Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-21
TELEGRAPH CHIEFS
OPEN CONVENTION
Seventy-Five Wire Superinten-
dents in Session at twenty
Ninth Annual Meeting
PROMISED ENJOYABLE TIME
Pres. Scott of Chamber of Com
merce Predicts Early Re-
turn of Delegates
PROMISED ENJOYABLE TIME

Representing every railroad of I'M
portance in the United states and can
ada, seventy-fve uperintendents OF
telegraph and other officials connected
with this department of railroadlng
assembled at the Alexandria yesterday
for the first session Of the twenty-ninth
annual meeting of the Association Of
Railway Telegraph superintendent,
which conVenes here this week. AT
this first session little was done in the
1yav of actual work, the delegates oc-
cupying themselves with becoming
properly organized and electing new
members.
The session opened at 1 o'clock with
an address of welcome from Joseph
Scott president of the chamber OF com com,
merce. Mayor Alexander was also
scheduled to address the delegates, but
was unable to be present. Mr.. Scott
expressed his pleasure in seeing such
q representation of the east present.
He promised them a week OF enter
tainment and pleasure and predicted
that although all might return to their
homes at the conclusion OF the present pt
session they would in time find the
attractions of California too great for
them to resist and return here to live.
Following Mr. Scott's address e. Z.
Griffeth of the Erie railroad responded
on behalf of the telegraphers, and then
the delegates proceeded to the pusl-
ness of electing new members win
I, T. Dyer, first vice president OF the
organization, in the chair on account
of the absence of President John l..
Davis, nineteen new active members
were elected, fifteen associate ana nine
honorary.
Reading of papers on new devices
for the protection Of passengers ana
increasing the facility of the telegraph
service followed. Only two were read,
one on Automatic Block and High
1yav Crossing Signaling" by H. P.
Ryner of the Hoeschen signal company
of omaha, and one on Train Block
ing by Telephone" by w f. Williams
of the Seaboard Air line in Virginia.
Following the reading of these papers
the meeting adjourned until O'Clock
this morning, when the members VIII
again take up their deliberations.
WOMEN ENJOY SIGHTS
While the delegates were in session
the women of the party were taken
for automobile rides through the resi-
Dental districts of Los Angeles, es-
corted by a number of local women un-
der the leadership of Mrs. l. l. Dyer
and Mrs. Leo Keller.
The bulk of the delegates arrived III
Los Angeles yesterday morning III Two
special PullmanS over the Santa e
THOSE composing this party met IN
Chicago and came from there on IN
special cars. They passed Sunday al
the Grand canyon. -,
During the week the delegates VIII
hold sessions each morning, beginning
at 9 o'clock, at the Alexandra, with
+be execution of Thursday and Satur-
dav morning. This afternoon they Will
he the guests of the Los Angeles-Pa
cific railroad on a trip over the balloon
route, visiting Santa Monica, ocean
park. Venice and Redondo. Wednes-
day afternoon they will be taken 10
the CaWston ostrich farm ana MI
1.oyve through the courtesy of the Pa
cific Electric company, and treated to
a ride down the mountain in the moon
light. ooa ,,o.s
donated a special train to take the DEL
egates around the "Kite Shaped track
while Saturday the SAT- Lake roult
will act as hosts on trip to Catallna
and Long Beach.
Fridav officers for the coming yeal
will be elected by the delegates. Al
though no official announcement mas
been made, yet it is well understood
among the delegates that l. L. Dyer OF
+he salt Lake route and present wee
president Of the association, Will pt
elected president. John L. Davis, pres
ident of the organization, is not IN
attendance at this meeting owing &c
the fact that he has recently accepted
q new position in New York, which he
was unable to leave. Mr.. Dyer will in
Consequence nj fill the chair during the
entire present session, and while he
is not a candidate for that office per
manently in all probability the dele
gates will insist on honoring him with
it. ,.. O
Charles Selden of the Baltimore q
ohio railway. at present a member OF
soeation soe tHspuvIi VIII according to the GOSSIP
of the delegates, be elected vice Presi-
dent. Mr.. Selden is not in attendance
at the meeting, but it is presumed that
his name will be presented to the con-
vention, notwithstanding his absence