Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
DYER ELECTED BY
R. R. WIRE CHIEFS
Salt Lake Route Man Chosen as
President by Railway Tele-
graph Association
DAUGHTER RECEIVES WATCH
Delegates Will Make Voyage to
Avalon and See Cata-
lima Today

The Association of Railway Tele-
graph superintendents honored 1. T..
Dyer, superintendent of telegraph for
the Salt Lake route of Los Angeles, at
their last meeting yesterday morning
by unanimously choosing him as presi-
dent of the association for the coming
year. They selected Boston as the
next place of meeting.
The election of officers was the only
work which the telegraphers had be-
fore them when they met at the Alex
andria yesterday morning. From the
first there was no doubt as to who
would be selected to fill the chief ex-
ecutives chair, as Dyer has been acting
chairman all through the present ses-
sions and was the choice of the con-
vention, to a man. to continue in that
office.
GRIFTTTRS ADDRESS
In nominating Dyer, e. w. Griffith,
superintendent of telegraph for the
Erie railroad and chairman of the as
sociation's nominating committee, said:
1.-THE chairman of this convention has
appointed my associates and myself to
introduce Mr.. Dyer to this organization
as it's new president, but 1t is well for
me to say here that this committee on
Introduction might as well Introduce
the sun rising In the east and setting
in the west as to attempt to introduce
Mr.. Dyer to this association. He has
said somewhat modestly and some
what timidly that he will do the best
he can to guide the affairs of this
association. We know what that
means. We have had 1t right here in
Los Angeles, and we know what we
can expect and we are well satisfied"
Following Mr.. Griffith's speech the
new president was given cheer, and
the other officers of the ASSOCIATION
elected. These were ]. B. Sheldon, su-
perintendent of telegraph for the Union
Pacific first vice president; William
Bennett, superintendent Of telegraph
for the Chicago & Northwestern road
in Chicago, second vice president; +.
w. Drew, superintendent OF telegraph
for the st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
road, secretary-treasurer.
RECEIVES WATCH
Another feature of interest at yes
terday's meeting was the presentation
of a gold watch to Miss Adrienne Dyer,
daughter of the new president, by
members of the association in honor or
her seventeenth birthday. Miss Dyer
is known among the members as the
daughter of the association" The
watch bore the following inscription on
the back of the case:
''From the Association Of Railway
Telegraph Superintendents to MISS
Adrienne r. Dyer, June 21, 1910.
Yesterday afternoon was spent prin-
cipally in inspecting the exhibits on
display in the banquet room. One ex-
hibit which attracted much attention
was that of the Western Electric COM
pany of Chicago. 1t was in charge OF
Earl X. Dyer, son of I. I. Dyer, the
president of the association and for
mer Los Angeles man. He was selected
especially to handle this exhibit on ac-
count of his expert knowledge of teleg-
raphy and OF the practical needs of the
railroads. Dyer Is an exponent of the
telephone method of train dispatching
and made several talks and demonstra-
tions on the advantages of the new
system over the old telegraph way.
This morning the delegates will leave
the Salt Lake station on a special train
and spend the day at Avalon. They will
return to Los Angeles this evening.
RESOLUTIONS
The delegates from the east appre-
ciate the manner in which they have
been entertained while in Los Angeles,
and in order to show this appreciation
they yesterday passed two resolutions
setting forth their thoughts on the
subject. One of these is to 1. T. Dyer,
complimenting and thanking him for
the making possible the holding of un-
doubtedly the most successful conven-
ton both to the delegates and to the
roads they represent ever held. The
other expresses the thanks of the Or
ganization to many corporations and
firms which extended courteses to its
members during the convention