The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Typos Arrived on Every Train
 Yesterday
ENTERTAINED AT 4 SMOKER
Forty-seventh Annual Convention Will Be Called to Order Thls Morn ing-Trip Over the District
 This Afternoon.

There are enough printers in Birning- ham this morning to get out hundred big metropolitan papers, but they are not here to 'stick" type. They are here for pleasure and they are having it. Inci- dentally there will be some work for them when the forty-seventh annual con vention of the International Typographi- cal union is called to order this morning in the Elks hall.
 The delegates were entertained at Cres- cent hall yesterday beginning at Il a. m. Refreshments were served and the men given an opportunity to get acquainted with each other. They made the most of this and the hall was not cleared till midnight.
 Every train arriving In the city yester- day was met by the local entertainment committee. The delegates were escorted certain them. Delegates are arriving from all parts of the United States and Canada and 1t is expected that at least one thousand persons will attend the ses- sions of the convention.
 Work of Laws Committee. The committee on laws has been in session since Thursday, and will make it's report tomorrow or Tuesday. The sessions of the committee are executive and the members of the committee will give out no information until the report has been formed It is understood that more than fifty questions have been dis posed of The more important matter under discussion are the eight-hour law and decreasing the number of districts in which organizers shall work. The terms of district organizers are to- be made permanent and the annual cleo tions will be abolished.
 The committee consists of President James M. Lynch of Syracuse N. r.; c. P Nichols, of Baltimore; Edward M. Hagerty, of Atlanta; Samuel G. Gosneli, Anaconda, Mont; John w. Hays, Min neapolis, and H. M. Menzel, Albany, N. r.
 The convention will convene at o'clock this morning. and will probably be in session ten days. The morning session will be very brief. At o'clock the vis- itors will leave on special train secured through Superintendent J. L. Welch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, for a trip around the "horn." returning to the city at o'clock Memoli's band will ac- company the party on the excursion, and members of the Board of Aldermen, Board of Trade and Commercial Club will also go along.
 The Arrivals Yesterday.
 The following delegates arrived in the city yesterday:
 George w. Tillinghast. Local No. 2oo, Columbus Ga; Robert C. Adams To- cal No. S0 Kansas City, Mo; John L.. Fair, and W. P. Kilcawley, Local No g., Buffalo, N. Y.; F. w. Steffen, Local No. 53. Cleveland. O.; Thomas P. Curtain, Lo- cal No. 13. Boston, Mass Theodore Kin net Newark, N J.. James P. Thornley, Nashville; Ben c. Harrison, Local No. 6. Al. L. Hoffman, Local No. 5, Columbus, Ohio; John J. Cain. Jr., Local No. 27, Mobile, Ala; R. H. Bodie, Local No. so. Kansas City, Mo-; J. W. Davy. "Adver- Using Butcher Dayton Daily News Dayton, O.; c. M Hutzelman Local No. 53, Cleveland Ohio; John A. McPherson Local No. 13. Boston, Mass: M. B. Pal mer. Peoria, H.; August F. Thum. To- cal No. 175. Pueblo Colo; Chas 1T. Co., van, New York Herald, Local No. &: John c. Herbert, Local No. 30, St. Paul. Minn.; A J. Farmer and Harry GIbb, Local No. 21, San Francisco, Cal; 1T. N Kelchner. Local No. ', Pittsburg. Pa. i; George A. Bauman, Local No. 15S, Spring field. Mo; Harry W. Stine. Local No fl, Augusta, Ga.; c. E. Henderson, Local No. TOT. Davenport, Iowa; Ed. B. Bes- sette, R. J. Hanlon, E. c. Bronson, John Cartley, Local No. 16 Chicago H.; E. E. Wear and Chas. T. Graff Local No 101, Washington, D. C.. John H. Tobin. Local No 10s, Newark. N J.; Walter D. B. Mitchell, No 21e Springfield. Mass; ; C. P. Kingsbury Local No. 40, St. Jo- seph, Mo; Jas. G. McCrutcher, Local No. 1@ Bradford. Pa; M. P Walsh. No. 23 Milwaukee. John H. Pal mer, Public Ledger, Philadelphia Pa; I. Monroe Kritcher, Washington Times, Washington D. C.. Plug Hat" McGow an Local No. r, New Orleans, La; Chas. Derry, Local No. POP, Seattle, Wash; {; N. Kelchner, Local No. '. Pittsburg. Pa. Harry F. Dodge, Local No. s2, Lit tia Rock. Ark; A E. Anderson. President ontario Typographical Union lo2' otta- wa. Canada; Robt. J. Cary, Local NO.