Many Attend Boston F. D. Ball
The 49th annual ball of the Boston Fire and Protective Departments which was held in Mechanics’ Building on Huntington Avenue, Boston, on the night of February 15, was largely attended. The concert began at eight and was followed by the grand march at nine o’clock.
The reception committee was composed of Fire Commissioner Eugene C. Hultman, Chief Daniel F. Sennott, Supt. Henry E. Thompson, of the Boston Protective Department; Capt. Samuel A. McDonnell, B.P.D.; Capt. J. H. Leary, B.F.D.; Capt. J. W. Shea, B.F.D.; Lieut. P’red J. Dobbratz, Lieut. D. Sheehan, J. J. Higgins, D. J. Murray, J. J. McFadden, H. J. McNealy, M. J. McGonagle, E. J. Coveney, S. L. King, T. F. Timmins, and Dr. W. J. McNally, medical officer, B.F.D.
The floor marshal was T. F. Timmins; assistant marshals were J. J. McFadden and E. J. Coveney. Captain J. H. Leary was chief of aids. Among the guests were Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, commandant of the Boston Navy Yard: Police Commissioner Herbert A. Wilson, and Ex-Fire Commissioner Theodore A. Glynn.
Pontiac, Mich., Has New Truck—Pontiac, Mich., has received a new combination hose and chemical truck. It has two 40-gallon chemical tanks and carries 1,000 feet of hose.
