The Alliance Herald

STATE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
IS IN SESSION AT AUBURN
Auburn, Nebr., Jan. 18-Special to Alliance Herald-Four hundred
and seventy delegates were registered here last night for the thirty-fifth annual
convention of the Nebraska State Firemen's
Association.
The convention now being held here is by far the largest ever held in the history of
the association. Arrangements were made in advance for providing sleeping
quarters for five hundred delegates, but it was hardly expected that the
turn-out would be as large as it is.
Two bands are on the job, a local band and one from Ord, and they are
making themselves heard. A large orchestra is supplying music for the
convention hall and banquets.
The program Wednesday started with a business meeting in the morning
at which regular routine business was transacted. E. J. Wright of University
Place and Gus Welner of Sidney each read papers which were listened
to with great interest.
A hundred automobiles were provided to take the delegates to Peru
for entertainment at the Peru State Normal school, of which D. W. Hays,
former superintendent of the Alliance city schools, is president.
Speeches
were made by Fireman Rhodes of Scottsbluff; Fireman Cleveland of Fremont;
Fireman Fischer of York; Fireman Lloyd C. Thomas, assistant chief
of the Alliance fire department and chairman of the publicity committee;
Firenian Webbert of Kearney; and Fireman W. S. Ridgell of Lincoln, state
fire commissioner.
Fireman Ridgell is a member of the Alliance Fire Department.
A short business session was held in the afternoon, Lewis Humphrey
read a paper dealing with fire prevention.
Last night the delegates were treated to a special vaudeville
show which was followed by an athletic exhibition, a number of state wrestlers
and boxers appearing on the program and handing out a classy entertainment.
The program today is devoted to the business of the organization. Free
motion pictures and a big banquet at which over five hundred will be seated
is provided in today's entertainment.