| The following 27 men are believed to have been in attendance at that important meeting: Theodore Hill, Jr., H. Field Horne, Arthur Horton, J.W. Horne, William O'Neill, James Gilmartin, John Wubbe, James Cuatt, Bernard McCord, Addison Garland, Albert Heady, David Travis, Everett Travis, Albert Travis, George Jetter, J. Edward Jetter, Olie Odell, Robert and William Foell, Herman Croft, Christopher Jetter, William Zugner, Cleveland Curry, and Roy Heady. The first firehouse was located in a barn in the rear of the Jetter Estate at Lexington Ave and Strawberry Rd, with Louis Zugner elected Chief, J. Edward Jetter, Jr elected Jr. Battalion Chief, Christian Jetter elected Chief of External Communications. George G. Jetter was elected the first President, Edward Percy as Vice President, Morris Kramer elected 2nd Vice President, George T. Pratt was appointed treasurer, and Robert Reynolds elected Financial Secretary and Albert Foell as Corresponding Secretary." |
