The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-07
ARE MUCH PLEASED
AT MEETING HERE
Early Arrivals Go Out to Links for
Short Time-F'irst Business Ses-
sion of Convention Will Be
Held Tomorrow Morning

tomorrow with a general welcome at
the Tutwiler, where the local reception
committee of about 200 men will meet
the delegates and formally bid them
welcome to Birmingham.
Inasmuch as this Is the first time the
association has held a meeting In the
south, there Is a great amount of In
terest and pride on the part of Birming-
ham people that the association Sc
lected Birmingham as a meeting place.
BY the time the meeting Is called to
order tomorrow morning for the first
session there will be nearly 500 mem
bers In attendance, according to the
general belief. The registrations indi-
cate that number will attend. Some of
the most prominent men in the electri-
cal business will be here and it is
generally believed. they will remain at
least one week.
number of members arrived in the
city yesterday including Franklin
overbaugh, general secretary of the as
ISOLATION, from Chicago. lie stated upon
arrival that the attendance would be
large and that every member was en-
thusiastio at the idea of meeting In
Birmingham. Mr.. overbaugh said there
would be a great deal of profitable
business transacted and that the meet
ing would undoubtedly wind up as one
of the most successful ever held by the
association.
Pleased To Be Here
Il am very much pleased that the
meeting will be held here" said Mr..
overbaugh just before leaving for a
golf game at Roebuek I'VE have heard
a great deal of the south and know
many of the southern men. Mr. Turner
simply would not stand for a mega
tive answer to the invitation to come
here and we finally had to give in to
him. | was always willing and anxious
to come south for the meeting. AS a rule
the meetings are held in Hot Springs,
Va, or places further north. Birming-
ham is coming to be rather widely
known as a convention center and WI
felt that It would not be amiss fol
our association to meet here. | am
very glad now 1t was so decided"
In addition to Mr.. overbaugh other
arrivals yesterday included IL. Erskin'
Campbell of Chicago, w. w. Law o.
Chicago, w. A. Hopkins OF Columbus,
o.: Freddy Skeel of Chicago. and NJ b.
Austin of Chicago. Other members OF
the Chicago party will reach the city
today, while a large delegation from
Philadelphia will be in this morning.
After registering at the Tutwiler the
members of the association arriving
yesterday were informed of the official
programme and many of them went to
the links for a few holes of golf. Oscar
Turner and other electrical men were
at the Tutwiler to meet the arrivals
and went with them to the links In
some instances.
FOR I'm n
cludes the opening of the place of reg
istration on the second floor of the Tut
wiler The local citizens will welcome
the visitors at II O'Clock and imme-
diately thereafter business session
will be held. At 2 o'clock the dele
gates and their ladies will be shown
over Birmingham In automobiles.
Tour of City Tomorrow
| Crawford johnson, in charge of the
automobiles, said yesterday that every
car that had been promised should be
| sent to the Tutwiler before O'CLOCK
so that no delay would be encountered
In getting that trip well under way. Az
! 5 o'clock the ladies of the party will
be given a theatre party at the Lyric
while the men Will be entertained at a
cabaret smoker at the Newspaper club
beginning at o'clock and lasting until
midnight Only men Will attend the
cabaret, which is in charge OF COM
mittee of local fun makers and Is ex-
pected to be one of the most enjoyable
affairs arranged for the meeting. The
programme includes some very unusual
stunts and musical features.
Wednesday there will be barbecue
at the Roebuck Country club, to which
the ladies of the party VIII be taken
after they are shown Birmingham from
the roof of the press CLUB. ABOUT l
o'clock. On wednesday night recep-
ton and dance will be rendered the
visitors at the Country club.
Badges have been provided the mem
bers of the committee in charge of the
local entertainment which WI admit
the wearers to all functions. Oscar Tur-
ner has sent a letter to the various
members of the committe asking them
to give as much time as possible to the
entertainment of the visitors as he was
of the opinion that the meeting would
be of great value to this city. The
various members OF the committees arc
co-operating whole heartedly with Mr.
Turner TO make the convention sue
cess in every way.
The Reception Committee
The local reception committee for the
welcome tomorrow morning at l.
o'clock includes.
General Reception Committee. III
| p. DeWindt, chairman, r. II. Chamber
lain. George Gordon Crawford. Col. 7
| o. Smith, H. L. Badham, II. A. Drennen
Frank S. Washburn, r. Il. Brooks, r. G
Shook, James Bowron, Erskine Ramsay
c. Fairbairn, Crawford Johnson, Georg'
Ward M. ". Joseph, ]. W. Donnelly
w. w. Crawford, II. c. Ryaling. James
Weatherly, +. II Crockard, J. e. Shell
| by. E. H. Cabaniss, c. NJ. Stanley. JOIN
L. Kaul, r. A. Brown, Culpepper Exum
]. H. Barr, A. II. Woodward, L. Sewer
Theodore Swami. w. Il. Mitchell, George
Knox, l.. r. Pullen, Murray Brown
Scion. Jacobs, j. d, Turner. II. w. Coffin
F. P. Glass, e. II. Andrews. Forne,
Johnston Robert Jemison. Jr, San
Blach, Fl. M. Edmonds, J. l.. Drennen
e. w. Barrett. George Blinn, J. T. stok-
| ley, Sol Caheen, v. II. Hanson, 3. b
Burton. r. L. Cross. Hugh Morrow, Maj
| e. NJ Tutwiler, Walker Percy, II. A
Terrell, ]. ii. Phillips. George w. Con
nors, George ii. Gray, Charles f.. De
Bardeleben, Herbert Smith. NJ. l.. Semon
]. ]. Smith, Eugene f. Ensien, A. w
Smith, John N. Coffin, r. w. Ewing
J. w. Sibley. Bert Jacobs, III. b. Gray
| ]. Frank Rushton, J. Campbell Maben
Jr, J. w. Mcqueen. William Ryan, r
H. Horton, A. o. Lane, Oscar c. Turner
A. w. Carey, c. w. Lutz. Harry Jones
+. A. McElroy, ]. ID. Moore, John III
Frye, r. II. Rennie. f. b. Heiser. w
c. Adams, c. Black. George McClary
~. N Rose, II. IT, Woodward, Gregor!
johnson. M. j. Lide, Fl. X. Miner, J. ID
Rosenberger, John Sparrow. A. M. Tay'
lor. H. B. Wheelock.