The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
GAS INSTITUTE
OPENS TUESDAY
Experts Coming to Richmond
by Special Train From
All Sections.
MANY TECHNICAL PAPERS
Reception Wednesday Night and
Banquet Thursday Chief
Social Features.
MANY TECHNICAL

Special trains from several directions
VIII arrive In Richmond on Tuesday
afternoon, bringing delegates to tho
eighth annual meeting OF tho American
Gas Institute, which opens at the Jeff
ierson Hotel on Tuesday night. From
aVo TO 500 Of the most eminent gas ex-
Perts or this country will be In at
tendance, including the officials OF tho
great gas corporations and the experts
VINO supervise tho construction and
operation Of great plants
mo iour-uny convention will DO de-
voted mainly to the consideration Of
.echnical papers and the reports OF n
number OF special committees re-
ception on Wednesday night and for
maj banqut on Thursday night will be
the chief social features The toast-
master at the banquet will be James
NJ Beck. OF New York. ono OF the prin-
cipal attorneys in the S0-cent gas case
In New York. who. ns n former assist :
ant United States attorney. won for
Tho government in the famous North
ern Securities case
On next Friday, the closing day of
tho convention. a joint session will be
held with the Illuminating Engineer
Ing Society Secretary George G.
at the Jefferson Hotel last night, and
VIII open the bureau OF registration for
tho convention Tomorrow.
Several Spccinl Trains.
Tho committee on transportation has
arranged for special train and car ser
Vice. as follows:
New York special: to leave New
York city Tuesday. at COG "a NJ. via
Pennsylvania Railroad: arrive at Byrd
street Station. Richmond. 5:55 Il. NJ:
train to consist OF parlor cars, club
car. dining car and observation car.
Walter r. Addicks. president of the
American Gas Institute. Will be on this
train. a reservation has also been
made for George i. Cortelyou. pres!-
dent OF the Consolidated Gas Company
of New York
Philadelphia specal: to leave Phila
delphia, via Pennsylvania Railroad,
Tuesday. at 1905 a. NJ. making stops
at Wilmington. Baltimore and Wash
ington. and arriving at Byrd Street
Station. Richmond, at 4:45 =. NJ: equip
ment parlor cars, club car. observation
car.
Cincinnati special: to leave Cincin-
natl. via Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
Monday. at $40 P. NJ; arrive in Main
Street Station. Richmond. Tuesday. $3.50
p. NJ. equipment sleeping cars. club
car. dining car and observation car.
Special Car Service.
In addition TO the above special
trains, the committee announces the
following special car service:
Chicago special: from Chicago. via
Pennsylvania lines; leave Chicago Mon
day. $3.50 4. NJ; to be attached 10
Chesapeake and Ohio special from Gin
cinnati.
Detroit and Toledo special: from De-
troit and Toledo. via Michigan Cen
trail and Big Four; leave Detroit Mon
day, 1901 noon; leave Toledo Monday,
las l.. NJ; arrive Cincinnati $40 =. NJ. !;
cars TO be attached to Chesapeake and
Ohio special from Cincinnati.
ST Louis special: from st. Louis. via
Baltimore and Ohio and Southwestern
Hallway: leave ST. Louis Monday, .
a. NJ: arrive Cincinnati 6:1o T.. NJ: to
be attached to Chesapeake and Ohio
special from Cincinnati.
Boston special: from Boston. via New
York. New Haven and Hartford: leave
Boston L. NJ. Monday; arrive New
York y. NJ Tuesday: reservations
also include reservations on the New
York to Richmond special.
Opens Tuesday Night.
The convention proper opens on
Tuesday night with lecture or adj
dress on the topic. Surface Combus-
Of Columbia University. The subject
Is said TO be one of the most interest
ing of the technical topics to come be
fore this meeting. The demonstrations
he Will make are the result OF years
Of laboratory research and experiment
ut Columbia University. In the dem
onstration gas stoves Will be seen in
actual service.
The formal opening exercises OF the
convention takes place on "Wednesday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. The institute
will be welcomed by Mayor Ainslie.
and the response will be made By c.
NJ Cohn. vtce-president of the Consoli-
dated Gas Company. Of Baltimore.
After n number OF committee reports
will come the annual address OF Presi-
dent Addicks. OF New York
On Thursday the convention divides
into two sections. both of which VIII
be engaged all day In hearing and dis
cussing technical papers on the making
and handling of gas.
On Wednesday reception is TO be
rendered to the institute by the city and
Chamber of Commerce. Governor
Mann, Mayor Ainslie. President Car
rington, OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
and others are on tho program. The
annual banquet will be served at tho
Jefferson Hotel on Thursday night.
Arrangements arc being made for thea
tire parties. n luncheon at the Country
Club. and other features OF entertain
ment for women accompanying dele
gates.