Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-18
L. L. BALLARD MADE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
TULSA MAN IS HONORED
Galveston Selected for the Next
Meeting Place-Page Made
Honorary Member.

l.. l.. Ballard, superintendent OF inc
Tulsa WaterwOrks, was eleC'eu MS
,dce- -prssident of the Southwestern
\vaterworks association yesterday
u,orning The convention adjourned
unc die last night after busy day )
uroyram of business and entertain
mont Galveston was tho choice OF
tho delegates for the 1915 convention,
winning over Muskogce, the nearest
competitor. Yesterday forenoon was
deyntnd TO a business session In tho
afternoon the delegates were gwen
a ride over the strets of Tulsa IN
tho Tulsa all-motor fire apparatus.
The fire department gave an eNh1h-
tion for them at Third ana OInclh-
natl
Closed with Cabaret
LAST night two illustrated lectures
or the waterworks business were
given at Convention hall. The Apollo
Climb Of thirty male voices sang two
splendid numbers for the conNenuoh'
This organization received a genuine
ovation. Their singing was unlNers-
ally pronounced equal TO that OF any
similar organization In the southwest.
A genuine smoker cabaret perform
nnco was staged at II o'clock, WIN
vaudeville acts and a musical comedy
from the Orpheum theatre as lhe
principal attractions,
The DELEGATES Yesterday were pro-
fuse in their praises OF the treat
ment that had been accorded them py
Tulaans generally and the local en-
tertainment committee in particular.
1t was easily the biggest and best
convention in the associations ms
tory.
The New Officers.
At the morning session X. J.. Nc
Duffle. superintendent OF the Sher-
man. Tex. Water company ana re
firing first vice-p president, was elected
president for the coming year Other
officers Of the association were elected
as follows. L. l.. Ballard, suporintend-
ent Of the Tulsa waterworks, hlst
vice president. Jesse Shaw or Topeka'
Kan. second vce-presldent, w. II.
Bruce of Fort Smith, Ark, third wee
president. r. +. Mcdonnell Of Kan
sas city Mo. fourth president,
l.. II. Gray of Luflin Tex, fifth vice
president. j. D. Hudgins Of El Paso.
TEX. sixth Vice president, and +. L.
Fulkerson of Waco, Tex. secretary
treasurer Mr. Fulkcrson was elected
TO serve a second term, having been
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS during the past
wear. REV. p A. Hickman OF Waco,
Tex. was elected chaplain for life al
the convention at Fort Worth, Tex,
last year
Yesterday afternoon the delegates
had a real outing when they TOOK
n ride In the Tulsa fire department
motor trucks from convention haIl
to the Hotel Tulsa Here the firemen
put on a demonstration OF rope SUD
ing. ladder hostlng and playing water
at different angles on an imaginary
house ahre down cincinnati avenue.
The trucks took the watermeu 10
the double header at Association park
between Tulsa and Fort Smith.
charles Page was voted life term
honorary membership in the asso-
citation yesterday morning In token
Of the delightful interurban tlde TO
sand Springs and the barbecue given
a. Sand SPRINGS park 10y hlm IHeSday
afternoon and evening.
Pat Rrackcn was given a vote or
thanks and made life member
without dues for his faithful service
TO the association in the capacity
of president vote of thanks was
also given to all writer's Of papers
delivered before the convention.
Hughes Read Paper.
There was short session In the
BRADY hotel Immediately after the
noon hour yesterday when all papers
which had not been previously as
cussed were remarked upon hneliy.
Two n1pers were delivered yesterday
morning. those of y G. Hughes, Iulsa
city engineer on Concrete and w.
al. a n IN IL