伯克斯县消防员协会大会
The annual convention of the Berks County Firemen’s Association, held in Allegheny Hall, Reading, Pa., on December 19, was opened with an address of welcome by William P. Helder, who, in greeting the seventy or more delegates, said: “The city of Reading recently underwent a campaign in which it decided the true worth of the volunteer firemen. There is no more noble word in the entire dictionary than ‘volunteer.’ When applied to a soldier, it means a man who is willing to fight for the principles which he believes to be right, even though in performing his duty he slays his fellow man and brings distress. When that word is placed before firemen it stands for all that is noble. He is the man, who, without pay or thought of reward, offers himself for the protection of life and property. He asks no thanks, only credit, for what he does, and paraphernalia for the protection of both life and property. In this organization of volunteer firemen there is a feeling of goodfellowship that exists in no other fraternal organiation. Go where you will, and you find loyalty and hospitality, and so today we bid you welcome to this feeling.”
每年两次会议。
该公约由W. W. Wunder主持。总统和第一笔交易的第一批业务包括对宪法和细则的修正案，每年的会议数量从四个将其更改为两次。年度会议日期已更改为1月的第三个星期六，从12月的第三个星期六，每半年会议将在该镇或自治市镇邀请该协会的日期举行。下一次会议将于1915年7月3日在库兹敦举行，届时将在该镇举行百年庆典。该公约通过了G. W. Bause或Wernersville提供的一项决议，以制定7月4日的安全和公正的规格，该规范将介绍给所有镇上和自治市镇官员，以准备根据其中所述采用的一项法令。该协会秘书提出了一项动议，该动议将在全县的小学生协助下进行，以预防火灾。每个男孩都可以成为伯克斯县消防员协会消防辅助机构的成员。将向男孩们颁发卡和徽章，并将有奖励奖励提供帮助。
Wunder总统的Addrass。
举行了两次会议，Wunder总统在下午的会议上发表了讲话，他说：“该协会是为了考虑将更好地保护大火的问题而组织的，并采用了将采用此类方法。在他们的预防中。还要在没有的地方种植火灾保护区，并敦促具有保护的社区来保护更高的设备。当县协会组织组织时，该市和县有39家公司。如今，其中有41个和37个与该协会有关。我们已经建立了7月4日县范围的安全和理智，以及春季和秋季的清理日。我们的目的是说服人们我们的协会代表公众的利益。我们向学校董事和周日学校主管发送了通函，以免使用易燃的圣诞节装饰，我们希望引起公众的注意，以进行粗心的比赛。不能宣传我们在引起公众注意的工作中所做的工作是清理所有废物和易燃物品对建筑物的重要性，并看到没有将热的灰烬扔在木栅栏上并进入箱子。这些是许多不必要的火灾的原因。 I would recommend as a matter of additional safety the fireproofing of children’s clothing, by a solution of ammonium phosphate in a gallon of water.”
选举军官。
The officers were re-elected and.because of the change in date of meetings, were elected to serve until the annual meeting in January, 19J6.他们是：总裁W. W. Wunder；William Palm，P。M. Odeair，E。C. Trafford和Warren Weller，副主席；S. L. Parkes，唱片秘书；财政部长N. Robert Tomlinson和财务主管Walter S. Frees。地址如下：康涅狄格州哈特福德的弗雷德里克·C·摩尔（Frederick C. Moore），“自动洒水装置；”H. W. Spang，纽约，关于“与预防火灾有关的电线和设备”；费城乔治·纳林格（George Nallinger）的“实践消防”；哈里斯堡劳动与工业部约翰·S·斯派塞（John S. “Fire Marshal’s Duties,” J. William Morgan, deputy state fire marshal, Harrisburg. The fire company of the Borough of Mt. Penn was elected to membership in the association.
出席会议的代表。
在读消防公司的以下代表存在：Rainbow，William Nye；Junior，George A. Market；阅读软管，丹尼尔·比弗（Daniel Beaver），M。LutherMason，Edgar Sounders；友谊，沃伦·罗耶（Warren Royer），F。C。Eisenbise；Liberty，J。B。Wise，George O’Reilley和George Morris；华盛顿，沃尔特·科尔曼；Keystone，W。W。Wunder；Hampden，J。F。Ancona；Marion，G。D。Fisher；Schuylkill，Valentine Hain，Henry S. Heeth； Union, Harry Ludwig. County Delegates, from outside df Reading, who attended were: Birdsboro, William K. Young; Boyertown, Friendship, Warren Weller; Blandon, E. C. Trafford, Henry Heinley; Hamburg, Clark Saylor; Kutztown, John D. Geiger; Lyons, Jacob Grim, E. L. Parkes; Mohnton, No. 1, farry Hornberger; Friendship, Amos Burkholder, Claude Palm; Shillington, William Palm; Sinking Springs, Abraham L. Crouse, Patrick Meade, G. C. Reeser; Reifton, Irvin Goodhart; Shoemakersville, A. F. Zuber, Charles Machimer; Temple, G. S. Miller, B. Miller; Wernersville, G. W. Bause. Peter M. Gise; Womelsdorf, J. Y. Petticoffer, S. S. Kreitzer.
