THE FIRE BRIGADE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 1, 26 September 1918, Page 8

THE FIRE BRIGADE

PRESENTATIONS FOR LONG SERVICE. Recently the Wellington. Municipal Fire Brigade decided that it _ should have a long-service medal of its own instead of-the medal supplied by the New Zealand Fire Brigades' Association. The Fire Brigade felt somewhat proud, of Wellington, and the members were not a little conceited,-perhaps, regardir.g Wellington's position as the Empire City of the Dominion. It was thought that a medaj more appropriate was needed; and a very handsome silver medal bearing the city coat of arms has now been struck. The bars, which denote two years' service after the five for which the medal is received, aro also of a new design, and the ribbon to which they are .attached is in black and gold, the Wellington colours, instead of red. . All tho old medals have been recast in accordance with the new design. On Tuesday night, nt tho final of the annual card tournament between tlie Fire Brigado and the Firo Police, the Mayor s (Mr. J. , P. Luke) presented- eighteen long-service decorations as follow:—Superintendent | Tait, bar, 17 years' service; Deputy-Super-intendent Robertson, bar, 13 years; Third • Officer Nation, bar, 7 years; Senior Station Officer Clark, bar, 7 years; Station Officer Grint, bar, 13 years; Senior Fireman Minister, medal, 5. years; Auxiliary Foreman Frecthling, bar, 11 years; Auxiliary Foreman Beckett, bar, 7 years; Auxiliary Foreman Wnddilove, bar, 7 years; Auxiliary Foreman Gapes, medal, 5 years; Auxiliary Fireman Harlen, bar, 11 years; Auxiliary Fireman Smith, bar," 7 years; Auxiliary Fireman Tobin, bar, 7 years; Auxiliary Fireman Lloyd, medal," 5 years; Auxiliary Fireman Bishop, medal; 5 years; Fireman Garwood, certificate, 3 years; Motornian Martini, certificate, 3 years; Auxiliary Fireman Toomer, certificate, 3 years. The Mayor congratulated tho brigade on its splendid service and the state of efficiency to which •it had brought itself ,'despite the difficulties which had been occasioned by the war. He paid a tribute to tho work of Superintendent Tait. Tho result of the euchre tournament was announced a 5 'follows: —Number of. games played, 100; points scored by brigade (83 men), 374; points scored by police (79 men), 364. Councillor Barber, chairman of the Fire Brigades Committee of the City Council, presented prizes to the following brigadesmen:—Central Station, Superintendent Tait; Newtown, Mr. Nation: Thorndon,'Fireman M'Gugan; Kilbirnie, Fireman Baker; Roseneath, Fireman Aiisell; Northland, Fireman Trigger; Wadestown, Fireman Watts; Hataitai, Fireman Alcocks; Brooklyn, Fireman Morris; Kelburn, Fireman Rowe; Island Bay, Fireman--Gill. Police:— Lieutenant A. Asher, 36 points; Mr. F. J. Bellinger, 33 points; Mr. W. Lango, 26 points; Mr. J. Ogden, 'JO points;. Mr. H. Woolcott, 18 points. Lieutenant Cusack was the recipient of a presentation from the Mayor for bis services in connection with the euchre tournament's.