The sun., 1898-12-10
An ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION
Prominent Citizens Preparing for
an international Convention
to be Held Here.
LADIES' AUXILIARY APPOINTED
The Fourth Annual Meeting Of the
Association Of Fire and Police
Telegraph superintendents
and Municipal Elec-
tricians September 3.
LADIES' AUXILIARY APPOINTED

Although the much talked OF fourth
annual convention of the International
Association of Fire and Police Telegraph
Superintendents and Municipal Elec-
tricians will not be held until next Sep
tember, the Convention Committee of
the Wilmington Board of Trade are al
ready preparing for the entertainment OF
the visitors.
A meeting of the committee was held
last night at the Clayton House and a
full attendance was present.
George B. Moore was elected chairman
of the Ladies Auxiliary Entertainment
and Reception Committee, and will work
in conjunction with the women of Will
mington in entertaining the women WIS.,
itors on that occasion.
Jonathan w. Aydon, chairman Of the
Convention Committee of the Board of
Trade, is also president of the Interna-
tional Association of Fire and Police Tel
egraph Superintendents and Municipal
Electricians, likewise superintendent OF
our local police and fire alarm system.
He stated last evening that an electrical
exhibition Of rare merit will be given be-
tween three and five days during the
time of the convention. The electrical
display will be in charge Of Superintend-
ent Aydon, who will be assisted by elec-
tricians of New York, Boston, Pittsburg
and many other large cities.
The demonstration will be the finest
ever witnessed in Delaware and the COM
mittee are sparing no pains to make the
affair glowing and glorious triumph for
Delaware.
The committee propose to secure re-
duced rates on all railroads coming to or
passing through Wilmington during the
time Of the celebration. The people OF
lower Delaware and people from other
States by this means will be able to at
tend an affair of unusual interest and
witness and electrical exhibition which
will be in operation for probably a
week.
The citizens and visitors will have an
opportunity to see the latest and most
! improved methods of the utility of cleo
tricity used for mechanical and manufac-
turing purposes.
An invitation has been extended to the
National Municipal League, which re-
.. Gently met at Indianapolis, to appoint a
committee to attend the convention at
Wilmington as guests of the convention
committee and the Wilmington Board OF
Trade.
M. P. Satterthwaite, secretary OF the
committee, has had novel letter heads
printed in honor Of the coming event. In
the centre of the printed matter Of the
. head is circular map containing Della
, ware, MARYLAND, Pennsylvania, New
q Jersey, New York, Virginia and District
+ of Columbia.
The map is so arranged that it shows
+ the relative position Of Wilmington te
, the most prominent cities Of other states
!, The convention committee of the
= Board OF Trade is comprised as follows
Chairman, Jonathan W. Aydon; secre
! tary, M. p. Satterthwaite; treasurer
! John re. Farra; George B. Moore ant
n Archibald s. Reed.
- After the first of the year the com
mittee will meet once every week unit
!. close to Septembe 5, the time on whicl
9 the convention will commence, whel
n they will meet several times a week an
s probably every evening.
o William Lawton, an ex-otficio membe
z of all committees OF the Board OF Trade
was present at the committee meetln
~ last evening.