Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-21
6aS.L.H eupel Chairman
local Entertainment Com.

Omaha will be host to the International
Master Boilers Makers association Tues
| day, "wednesday. Thursday and Friday Of
this week The fifth annual convention Of
this Organization will open at Hotel Rome
Tuesday morning. and at that time the
order Of entertainment will be announced
| by the local committee on arrangements,
composed Of c. l.. Hempel, chairman; City
Boiler Inspector Robert IT, Wolfe, Clement
Ryan. NJ o'Connor and D. A. Lucas.
Every hour that the delegates can spare
! from the business sessions will he filled
with entertainment features.
This convention will bring to Omaha in
fluential men from every section OF the
United States and Canada. the organiza-
ton having q membership Of co. When It
lmet last year at Niagara Falls Mr.. Wolfe
was sent to make the fight for Omaha as
the convention city this year and won out.
The officers have written that they expect
this convention to be one of the most
largely attended and most interesting yet
y held
When the convention Is called to order
Rev. Frederick T. Rouse OF the First Con-
Eregational church will make the invoca-
ton and Mayor Dahlman will eNtsnd t.ie
welcome ON behalf of the city. Addresses
Of greeting are also scheduled for the open
ing session by James e. Haverstick, chair
man of the Commercial club executive COM
= imitteei c. d. Fuller OF the Union Pacific,
e. w. Pratt of the Northwestern, Missouri
Valley; I. n. Roope OF the BurlingtoR
Lincoln, and Colonel T. w. Mccullough,
for the press OF Omaha.
Responding to the addresses Of good will,
the following members of the association
will make brief speeches: Gsorgs NJ a=a-
nett, Arthur E. Brown, ]. T. Goodwin.
William Laughridge, NJ. ]. O'Connor. The
annual address OF President A. N. Lucas
will then be made, and the first business
session will Immediately follow.
Following the reports of the secretary.
Harry d. Vought, and the treasurer, Frank
Gray. committees will be named. The pro-
gram contemplates morning sessions, con-
tinuing almost to / o'clock, but no after
noon sessions win be held.
The opening business Wednesday morn
ing will be the report OF the apprentice
ship committee. Then win come reports
from other committees on standardizing
shop tools and flsnges on boilers Discus
sion will follow on radical departures
being made in boilers and fire boxes. in
locomotive building, and I'm ,marine boil
Ors From which II will be seen the con-
NehtiOn IL 10 OeNOle much Oh llS time 10
intensely practical matters affecting the
business. Every session has a program
along similar lines.
Final reports. election OF officers and Sc
lection OF the next place Of meeting will
occupy the convention on the last day Of
Its session, Friday.
The committees named prior TO the meet
ing Of the convention In Omaha are;
LAw-C, L. Hempel, Omaha. Neb., chair
mani A. u. Brown. Louisville, KY, VIII
liam M. Wilson. Silver Shops, H.; John ].
Mansfield, Jersey City, N. j.; William II.
Laughridge.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wagstaff, New
York City. chairman; A. e. Brown, Louis
willie. Ky,L John B. Tate. Altoona, Pa.
james Cromble, Hamilton, Ont; ]. A.
Dearnherger. Roanoke. Va.
10 Recommend Topics for Committee Re
porta at the Annual Convention in 1912
], T. Goodwin. Pittsburg. Pa. chairmanl
W, H. Laughridge, Columbus, o.; George W.
Bennett, Albany, N, Y; William M Will
con. silver Shops, Hi Frank Gray, Bloom
tpgton, Ill.
Besides these, eleven other committees
have been giving attention to different
technical subjects and will make report at
this convention.
Among the practical business organiza-
tons of the United States and Canada the
International Master Boiler Makers asso-
citation takes high rank 1t has Ions