Evening journal., 1899-09-04
DELEGATES ARRIVING
Hotels Filling With Visitors
to Electrical Convention.
EITHER RICHMOND OR PITTsBURG

EITHER RICHMOND OR PITTsBURG
WILL PROBABLY BE THE PLACE.
CHOSEN FOR THE NEXT CON-
vENTION-GOvERNOR TUNNEL
TO TOUCH THE BUTTON WHICH
WILL OPEN THE EXHIBITION
TONIGHT.
Delegates to the electrical conven-
tion and their friends are arriving in
the city on every train, and at all the
hotels active preparations for their en-
Itertainment are in progress.
All day Saturday workmen were en-
gagged in various parts of the city in
putting up decorations for the event,
and by tonight it is expected that
many places of business and private
residences will be handsomely deco
rated. Those places which have already
been made especially attractive are the
City Hall, Clayton House, Delaware
House, Hotels Lafayette and Whining
ton, e. J. Newell's, Hotel Western,
Kings Hotel, Young Mems Democratic
Club and the county Court House.
In the window of the Arrowsmith
Electric Company a pretty effect in
electric lights is displayed. The design
is figure of a child jumping rope, the
motion of the rope being indicated by
electric lights alternately lighting up
above and below the figure.
OPENS TONIGHT.
At the Pyle Cycle Academy all is ac-
tivity, and workmen are busiy engaged
in getting the exhibits in shape for the
opening Of the exposition tonight
Governor Tunnell will touch the but
ton which will announce the opening
Of the exhibit He will arrive this
evening and be met at the station by
Mayor Fahey and President Aydon,
who will escort him to the Clayton
House, where lunch will be served.
At o'clock the governor will be
driven tc the academy and formally
open the exposition. An electrical but
ton will be placed in the gallery at the
west end of the hall. and from this
point the governor will address the
visitors.
President Aydon will begin the open
ing exercises with brief address, after
which he will introduce Mayor Fahey
who will speak. The mayor in turn
will introduce Governor Tunnel. who
will deliver an opening address, after
which he will press the button.
There are many attractions and in
teresting exhibits at the academy
which will greatly interest the public
Last night the Edison Cinematograph
Company gave a private exhibition OF
moving pictures to members of the
press. Many of the views presented
were especially attractive.
RICHMOND OR PITTSBURG.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
convention proper will open at the
Opera House, and there will be inter
esting exercises. Before the close OF
the convention on Wednesday evening
the selection of the place for holding
the convention next year will be made
as well as the election Of new set Of
officers for the ensuing year. There are
"a number of cities who want the
honor of, but the two foremost who
will make the most active fight for il
are Richmond and Pittsburg. Both o.
these cities will send delegations whC
will urge the advantages of their re
spective places for the celebration mex
year. It is customary to select thu
place of holding convention before
manning officials, but the delegat'
from the city which has been selecte,
is, as a rule, elected president, and /
is probable that president from on
of the two cities named will be chosen
Morris w. Meade, the delegate from
lPittsburg, will arrive with a part.
this evening, and W. H. Thompson
representing Richmond, is alread,
here Mr.. Thompson stated this morn
ing that he intended to make a har'
fight for the honor. and if his city b
q chosen she will entertain the delegate
4 and friends with the Southern hospi
e tality. Mr. Thompson is known as tn
= smallest man in the association, Will
4 Mr.. Mason, of New York. carries oi
+ the palm for being the largest.
/. The following is the official program
p prepared for the occasion.
Ii MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.
v 5p. m.-Governor Ebe w. Tunne
n will arrive at the p, w. & B. Frenc
street station, and will be met by Hol
John c. Fahey, mayor Of Wilmington
and John w. Aydon, president of III
Municipal Electricians, and will be e'
corted to the Clayton House, whic
# will be the headquarters.