The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Oct. 5, 1932.
Luverne Firemen are Hosts to 300 Visitors …
(Continued from last week)
The remaining topics up for discussion were each handled in equally as interesting a manner, and the afternoon meeting adjourned at about five o’clock to prepare for the parade. The procession was formed at the city hall and the line of march extended from Lincoln street to McKenzie, down to Main street and along to Freeman avenue, and thence to the Armory where the banquet was held. Two hundred and fifty firemen were served at the banquet, which had been prepared by the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church.
The first attraction for the evening was the free movie at the Palace theatre, showing the National Board of Underwriters’ Film, “Fire.” Owing to so many objections being made to these plans, they were changed, and the event was held at the Armory instead. An immense crowd gathered for this occasion, and the festive spirit was everywhere apparent.
More excitement was added to the evening when shortly before nine o’clock a fire alarm was turned in for a blaze in a small shed in the rear of the Hinkly garage. The Luverne firemen responded immediately, but the fire had been allowed to gain too much headway before the alarm was turned in, and the building was almost totally destroyed.
The arrangements for the convention were in charge of a general committee composed of Chief Geo. W. Cotrell, C. J. Martin and H. H. Hagedorn, of the Luverne fire deparment; Ias. Horne, F. C. C. Smith and Chas. Merrill, of the Commercial club, and Wm. Kartrude, Ben Pelstring and Dr. C. H. Haggard, of the Kiwanis club. The sub-committees consisted of F. C. C. Smith and Chas. Merrill on fianance; Jas. Horne and Wm. Kartrude as banquet committee; and C. J. Martin as a committee of one in charge of the music. The Luverne band donated their services free of charge for the concerts and the use of the Armory was also donated for the dance. The business men of the city had contributed liberally to defray all other expenses incurred in putting on the several attractions.
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