NEAFC 31st Annual Conference.pdf - New England Association of ...

NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
this convention. Five out of that number are Chiefs. Now, there must be something
wrong if we cannot get more of the Chief’s to. come in. Perhaps each one of you
knows some person who does not belbng..
I am quite proud of Massachusettsl We Mve about cleai~ed up, all but in the
smaller places that have no Fire Departments, and where some of them are taken
care of by ether towns. Do you know that we have only two cities .in ~Massachusetts
that are not members. Why that is so, I cannot seem to find out. One fellow was
in for a while. However, we do have every town of any size, .and with not more than
one permanent ~member in _many. places. In some cities and towns, the whole Board
of Commissi.eners or Engineers are in as members.
Now, if the other States Will do a little missionary wor.k, I think that we will see
results..I know that in Vermont and Maine, there are very many ~mall places, lik~
we have in Massachu’setts. But that $3.00 is small, too. Some of those so-called little
fellows can come to these conferences, and get something out of them for the benefit
of the communities they serve. ..
Some of the towns may thinl~ that some of the activties that go on, at these
Conferences are not what they should be, but I have been following them pretty
clc,sely; it is too bad to have it said that these are nothing but carousels, for I know
tha~ each and every one of you sho.uld go home and feel proud of the company that
you are keeping here; you don’t have to go home and bow your heads to anybody.
Thank you again, men. (Applause.)
PRESIDENT FORTIER: We ncw come to the election of our State Vice-Pr~sidents
and, Board of Directors. Whom do you wish to elect from the State of Maine for
your State Vice-President, to be also a member of the Beard of Directors?
CHIEF BILL MummY., Cape Elizabeth: Mr. Presideat, I wish to place the name
Oliver Sanborn. in nomination as the State Vice-President from Maine.
Upon m6tion duly made and secorided, it was VOTED: That the fiominations
be closeg; and that £1~e: .Secretary cast one ballot for the election of; Chief Oliver Sari)
bo~:n of Portland, Maine as State Vice-President. ¯
(The Sergeant-at-Arms then escortedChief Sanborn up to the platform.).
i: PRESIDENT FOP, TIE~: Nc.minations are now open for a State Vice-President from
New Hampshire. ’ . I, --~ ’=