The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-20
Convention DELEGATES
ARE WELCOMED TO KE0KUK

Geo. A. May, Sioux City: Edw. kunke'
| Davenport
Convention committee-C. S. Abel
Roy King. Ed. Kunkel.
Morning Session.
l Routine business occupied the great
er part of the time of the morning ses-
sion OF the Electric Light association.
Following the address of welcome by
Mayor Moorhead and the response by
the president of the association. Rufus
e. Lee, the reports Of the standing
committees were read. In brief, the
| committee reports showed that the
membership of the organization had
been increased fifty per cent during
the past year. The legislative coGa-
mittee reported that no bills unfayor-
able to the association had been pass
ed at the last session Of the general
assembly.
One of the most important matters
brought up at this session was tae
proposed utilization Of the Electric
Light, Street Railway, and Gas asso-
Citations of the state into one body,
with the maintenance of paid office
to take care of the business OF the
three organizations. This matter was
referred to a committee to make an
investigation and report at an early
meeting. The idea seemed to meet
with favor from practically all those
present this morning and seems likely
to be adopted.
I Committees Appointed.
/ Committees appointed at this meet
ing were:
Nominating. c. Blackwell, C. ".
Kellogg. George Cornelius, W. H..
Burtis and Frank C. Ross.
Auditing-A. L. Dodd and F. W.
Limbaugh.
E. NJ. Walker w H. Crawford and
H. C. Blackwell were appointed to re-
port on the points brought out in the
address of the secretary and president.
Before the close of the meeting, J..
P. Ingle. general superintendent of
the Keokuk Electric company, made a
short talk in which he explained the
entertainment program for the visitors
and told the delegates where they
could find what they wanted.
The meeting of the executive com
mittee was postponed on account OF
1ho oAshi ~
morrow.
1t was announced that the reception
for the ladies will be held this after
noon at the Hotel Iowa instead of the
Keokuk club, as was first planned.
Toe morning session was attended
by hut small number, over fifty Of
the delegates having gone to the dam.
Contractors Meeting.
The opening session OF the contrac-
tors association was held at the Elk S
club this morning After a very brief
address by Mayor Moorhead and a
short response by the vice president
of the association. Floyd A. Wallace,
the meeting was opened. There was
no formal business to transact at this
session
Those present heard very interest
ing and instructive talk occupying
about twenty minutes, from ]. T. Mar
ron, of the national executive COM
mittee. Mr. Marion told the delegates
what the national association is do
ing for the contractors. their plans
for the future and where sthe con-
tractors could help out by their ic-
dividual efforts He talked on meth.
DDS of figuring electrical contract
work and OF standardization Of this
work. s
Several informal talks by represent
atives OF manufacturers ard iobbe-s
followed J. 3. Dempster, chief cleo
trical inspector OF Des Moines. made
a short talk. telling the delegates the
value OF doing the best work possible
at all times. He occupied several
minutes in answering questions ad-
dressed to him along the technical
lines of the contractors work.
The meeting OF the executive con-
mittee and board OF directors. sched-
uIed for 9 O'Clock. was postponed IN
I'll noon when it was held at the Hc-
g. Iowa Routine business, the ado0-
ton o. reports appointment of COM
mites and other business was TO be
brought I'd at this meeting
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