Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-23 | Page 5 | Veteran Firemen Reunion

VETERAN FIREMEN REUNION Social Oyster Supper and a I Musical l Amon time the I It was 10 years ago Fob 22 that the UIO Veteran Volunteer association a ocla tion moved Into Its pleasant hall on Canyon Canon road rond and thin tho event was Tuesday afternoon and evening by a social an oyster supper and a musIcal program afterwards fol followed lowed by speaking There were over 60 persons present IncludIng tho oldest veterans of the old volunteer days which ended In 1583 when thin the paid de department department unit went Into commission A generous spread was served on two Ion long tables at 6 p m In the room on thin tho ground floor noor where the ladles s auxiliary of the association saw I to It that no hungry veteran or guest escaped and they There were oysters galore alore In stow and raw With the most toothsome ham apple appio salad i and numerous other palatable e edibles The musical program Included tenor solos h by J tV soprano solos b by Miss lIss Ireno Kelly Kolly and Mrs Irs I IC B BC C Wiley lie a 11 French horn solo from n it nJ J Jessup Impromptu character songs i by Mrs Irs H P Burns a cute recitation by Master Melville SImpson and numbers num numbers bers from time the Tauter vIolin and cornet MIss Kelly proved to be 00 n a host In herS herself lr playing plain fO five piano ac accompaniments for other performers and two to accompaniments for fOl her own two songS s seem m to tiro her In Inthe Inthe the least The Tho speakers were Chief G M Ot Ottinger Ottinger Rube Simpson J W Snell and D L Halli Halliday ay Chief Ottinger gave nn an entertaining narrative of oC the Volunteers Vol rs who went event Into commission 57 yearn earn ago The They served for 30 years ears with marked credIt and organized time the Veterans association In 1800 1590 making the Just JURt 20 0 years cars old Mr Simpson Is still with the fire service Ibel being the engineer of No o 1 steamer He referred to his long term of lIer service Ice and spoke of Chief GlorI Glore who treated the boys like white men and amI s N respected Ir b by them all Mr 11 Snaps Snails remarks were strong In the or of reminiscence and Mr paid a well deserved tribute to the tho work of oC the lime volunteers who were never paid for tor their even remunerated for the clothing the they spoiled In extin extinguishing fires A pathetic feature was reading of oC the mortuary roll or of Ill deceased lIe de ceased firemen by Mr Simpson The Thc entire most moot pleasantly antl I spent The committee hawing char charge c of oC the celebration consisted or of the following R SImpson W V Cardwell Ca Id well J Peacock H H E Cottle W Odd and andL I L Simpson It was assisted b by the thelo following lo ladles I Mrs W Odd area r lk W Cardwell I Mrs s L I Mrs J Jat at Snell Mrs H P Burns Bums Mrs In H and alias lIlI Jennie Knight