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Show FIRE CHIEFS OF WEST MEET IN LOS ANGELES r LOS ANGELES. Cal . 9ept 13 Fire pre entlon wa? tho principal subject on the program for discussion at the opening session today of tho twenty -' seventh annual convention of the Pacific Pa-cific Coast association of Fire Chiefs jln this city There wero reservations for two hundred chiefs from Callfor-nla, Callfor-nla, Wushlngton, Oregon, Montana Jj 1 Idaho, Wyoming. Nevada, L'tah, Ari-7. Ari-7. na, New Mexico and British Columbia. Colum-bia. Mayor M P Snyder delivered the opening addresa, followed by a response re-sponse from William H. Bywate-r. chief of tho Salt Lake fire department Dls-cuB-slons were to bo opened by Elliot j Whitehead, chief of tho Oakland deportment, de-portment, president of the association I Business sessions will be continued I tomorrow and Wednesday, with side trips to nearby resorts each afternoon 'Tomorrow afternoon a memorial er-vlce er-vlce will bo conducted the addreas to , bo delivered by C E. Foster chief of 1 ; the Astoria Oregon, department. Following Fol-lowing these ceremonies award will be made to tho department with the Jbest fire fighting record for the past H . year of a $10,000 cup. The delegates will mako a trip to (Catallna Island Thursday, starting for their homOfl tho eamo night. |