The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-22
MORNING SESSION
ENDS CONVENTION
Blacksmiths Will Elect Officers,
Select Convention City and
Wind Up Business.
MANY AT ANNUAL BANQUET
MANY AT ANNUAL BANQUET
Delegates Prepare to Leave
Early To-Day, but Number
VIII Remain Until Sunday.

| With the election of officers this
morning and Il visit to the American
Locomotive Works and Richmond
frederlcksburg and Potomac Railroad
SHOPS this afternoon, the twenty-first
annual convention OF the international
Railway Master Blacksmith Associo
ton, which has been in session since
Iuesday morning at the Jefferson
Hotel, will close the most successful
meeting in its history
/ The usual routine of business will be
reversed TINS morning. in order that
those delegates who are compelled TO
leave on early trains will be enabled
to vote on the new officers and for the
1914 convention city. After these uues-
ions are disposed Of. the reading Of
several papers and a discussion Of their
topics Will be taken up. together with
other unfinished business BY starting
at y. NJ, it is planned to wind up the
conventions unfinished business before
DINNER. leaving the afternoon free for
visits to the local shops
Put In Strenuous Day.
The blacksmiths put in strenuous
day yesterday, spending seven hours
In two business sessions. Among the
subjects brought up were: Spring
Making" Frame Making and Repair
ing. Piece Work." "OXy-acetylen
Welding" Electric Welding and
Heat Treatment OF Metals" Papers
on these subjects were read, and "A
general discussion of the debatable
points was permitted. All of the sub-
methods of doing the work and the
interchange of ideas will be extremely
helpful TO the men in their daily tasks
Last night the annual banquet was
held at the jefferson. Covers were
laid for $50, and a delightful evening
~ ha ct
ard. of the Pennsylvania lines at AL
toona, Pa. acted as toastmaster. Short
talks were made by the following: W.
W. Mcclellan, OF Denver, formerly with
the Denver and Rio Grande. former
president OF the association and II
charter member; Frank Peck. Wabash
lines, Toledo. and Il charter member;
George iiinkens. Westinghouse Air
Brake Company, Wilmording, Pa. u
charter member, first secretary and
former president OF the association:
c. ID. Williams. Cincinnati Car Com
pany, Cincinnati, o., charter member;
George h. Williams. Boston. Mass, as
sociation chemist; President j. T. Nc
sweeney. baltimore and Ohio Hallway,
Baltimore: John Carruthers. Proctor.
Mo-, and w. III. owens, master mechanic
OF the Southern Railway, South Rich
mond.
Retiring President Gets Present.
During the course OF the evening
John ). Sullivan. of Columbus. o.. pre-
sented Mrs. J. *. Kcane. the retiring
president of the Ladies Auxiliary. with
a handsome souvenir and a bouquet of
American Beauty roses on behalf of
the association. Music was rendered
by an orchestra and the Manchino chill
dren-Lena and Jack-sanY several
popular selections.
The Ladies Auxiliary met yesterday
afternoon and elected the following
oihcers for the ensuing year: Mrs w.
NJ. sMycr, Indianapolis, Ind, president;
Mrs. John Tootle, Chicago. vice-presi-
dent. Mrs. q. d. Vawter, Mobe.ly.
Ohio, secretary. and Mrs. j. s. Sul..-
van, Columbus, Ohio. treasurer. The
women OF the convention party were
entertained with a light luncheon and
special program yesterday afternoon,
while the morning was spent by them
on the postponed automobile tour OF
the city and surrounding points OF in
tere3t.
Following the election OF officers
this morning, the convention will Sc
iect meeting place for next year.
Tho three cities in the running are
Milwaukee. st. Paul and Denver, with
the hrst in the lead Other places
prominently mentioned are Niagara
Falls and BOSTON
supply Men Elect Omcer.
The supply men who are meeting
here with the Blacksmith Association
DO not have IN election OF officers this
year. but held business session yes
terdav and created a new oiilcc-that
of vice president T.. K. Frost, Of the
National Machinery Company. Tiihn,
Ohio, was elected for tho short term or
one year.
II. l.. Gamble is slated for the pres!-
dency OF tho association, it being the
custom of advancing the officers a peg
each year A. l. Woodwork. the vet
ernn secretary, is another who will
retain his position, but there Will be
n spirited contest for the other places.
The election viii be held early, in
order that every delegate will get
chance to register his vote.
William r. Dabney, business man
ager of the Chamber of Commerce,
whose absence from The ely prcvcntcd
him making an address of welcome,
will make the closing speech to-day
He will tell the visitors how pleased
Richmond has been with them, and
Will cndeavor to get them here again
Among the convention visitors is II,
G. Cook. managing editor of the Rail
way Journal, Chicago. Mr.. Cook is IN
enthusiastic member of the associa-
ton. and his paper is its official organ
Many of the delegates will leave
to-day, but a number will remain ovcr
untn Sunday, in order that they, may
visit the historic points around the
city.