The Detroit times., 1914-07-17
GALLOWAY IS
NAMED HEAD OF
ELECTRICIANS
Officers Elected BY Visiting
Contractors and Bust
ness Ends
REST OF WEEK WILL
BE GIVEN TO PLEASURE
Dancing Party Tonight At Bots
Blanc-San Francisco Next
Meeting Place

With most of their strenuous ousi-
ness satisfactorily dispatched, the
delegates 10 the Naticaal convention
OF the electrical contractors gave
themselves over 10 gaity Thursday
night at their annual dinner and con
tinued the social side OF their meet
ing Friday morning with an automo.
bile ride. Friday afternoon and even
ing Will be devoted to a river trip and
a dancing party at Bots Blanc.
Offoers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows, Thursday after
noon: James r. Galloway, Washing
ton, d. c., president; J. G. Hatzel.
New York, first viceprestdent; w l..
Hutchinson, Kansas City, second vice
president: John r. Render, Los An
geles, third vice-president; James
Hilton, Syracuse, treasurer; George
II. Duftield. Utica, secretary; J. G..
Stearns, Buffalo, a sergeant-at-arms,
Ernest Freeman. Of Chicago retiring
president was given n gold fob by the
delegates.
II was decided to hold the 1915 con
yention at San Francisco, the next one
at New York City and the next at New
Orleans.
The formal code Of ethics. which
was one OF the most important bust.
mess matters before the body, and
several other important questions,
were discussed, and settled at the
Thursday afternoon meeting, so that
business might not hamper the plans
for the remainder OF the week The
code of ethics is a complete set OF
suggestions for the conduct OF the
electrical contracting business, so
that that customer and contractor
NAV both be fully protected.
+ All day long Thursday in spite OF
climbing mercury and falling collars,
with what little consolation could be
furnished by fans and ice water, the
electrical men kept determinedly at
their business. The morning session,
which was given over very largely 10
the receiving OF annual reports and
the discussion of other important but
more or less tedious things, was con
tinued until long after the noon hour
Occasionally a delegate would stroll
out into the corridor for a breath OF
air, but for the most part they kept
faithfully at work,
In the meantime the ladies who had
been interested spectators at the ear
Her sessions, but who were excluded
with the general public from the bust.
ness meeting, walked aro4Rd- eXamin-
ing the various exhibits on the paT1Ur
floor OF the Cadillac, They we're IN
trcduced TO the mysteries OF inlets
and outlets and "unilets." cross cur
rents and cross demonstrators don
key motors and last OF all a human
motor" THE human motor or lung
pump is an ingenious device some
thing like q pulmotor II looks like a
bicycle pump and sets as an angel OF
mercury. Like the pulmotor, II can
start artificial breathing in a dying
man so quickly that he may be sup
piled with oxygen and discouraged IN
dying
The other exhibits included a mum
Der OF beautiful lamps OF brass and
glass and metal designs, all sorts OF
electric irons and washing machines,
baby spankers end cradle rockers, run
by machinery plugged into the cleo
trio light bill
Speeches were dispensed with at
the banquet Thursday night J.. w
Eddy, OF Detroit, was chairman and he
called upon Harold Jarvis, a quartet
OF Edna Wellington, Eultn BeTnarQl,
Edward Stannard and w. J. Fltzgib-
hon, Miss Romano Wendell, and the
whole body OF delegates for musical
contributions.
After a day OF pleasure Friday the
contractors expect 70 spend Saturday
l.. busir ess sessions "if necessary"
All the delegates and most OF all,
Secretnry George II. Dufleld, arc hop
ing and praying that nothing VIII
make It necessary. An executive
meeting OF the directors will probably
be needed, but otherwise there will be