Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07

Won ana uney nau Soliu lOOGlub uPon
which to work and they did work
and have been untiring in their work
ever since, which was shown az the
convention last year at Elmira, N, T.,
where even more Interest was mani
tested than at Nashville. Able papers
were read by people who were thor
oughly versed on matters electrical
and had kept close watch on the
Developments Of the year and had
peered into the possibilities of the
future. 1t was plain at this meeting
that the organization was no expert
ment and everything was conducted in
the same businesslike manner which
characterized the annual convention OF
any organization of high standard and
great Importance, Plans for future i'm
provement and development of the
work were made at Elmira and rapid
progress has been made in the year
which has passed. 1t was at this con-
yention that Jonathan w. Aydon. sup
erintendent OF the fire and police tee-
graph system of Wilmington, was
chosen president and il was decided
to hold the convention this year IN
Wilmington as compliment to Mr..
Aydon. Soon after it became known
that the convention was to be held
here this year the Board Of Trade
decided to assist Mr.. Aydon in every
possible way to entertain tho guests
and appointed committee, with Mr..
Aydon as chairman, to look after the
details, and how well the committee
has worked is shown by the magniti-
cent result. Other members of the
Board of Trade also gave valuable as
-. rhl fanft ap m nc
brought to the attention of City Coun-
Gil that body appointed committee
to cooperate with the one from the
Board of Trade and it is entitled to
goodly share Of the credit.
But the matter Of entertainment did
not stop here. 1t was suggested that
there be q review of the Fire and
| Police Departments for the benefit OF
the visitors and those departments also
went to work with a will, and now
plans have been made for one OF the
finest demonstrations Wilmingtonians
have ever seen Of the city's department
| of public safety, the policemen and
firemen and accompanying apparatus
and equipment. For this magnificent
response great credit is due the Board
of Police Commissioners, who sane
toned the carrying out of the project
Chief Doan of the Police Depart
mont, Chief Sasse of the Fire Depart
| ment and his assistants, William Joyce
and James Purcell and the officers ano
members OF every fire company ano
the policemen, who have not only
| worked to make the undertaking Q
success, but have consumed much tint
in making arrangements and spent
great deal of money.
| A number of citizens also took enough
interest in the matter to MATERIAL,
assist those who we're making tn,
arrangements and they are no doub
delighted to know that they contributed
to an affair which ID such a great sue
cess. The street railway men hay'
also shown their liberality and kind.
feeling toward the visitors, by giving
them free transportation over thei
lines and decorating their cars in homo
of the occasion. This also applies t.
hundreds of merchants and other citi
zens who have deliberately decorated
their buildings as an evidence of thei
desire to demonstrate to the visitor
that they are welcome guests.
There is the greatest evidence on al
sides that the International Associatio
| OF i If6 dDu IUilCe loiteEdpH pNpOiin
tendents and Municipal Electricians i
one of the most important organiza
tions on this continent and that it
being given one of the most cordia
welcomes ever extended strangers b
the people of Wilmington. and, in fact
Delaware, for Gov. Tunnel came t
the city for the purpose of informin
tho visitors that they had the freedol
of the State. A. o. H. Grier.