Borough of Etna - Centennial Festivities Yearbook (Etna, PA)

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ETNA VOL FIRE DEPTS, --M--W------ ETNA VOL. FIRE DEPTS. Its predecessors date back to the year 1889 when Etna Borough had grown to such an extent that the citizens thought it best for the safety of lives and preservation of property to organize a Volunteer Fire Dept. The late Dr. Wm. B. Kroesen, who was the first chief, called a meeting ,Ianuary of 1889 for the purpose of organization. Town Council cooperated and furnished them with a hand drawn 4-wheel Hose Carriage and a 4-wheel hand drawn Hook and Ladder Wagon. The first alarm to be answered was Feb. 28, 1889 at 3:00 P.lVI. at the residence of Andrew Hem- merlein, Kittanning St. Etna Volunteer Fire Co. was formed with nine direc- tors and thirty-five active firemen. No. 1 Company became a charter member of Alleg. Co. Firemen's Assn. in 1895. From 1895 to the present time the Fire Co. has had twelve chiefs. The first equipment purchased was a Hook and Ladder Wagon and Hose Cart, both of which were hand drawn and were built by George Weir of Bridge St. Etna, during 1895. In 1918 they purchased their first motor driven fire truck which was a Brockway Pumper. In 1926 a thousand gallon Ameri- can LaFrance Pumper was purchased and in 1955 a 750 gallon Mack Pumper. In 1959 No. 1 purchased a Station 1Vagon. The latter two pieces of equipment are still in use. No. 1 now has 4-5 active firemen, also 11 retired active firemen living and many others now deceased. Retired active members are men who have given at least 20 years of service to the Borough as Active Etna Firemen. Q Q J f, Y-JE! P 1 ' Ia- W ,Jo X ' 4 as 0, 9. - 'f legit tl Jil -I ' . iff Lv ff' 1 b L 1' -1 A 4 -U gk' L if f fa' I . fi Q.: -+ zf. sr. . its 1- if 5 i l fi-1 L ' E I:- r'1'J'l-liijldif -, ' , lm . 'if' 3'1 Y ISU: . M a f 1x51-I ' A K , . -' 4 - fl?9'p: ' i1::?- 1' ,N 524 ' f 3 N QM, f X4 W ,, .J - , -. F .v-,.s ' ' ', ft, ay.,--. 1 I -. - M.

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.a. MQRGANIZATIO BACK ROW: John Kaiser, Glenn Geesey, Herbert Arenth, R. Kennedy. FRONT ROW: Dave Westerman, Florence Brown, C. Six. GRAND PARADE COMMITTEE Etna Elks B.P.O.E. 964932 C.F.U. D.O.H. Club Jockey Club Croatian Citizens Social Club Etna Rotary Club Etna Lions Club Etna Sportsmens Club K.S.K.J. Croatian Ladies Club 'Chalfant House Womanis Club P.T.A. Mrs. John Srakocic Nick Spudich John Merzlak George Pudina John Kordesich Edwin A. Austen Frank DeSimone George H. Fugger Katherine Trdina Barbara Perkovic Charles Cummings Helen Hrabar First Presbyterian Church Ladies Society Charlotte Roupe American Leffion Elmer 12. lgrohl Post, 4597 William L. Reder American Legion Ladies Aux. Mrs. Marie Duderstadt V.F.W. William Lutz V,F.W. Ladies Aux. Grace Wohlfiel E.V.F.D. iifl Mr. Edward Young E.V.F.D. 9652 Roy Hunter Health Conference Mrs. Anna Mae Koedel Band Boosters Agnes Gorshin fMrs. Frankj Christian Mothers All Saints June Neely All Saints Church Father Vollmer First Congregational Church Ladies Aid Society Mrs. Elizabeth K. Heusy Calvert Memorial UP. Church Rev. Orville L. Kuhn First Congregational Church Mr. Fred F. Fischer Emmanuel Lutheran Church Rev. William F. Gunther Emmanuel Lutheran Church Ladies Society Florence Baumgartel ,L A. A+++ fbi: l ' 1 , , . y, 4 -V ,Q 33 .. ffl' SF 'lf U if, 1' MEN PICK-ill E-'NATION 5 ,

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