TENTATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE I.A.F.C. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BELOW is given the tentative program for the Sixty-Ninth Annual Conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, to be held at Boston, Mass., August 19-22, 1941.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941 Morning—Hotel Statler (Main Ballroom)
8-9.45 A.M.—Registration
10.00 A.M.—Conference called to order Invocation
Address of Welcome—Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, Chairman National Eire Defense Committee Response to Address of Welcome— Fire Marshal, Sherwood Brockwell, North Carolina
Address: William Arthur Reilly, Fire Commissioner, Boston, Samuel J. Pope, Chief of Department, Boston Announcements Memorial Service Benediction
12.30 P.M.—Adjournment for Lunch
Afternoon (Mechanics Building)
1.30 P.M.—Parade—Hotel Statler to Mechanics Building
President’s Message-—Chief W. H.
Palmer, Charlotte, N. C.
Adoption of Minutes of Preceding Meeting
Appointment of Committees Report of Secretary Report of Treasurer Report of Auditors Reading of Communications Reports of Sectional Organizations Reports of Standing Committees Topic No. 1—“Can Loss of Life in Places of Habitation be Reduced?” —Sherwood Brockwell, State Fire Marshal, North Carolina Topic No. 2—“Is the Architect Fire Conscious?”—T. Alfred Fleming. Chief of Conservation, National Board of Fire Underwriters, New York City
Topic No. 3—“Solving the Church Eire Problem.”—Chief N. A. Phelan. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Topic No. 4—”Fear Prevention.”— David Stroop, Secretary, American Petroleum Institute, New York, N. Y.
5.30 P.M.—Adjournment
Evening Program
8.00 P.M.—Boston Fire Department Defense Exhibition — M.I.T. Field. Cambridge
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1941 Morning (Mechanics Building)
10.00 A.M.—Topic No. 5—“Water Supplies to Combat the Incendiary Air Raid.”— Clinton Inglee, National Water Main Cleaning Company, New York, N. Y.
Topic No. 6—“Supplementary Automatic Alarm Systems in the Event of War.’”—Herbert A. Friede, Superintendent of Fire Alarms, Washington, D. C.
Topic No. 7—-‘‘War Emergency Preparations in Canada.”—W. J. Scott. Fire Marshal of Ontario Topic No. 8—-“Manufacturers Pell of their Products”
12.30 P.M.—Adjournment for Lunch
Afternoon (Mechanics Building)
2.00 P.M.—Topic No. 9—“National Defense Through Fire Defense.”—Col. Clarence R. Goldsmith, Advisory Fire Protection Engineer Conslr. Q.M. Div., War Dept.
Discussion:—“What is Your Department doing on Preparation for War Emergencies ?”
3.00 P.M.—Adjourn for transportation to Rowes Wharf
4.00 P.M.—Boat leaves Rowes Wharf for Pemberton, Mass.
Evening Program
Gamewell Night at Pemberton
10.10 P.M.—Return to Boston—Boats leave Pemberton
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941 Morning (Mechanics Building)
10.00 A.M.—-Topic No. 10—“Protecting the Industrial Plant against Fire
and Sabotage ” F. P. Coffey, Chief, Technical Laboratory, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington.
D. C.
Topic No. 11—“Opportunities for Cooperation between N.Y.A. and Fire Departments in National Defense.”—John L. Donovan, Director. National Youth Administration, Boston, Mass.
Discussion:—(a) Right of Fire Departments to Enter (1) Bonded Warehouses; (2) Military Reservations; (b) Salaries of Fire Chief compared with other municipal department heads
12.30 P.M.—Adjournment for Lunch
Afternoon (Mechanics Building)
2.00 P.M.—Topic No. 12 “Incendiary Bombs and their Control.”—Major H. R. Brayton, Chemical Warfare School, Fdgewood Arsenal, Mary land
4.00 P.M.—Demonstration-—Extinguishing Incendiary Bomb Fires Major Brayton
Evening Program—Hotel Statler
7.30 P.M.—City of Boston Banquet Chairman—Maurice J. Tobin, Mayor Toastmaster—Samuel J. Pope, Chief
of Department
Speakers: W. F. Mallalicu, General Manager, National Board of Fire Underwriters, Stephens Garrity, Fire Marshal. Massachusetts, Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, Chairman, Civilian Defense Activities of U.S.A.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941
10.00 A.M.—Unfinished Business Report of Secretary on attendance New Business
Selection of next year’s Convention City
Election of Officers Final Adjournment
