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THE MOBILE CMOBILEMemories of the Olden Days ]Oa lied to MindWhen the Volunteer Firemen's Association Paraded Streets and Were thePride of the- History of theFamous Society From Organization to the Present Day#April ft from. 1639 until April. 1. was always one of the most eventful days in the history of Mobile. It was ihe day w hen the members of the volunteer fire department paraded the streets in their pretty uniforms and gaily bedecked engines and trucks.The people generally observed the day as they did Mardi Gras by takiugmutli of St. Francis street. C. W. ioast president; John U Watters.that all the eld volunteer firemen look back upon its operations duringjthe sixty years of its existence. Itcfunds were derived from voluntary donations from many leading citizens who appreciated the services of the fire department in saving their lives and thei r p ro pe r i y from d e s t ru e t io11at the risk of their health and their lives and whose only reward was theconsciousness of having well performed a self-disposed duty. Under an act of the legislature entitled Anan. to raise a fund for the benefit of.ip! - * *. jv i#t ;the (Ire companies in the city of Mo bile. approved January 30. 1839. each insurance agency doing business in the city of Mobile was required to pay an annual tax of $200 to the Fire Department. Association from which the association paid funeral benefits andpensions to all deserving widows of deceased firemen, in 1875 relief was p a i * I i a t wen t, y -1 w o w i do vv s a, n d tl i f -assets were as follows: Cash on hand.Ii• ■ i 1a ft ft rk t*foreman: William Hanlon, first as- j stock of all kinds on hand,distant; George Guerry, second sts- |fi«S0.4O. Total. $10,579.70.dstant: Thomas J. Burns, financia 1 j At that time thf 11 re departmcntsecretary: John D. Kenny, recording j numbered 3S7 active members and 27*J secretary: Thomas H. Russell. treats- jhonorary members. The membership utct: Edward1 K. Peters engineer; • vvas in creased from year to year, untilw •Thomas Walker, housekeeper. thp tocsin of war sounded in ISfil and:
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Mobile Daily Item
Mobile, Alabama, US
Wed, Apr 09, 1902
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