Evening journal., 1913-10-09
BOSTON GETS
NEXT MEETING
OF SOCIETY
Dayton Delegates Lose Fight
For 1914 Municipal I'M
prOVement Convention
DELEGATES HAVE HAPPY
TINE ON RIVER RIDE

OF the committee on meeting pidNNos
and amended the committees report
so that the recommendation for Day
ton as the next place OF meeting
would read Boston. Then by fotc
of 80 to II. Boston was selected as
the next place of meeting. The Day
ton, Ohio, people we're dark horses
in the race. and no one considered
them very seriously until after the
committee made its report. The Bos-
ton men went up in the air. and when
they came down there was no com
mittee, and very little Dayton talk
in the air
To obviate another reversal of the
report of the committee on meeting
place the convention adopted a mo-
tion made by former president A. p.
Kingsley that future meeting places
be selected by the whole convention,
from nominations made from the
floor. The secretary was instructed
10 prepare an amendment to the by
laws covering this point.
G. Fl. Ingram. of Nashville, Tenn,
gave notice of an amendment 10 be
introduced next year, which will in
crease the powers of associate mem
bers
The report Of the committee on fire
prevention proved valuable. Among
the fire preventatives advocated were
proper building codes for large cities,
the enactment of laws covering the
use, and transportation of inflam-
mable oils. an investigation OF the
premises which fires occur, a safe aud
sane Fourth of July the universal
adoption of safety matches, the install
lation of automatic fire apparatus, the
stringent protective measures for
churches. theatres and assembly
halls.
The report OF the committee on
water works was submitted by A. F.
Macallum, of Hamilton, Ont. It
treated principally means of safe
guarding water supply streams by
state legislation. and the prevention
OF water waste.
A paper by F. W. Fitzpatrick, of
Washington, d. c.. on Education in
Fire Prevention" was read by title.
The paper by Professor Edward
Orten. of Ohio State University on
standard specifications for paving
brick was ordered printed.
Much Of the night session was taken
up with hearing reports and discuss
ing the conclusions Of subcommittee
of the committee on standard specifi-
cations. These subcommittee are on
wood block paving .bituminous paving
concrete paving. stone block paving
brick paving. asphalt paving. sewers
and niacadam and gravel roads.
Delegates on the River Ride.
Yesterday afternoon the visitors
we're taken for a river ride on the
steamer City Of Philadelphia The
affair proved more delightful than the
local committee had anticipated and
the delegates had the time of theii
lives The boat went as far as Wood
land Beach and returned 10 VIII
mington late in the evening AS il
came into the Chrisdana the banl
played Home, Sweet Home
There we're women on board in
abundance Not only visiting wives
and friends of visitors. but goodls
supply of Wilmington matrons. mem.
bers Of the women's reception com
mittee. wives of city officials anC
local members of the society.
Promptly at u o'clock the deleEa
ton boarded cars of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
in front of the hotel, and we're whisk
ed to Fourth street wharf. Vice
President T. w. Wilson. of the trolle.
company was on hand to supervis
the trolley accommodations person
ally.
When the party reached the boa
there. they found the First lnfantr.
Band seated on the hurricane decl
blowing itself into knots of welcome
A buffet lunch was served on tn
boat by Hanna and after the lunel
the band got together and the dele
gates danced.
Then some thoughtful individual
probably R. w. Crook, hit upon tn
idea OF having some of the waiter
with the Hanna outfit perform.
quartet was secured and it did per
form in real plantation style. Ths
quartet sang and sang again, just tn
songs one wants to hear fror
negroes. "Old Black Joe" Swane
River" and later melodies we're az
plauded long.
The choral spirit was in the al
and a male chorus was quickly form
ed This chorus sang as long as il
audience remained. The singin
wasn't so bad at that. considering III
fact that IL was led by William
White, and participated in loudly b
T. w. Wilson and Frank w. Piersol
Such singing had to be rewardei
Mrs. K. A. Kingsley, wife Of the r.
tiring president Of the society, assis
ed by c. A. Rudolph, passed the hi
around, and collected about 200 pei
nies for the serenaders. nothing bI
pennies. mind YOU
The boat turned for the return tri
a few miles north of Ship John Ligl
at 3.15 and reached Fourth stree
wharf again at $50 o'clock II wa
in command of Captain Jacobs. Al
commodations on the beat we're 81
perb, and there was a generous fee
ing Of gratefulness toward CAPITAL
Horace Wilson and Joseph S Wilsc
for having placed their best steamI
at the disposal of the convention
During the afternoon Nelson
Lewis CHIEF engineer of the board
estimate and apportionment of Ne
York city, made two announcement
inviting everyone to two convention
The first was an exhibition which wi
be shown in the New York lihrar
November "a TO December 6. whiC
has for its object rational city plai
ming and limiting the height of eli
buildings. The second is that OF u
American Road Builders Associatio
In Philadelphia on November 9 TO 1
Last night when the meeting plai
for next year was being discussed,
r. Putnam. OF Rochester. n Y. pa
Wilmington p high compliment
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