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

OF the committee lA IINNAAnh HAoNNaf
and amended the committees report
90 that the Recommendation for Day
ton as the next place of meeting,
would read Boston Then by a vote
Of 80 to Il, 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 a meeting
place the convention adopted mo
ton made by former president A. f.
Kingsley that future meeting places
be selected by the whole convention,
from nominations made from the
floor. The secretary was instructed
to prepare an amendment to the by
laws covering this point.
@. n. Ingram, of Nashville, Tenn,
gave notice Of an amendment TO 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 we're
proper building codes for large cities,
the enactment Of laws covering the
use and transportation of inflam-
moble 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
for
churches, theatres and assembly
halls.
The report Of the committee on
water works was submitted by A. f.
Macalium, Of Hamilton. Ont. II
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. ID. 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 macadam 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
a.nN III.
the delegates had the time OF their
lives. The boat went as far as Wood
land Beach and returned to Will
mington late in the evening AS Il
came into the ChriEtiana the band
played Home, Sweet Home"
There we're women on board In
abundance. Not only visiting wives
and friends OF visitors, but a goodly
supply Of Wilmington matrons, men,
bers Of the womens, reception COM
nnittee. wives Of city officials and
local members Of the society.
Promptly at IL o'clock the delega-
ton boarded cars OF the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
In front OF the hotel. and were whisk-
ed TO Fourth street wharf. Vice
President r. W. Wilson. Of the trolley
company was on hand to supervise
the trolley accommodations person
ally.
When the party reached the boat
there, they found the First Infantry
Band seated on the hurricane decl
blowing itself into knots of welcome
A buffet lunch was served on the
boat by Hanna and after the lunch
the band got together and the dele
gates danced.
Then some thoughtful individual
probably r. W. Crook, hit upon the
idea Of having some of the walters
with the Hanna outfit perform. 4
quartet was secured and IL did per
form in real plantation style. Tha
quartet sang and sang again, Just th'
songs one wants to hear from
aegroes "Old Black Joe" Swane
River" and later melodies we're ap
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 singini
wasn't so bad at that. considering III
lact that II was led by william +
White, aud participated in loudly b.
7. W. Wilson and Frank W. Piersor
eN'A cAhhAnH ndu ~ Nd A'WoAA'N
Airs. 4. A. Kingsley, wife Of the re
siring president of the society, assist
ed by G. A. Rudolph. passed the ha
Rround, and collected about 200 pen
nies for the serenaders, nothing bu
pennies, mind you.
The boat turned for the return tri
few miles north of Ship John Ligh
At 3.15 and reached Fourth stree
wharf again at $50 o'clock 1t wa
IN command Of Captain Jacobs. Ac
sommodations on the boat we're su
peBb, and there was a generous fee
Ing Of gratefulness toward Captai
Horace Wilson and Joseph s. Wilso
Tor having placed their best steame
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 10 two convention
The first was an exhibition which wi
be shown in the New York librar,
November "A TO December s. whic
has for its object rational city plar
ming and limiting the height Of cit
buildings The second Is that of m
American Road Builders Association
ln Philadelphia. on November 2 10 1
Last night when the meeting plaC
,or next year was being discussed.
3. Putnam, Of Rochester. n ". pai
Wilmington . hi1h compliment h
vaLfur a r1Offon that Nlflr,fn rrfou D