The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09
FIVE CONVENTIONS
 ARE HERE THIS WEEK National Gathering of Jovians
 on Thursday ENGINEERS WEDNESDAY Alabama Good Roads Men Also Begin Wednesday-Fourth-c Postmas-
 ters Tuesday and Seaboard
 Surgeons Wednesday
ENGINEERS WEDNESDAY

This is to be a great convention week
 in Birmingham Five important conven-
 tions will hold forth, one of national im-
 portance, another of southern scope and bama. The list.
 Annual convention of the Rejuvenated
 Sons of love, October 12-15. | Southeastern district convention of
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, | October 12-16.
 Alabama Good Roads association, Oc-
 tober R-14.
 October 11-12.
 Seaboard Air Line surgeons, October 12-13.
 l Each Has Object in View
 Each of these conventions has an ob- ject in view. The Jovians are electrical
 men, who have within a few years built
 up a national organization with a motto. 'All together all the time for everything electrical" They are coming here to pro-
 mote fraternalism and to evolve practi-
 cal plans for the promotion of electrical 1 work.
 The Brotherhood of Engineers is seeking to bring employe and employer closer to- l gether, to increase the spirit of fellow ship in this district, and the engineers are 1 going after the next meeting of the na- tional organization for Birmingham.
 The Good Roads association will launch campaign for state aid for roads, | a highway commission and everything
 that means good roads for Alabama, in- I.T. Al-. A kl.1~ citation next year. The postmasters and
 the surgeons are eager to work out the problems which face them in their busi-
 ness.
 | The Jovians will be in session Thurs
 day, Friday and Saturday with the fol- lowing programme: | Thursday, October 13. 1 4 D. m.-Business meeting at City Coun- ell chamber.
 | p. m.-Theatre party
 10:s0 D. m.-Smoker and vaudeville at
 Turn-verein hall.
 l Friday, October IA.
 l 10 a. m.-Business meeting. l p. m.-Trip to Alabama State fair. | S:3O D. m.-Banquet Hotel Hillman l Saturday, October 15. l 10 a. m-Business meeting. l D. m.-Automobile trip about Birming ham,
 l 8 D. m.-Rejuvenation and joviation l Jovian Banquet At the Jovian banquet Friday night A. H. Ford president of the Birming-
 ham Railway. Light and Power com
 pany, will preside as toastmaster and
 among the invited guests will be Mayor CuIpepper Exum, President Harry Jones of the City Council, Lieut.. Gov. Henry B. Gray, Prof. E. B. Kay of 1 Alabama, Congressman Oscar Under
 wood and Congressman Joe Burns of Nashville.
 l President Oscar c. Turner the only president of a national organizat tion liv- l ing in Birmingham, has had the as- sstance of active committees in ar- ranging for the convention. Headquar- | ters will be at the Hillman hotel. The
 committees are especially proud of their badge, whcih is considered one of ths prettiest ever gotten out. It Is metal | throughout. with the Jovian emblem at the top, with, Birmingham, Oc- tober, l910," underneath, a picture of
 Lucifer. a shield for the owners name,
 picture of Benjamin Franklin flying
 kite, and the motto, "All together all the time for everything electric" Railroad Mems Convention The local railroad men have worked unceasingly for the success of their convention, which runs from Wednes- day to Saturday. Wednesday they will | get organized and be warmly welcomed | to the city at public meeting that night in the Jefferson theatre. Thurs day they will make the trip around l the horn and spend the day in Bes- semer, returning to Birmingham for a reception and ball at the Hillman ho | tel. Friday they will visit the steel plant, enjoy automobile rides and take | 1 nthe state fair. Saturday will be a busy day, while Sunday they leave
 for Chattanooga to visit Lookout noun | tain.
 The public meeting Wednesday night | Is the big thing, to which the general public Is invited. It will open at 8 ! D. m, with an opening prayer by En- rineer s, T. Watkins of the Southern, and the programme will proceed In the | following order: Selection by orchestra; | introductory remarks and reading let ter from President w. W. Finley of
 Southern railway by the presiding of fcer, E. M. Chase; welcome for state. Gov. B. B. Conner; reply. Engineer T. J. Hoskins of Knoxville welcome for city, Mayor Culpepper Exum; reply by Mrs w. A. Murdock. grand president i of the women's auxiliary; selection by ] orch estra; addresses by Grand Chief 1 w. S. Stone and James Bowron; selec- ton by orchestra; addresses of Senator Joseph F. Johnston, Secretary J. B. Babb of the Chamber of Commerce., and w. w. Brandon. Vocal selection by
 Ben c. Duncan, and "Home Sweet Home"
 Good Roads Convention
 The good roads convention. from Wednesday through Friday, will be full of busy sessions. The speakers will Include the two governors, half the rep