The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
GAS men name
HAINES LEADER
Des Moines Gets Executive
and New York City the
Next Meeting.
WAR HAS LITTLE EFFECT
Toronto Ofieial Says British Women
from Many Households Live To-
sether to Reduce Living Cost.

jameson Haines. of Des MoInes, Iowa
was elected president OF the Nationa
Commercial Gas Association yesterday
Mr.. Haines Is president of the De,
Moines Gas Company, was an organizer
Of the Iowa District Gas Association and
had attained prominence In national "a,
Industrial affairs as a member of the
American Gas Institute md the West.
| ern Gas Association. He succeeds H. B.
Mclean. Of New York, as president
/ Arthur Hewitt, Of Toronto Canada, a
director Of the association, was elected
| first vice president: W. Griffin Gribble
OF Philadelphia, second vice president
and w. w. Barnes. Of New York, was
elected third vice president. Oscar H.
Fogg. Of New York, succeeds w. !
Clark. Of Mt Vernon. N. Y, as treas.
urere- Louis stots. Of New York. was
reelected as secretary and assistant
treasurer. Directors chosen are: ]. B.
Myers. Philadelphia; 8. T. willston,
Brooklyn; B. ]. keli6m. Chicago; c. r.
Stull. Kingston. n. Y: T. NJ. Amber,
Brooklyn: c. A. Monroe. Chicago; H.
L. schutt, Philadelphia: r. r. Young,
Newark, n. J., c. T. Babcock. San Fran
cisco; and c. L. Holman. st. Louis.
viii Meet in New York.
In choosing Mr.. Haines for president
tne nominating committee explained the
honor Of the office should 20 to a West
ern man. He was unanimously chosen
secretary, received congratulations of
hundreds Of the thousands delesates At
tending the convention
II was tentatively decided to hold the
1915 convention In New York at about
thts season Of the year. The definite de-
cision Of the time and place for the con-
vention. however. was left to the incom-
ing board Of directors.
James M Beck. former Assistant At
torney General OF the United States.
who was to have delivered the OPEN
ing address Of the session yesterday
afternoon. was detained from keepine
his engagement.
Arthur Hewitt, newly elected first
vice president. reported TIE work OF
the associations committee on interna-
tfonal commercial advancement, OF
which he is chairman. Mr.. Hewitt de-
clared that in spite Of tn. European
war, the dividends of gas companies on
this continent and abroad have been
but slightly affected. This he declared
to be remarkable considering the de-
moralization Of international traffic.
Families in Canada and England, he
said. are esta ablishing joint households
to reduce the cost OF living. because
Of the departure Of the men for the
front He declared that in Toronto,
his home. as many as three and four
families are now occupying a single
house. This was pointed out to show
how the gas industry might be affected
by the war. but 80 far the adverse
change has not resulted. he said.
Mrs. Anna NJ Carroll. in an extempo-
raneous address. advised women Of the
country to change their gas ranges
once every five years. instead of walt
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the best results. She was the nrst
woman to address the convention.
School PrsEresses Well.
Dr. Leo Galloway. OF New York, re-
ported for the board OF educational con-
troll. in which he mentioned the increas-
ing popularity Of the associations cor
school for employees Of gas
companies. A report OF the committee on
the salesman's handbook was made by c.
Edwin Bartlett. chairman: from the ac-
committee. by A. P. Post. chair |
man. and L. F. Byler reported for the |
committee on domestic fuel appliances.
A special session OF the committee on |
Industrial fuel was held lin the morning |
md its report will be made this afternoon |
by 8. Tully Willston chairman. 1t was |
brought out in the committee meeting |
hat there are more than 1000 different |
ound to manufacture gas more economi- |
ally. The committee will advise against |
he use of natural fuel because Of the |
waste Of its by-products.
Mr.. Willston declared the amount Of gas |
lsed for industrial purposes was many |
lines greater than that used for domestic |
purposes and that there was a remark
Ible increase in the consumption Of gas
or all purposes.
A 'Meeters" dinner. a stag affair. was
yiven at the Raleigh Hotel last night by
he delegates. while whist parties for the
women were held at the Willard Hotel.
The delegates this morning will COM
'ete for prizes on the Columbia Country
Tub golf links and a trip to Mount Yer
ION has been arranged for the afternoon.
The convention will close with the session