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NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS
tunity to get an answer to their questions. Put the question box in the first
thing, and let them drop their questions in. Give us the technical advice and
the papers which are good, following the Round Table Discussions, but give
the boys a chance to have what we should have, not a convention, but a Conference,
if we’re going to have a Conference, let’s confer!
PRESIDENT FORTIER: Thank you, Chief Wells. You say the first thing
Monday morning; now, we don’t know at the moment whether we will begin
the Conference on a Monday or a Tuesday. Could you omit that word "Monday"
for the moment?
Crt~F Wv.LLs:. Yes, I will say, "On the Opening day, let us have the
Memorial Services in the morning, and then have our Round Table Discussions,"
and then we are getting warmed up to the whole Conference, and ready to go.
PRV.S~DV.NT FORT~WR: From the reports that ~ I have received, the Round
Table Discussions are the most important topic in the whole Conference, and
every one gets a great deal of benefit from them.
Are there any more remarks on this motion? Hearing none, those in favor
of the motion will please manifest by saying "Aye." Those opposed?
There was a chorus of "ayes" and the motion was carried.
PR~sm~NT FO~tT~t: Is there any unfinished business, to come before the
meeting?
If not, the next order of business is the designation of a place for holding
the next Conference.
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Suc~v.~aRY O’H~aRN: Mr. President and members. I have two communications
here. I have one dated May 3rd, addressed to me, at Watertown:
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(Secretary O’Hearn then read the following letter regarding the invitation
to hold the 19 5 5 Conference at the Balsams.)
Now, in that .letter, I was. asked to give him the time and dates, of this
Conference which he already had on two occasions, ~because every letter that
went out told when and where, and he is on the mailing list. He said that it
was his intention to come and extend an invitation to go to the Balsams. He
has been here, and I had quite a talk wit h the~91~l fellow, but he didn’t extend
any invitation. He told me he would be here Thursday, when we close, and he
would make a little speech that would break the house down. Well, he is not
here; he went home. I gave him a little advice, and I don’t know whether he
went home with that or not. I told him the facts. °
The Balsams. is a grand place, but as you know, of course, it is. a long way
from here. I was there three times, I.think, and the facilities are not as good
as those we have here.
I am not talking for the Wentworth. But, for some of you fellows who
don’t know what the situation is, I don’t believe that they could take care of
us. The facilities for garaging are nothing like we have here. The last time
we had exhibits there, we had them in their garage; Chief Melendy was. Chairman
of the Committee, and he had some off-duty f!_remen from Nashua, who
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