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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1915)
iitmimiHinnH1""""" immiimiiMiimimiimiiiiiiiMtimmmtmra Nebraska State Volunteer Fire men's Association President, II. A. Graff. Seward. ' First Vice resident, Jacob P. Hoffman, Ord. Second Vice President, Harry Hauaer, Fremont. Secretary, E. A. Miller, Kearney. Treasurer, H. A. Webbert, Kearney. Board of Control: Burt Galley, Columbus, chairman; Jacob Gochr ing, Seward; E. W. Parkburst, Lexington; Ray Frost, Stanton; F. B. Tobln, Sidney. A department devoted to the Interests of the volunteer firemen of the state of Nebraska. Edited by Lloyd C. Thomas, state publicity chairman. kHUIIIIIIIIIimUW Account of the Convention ,. On February 4 or 11 we expect to fire not only a detailed report of the convention, but a write-up of Nebr aska City and of the prominent men who attended. The account below , Is Intended for the use of delegates : who desire to furnish their depart ments with a detailed report of the proceedings. The special issue, men tioned above, will be sent to every delegate who attended the conven- - A n AVArv Honartmpnf Much 10U ft If Vl U ITT IT, J v...m el the following report la taken from the Nebraska Dally Tress, of Nebras ka City, who were furnished daily 'reports by your publicity chairman. I Ttienday Evening, January 19 The Thirty-Third annual conven tion of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association convened at 8 p. ra. at the court house with Presi dent George Howe presiding. After a few remarks President Howe turn ed the gavel over to Charles John los, president of the Nebraska City Fire Department, who presided dur ing the meeting. The following program was then carried out: Music Merchants Band. Invocation S. H. Fields, of the Great Western Fire Company, Ne braska City. Address of Welcome Mayor Hen ry Katiensteln. Response George Howe, presi dent of the Association. Music Merchants Band. At the cnoclusion of the program the convention held a short business cession. On motion a credential committee constating of Ed Miller, J. W. Guth rle, H. L. Boyes, Elmo Belcher and W, D. Fisher, was appointed by the president. The convention then adjourned to :30 o'clock Wednesday morning. Immediately upon adjournment of the session at the court house the delegates went to Eagle hall, where get-together meeting was held. The entertainment consisted of acro batic acts, speeches and an excellent laneh. . Upon leaving Eagle hall a large umber of the delegates visited the Elks Fair, where they were royally ntertatned. Thomas E. Jeffers of North Platte poke on "The Improvement of Chemical Engines and Auto Trucks orer other Fire Apparatus." Wednesday Afternoon, January 20 Wednesday afternoon the session peoed with a speech by Ray Frost t Stanton. The title was, "Organ isation." . An amendment to the constitution . was offered and carried. It was to the effect that no officers should be elected who had not been members of the department for three years or longer, present officers excepted. Chief Frank Hiikov nf Unwalt brought up a question which caused great deal of discussion. He stat ed that the council In their village sa passed an ordinance allowing no one to Join their fire department un , lees he had first been approved by ' the council and asked whether their council had a legal right to do this. He was shown that the city council has no right whatever, under the laws of Nebraska, to Interfere with tke department In this way and that nre-year certificates should be slgn , e by officers of the department. Thursday Morning, January 21 The sessions for Thursday were held In the Overland theatre, which has a seating capacity of 1,000 peo ple. The morning session convened at 9:30 o'clock. . First on the pro gram was the reading of the consti titlon and by-laws of the insurance department, one of the most Inter esting movements undertaken by an association of this kind. All volun teer firemen In the state, who are members of departments or compan ies which belong to the state associa tion and are in good standing, may by the payment of one dollar become Members of the insurance depart ment of the state association and hare in its benefits. In addition to the yearly dues of one dollar they re required to pay the sum of one dollar on the death of a member. Beath benefits of not over five hun dred dollars are to be paid to mem bers. The present average yearly death rate of members of the state . association is three per year. This would make the cost to members of the state association only three dol- , lars per year for $500 Insurance. The . proposition is to be given a thorough test during the year 1915. L. W. Hague of Minden, chairman of the legislative committee, report ed that there are four billa now in troduced in the Btate lexIMat-jre which will. If passed, be of benefit to the firemen. One of these bills changes the compensation law for In jured firemen In cities of the first class under 25,000 and of the second class to relief of not less than seven dollars and not more than fifteen dollars per week, with a maximum of one thousand dollars. In villages the minimum is fixed at IS and not more than $10 per week with a total of not more than $500. These bills are Senate Files 24 and 25, introduc ed by Senator Peter Wink. Two bills which have been Intro duced In the house of representatives by Harris and Hostettler cover the exemption certificate proposition. amending the law now covering this proposition. The new law plainly states that all members In good standing in any volunteer tire com pany for five years shall be exempt from service on grand or petty Jur ies and the payment of poll taxes in each and every county in the state. The other bill provides for the issu ance of certificates of exemption, which may be signed by the chief and secretary of the fire department and the city clerk. These bills are known as House Rolls number 52 and 53. A regulation exemption certificate was adopted by the department. The convention approved the work of the legislative committee and re commended the passage of the bills referred to. The report of the press committee covered the work done by Lloyd C Thomas, Btate publicity chairman during the past year, through his newspaper, The Alliance Herald. On recommendation of the committee Mr. Thomas was appointed state pub licity manager during 1915, and The Herald made the oillclal organ for the same length of time, being sent to all departments throughout the state. Resolutions were passed on the death of members Noel O. Milburn and H. A. Schlusser of MInden and A. Meyers of York. Thursday Afternoon, January 21 Report of the committee on chiefs' reports showed that the towns of Eustls, Hay Springs, Overton, Nebr aska City, Polk, North Bend, Bee den, Palisade. Hartlngton, Valley, Petersburg, Elm Creek and Alns worth had not colletced their tax from Insurance companies during the last year. The state law allows cit ies to assess an annual occupation tax of five dollars on insurance com panies doing business in the town. Motion was made to change the date of the annual convention from January to September of each year. This was tabled. The report of the secretary showed receipts of $1,042 and expenditures of $709.20 during the past year, leaving a balance of $1,759.30 In the treasury. There are now 5 6 5, members in the state association and approximately 15, 000 In the state. John Cleland of Fremont Intro duced a resolution endorsing' and ap proving of the work done during the past two years by Deputy State Fire Commissioner W. S. Ridgell. Also a resolution urging that the fire com mission department be not consoli dated with the fire Insurance depart ment. The convention approved these resolutions and ordered them sent to the state legislature. Gover nor Morehead and that they be pub Ushed in the newspapers. They are as follows: "WHEREAS, We. the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Associa tion, In our thirty-third annual con ventlon, at Nebraska City, In session January 21, 1915, have learned from the newspapers that the state legis lature of Nebraska Is considering the proposition of the consolidation of the State Insurance Commission and the Fire Commission department, and whereas we feel that this would be a detriment to the interests of the fifteen thousand volunteer firemen in the state, therefore "BE IT RESOLVED. That we ex press our emphatic disapproval of the proposed consolidation of de partments; that we urge no such ac tlon be taken; and that a copy of this resolution be furnished to both branches of the state legislature, to Governor Morehead and to the press "WHEREAS. We, the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Assocla tlon, in our thirty-third annual con ventlon, at Nebraska City, in session 'January 21, 1915, desire to ! to all concerned our appreclatl the good work done by our deputy state fire commissioner, W. S. Ridgell, and whereas we feel that everyone Interested, Including the public at large, should know of the excellent results obtained, the almost perfect organisation; the results ob tained In the way of promoting the saving of property from fire; and the many other benefits received by the state as the result of the good work of Mr. Ridgell In this public office; therefore "BE IT RESOLVED. That"we de sire to express to Mr. Ridgell our sincere thanks and hearty apprecia tion of his excellent record, that a copy of this resolution be prenented to Mr. Ridgell; a copy be sen-t to both houses of the Nebraska legisla ture; a copy to Govrenor John H. Morehead, and that It be published In The Press." The auditorium was crowded for the election of officers, which came next on the program. Those elected were H. A. Graff. Seward, president; Jacob Hoffman, Ord, first vice presi dent; Harry Houser, Fremont, sec ond vice president; E. A. Miller, Kearney, secretary; H. A. Webbert, Kearney, treasurer. Speeches were made by all of the above. Those elected on the board of control and the vote received by them Is as fol lows: Burt Galley, Columbus, 188, chairman; Ray C. Frost, Stanton, 156; Jacob Goehrlng, Seward, 133; F. B. Tobin, Sidney. 129; E. W. j Parkhurst, Lexington, 115. The matter of a tournament was left to the board of control. , The towns of Crawford, Superior and Lexington entered the race for the location for the 1916 convention. Petitions were read from each of these towns. Crawford was repre sented by Mayor McLaln and the sec retary of the chamber of commerce. Rev. Rundln made a speech that was applauded for a period of several minutes and was recalled to the plat form after the convention had select ed Crawford. A number of gentlemen were made honorary members of the association including Mayor Katzenstein of Ne braska City and C. J. Andersen of the Andersen Company of Omaha, who furnish fire department equip ment and who sell the Anderson fire truck. Mr. Andersen has attended the conventions for years and he is not only popular - with the firemen but his company sells a large portion of the fire department equipment throughout the state. Banquet Thursday Night The crowning event of the conven tion, from the social point of view, was the banquet served Thursday night at Eagle Hall by the hard working members of the Woman's Guild of St. Mary's Episcopal church Great preparations had been made for the meal and even adverse weath er conditions which made the assem bling of supplies a hard task did not mar the completeness of detail which marked what is probably the best banquet ever served in Nebraska City. Decorations for the hall, placed by the committee earlier In the week, were augmented by the vases of car nations and roses placed on the ta bles which were arranged in five long rows on the main floor, a table for the speakers and officers of the Y x t t V ? t t V Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y z I I z z I z z I z I z z z z z z z z t Just Received Several Carloads of RBY (ft ft direct from the mines. This is not lignite It is as good as any Colorado coal and sells for much less. Also agents for celebrated Carney coal CASH PRICES KIRBY Lump Egg $7.75 6.75 CARNEY Lump Egg $5.75 5.50 We thoroughly screen all our coal before sending it out. All iance Creamery Co. Phone 545 Y Y Y f Y Y Y Y t Y Y t Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y t Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y $M$ee$M$M.eJe Am1 ' fey . ; . BLACK AND WHITE FROCK. Frock of white satin, veiled with plaited blurt net. Fpungled with Jet Ruffle of net finish neck and bottom or xkirt. Girdle of black velvet with mirtiltnre of pink rune association on the stage, and numer ous other tables in the gallery. The waiting Bervice was recruited from the members of the Guild, in uni form. The banquet began at about 8 o'clock, the delegates and their friends who were provided with tick ets having assembled at the Grand hotel at 7:30 o clock, from which place they marched to the hall. It is a credit to the delegates who made up the convention to say that there were very few missing from the pro cession which marched to the hall from the hotel. A few who were unable to be at the appointed place on time arrived soon after the oth ers had been seated and were shown their places. The menu, as prepared by the la dles of the church follows: Oyster Cocktail Pickles Celery Olives Sweetbread Patties Stuffed Young Turkey Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes ! Green Peas in Cases White Bread Vienna Rolls Rye Bread " Salted Wafers Cold Boiled Ham Cold Tongue Potato Salad Mayonnaise Brick Ice Cream Assorted Cakes Fruits Coffee Mints Home Made Cider , : Cigars ' ' ' Alter the completion of the- ban quet proper the following toast list was carried out, with the exception of Governor Morehead and John Mattes, Jr., who could not arrive on account of bad weather: C. M. Aldrich Toastmaster. After One-Third of a Century J. G. Cleland, Fremont. Fire N. C. Abbott, Nebraska City. The Volunteer Fireman ana insur ance Rates J. W. Guthrie, Alliance. World Powers Judge Jas. T. Beg- ley, Paplllion. Fire Laddies Dr. S. P. Cresap. Ne braska City. ImDromptu talks were made by members of the state association, in cluding members of the local depart ment. Another very interesting rea- ture of the banquet, and a surprising one for the recipients, was the pre sentation of gifts to retiring officers of the association, including a fine gold watch to George Howe, retiring president; a gold knife to Secretary Miller; and gold handled umbrellas to J. G. Cleland and John Wilson, trusted and tried veterans of the t&te organization. A number of other eifts were handed out to mem hM-a of the association during the day and evening, a collection having been taken at the morning session of the convention for that purpose. More News In Special Portions of the speeches made at the convention, as well as other In teresting news, will be published In the special edition spoken of in the first portion of this write-up. Good Printing Is more than just a matter of press, some type, Ink and paier. Good Printing requires nice Judgment In the matter of mentation, margin, and color schemes. display, o ma Good printing for the blacksmith wouldn't do for the milliner. Good Printing We do It. We admit it cheerfully, and let us demonstrate. The Herald High Grade Printers ' Call three-four-oh, OLD HICKORY CHIPS If some men had never been born, some others might have to work for a living. Chicago may have a mayoress, some day. 'By the way. what is the feminine form of "carter"? The weather man Is to be congrat ulated on keeping an unusually fine set of resolutions. At least one phase of foreign trade seems to have resolved itself into "all cry and no wool". A grape-Juice dinner maketh glad the heart of the paragrapher, but it cutteth no figure in the divorce courts. We may not have as many long range torpedoes as we should, but when It comes to long-range strate gists the country is almost over stocked. 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