Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-26
ELECTRICAL men
in A JOLLY NIGHT
Convention Visitors Eat, Smoke
and Sing and Tell Stories
at New Harper
EXHIBITORS ARE HOSTS
Guests Appear in Paper ChantecIer
Hats and Cut Up Like Real Good
FellOws-''LOOsenin Up" Party

! Delegates to the annual convention
of the Illinois State Electric associa.
! ton, opening today in this city, were
entertained by manufacturers and job,
/ bers having exhibits here at a smoker
and vaudeville at the New Harper
| last night. The guests were assembled
at tables in the large dining hall on
| the second floor. Paper ChantecIer
chapeaus were worn during the fes-
| tivities, adding to the picturesqueness
of the scene, while the tables were
embellished with vari-colored small in
candescent lights. 81 E. A." the alb
breviation of the title of the organiZa-
ton, was done in large electric letters
affixed to the wall at the south end of
the room.
The smoker began. at 9 and contin-
ued until past midnight, and there
was never a dull moment, J. H. Delan-
ey, a sonorous-voiced Chicagoan, in
the capacity of POSTMASTER, keeping
the ball rolling from the moment the
guests gathered until the festivities
were concluded. 1t was just a happy
gathering of happy fellows; a body of
busy men getting together for an eve
ming of 'loosening up as it was aptly
put by one of the speakers.
Hosts of the Occasion.
The hosts were: American Steel
and Wire company, Automatic Electric
Washer company, Central Electric
company, Dearborn Drug and Chemi-
cal company, Electric Appliance com
pany, Electric Construction and Ma
chinery company, Emies Manufacture
ing company, Fort Wayne Electric
works, Federal Electric company, Fair
banks, More & Co, Franks Manufac-
turing company, w. R. Carton COM
pany, General Electric company, ILL
nois Electric company, Jandus Elec-
trio company, Johns Manville COM
pany, F. J. Lewis Manufacturing com
pany, McMasters Car Supply company
Simplex Electric Heating company
Tri-City Electric company, Valentine
Clark company. Wagner Electric COM
pany, Westinghouse Electric and Man
ufacturing company, and Western Elec-
trio company. All of these concerns
have exhibits at the show of electrical
dpplidHCeS III the Safety DuilOlHS anu
are represented by the live wires of
their craftsmanship stats.
Mayor Turns Over Keys.
Mayor G. w. McCaskrin addressed
the smoker company guests, welcom-
ing them in behalf of the city, the
freedom of which he extended them
during their sOjourn. He assured the
electrical men that Rock Island was
proud of the privilege of entertaining
them; that they were the kind of men
who made cities; they were the men
who lighted the way for the remainder
of humanity and furnished the power
TO push things and the heat TO warm
us up when the chilly blasts were fut-
tering about us. He wanted the visi-
tors to enjoy themselves, and assured
them he would afford them every as
sistance and courtesy within his
power.
The POSTMASTER called upon the
guests at random for stories and talks,
and there was a continuous stream of
wit throughout the evening, with in
tervals of singing, the choruses of a
number of popular songs. having been
printed upon the program for the