The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-28
Greater Part of Members Reach Birmingham To-
 night and Today
FIRST SESSION TO-.
 BE HELD TOMORROW
Institute Will Convene at 10 O'Clock at Tutwiler Hotel-Secretary Me-
 Cleary Opens Offices and Att tends to Final Details

Birmingham will receive during the day and tonight some of the most prominent members of the American Iron and Steel institute which convenes at the Tutwiler hotel tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock.
 The registrations at the Tutwiler ho- tel for the meeting have been greater than expected and the arrivals booked for today will exceed what was ex- pectod even as late as Monday last. Tonight Judge Ebert II. Gary, prest- dent of the American Iron and Steel Institute, and Mrs Gary will arrive from New York. Secretary McCIeary opened his offices yesterday afternoon
 at the Tutwiler hotel and was busy during the day getting details in shape for the converting of the institute to-
 morrow morning He said that the convention here would be well attended.
 We expect very large attendance,e'
 said Secretary McCleary. "Advices that we have received from time to 1 time indicate that opportunity will he taken by | great majority of the mem bers to attend the meeting in Bir- mia gham. The members of the insti-
 ute from what can gather were very much pleased when the committee SC
 lected Birmingham as it's meeting place.
 This is tho first time a great many
 of the members ever had an opportun- ity of visiting this we'll known indus
 trial district. By reason of this op-
 portunity believe the attendance will
 be unusually good"
 McCleary Looks Over City
 Mir. McCleary was one of the body Of
 visitors including the United States
 Chamber of Commerce officials who
 visited portion of the Tennessee Coal.
 Ircn. and Railroad company properties
 yesterday. He was very much inter
 ested in the excursion and said last
 night that Birmingham presented
 points of interest that would certainly
 hold the attention of the members of
 the institute meeting here tomorrow.
 The arrivals today include many
 prominent men. Willis I. King. vice
 president of the Jones-Loughlin com
 rany, will arrive today. He is di-
 rector of the American Iron and steel
 institute and the operating head of
 company, one or the foremost Steel cOHpdillcs III tiiiS cOu'i try. He will be accompanied by w. Latiper Jones of the same firm. Rich ard II. Edmonds, editor of the Mann- fncturers' Record, will reach the city thls morning as will Col. J. c. Maben,
 president of the ss-Sheffield Steel and II on company. also director or the institute. Colonel Mabel will be accompanied by Miss Bettie Maben. his
 daughter. The other arrivals this morn- ling will include:
 c. G. Atwater, F. II. Bell, Otto Bon- ner, J. H. Jewett, manager of the wire mill of the American Steel and Wire company, Pittsburg: Charles V Frutohey, A. Hoffman, George Baker. general sales agent Illinois Plate com pany, Pittsburg; W. H. Baldridge, Phil Hips Sheet and Tin Plate company p. IN Rates traffic manager American Steel and Wire company; R. w. Bailey, American Bridge company, New York Charles L. Bauer E. R. Crawford presi- dent McKeesport Tin Plate company MT Crawford, H. G. Chopper, New Jer- sey Zinc company, and Mrs. Chopper; F. A. s. Clarke, president of the Lacka- wanna Steel company, Buffalo; David Evans, David Downs, general super intendent of the Lackawanna Steel company and Mrs. Downs J. S. Elverson, o. T. Findley, editor the Iron Age; Judge Ebert H. Gary and Mrs Gary, O. H. Hutchinson, president Grand Crossing Tack company; W. H. Hughes. MT and Mrs. Joseph Hughes, J. A. Hatfield, president American Bridge company; Ed Thomas. president United States Steel Products company H. L. James. American Bridge com-