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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0144 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
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With highly polished and gayly decorated apparatus the Volunteer Firemeh- wf] 4*11 head for Violetville on Thursday, to hold their 17th annual convention and incidentally have a jolly good time.
85 YEARS, OF SERVICE
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MONUMENTS ERECTED EVERYWHERE
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When it comes to real public-spirited men, members of the various volunteer fire companys, scattered' here, there and everywhere over the county, can be classed among the first, for they have done wonderful work in protecting the property of others.
No matter how humble the home or how insignificant the building, how great the distance or how bad the roads, just cry "Fire!" and they see red in a minute and never cease fighting until they have conquered.
The Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association is in perfect condition for effective work—there are no factions and
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Provides for its patrons' service and equipment of particular excellence.
Property is patrolled day and nig-ht by duly authorized officers. I
Superintendent's Office and car stop Reisterstown Road Entrance^ Pikesville. Phones, 159—201.
Executive Office, 21 W. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Phone, Jjlaza 1500.
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company records. It is a fire-fighting machine that works as one unit, where only team work is recognized as of any real value in securing results.
When you come to think of it these fire fighting boys deserve the greatest encouragement, .assistance and gratitude. It is 'difficult to imagine a greater service to the people of the county. The work of the volunteers is entirely disinterested and unselfish. They obligate themselves to go to the relief of anyone when most helpless and in urgent need of assistance, braving all sorts of weather conditions and defying risk and danger, serving without any pecuniary compensation or hope of reward.
Hats off then, to the Volunteer Firemen of Baltimore County. The Jeffersonian congratulates them upon their splendid organization and for their splendid and noble work, and sincerely hopes that the Violetville convention will be one long to be remembered, not only because of a successful business session, but because of their hospitable reception by the good people of that community.
Naturally Violetville is all '' Het up" over the approaching event, and members of the 18 Volunteer Fire Companys are shining up apparatus and having their uniforms put into shape for the "great day" which will begin at 1 P. M. with a business session, followed by a parade and music galore. In fact, the day in Violetville has been "declared" a holiday, hence all business establishments will suspend all operations.
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For more than 20 years there I have been volunteer companies j is Baltimore county, and prior to that time folks had to do the best they could to fight a blaze that occurred on their property, and the approaching annual convention of the Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association recalls the modest beginning of the various companies.
Eighteen companies now constitute the Association.
In the first days of the volunteers the hand-drawn apparatus was laboriously dragged over the roads to the scene of conflagration and in time horses were used until now every piece of fire fighting machinery used by the volunteers is motorized.
On February 4th, 1897, the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company was organized by the citizens of Pikesville,, with a membership of 73 active and 14 honorary members, and immediately a temporary fire house was erected with bell tower on the proper-
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first fire to which the company responded was on the farm of John Waters. In August, 1900, the company moved to its new quarters, which was paid for through the generosity |