Smyrna times., 1952-08-21
Gov. Carvel Among Distin-
guished Guests to Attend
32nd Annual Meet of
State Firemen

State Firemen
Governor Elbert N. Carvel, Lieut..
Gov Alexis 1. DUPONT Bayard, us.
Senator John ]. Williams, U, S.
Rep. ]. Caleb Boggs, and Robert F.
Kelly, secretary to U. S. Senator
j. Allen Frear, head the list of dis
tinguished guests of the Delaware
Volunteer Firemen's Association,
meeting here on August 27-28 for
their thirty-second annual conven-
ton. The two-day convention will
be preceded by dinner on August
26 of the Delaware Fire Chiefs As
sociation, held at the ChesWold
Fire House, with the Cheswold
Fire Company as host.
Sessions start August ~
Regular sessions will start on
Wednesday, August 27, with the
convention called to order at Town
Hall at 10 am. by the president,
George w. Duncan. Registration
Of delegates and alternates will be
held at 9 am. at the fire house,
with Willard Rutter as chairman
Of reception committee. The con
vention luncheon will be held at
the high school cafeteria at 1890
pm, with session reconvening at
Town Hall at 2 pm
Entertainment and Dance
A professional show, to which
the public is invited free Of charge,
will be held Wednesday night at
pm in the high school auditorium,
followed by dance at Town Hall
for visiting firemen and auxilialies
only
Program for August %
The program the second day,
Thursday, August %, at 10 am,
calls for a demonstration of fire
evolutions at the Wilson Refriger-
alton, Inc. plant on Glenwood Av-
enue. The convention will be call
ed to order at l pm. at Town Hail.
the memorial service will be held
at 4 pm. at Asbury Methodist
Church. Howell H. Barnes is
chairman for this service. The fin
al event and climax of the conven-
tion will be the parade scheduled
for 1880 pm. on Thursday, August
%.
Officers of Organization
officers of the Delaware Volun-
teer Firemen's Association follow:
: George w. Duncan, Wilmington, President
John w. Bamberger, Cheswold.
Let Vice President
Curtis Ennis, Glendale, End Vice President
Charles H. Jester, Camden Wyoming,
Secretary
!; Elbert c. Bailey. Treasurer. Laurel
Rev. Thomas c. Mulligan, Chaplain,
Georgetown
Granville c. White. Fire Recorder, Laurel
Norris Phillips. Director, Middletown
j. S. Benton. Director, New Castle
Paul Neeman. Director, Harrington
H. A. Helm. Director. Leipsic
! Clifford Temple. Director, Millvile
Lenwood Hastings, Director Blades
Morning Session Wednesday
The morning session on Wednes-
!, day includes on the program the
, invocation by the Rev. Thomas c.
Mulligan, chaplain; an address of
welcome by Town Manager S. G.
Marvel; response by John w. Bam-
berger, first vice president; well
come from Citizens Hose Company,
/, by John w. Jacobs, Jr., president
+. with response by Curtis Ennis, sec
ond vice president, as we'll as re-
ports and nomination of officers.
Election of officers will be held at
the 2 pm. session on Wednesday,
with installation on Thursday af-
ternoon. Recognition will be given
the past presidents of the state as
sociation, the list of which includes
two local men, Harry Collins,
:, Smyrna, who served in 1927, and
died in 1899; also Frederick E.
: Burke, Clayton, who served in 1850
and died on November Is of that
year.
Other Invited Guests
Additional invited guests of the
convention are State Senator Wal
ter w. Handsberry; State Repre-
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