Misc.: Ninth Annual Memorial and Patriotic Service; Philadelphia Co., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael Dick Transcribed by Cyndie Eckman ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ********************************************************************* NINTH ANNUAL MEMORIAL AND PATRIOTIC SERVICE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA BUREAU OF FIRE SCOTTISH RITE HALL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1919 THREE O'CLOCK P. M. Ninth Annual Memorial And Patriotic Service F.D. 4301 PHILA. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA BUREAU of FIRE SCOTTISH RITE HALL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1919 THREE O'CLOCK P.M. ORDER OF SERVICE ------------------------------ HON. THOMAS B. SMITH, Mayor, Presiding HON. WM. H. WILSON, Director Dept. Public Safety ORGAN PRELUDE INVOCATION Dr. Thomas W. Davis HYMN - "Our Father's God to Thee" . . . . .. . . . . . . . . America (The Audience Standing) Our father's God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King! Bless Thou our native land! Firm may she ever stand, Through storm and night; When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of wind and wave, Do Thou our country save By Thy great might. For her our prayer shall rise To God, above the skies; On Him we wait; Thou Who art ever nigh, Guarding with watchful eye, To Thee aloud we cry, God save the state! Amen. INDRODUCTORY ADDRESS Hon. Wm. H. Wilson ORDER OF SERVICE CONTINUED ANTHEM - "There Shall Be No More Night There" Rev. xxii D. D. Wood And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, pro- ceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street thereof, and on either side of the river was there the tree of life, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There shall be no more curse, nor pain, nor death, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein; and His servants shall serve Him, and they shall see His face. There shall be no night there, and they need no lamp, nor light of the sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever. ROLL OF HONOR William H. Murphy, Chief of Bureau of Fire ANTHEM - "Lead, Kindly Light" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. Pughe-Evans Lead, kindly light, amid th' encircling gloom; Lead Thou me on. The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead Thou me on. Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou Shouldst lead me on, I loved to choose and see my path, but now Lead Thou me on. I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will; remember not past years. So long Thy pow'r hath blest me, sure it still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone; And then with the morn those angel faces smile, Which I have loved long since and lost awhile. OUR DEPARTED BROTHERS Harry Wirth, Lieutenant, Engine Co., No. 41, killed January 24, 1918. James Stewart, Captain, Truck Co., No. 6, killed January 24, 1918. James Pollock, Hoseman, Chemical Co. No. 1, killed January 24, 1918. Samuel Roller, Hoseman, Chemical Co. No. 1, killed January 24, 1918. Harry Myers, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 32, died February 15, 1918. John Doyle, Ladderman, Truck Co. No. 9, died March 7, 1918. Charles Merges, Lieutenant, Engine Co. No. 45, killed March 11, 1918. Jeremiah O'Connor, Ladderman, Truck Co. No. 14, died April 8, 1918. Conrad Schaefer, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 46, died April 15, 1918. James King, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 24, died May 23, 1918. William Robertson, Engineer, Engine Co. No. 11, died July 26, 1918. John Anderson, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 54, killed August 8, 1918. Henry Spilker, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 58, died September 20, 1918. Harry McGinnis, Engineer, Engine Co. No. 11, died September 26, 1918. Thomas Quinn, Ladderman, Truck Co. No. 9, died September 27, 1918. Louis Kessler, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 3, died September 29, 1918. Washington Ferguson, Driver, Engine Co. No. 35, died September 29, 1918. Joseph McKay, Ladderman, Truck Co. No. 5, died September 30, 1918. Francis Ward, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 48, died October 2, 1918. James Moran, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 48, died October 2, 1918. Andrew Anderson, Engineer, Engine Co. No. 48, died October 5, 1918. George Dick, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 46, died October 5, 1918. William Wiley, Lieutenant, Engine Co. No. 49, died October 7, 1918. Frank Devlin, Hoseman, W. T. No. 2, died October 8, 1918. John Ashton, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 36, died October 8, 1918. James Cox, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 49, died in U. S. S., October 9, 1918. Edward McNamee, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 57, died October 11, 1918. Charles Dunford, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 27, died October 11, 1918. George Paul, Fireman, Engine Co. No. 36, died October 13, 1918. William McCann, Hoseman, chemical Co. No. 1, died October 13, 1918. Michael McHenry, Hoseman, Chemical Co. No. 4, died October 13, 1918. George Neavil, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 27, died October 14, 1918. William Koppe, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 36, died October 15, 1918. Harry Fuhrman, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 38, died October 16, 1918. John Gilloway, Hoseman, P. I., No. 3, died October 21, 1918. Harry Gentzsch, Driver, Engine Co. No. 18, died October 29, 1918. Samuel Diamond, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 10, died in U. S. S., Oct. 29, '18. Joseph Ayers, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 40, died November 19, 1918. William McCall, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 40, died November 26, 1918. John Lamon, Driver, Engine Co. No. 25, died November, 29, 1918. Frank Solly, Tillerman, Anx. Truck D, died December 1, 1918. James McAleer, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 47, died December 25, 1918. Walter Shultze, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 14, died December 31, 1918. John Boss, Hoseman, Pipe Line No. 2, killed in action over-seas, Septem- ber 28, 1918. John Castor, Ladderman, Aux. Truck D, killed in action over-seas, Sep- tember 28, 1918. Edward Archer, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 8, killed in action over-seas, November 5, 1918. Lawrence Haas, Hoseman, Engine Co. No. 8, killed in action over-seas, December 5, 1918. GEO. M. DICK SAM'L. C. ROLLER JAMES STWEART JOHN W. ASHTON WASHINGTON FERGUSON JOHN DOYLE LAWRENCE HAAS WILLIAM WILEY FRANK SOLLY CONRAD SCHAEFER W. B. McCALL FRANK E. DEVLIN HARRY WIRTH JOHN T. LAMON HENRY A. SPILKER HARRY MYERS THOMAS QUINN CHARLES MERGES EDWARD ARCHER GEORGE NEAVIL JAMES MORAN JAMES McALEER CHARLES DUNFORD WILLIAM KOPPE JOSEPH McKAY JOHN CASTOR HARRY FUHRMAN LOUIS KESSLER WILLIAM ROBERTSON SAMUEL DIAMOND JOHN GILLOWAY JAMES KING JAMES COX MICHAEL McHENRY WALTER SHULTZE JAMES POLLOCK JOSEPH AYERS WILLIAM McCANN HARRY McGINNIS JEREMIAH O'CONNOR JOHN ANDERSON EDWARD McNAMEE JOHN BOSS GEORGE PAUL FRANCIS WARD ANDREW ANDERSON HARRY GENTZSCH ORDER OF SERVICE - CONTINUED. HYMN - "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollingside Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life be past; Safe into the haven guide; Oh receive my soul at last, Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! Leave me not alone! Still support and comfort me; All my trust on Thee is stayed; All my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thy wind. Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within; Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee; Spring Thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. Amen. MEMORIAL ADDRESS Hon. Joseph S. MacLaughlin Director of Supplies ANTHEM = "Fear Not, O Israel" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spicker Behold, there shall be a day when the watchman upon the mountain top shall cry aloud: Arise ye! Get ye up unto Mount Zion unto the Lord, your God. For thus saith the Lord: Fear not ye, O Israel, neither be thou still dismayed; restrain thy voice from weeping and thine eyes from tears. For I, the Lord, am with thee and will save thee. I have loved thee with everlasting love and have redeemed thee. Therefore, thus saith the Lord: Sing ye aloud with gladness, thy mourning is turned into joy. I have redeemed thee; rejoice and be glad. HYMN - "Fight the Good Fight" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pontecost Fight the good fight with all thy might, Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right; Lay hold on life and it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally. Run the straight race through God's good grace, Lift up thine eyes and seek His face; Life with its way before us lies; Christ is the path, and Christ the prize. Cast care aside, lean on they Guide; His boundless mercy will provide; Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its life and Christ is love. Faint not nor fear, His arms are near; He changeth not, and thou art dear; Only believe, and thou shalt see That Christ is all in all to thee. Amen. MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES SERVICE James McCauley Stenographer Fire Headquarters Joseph M. MacDonald Telephone Operator Fire Headquarters Frank A. Muenzenberger Telephone Operator Fire Headquarters Joseph P. Gerety Assis't Veterinarian Veterinarian Division George Gantz Hoseman Engine Company No. 1 Albert Marion Hoseman Engine Company No. 1 Paul A. Krause Hoseman Engine Company No. 1 *E. Eliason Fireman Engine Company No. 2 *Mark C. Walbridge Hoseman Engine Company No. 2 *Joseph A. Gorman Hoseman Engine Company No. 2 *Frank Ritzheimer Hoseman Engine Company No. 2 Harry Hildesheim Hoseman Engine Company No. 2 James McGinty Hoseman Engine Company No. 3 *James Blaker Hoseman Engine Company No. 3 Michael Capella Hoseman Engine Company No. 3 Wilbur S. Barth Hoseman Engine Company No. 4 Bernard Chadwick Hoseman Engine Company No. 4 Robert Ash Hoseman Engine Company No. 5 William Symington Hoseman Engine Company No. 5 *Walter Thompson Hoseman Engine Company No. 5 Harry Hagee Hoseman Engine Company No. 6 *Harry Hanning Hoseman Engine Company No. 6 Thomas McCann Hoseman Engine Company No. 6 Charles Fairburn Hoseman Engine Company No. 7 William F. Murphy Hoseman Engine Company No. 7 Russell Stackhouse Hoseman Engine Company No. 7 Edward Archer Hoseman Engine Company No. 8 Lawrence Haas Hoseman Engine Company No. 8 William Bolton Hoseman Engine Company No. 8 James McNamee Hoseman Engine Company No. 8 John Marynowitz Hoseman Engine Company No. 8 Fane R. Jones Hoseman Engine Company No. 9 James A. Delaney Hoseman Engine Company No. 9 Raymond Fluck Hoseman Engine Company No. 9 Samuel Diamond Hoseman Engine Company No. 10 Charles Graham Hoseman Engine Company No. 10 Frank Hartman Hoseman Engine Company No. 10 Sylvia Manganero Hoseman Engine Company No. 10 James J. Whalen Hoseman Engine Company No. 11 John J. McVey Hoseman Engine Company No. 11 John Wilhelm Hoseman Engine Company No. 12 George McDowell Lieutenant Engine Company No. 13 Harold R. Timlin Fireman Engine Company No. 13 William J. Coll Hoseman Engine Company No. 13 Wilson Bowers Hoseman Engine Company No. 14 Oliver Weiser Hoseman Engine Company No. 14 Harry Briggman Hoseman Engine Company No. 15 George France Hoseman Engine Company No. 15 Walter Greiner Hoseman Engine Company No. 16 Harry Bachman Hoseman Engine Company No. 17 James Hart Hoseman Engine Company No. 17 Michael Fagan Hoseman Engine Company No. 18 Harry G. Lentz Hoseman Engine Company No. 18 Ignatius Murphy Fireman Engine Company No. 18 Robert Walsh Hoseman Engine Company No. 18 Matthew Armstrong Hoseman Engine Company No. 18 Edward Kelly Hoseman Engine Company No. 18 John Hoffmaster Hoseman Engine Company No. 19 *Designates honorable discharge from U. S. Service. MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES SERVICE James Suttle Lieutenant Engine Company No. 19 Arthur White Hoseman Engine Company No. 19 John J. Missimer Hoseman Engine Company No. 20 James J. Toner Hoseman Engine Company No. 20 Charles H Porter Hoseman Engine Company No. 20 Thomas Dunden Hoseman Engine Company No. 21 Patrick Murray Hoseman Engine Company No. 21 Carl Rudolph Hoseman Engine Company No. 21 George Lambert Hoseman Engine Company No. 22 *Harry Wolfrum Hoseman Engine Company No. 22 Joseph Flocco Hoseman Engine Company No. 22 Ray Blackmon Hoseman Engine Company No. 23 Frederick Sauerwald Hoseman Engine Company No. 23 William Lattimore Hoseman Engine Company No. 24 George Kington Hoseman Engine Company No. 24 *Patrick Shields Hoseman Engine Company No. 24 Elhanan Boyer Hoseman Engine Company No. 25 Joseph Murray Hoseman Engine Company No. 25 Charles Metzger Hoseman Engine Company No. 25 Edward Moran Hoseman Engine Company No. 25 Morton S. Lederman Hoseman Engine Company No. 26 Joseph Moore Hoseman Engine Company No. 26 Samuel Taylor Lieutenant Engine Company No. 27 J. Wm. Kiermeier Hoseman Engine Company No. 27 James V. McCarr Hoseman Engine Company No. 27 Patrick Scollin Hoseman Engine Company No. 27 Ulysses S. Troupe Hoseman Engine Company No. 27 Thomas Kline Hoseman Engine Company No. 28 Oscar Tillburn Hoseman Engine Company No. 28 Francis Clark Hoseman Engine Company No. 29 Harry Sauer Hoseman Engine Company No. 29 James P. Toman Hoseman Engine Company No. 29 Charles B. Owens Hoseman Engine Company No. 30 Harry W. Campbell Hoseman Engine Company No. 30 Matthew Wagonblast Driver Engine Company No. 31 Walter W. Ruessner Hoseman Engine Company No. 31 Harold Cunneff Hoseman Engine Company No. 32 John J. King Driver Engine Company No. 32 Howard Leisenring Hoseman Engine Company No. 32 Charles Wasserback Hoseman Engine Company No. 32 Julius Sisenwine Hoseman Engine Company No. 33 Herbert Bald Hoseman Engine Company No. 33 *Frederick Spanruff Hoseman Engine Company No. 33 Joseph Cotner Hoseman Engine Company No. 34 Frederick Lehniger Hoseman Engine Company No. 34 George B. Stout Hoseman Engine Company No. 34 William Boardman Hoseman Engine Company No. 35 Joseph Mauer Hoseman Engine Company No. 35 *James G. Kelly Hoseman Engine Company No. 36 John Wardle Driver Engine Company No. 36 *Robert Mitchell Hoseman Engine Company No. 36 Harry Buckinhoist Hoseman Engine Company No. 37 Harry J. Malone Hoseman Engine Company No. 37 John J. Murphy Hoseman Engine Company No. 38 Joseph R. Reeves Hoseman Engine Company No. 38 John Winner Hoseman Engine Company No. 39 Joseph F. Ford Driver Engine Company No. 40 Harry Campbell Hoseman Engine Company No. 40 *Designates honorable discharge from U. S. Service. MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES SERVICE William A. Bower Hoseman Engine Company No. 41 George B. McCoy Hoseman Engine Company No. 41 Harry E. Jones Lieutenant Engine Company No. 42 John J. Laughlin Hoseman Engine Company No. 42 William T. Perry Hoseman Engine Company No. 42 Samuel Makin Hoseman Engine Company No. 43 George F. Young Hoseman Engine Company No. 43 George J. Murray Hoseman Engine Company No. 43 Lawrence H. O'Neill Hoseman Engine Company No. 43 *Richard W. Bernard Hoseman Engine Company No. 44 James Hattley Hoseman Engine Company No. 44 Francis McMichael Hoseman Engine Company No. 44 *Frank Maguire Hoseman Engine Company No. 45 Frederick Peters Hoseman Engine Company No. 45 Morris Levy Hoseman Engine Company No. 46 William R. Spencer Hoseman Engine Company No. 46 John M. Hughes Hoseman Engine Company No. 46 *James Farrell Hoseman Engine Company No. 47 Charles Fox Hoseman Engine Company No. 47 Thomas C. Nolan Hoseman Engine Company No. 48 Walter S. Brown Hoseman Engine Company No. 48 Edward McQuillan Hoseman Engine Company No. 48 Albert Amorosi Hoseman Engine Company No. 48 Joseph Kohn Hoseman Engine Company No. 48 Harry H. Carpenter Hoseman Engine Company No. 49 James L. Cox Hoseman Engine Company No. 49 *James E. Dobson Hoseman Engine Company No. 49 *Michael Mornack Hoseman Engine Company No. 49 Leo Donahue Hoseman Engine Company No. 50 Oscar Schultz Hoseman Engine Company No. 50 *Herbert Winder Hoseman Engine Company No. 50 John E. Cassidy Hoseman Engine Company No. 51 *James McNally Hoseman Engine Company No. 51 John C. Mitchell Hoseman Engine Company No. 51 James E. Mooney Hoseman Engine Company No. 52 Charles Taylor Hoseman Engine Company No. 52 *Ambrose Sherman Hoseman Engine Company No. 53 Thomas McDermott Driver Engine Company No. 54 John H. Brand Driver Engine Company No. 55 Harry J. Lawall Hoseman Engine Company No. 55 David Calverly Hoseman Engine Company No. 56 John J. Gray Driver Engine Company No. 57 Frederick Austin Hoseman Engine Company No. 58 Wm. John Curry Lieutenant Engine Company No. 58 Phillip Zimmerman Steam Engineer Engine Company No. 58 Charles W. Wainwright Hoseman Engine Company No. 58 Arthur Coffin Hoseman Engine Company No. 58 *Arthur Mafers Hoseman Engine Company No. 58 Francis C. Morton Hoseman Engine Company No. 59 Thomas McGuigan Ladderman Truck Company No. 1 Frank McKeown Ladderman Truck Company No. 1 William Cowperthwait Driver Truck Company No. 2 Joseph A. Dreyer Ladderman Truck Company No. 2 Thomas Gilloway Ladderman Truck Company No. 2 Charles A. Ritzheimer Ladderman Truck Company No. 3 William Proff Ladderman Truck Company No. 3 Frank Margerum Ladderman Truck Company No. 3 William Leonard Ladderman Truck Company No. 4 *Designates honorable discharge from U. S. Service. MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES SERVICE *Orin O'Dell Ladderman Truck Company No. 4 *Charles Rothenstein Ladderman Truck Company No. 4 *Thomas McGill Ladderman Truck Company No. 5 *Charles J. Neiss Ladderman Truck Company No. 5 Charles Buck Ladderman Truck Company No. 6 Frank B. Crane Ladderman Truck Company No. 7 Joseph V. McIntyre Ladderman Truck Company No. 7 Peter J. Alles Ladderman Truck Company No. 8 George Ashworth Ladderman Truck Company No. 9 Richard Boyle Ladderman Truck Company No. 9 Milford K. Dorff, Jr. Ladderman Truck Company No. 9 William Coyle Driver Truck Company No. 10 Nathan Thomson Ladderman Truck Company No. 10 Charles Brady Ladderman Truck Company No. 11 Thomas Duane Ladderman Truck Company No. 11 Joseph Smith Tillerman Truck Company No. 11 Lewis Krause Ladderman Truck Company No. 12 Joseph Blackburn Ladderman Truck Company No. 13 John J. Kane Ladderman Truck Company No. 13 Joseph Pancoast Ladderman Truck Company No. 14 John Janke Ladderman Truck Company No. 14 William J. Smart Ladderman Truck Company No. 14 John J. Lawall Ladderman Truck Company No. 15 George Reis Ladderman Truck Company No. 15 John McTamney Ladderman Truck Company No. 16 John E. Denton Ladderman Truck Company No. 18 William Etley Ladderman Truck Company No. 18 William Forrestall Ladderman Aux. Truck Company "A" John H. Castor Ladderman Aux. Truck Company "D" Maxwell Cochran Hoseman Chemical Company No. 1 *Christian Fonk Hoseman Chemical Company No. 1 Francis A. Kelly Hoseman Chemical Company No. 2 Walter Schmeid Hoseman Chemical Company No. 2 Curtis Sheppard Hoseman Chemical Company No. 3 William Meis Hoseman Chemical Company No. 4 Frank Rutherford Hoseman Chemical Company No. 5 Louis M. Schaefer Hoseman Chemical Company No. 6 Jerry Ogden Hoseman Chemical Company No. 7 Arthur Lewis Hoseman Chemical Company No. 8 Charles T. Denver Hoseman Chemical Company No. 8 Joseph J. Elsesser Driver Pipe Line Company No. 1 Clement C. Gallagher Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 1 Thomas F. Kelly Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 1 Charles Wetzel Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 1 John G. Boss Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 2 James H. Mathers Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 2 *James J. Fiedler Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 3 *Raymond Schaeper Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 3 John Shea Hoseman Pipe Line Company No. 3 Charles Cain Hoseman Water Tower No. 1 Albert Steinacker Hoseman Water Tower No. 2 Joseph Van Sciver Hoseman Fire Boat "E. S. Stuart" Lawrence C. Ryan Hoseman Phila'da Hospital Detail Joseph V. Hefferman Hoseman Phila'da Hospital Detail PATRIOTIC ADDRESS REV. JOHN G. WILSON BENEDICTION REV. LLEWELLYN N. CALEY *Designates honorable discharge from U. S. Service. WILLIAM H. MURPHY CHIEF ROSS B. DAVIS DEPUTY CHIEF THE COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING COURESIES: HALL Scottish Rite Bodies ORGANIST AND CHOIR Church of St. Jude and the Nativity DECORATIONS Albert Yeatman PHOTOGRAPHS Arthur Cornelius ---------------------------- COMMITTEE JOSEPH E. ENEU Captain, Engine Co. No. 49 JOHN R. HUMPHREYS Captain, Engine Co. No. 29