar-Va Volunteer
Firemen's Association Convention
May 10-11, which will be climaxed
by gigantic firemen's parade on
Wednesday evening, May IL.
Plans Completed
Plans for the two-day meeting
have been completed by the con-
vention committee of the local fire
company, comprising John w. Jac-
obs, Jr., E. Reynolds Bradley, and
J. Fletcher Truax. The convention
will open with an executive COM
mittee meeting at pm. on Tues
day, May 10 in the high school aud
itorium, which will be preceded ny
registration of delegates at the fire
house at $50 pm. Following the
executive committee meeting, a
banquet for all officers of the asso-
ciation. past. presidents, members
of the executive committee, and
officers of the auxiliary will be held
in the high school cafeteria with
the convention committee Of the
local company as hosts. U. S.
Representative J. Caleb Boggs will
be among the many distinguished
guests at the banquet and will de-
liver brief address.
Business Meetings at Theatre
The business meetings of the as
sociation will be held on May II at
the Smyrna Theatre starting at 10
am. Governor Elbert N. Carvel
will address the group at 3 pm.
which will be followed at A . M.
by a joint memorial service at As
bury Methodist Church, in honor
of the members of the association
and auxiliary who have died during
the past year. Other distinguished
guests to attend include: 1t. Gov.
Alexis I. dupont Bayard, Layton
Baynard, Mt. Cuba, Del, president
Delaware State Firemen's Associa-
ton; E. L. Walston, Preston, Nd.
president Maryland State Fire
mems Association; l.. A. Waller,
Salem, Va, president Virginia
State Firemen's Association. The
convention will be called to order
by John Bamberger, of Cheswold,
president of the association and
the address of welcome will be CIV
en- by Mayor Albert A. Newcomb.
John w. Jacobs, Jr., president of
the host company will welcome the
delegates and Joseph L. Ross, Den
ton, Md, will make the response.
Other officers of the association
are: c. R. Adkins, first vice presi-
dent, Cape Charles, Va; Joseph L.
Ross, second vice president, Den
ton, Md; George Mayer, Jr., secre-
tary, Easton, Md; and ]. Harper
Jones, treasurer, Smyrna.
Auxiliary To Meet
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Del
Mar-Va Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation will open its convention
sessions on Wednesday, May IL at
10 am. in the parish house of St.
Peters Church. Presiding will pe
Mrs. James Willing, Jr., of POGO
moke City, Md, president. An ad-
dress of welcome will be given o.
Mrs. Franklin Luff, president of
the Auxiliary of the Cheswold Fire
Company, and the members of that
group will act as official hostesse
to the guests, as there is no alS.
iliary in Smyrna. The. response
will be made by Mrs. E. B. Daugh-
erty, second vice president of the
Association. Other officers who
will officiate at the meetings are:
Mrs. Milton Brown, first vice pres
ident, Cape Charles, Va; Mrs.
James Core, secretary, ParksIey,
Va; Miss Josephine lori, treasur-
er, MinQuadale, DEL; Mrs. Paul