William Elsey Connelley

“ Roy Pitts is chief of the fire department at Independence. During his two years in that office he has developed the service to a high point of efficiency, partly by organization and partly by the introduction of modern apparatus, so that Independence today can boast of as perfect an equipment for fighting fire as any city of its size in Kansas. ”

“ He is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World at Independence, and with Independence Camp No. 648, Loyal Order of Moose, and is insured in the Travelers Insurance Company. On April 21, 1914, at Independence, he married Miss Essie Babb, daughter of Mrs. ”