The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-08


The convention of the Electrical Sup
ply Jobbers' association will convene this
morning at II o'clock in the ballroom of
the Tutwiler hotel Men of prominence
in the electrical trade from all over the
United States will be present when
Franklin Overbaugh, executive secretary,
calls the first meeting to order. Men
will be there from Montana, California,
Maine Massachusetts, New York., Hi
nois Virginia and from practically every
state in this country.
The association is composed of repre-
sentatives of electrical jobbing firms that
are of great influence in this country.
The organization consists of four divi-
sions. Each division is provided with a
chairman and executive secretary. Ma
than J. Harvey of Chicago is the chair
man of the central division which in
cludes this section and Mrs Overbaugh
Is the executive secretary. The Pacific
section has for it's chairman, Col. IL. V.
Carter of San Francisco who will arrive
here this morning. Frank S. Price of
Boston is chairman of the eastern sec
ton and he will also attend the meet
ing in Birmingham.
Welcoming Speeches This Morning
The programme for today includes the
welcoming speeches this morning. p. u.
Shook, president of the Chamber of Com
merce, will welcome the visitors in a
five-minute talk and GeoSge B. Ward,
president of the city commission, will
speak on behalf of the city of Birming-
will reply. The organization. according
to Mr. Turner, is one that insists upon
work, and the business session this morn
ing and this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock will
be for work only. 1t is stated that many
topics of wide interest to the electrical
trade will be discussed by the members.
The entertainment for the visitors to-
day will include an automobile ride over
the city starting at o'clock from the
Tutwiler hotel. Roberts & Son have
printed free a diagram of the drive to
be taken and a copy of the route will
be given every driver By this plan all
oe the visitors will be shown the same
points of interest and they need not fol-
low a pilot car, and fall heir to the dust.
The trip will be taken by the ladies OF
the party as we'll as by the men. The
statement was made yesterday by UT.
Turner that the delegates invariably fol-
low the reception programmes without
deviation and that everyone of the dele
gates would take the trip today. 1t is
therefore requested by Crawford john
son, chairman of the automobile commit
tee, that every automobile promised be
sent to the Tutwiler hotel by 80 o'clock
without fail.
After the automobile ride the ladies
will attend tea at the Southern club
directly across the street from the Tut
miller hotel, beginning at 4:3O o'clock.
At the same hour the jobbers will meet
in the ballroom of the Tutwiler for a
business session. After the tea and the
business meeting the delegates will be
free to fill private engagements for din
ner until the evening entertainments be-
gin.
Smoker at Press Club
At Q o'clock the men will be enter
tanned at a smoker and cabaret perform
ance at the Birmingham Newspaper club,
in which delegates arriving yesterday
were very much interested. The COM
mittee in charge has studiously avoided
giving a hint of what they will do at the
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