The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
NOTES OF TdE CONVENTION.

Fred Mueller, Of Decatur, H., attracted
much attention with MS exposition Of
brass cocks, and other brass goods and
piping.
Big, hearty. Jim Lynn. OF Detroit. was
one Of the principal figures at yesterdays
/ session.
Fred c. Persons, Of Toledo. Ohio, who
| is sergeant-at-arms of the meeting, was
/ almost hidden behind pile of money on
/ bis desk. He is distributing the banquet
and theater tickets, and reports a large
/ sale.
George D. Roper. of Detroit. had a
| fine exhibition OF corn that created much
/ enthusiasm. Some said it had Tennessee
/ corn beaten to a fraZzle
All the ladies, wives and daughters Of
/ delegates, are scheduled for a trip to
/ Great Falls on special cars to-day. They
will leave at $3.50 o'clock and take lunch
/ at the falls.
John D. McIlheny, Of Philadelphia. will
/ look after the ladies on the trip and see
to it that they have a good time. Charles
/ II. Diekey of Baltimore. will. Of course
| also accompany them, as will Paul
! Thompson, Of Philadelphia.
The trip was arranged by the COM
mittee on arrangements, with the aid OF
William F. Bmy) Hart, general mana
/ ger OF the Washington Gas Light Com
pany.
/ One Of Washington's enterprising pho
/ tographers effectualIy quelled the enter
/ prise talk Of several New York and Chi
cago members by taking hashlight
l picture OF the convention in session and
I having the completed photos for sale be-
/ fore the session was adjourned.
The institute has a membership Of 1.222.
and took in l54 members in the past year.
The American Gas Institute is the out
growth of the consolidation Of the Ohio,
/ Western, and American associations.
! William A. Wood, Of the Boston Con-
solidated Gas Company. with his joIity
/ and little black fedora, that looks not
unlike a Scotch highlander's cap, attracts
| considerable attention.
Thomas J. Cunningham. OF New York
/ City, editor OF the American Gas Light
/ Journal, is in attendance, as IS also E. c.
| Brown, OF New York City. editor of the
Progressive Age, another lighting" Pc
| riodical.
/ The institute is an organization purely
/ Of operators or those in control Of the
/ lighting organizations and not Of cap
itaiists, as might be supposed.
Six local men are attending the con-
vention. They are W. F. Hart. general
manager; James S. McThenny. Thomas F.
/ Holden. and c. c. Bayly. Of the Wash
/ ington Gaslight Company; Levi Middle
| ton, Of the Georgetown GasHght Com
pany, and Thomas J. Fisher, superin-
tendent Of street lamps.
/ Several Washington ladies will accom-
pany the Great Falls party. as chaper-
/ ones They must be going to look after
/ Messrs- John d. McIIheny, Charles H.
/ Dickey, Paul Thompson and W F. Hart
! The entire orchestra OF the National
/ Theater has been reserved for the insti-
/ tute for tonight. This was done for the
/ especial benefit of the ladies. but many
/ of the men will attend
Between 300 and 400 members are in at
/ tendance from all over the United States
and Canada. Some have not registered.
and an exact count cannot be made Six
hundred are expected to-day.
/ President Walton Clark of Philadel-
/ phia, was indisposed for q short time yes
/ terday afternoon. and Vice President
/ Charles F. Pritchard, of Lynn, Mass,
/ presided
| "Uncle Jerre" Howard. OF Galena, H.
l is the most missed member Of the insti-
tute He IS one of its Oldest members.
/ and was anxious 10 attend. but was
/ thrown from a car a few days ago and
! severely hurt.
William F. Crane, president Of the
/ Crane Manufacturing Company. is in at
/ tendance He brought with him Mrs
/ Crane. a bride of a few weeks
/ John D. McIlheny. Of Philadelphia,
and William F. Hart, Of this city, were
picked to look after the social features.
! Their efforts have been gratifying.