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K. A. MIfXFH OF KI'AHNKY
Mr. Miller has been secretary of the
state asHociation for eighteen yearn.
A convention would not seem Just
right without him In his accustomed
place.
KKHItlKXCli
(11) F. 1). Tohln of Kidney )
The subject assigned me is indeed
a Tery comprehensive one and as ap
lled to firemen and lire departments
and Are companies. "efficiency"
ought to be construed as making the
most out of the means at your com
, mand. Metropolitan cities and vil
lages with organized fire departments
generally have the best equipment
they can afford. Kfliclency then In
the sense in which I ahull consider it
In this paper will have greater de
pendence upon the firemen them-
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C. li. LKITHOKK OF CltAWFOUD
Mr. Lelthoff is a member of the
Crawford fire department and propri
etor of the Gate City Hotel, which
was local headquarters at the convention.
selves than the facilities or their use
In fighting Are. Growing municipal
ities have a great many things in con
templation at the same time and to
make the best out of conditions is
always the problem with which a
municipal corporation is confronted.
True efficiency then is more gen
erally determined by the acts of the
men themselves than it is from the
excellence of their equipment or from
their lack of fire fight Iiik machinery.
The true fireman at the call of duty
has too clear a conception of what is
before him to complain about the
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DELEGATES WHO ATTENDED THE THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NEBRASKA STATE VOLUNTEER nil
IS THE OPERA HOUSE BUILDING IN WHICH THE SESSIONS OF THE CONVENTION WERE HELD. THE PICTURE WAS TJ
GATE CITY HOTEL, WHICH WAS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CONVENTION. NEBRASKA NEWSPAPERS ARE WELCOME TO USE ,T
11 AY MOSS OF I'ltAWFOItl)
Mr. Mobs Is one of t lie energetic
Crawford nrenien who helped make
a success of the convention, who
proved himself a capital entertainer
and who read a paper during the convention.
means at hand to combat the element
that is ruthless in its destruction of
property and that does not even stop
at human lives. He realizes that
duty is uot a sentiment but with the
firemen a principle pervading his
life, and that It must exhibit itself in
his conduct and action; that duty
with him is above all consequences
and often at a crisis or difficulty he
must disregard consequences. Duty
commands the fireman to look neith
er to the right nor the left, but
straight forward.
Never complain about the adminis
tration as Individuals but if you have
a grievance as an organization then
seek to have It redressed in the prop
er way and It is a foregone conclus
ion that the local fire department
speaking through the organization
will always be given the fairest con
sideration. There are situations in
which, the proper opinions and modes
of action are not evident. In such
cases we should maturely reflect be
fore we decide; we must ask for the
opinions of those wiser and better
acquainted with the subject than
ourselves; it is too often true that
we cannot determine wisely until we
have candidly heard both sides.
A growing municipality and. its
many necessities always presents a
very vexatious problem to the admin
istration and to meet and satisfy the
demands made upon Its officers no
matter how deserving they may be is
generally out of the question. To be
able to do this the average Nebraska
municipality must have attained that
degree of perfection contemplated in
Sir Thomas More's Utopia.
Some distinguished philosopher
has said that a good soldier must be
prepared to follow as well as lead.
Superior officers in a fire department
or fire company must be obeyed and
the men must work In absolute har
mony with them If true efficiency is
to be attained. The volunteer fire
man's work is very arduous and oft?n
very dangerous but there Is notwith
standing this condition, a fascination
about it, and the average fireman
takes great pride in it. It is very
often the case that firemen have been
associated with the work in their
communities for periods ranging
from ten to twenty-five years.
When it Is considered that the
work Is entirely a voluntary work
and that the men engaged In it of
ten endanger their lives to save the
property of others, it is certainly not
claiming too much to say that in this
work firemen earn the gratitude of
the community.
The man who will enter Into this
work and perform it as only volun
teer firemen perforin their work is
In his very nature so constituted that
he is sure to do the very Dest wun
the means at hand. With him effici
ency means that very thing and he
does not stop to complain at the facil
ities at the service of himself and as
sociates. The efficient fireman and
fire company must be content with
what they have and they will not be
found sighing and wishing ror tnings
unattainable. They cheerfully and
contentedly accept conditions as they
are and when the way is open Tor im
provement they Just as cheerfully
accept the changed conditions.
After all. is not this the philosophy
of success in all or the relations of
life? The efficient fireman bends hi
energies to one point and he goes di
rectly to that point, looking neither
to the right nor the left. The true
volunteer fireman realizes that It Is
cowardice to grumble about circum
stances and that to overcome one bar
rier gives him greater ability to ov
ercome the next.
The city or village administration
would If In their power provide bet
ter facilities for you and they appre
ciate as keenly as you do the embar
rassments under which you labor.
Thev have lust as much as you have
at stake. Remember that efficiency
Is measured by accomplishment and
hut tpbIoiis. energetic ana emcieni
nreman carries along wltn mm me
fact that his example Is contagious
un.i rmiitipla imitation. He labors
for efficiency with him is tnat con
nini7 fnroi He exercises a son
of nower which sends a thrill through
every fiber that nows mio me iiuiuib
of those bout him. His work is al
ways efficient but arter an u is nis
energy in nis worn mm iuacn um
ffiiiunt If vou would be efficient
then proceed with energy in wnaiev
er vou undertake. Consider your
self equal to the situation and you
will succeed.
FIVK lUNimKl) C'Ll'll
OIU DEPARTMENT C'ELEIJIIATES
Flrelwys Entertain IliisineNH Men at
Smoker and lllg Feed
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VM. SHFJtltlLLi OF CltAWFOKD
Mr. Sherrill is chief of the Crawford
From Ord Weekly Journal, Feb. 24:
There were several surprises for
the guests of the Ord fire department
last Friday evening. It was an
nounced on the invitations, that there
would be cigars and eats and when
the guests were assembled at the I.
O. O. F. hall they were invited to
play cards, which most of them pro
ceeded to do, and cigars and apples
were passed as often as one was out,
until about 10 o'clock, when all were
Invited to Join in a grand march to
the Bohemian hall. A delightful
time was had at the first hall and the
guests would have been amply satis
fied had the entertainment ended
there, but when they arrived at the
other hall the first thing that met
their eyes as they entered the hall
was the splendid decorations and the
nicely arranged tables for as fine a
banquet as one would care to sit
down to. As the party entered the
hall the firemen band began a con
cert, playing several pieces and only
stopping when the banquet was serv
ed. The refreshments for the Inner
man were all that could be desired,
consisting of oysters, sandwiches and
many other good things. Ed Bannist
er wore the insignia of the office of
chief cook, and Mrs. SuBie Barnes
was on hand to help in the serving of
the oysters. The email army of fire
men who acted as waiters graced the
position and the assembled banquet
ers testified to the excellence of the
repast by the enthusiastic manner in
which they partook of the dainties.
When all had been satisfied and more
Toastmaster H. M. Davis rapped for
order and after a few well chosen re
marks in which he testified to the
high regard in which all hold the
members of the fire department, he
Introduced in turn the victims of the
evening. Neither the toastmaster
nor the speakers had had an oppor
tunity to prepare, but all acquitted
themselves with credit. Bill Wright
was the right man in the right
place and his remarks at the time
brought tears to the eyes of his lis
teners, but they were tears caused
from hearty laughter. The other '
members of the council were in turn
called upon and responded at more
or less length. Mayor Work proved
to be the only charter member of the
fire department present and told or
the organization twenty-eight years
ago. 11. li. van uecar muue iu
longest speech or the evening, ana 11
was good from start to finish ami
left no doubt in the minds of those
present as to where the speaker stood
on tne mailer or a new mime iur iue
fire department. Jake Hoffman, pres
ident of the state asHociation, spoke
along the lines of what had been-ac
complished by the departments in
their annual conventions, and Mr.
Kauffman, district pass agent of the
Burlington, who was also present,
spoke highly of the Ord fire depart
ment. He accompanied them on
their recent trip to and from Craw
ford. When Frank Weller was called
for and designated by the toastmas
ter as the only handsome man pres
ent it was found that he had slipped
out after eating all he wanted, and
he was roundly censured for such ne
glect of duty. Chief Shirley when
called upon spoke in his usual happy
wav. Mr. Haskell was canea ior
and spoke briefly on the matter of
the city hall. He admitted that he
had been able to do run justice to me
eating part of the program, saying
that he had been preparing for that
by missing a couple f meals at
home', but not knowing he was to be
usked to speak, had not prepared. It
was almost 12 o clock when this nap
py party was dismlssea. it is very
unusual for a stag party or this kind
to be held with no questionable stor
ies being told, but Ord Is unusual in
many ways anyhow.
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JOHN . ;l'TIIIUE OF ALLIANCE
Mr. Guthrie is an exempt member or
the Alliance department and was
elected second vice president without
opposition at the convention.
(OKHON DEPARTMENT MEETINO
Voters of Neighboring; City to Vote
on Question of New City Hull
From the Gordon Journal:
Gordon Hose Company No. 1 met
in regular monthly session at the city
hall Monday evening, and a fair at
tendance was present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following bills were presented
and ordered paid:
The Fair . . . 4 $2.50
Lloyd II. Jordan 10.00
The secretary was instructed to or
der fifty certificates that the retired
firemen might be properly recogniz
ed. The committee on the city hall
petition reported that the required
number of signers had been secured,
the petition presented to the board
of trustees and granted.
Thus at the regular spring election
there will appear on the official and
sample ballots the question for and
against the bonding of the village of
Gordon in the sum of $7,500 for the
purpose of erecting a new city hall.
We have rehearsed so many times
our Ideas of the need of this im
provement that it Is hardly necessary
to make special mention of it, but we
are still of the same opinion. ;
At the meeting Monday night the
matter of furnishing the new ball
was brought up and as previously
stated, the firemen intend to do tils
part themselves, thus letting every
cent of the $7,000 go into a building
of which our people may be Justly
proud. j
This will also give the fire boys in
opportunity to have better room for
their equipment, a better place for
them as well as the city council to
meet in and a place where mapy
public gatherings may be held. Gir
don will be a city some of these drys
ahd we will be ready.
CARD OF THANKS
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The Crawford Volunteer Fire
partment, the Crawford Chamber of
Commercevand the city of Crawford
take this means to thank all Craw
ford citizens. Col. H. G. Sick and
his staff of Fort Robinson and the
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
for assisting us in making the 1916
State Volunteer Firemen's Associa
tion convention a decided success;
Ex-Prwldent CJrnrT of Seward Siig'
gestn That Work He Starttnl
Brother Harry Graff of Seward,
our ex-president, in a letter to Lloyd
suggests that the boys over the state
get busy and boost the Mutual Aid
Department of the state association
by the organization or a hive nun
dred Club."
Brother Graff's letter follows: "1
have a thought hist why not or
ganize a "500 club", an effort to gel
500 members in the Mutual Aid De
partment of the state association.
believe there are hundreds of the
boys who would take this insurance
feature if they would be assured that
they could get $500 of protection
Let's start in every department
campaign for membership with the
promise of 500 members or no go
I'll guarantee ten more from Seward
ttyin we already have, on this basis
Yes, 111 make it zo.
Boys, Brother Graff has started the
ball rolling. Take him up and run
the Mutual Aid Department member
ship up to 500 before the next con
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HON. W. K. RHKtELL
"liidge" is Nebraska State Fire Com
missioner and one of the most widely
known men in the state. He ii al
It's a Good Plan to
Make Comparisons
BEFORE BUYING YOUR
Suit or Stetson Hat
After you have inspected the suits offered at
different stores take the two you like best home
"on approval." There, before your own mir
ror, and away from all outside influences, you
and your family can carefully compare the
style, quality, workmanship and value of the
Karinent, and make your choice.
WK SUGGEST THIS PLAN BECAUSE WE
A HE QUITE POSITIVE YOU WILL CHOOSE
THE SUIT FROM THIS STOKE.
Whether you pay $12.50 or $25 or some price
in between, you'll doubtless find just what you
want here.
E. G. LA1NG
"Modern Clothes for Men"
E. G. LAING
'MODERN CLOTHES FOR
308 BOX BUTTE AVE.
PHONE 4
MEN'
Men, Young Men
and Firemen:- '
You want to buy clot
the most real value awd sa
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just why you will take adv
We want you to con3:
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to call at our store, see
and make critical comparis
It's the man who
whose business we
pare ,
a man , it won' t
sive advantages
at this store.
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Style,
We're all firemen
Fire Department. We know
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a bathing suit to a unifor
of the fire department at
Eventually our value
we are sure of that. The q
better it will be for your
Don't think that w
you call to look. We welcc
a looker before he can.bej
Drop in here as a
YOU will be the sole .ludiie
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interest to buy here. Will
fire department and was one of the
vention. Keep us posted on whut
you do.
ways on the job at conventions and
iien who was always on the job.
la one of the boys.
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