Bi-County Firemen’s Convention in N. Y. State

Bi-County消防员在N的公约。Y. State

The sixteenth annual convention of the Jefferson-St. Lawrence Counties Firemen’s Association was held in Carthage on June 5, 6 and 7, this being the second convention held in that city, the first being the second annual convention of the Jefferson County Association on September 3 and 4, 1896. The 1923 convention was very largely attended, there being 150 delegates in attendance. Deputy Chief George E. Wood of Watertown, president of the association, called the meeting to order, and an address of welcome was made by President William H. Barry, president of the village of Carthage. A banquet was held at 6 o’clock on the evening of June 5 in the Odd Fellows’ Hall. On the morning of June 6 at 11 o'clock a barbecue was held on the Athletic Fieid and a ball game was held at 2 p. m. between teams composed of firemen from Massena and Adams for a challenge cup. The principal speaker in the evening session at 7:30 in the opera house was T. Alfred Fleming, director of conservation, National Board of Fire Underwriters. At 9:30 there was a pavement dance. On June 7 at 10:30 a. m., the athletic events were held, prizes being given to the different winners. The parade was held in the afternoon at 2:30, at which prizes were also awarded for the company having the greatest number of men, the best appearing company and the best dressed individual fireman in line. The officers elected at the 2:30 session on June 5 were as follows: President, Nelson Phelix, Massena; First VicePresident, Melvin Merril, Alexandria Bay: Second VicePresident, Frank Kitts, Carthage: Treasurer. W. J. Coleman, Potsdam, and Secretary, George Schwartz, Theresa.

Wooden Shingles Cause 911 Indianapolis Fires—Of the 2,361 fire alarms received in Indianapolis, Ind, during the first five months of 1923, 911 were caused by sparks falling on wooden shingle roofs, according to Jacob E. Riedel, chief of fire prevention and chairman of the fire resistant roof committee. The largest number of alarms during a twenty-four-hour period was on February 3. Sixty-eight alarms were answered, sixty-seven due to sparks falling on wooden shingles. A total of 1,809 fire-resistant roofs were placed.