The Washington times., 1915-11-19
Local Committees Arrange
Busy Program as Enter.
tainment.
coNsUMERsARE INTERESTED
Exhibit Of Appliances to Be Fea.
ture-Some Notable Ad-
dresses Scheduled.

One thousand representatives OF the
bt~rest gas companies In the United
states and Canada will convene when
tho National Commercial Gas Associa.
ton meets at the Willard Hotel on No.
vember 80. The convention will be Of
Interest to all gas consumers as well
Local Committees have been busy fol
several weeks arranging an entertain
ment program which will take up every
hour not devoted to the business ses'
Sightseeing Tour.
Tho entertainment features include a
sightseeing tour. visits to the White
House. and other points Of interest on
tho afternoon of November 30. recep.
ton by H. b. Mclean. president Of the
association. to be followed by refresh
ments and dancing: an automobile
sightseeing tour; theater party. a SUD
per and dance at the Willard on De.
cember I; whist party at the Willard
Gas Meters" stag dinner at the
Raleigh on December 2: trip to MI. Yer
non and golf tournament on the Co.
iumbia Golf Club course on December 8
In addition to these AFFAIRS there VIII
be q number Of small receptions and
dinner parties.
The members of the local women's
s. H. Wrhitwell. Mrs. w. B. Orme. Mrs.
ord Preston, Mrs. James NJ. Green: Mrs.
Rawlins Hume. Mrs. George M, WHIT
we'll. Mrs. +. s. umstead. Mrs. II. q.
Reed. Mrs. C. c. williams. Mrs. ID. ID.
Ransdell. Mrs. II. b. HALEY. Mrs: Law
renee Townsend. Mrs. NJ. ID. McQuade'
and Mrs. G. M. Overacker.
The following washington men are on
the entertainment committee: II. q.
Reed. chairman: A. b. Kelly. ". =.
orme. ord Preston. G. NJ. Whitweli.
II. B. HALEY. d. d. Ransdell James
NJ. Green. Herbert Gill. Lawrence
Townsend. J. r. Wheeler. James 8.
McIlhenny. J. &. Bowery, C. NJ. over
acker. and NJ. D. Mcouade.
On Special Trains.
Two special trains will bring more
than half the delegates to Washington.
while the others will journey on reg
ular trains.
Commissioner Newman will welcome
the gas men to the city at their fret
Williams. of the II. 1. Doherty Com
pany. Of New York. will read a paper on
''Selling Gas Service;" Joseph II. Appel.
director OF publicity OF the John Wans-
maker stores. will discuss THE Prin-
clples of Merchandising As Applied to
ceived from several committees. among
them being the committee on stand
ardization of Gas Appliance Specifica-
tons"
W. H. Gardiner will discuss Differ
ential Rates at the Wednesday session
Sixty-five OF the leading gas corpora
lions of the United States will have
displays in an exhibition.
Lighting Problems.
On Wednesday afternoon a report on
Reciprocal Relations With Other As
sociations" will be made by X. r.
Pierce. chairman OF the illumina lions
committee. Some Notes on the Main
tenance Of Incandescent Lighting will
30 read by L. p. Eichengreen. of the
U. @. !. Company of Philadelphia.
while Tho Fundamental Principles OF
Good Lighting will be discussed by
Dr. P. G. Nutting. of the Eastman Ko-
dak Company, of Rochester. N. Y.
The Development OF Industrial fuel
y1u be s. Tully Wilson's topic on
Thursday. Friday will be devoted tu
the election OF officers.
The officers OF the association are
H. B. Mclean, New York. president
l. =. Blyler. Minnesota, first vice
president; w. w. Barnes. New York,
second vice president: w. J. Clark, Mt
vernon. N. Y. treasurer: and Louis
stots. New York. secretary and assist.
ant treasurer