The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-13
SESSIONS WILL
LAST ONE WEE K
international Brotherhood Of
Electrical Workers Meet Here.
HOLD BIENNIAL CONVENTION
DELEGATES ARE COMING FROM
ALL OVER TIE COUNTRY.

Tomorrow morning in this city be-
gins the eighth biennial convention of
the International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers, which viii last during
the entire week, and promises to be
big affair Representatives from an
over the United States will be in at
tendance. as well as delegates from
Hawaii. Philippine islands ana even
from Japan At least 200 delegates VIII
be in this city this week. representing
a membership of nearly $4,000. The To-
cal order has spared no effort to make
this convention a most memorable one,
and from the present outlook the cleo
tricians win be it, for the next few
days.
The representatives began to arrive
as early as Friday, and by this morn
ing nearly oil of the delegates VIII
be here. At 2;3O this afternoon the
visitors viii attend the services at the
tabernacle. by special invitation, and
at 4:30 Professor Mcclellan Will give
an organ recital.
Work Begins Monday.
On Monday morning the convention
viii begin in earnest. At. 1c o'clock
the convention will meet in the EN-
pOriUm hall, i'm the Jennings block.
where an address of welcome Will be
made by Councilman J. Z. Daveler.
This viii be responded to by W. A.
Jackson Of Chicago, grand president OF
the organization, and afterwards adj
dresses viii be made by different Off
GERS of the order, including II. W.
Sherman of Washington, D. c., grand
secretary; II. J. Hurd. the delegate
from Canada; D. J. Elton and w. Fl.
Mcintyre. In the afternoon the visit
Ors Will be shown about the city in the
sightseeing cars, and Fort Douglas will
also be visited.
On Tuesday evening there viii be an
/ open meeting and smoker at the rooms
of the order for the purpose Of get
ting acquainted.
"Wednesday evening will be spent at
Saltair. The electricians are to give a
grand ball there for the visitors. and
special trains viii be run to the re-
sort during the evening. The big pa
vilion will be deliberately decorated for
/ the occasion, wOrkmeu having been en-
/ gagged for several days past in string
ing lights.
Trolley Party Thursday.
/ A large trolley party has been
| planned for Thursday evening, and the
1 visiting delegates and their friends viii
I be shown through the American Smell
/ ter e Refining company's plant near
d
! has extended an invitation to the cleo
! tricians to inspect the smelter. which
/ is one Of the largest in the west
On Friday the visitors will be en-
! tertained at the Salt Palace Besides
the bicycle races, there will be the car
nival attractions, and this day has
/ been set apart by the managers of the
resort as electrical day.
The convention will be closed on sat
urday evening with a reception to the
/ delegates and members Of the /. 3. r,
/ ". by women friends Of the local order
/ at Emporium hall
To Revise Constitution.
The real work Of the convention will
begin on Tuesday morning. There is
considerable work To be done, and il
is estimated that the session win &C.
4 cupy several days. Among the most
/ important Iabors is "A revision of the
constitution. Owing to the vast in
crease in membership In the past few
years, changes are necessary in the
. constitution of the order In the past
ten years the organization has grown
from a membership of 1000 until 1t now
Includes almost 10000 electrical work
ers from all over the world.
One Of the most prominent members
who will be in attendance is Robert
J. Wright Of Denton, Tex, more IA
miiarly known to the members Of tbs
I. b. +. w. as "Old Grips" Wright
was paralyZed in his lower limbs some
years ago by coming in contact with
a heavily charged electric wire, and Is
unable to walk. Since that time ht
has made his livelihood by writing FOL
different electrical Journals. and has
not missed a convention. "Old Grips
has become so well known through hi;
articles that he is now probably the
most popular member of the organiza,
ton.