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History Os Volunteer Foremen

(By W. Henry Collisson, Sr., secreary-treasurer) The volunteer fireman has been a dominating factor in every community from the beginning of our country. George Washington, when he was 32 years of age, was a volunteer fireman. He spent S4OO of his own money to purchase the best fire engine obtainable at that time, —a crude hand pump on four wheels and fitted with a long brass nozzle. With a few words on the wisdom of the fire preparedness, he presented this picturesque but fairly useless contraption to the volunteer fire company of Alexandria, Virgiana, of which he was the organizer and active member. In Washington’s day and long afterwards, the fire-cock's red crowing went unchallenged; steam pumps and rubber hose were yet to be invented, and those Currier and Ives "bucket brigades” could not even get near a really hot fire. No, the early fire laddies were not notably efficient, but they did have fun and fights. Rival companies racing to a fire would stop to upset each other's ladder wagons and take a passing at each other’s skull-pans; the prime object seemed not to extinguish the fire, but to prevent some other company from extinguishing it. and many a dwelling burned to its foundation while warring firemen fought for the honor of putting it out. Arrivving at a fire, firemen sometimes

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discovered that the property belonged to the subscriber to anoth-i er company, then, instead of help-; ing put the fire out, they stood around smoking their pipes in sweet spectacular enjoyment. But what of today? In these! days the volunteer fireman undertakes the same tasks and takes the same risks that the paid or' professional fireman takes. And _ for the most part, these volunteer companies have up-to-date motorized equipment. Indiana, with its 358 volunteer companies, ranks with the best of them. It is now more than 30 years' since a few earnest and energetic; far-seeing volunteer firemen saw the need for uniting the separate' companies together in an organization for mutual fellowship and helpfulness, hence, A meeting was called on May 30, 1906, at Montpelier, in the mu- j nicipal building, for the purpose of organizing an Association of the Volunteer Firemen of Northeastern Indiana. The meeting was called to order at 3 p. m. On motion of E. E. Sinclair,: chief of the Montpelier fire department, J. P. Horton of Montpelier was elected temporary chairman. I On motion of George Friend, J. E., Millikan of ?“sntpelier was elected temporary secretary. The object of the meeting was presented by E. E. Sinclair. On roll call, the following cities were rep-

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resented — Montpelier, Hartford I City, Winchester, Garrett, Butler and New Castle. Next in order was the election 'of permanent officers. For president, the following names were 1 placed in nomination; Guy Way of Winchester, E. E. Sinclair of MontI pelier, C. O. Summers of Winches--1 ter. and J. P. Horton of Montpelier. Messers Sinclair. Horton and Way withdrew their names and C. O. Summers of Winchester was elected by acclamation. George Shoudel was nominated ; vice-president and elected by ac- ' clamation. H. C. Frontman of Montpelier was elected secretary and D. A. ' Kessler of Hartford City was elected treasurer. It was the decision of the meet- ' ing that arrangements so rthc finst annual meeting be placed in I the hands of an executive committee. On motion, E. E. Sinclair was named chairman of the executive committee, with power to appoint two other members. He appointed i L. E. Harding and R. J. Crosby, of ; Montpelier. The next step was to provide a I constitution for the organization i and the following committee on ' constitution and by-laws was named: George Shandel of Garrett, N. i E. Worthington of Butler, J. W. Ginther of Winchester, James McVeigh of New Castle, Ed Fulton of 1 Hartford City and E. E. Sinclair

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of Montpelier. The selection of a name for the organization was discussed, and the vote was cast in favor of “The Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's Association.” A vote was taken to decide the place of meeting in 1906; five votes were cast in favor of Montpelier, one for Winchester, with the result that Montpelier was named as the place for the first annual convention, and the date, August 30, 1906. The executive committee was empowered to make an assess ment upon the companies belonging to the association August 30, 1906, ffi order to raise funds necessary to pay expenses of stationery, printing, postage, etc. On August 30, 1906 the first convention of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s Association was held in the city hall of Montpelier. The convention was called to order by President C. O. Summers of Winchester. The minutes of the meeting held in Montpelier May 30, 1906, for the pur- | pose of organizaing the N. E. I. V. F. Association were read and adopted. This was followed by several short talks, and suggestions by various members. On motion, Messers Burne, Sinclair and Manger were appointed a committee to recommend adjustment of • the assessment for the expenses ' of the convention. While this com- ■ ■ r (Continued on Pago Five)

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