The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-29
TELEPHONE MEN HERE
FOR PIONEERS MEETING
Veterans OF Industry Open Fourth
Annua! Convention To-Day at
Jefferson Hotel.
EXpECT ATTENDANCE OF 800
Delegates Will Include Alexander
Graham Bell, Inventor of Tcle-
phone, and Experts of High Stand
ing From Many Sections.

Members Of the Telephone Pioneers
of America will meet here to-day for
the fourth annual convention Of the
association. which will be held in the
auditorium OF the jefferson Hotel.
Some OF the most prominent men in
tho telephone world together with
nearly 300 members Of the association.
arc expected to be present.
The Telephone Pioneers OF America
Is an association composed of 1000
members. all Of whom have been en-
gagged In the telephone business for
twenty-one years or more On it's
ISIS are found ost Of those who are
active in telephone affairs in various
parts of the country. Theodore ~ Vail,
first vice-prcsident of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company. or
the Bell system. is president OF the
association.
Tho first meeting of the pioneers
Will bc held this morning. when the
annual election of officers and other
business will take place In the aft
ternoon number Of papers of gem
cral interest will he read Tonight
the members will h. tho guests OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company at banquet In the Jeffcr-
son Hotel.
CHARTER STEAMER FOU
TRIP TO OLD FONT
Tho steamer SS:ithfelh has been en-
gagged by tho reception committee to
carry the party down the river to Old
Point Comfort tomorrow. Arrange
mcnts have been made TO stop at
jamestown. and dinner will he served
at the Chamberlain Hotel. after which
the night boat will lie taken to Wash
ington
II Is expected that tho attendance
will exceed 400 \ special train ar
rived here Yesterday morning from
New York WITH $50 or moro members.
The others are coming in smaller
parties by boat or rail from other sec
lions OF the country. Many arrived
yesterday and las; night.
Tho purpose OF the Telephone Pio-
mcer meetings is TO bring together in
social and personal relations those
men and women who have been long
identified with the telephone and It's
developments in America. Among the
prominent officials who Will be here are
Mr.. Vail. T.. " Bcthcll, senior vice
president of the American Company
and president OF the New York Tele-
phone Company: l.. H. Bethel. presi-
den: OF the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company and chairman Of
the committee on arrangements for the
meeting: y. G. Kingsbury. vice prcsi-
dent Of the American COMPANY Thomas
-. Lock wood. Of Boston. patent expert.
who has been Il continuous factor In
telephone development since 1878: John
j. Carly. chief engineer American Com
pany; W. 7. Gentry, Atlanta. president
Of the Southern BELL and Cumberland
Telephone Companies and Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor OF the CONNER
cial telephone.
LOCAL COMMITTEES IN
CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Ill, la. r,f
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, has charge Of the arrange
ments Hc has announced the follow
ing committee appointments to facili-
tate the work:
Bureau of information and rngistra-
tonic. II. Black IN charge.
Reception ut Grace street building -
J. p Orth in charge.
Reception at Boulevard buildiny-W.
:. q. Dulim-ia charge.
Automobile trip 10: women through
city and luncheon at Country Club
G. Harris I'm charge at Jefferson Hotel.
assisted by Mr.. Walden: y. = Tanner in
charge at Country Club.
Table decorations at banquet. w.
Crews
Music and other entertainments at
banquet--C. G.. Harris.
street car trip from hotel to Old
Dominion wharf--Jamcs Augustine In
charge.
Music OH James River bont---C. II.
Weber.
Refreshments OH James River boat
r. l.. Wright.
vice. w. a. Contl.t; equipment, II. L..
Wright.
Refrcshment counter and cigars at
jefferson Hotel f. Cutchns.
Boat stop at Jamcstown-R. II. star
rett.