Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
JOVIAN LEAGUE
ELECTRICTTY'S AID
Active in Promotion of Serv-
ice Offered by Won
derful Current
MANY AND VARIED USES

Juve, mythology relates, was the deity
who. when he had anything 70 do In the
course OF his all-powerful reign, proceeded
20 do II electrically" He It was who
launched the thunderbolts. previously con-
traeted for by him with the firm of Vulcan
& Cyclops Of Mount Erebus the lending
electrical constructors OF that day. 1t be-
comes appropriate. therefore, that during
the current week. when the progress and
development are being demonstrated
throughout the country, that hero in Phlla-
delpha the Jovian League should particl-
pRte in the observance,
A. l.. IIRllstrom. sales manager Of tho
Western Electric Company, is president OF
the Jovian League A. Il. Berry. OF the
Bell Telephone Company. Is It's vice presi-
dent and l.. r. Browne its secretary and
treasurer.
WHAT ELECTRICITY DOES
Mr.. Hnllstrom in outlining the history
and career OF the League IN its application
20 Electrical Week today said:
ITO the average man on the street whose
lines Of activity may lie In any one Of
the thousands OF other Industries there
comes little or no opportunity probably of
sensing the campaign which has been and
Is now being conducted in tho education Of
the householder. housekeeper and the bust
ness man in the manifold uses OF electricity
as servant. n convenience and a neces-
sity in all walks Of life. The electric light
telephone and the telegraph first paved the
way for large aud broad Use Of the con-
stnntly increasing Hood OF current -cunsum-
ing devices.
zone seldom stops to consider how often
the magic fluid answers his Commhnd-the
buzzer on the street car the car itself and
the answering Hash OF light at the touch OF
a spring or at the turning Of "A button the
dronIng of the little device IN his homo or
office, that whips the dust from the carpet
or rug, collects and settles II and enables
one to deposit It where 1t belongs I'm the
trash barrel instead of scattering It
through the atmosphere and over furniture,
the whlrling fan on his desk in sum
mer that brings a breath OF relief and shoos
the pesky flies away from his tperhaps)
bald head.
',rhe present week, December to Q, Will
see the educational erort OF the various
electrical organizations throughout the
country increased fourfold.
JovIAN LEAGUES MISSION
Nationally we have the JovIan order
and the Society OF Electrical Development
Locally we have the Jovlan Electrical
League. This Is not only chapter OF the
Jovian order but is an independent or
ganization OF itself
'-The Jovian Electrical League is CO.
operating actively with the national bodies
and the local orders OF other cities In cole
bratIng Americas electrical week The
local league was organized in Philadelphia
ten years ago for the purpose OF Joining
together under one banner all branches OF
the Industry. II numbers In its member
shin the manufacturer OF electrical ma
chinery of all kinds, the electric light and
telephone. specialists and employees, the job
Der and dealer in electrical supplies and
the electrical cOntractor-nOt only the boss,
hut the workman. In short, any man at-
nIiated In any way with the electrical In
dustry in It's broader sense Is eligible To
membership. Tho gathering together OF
these various classes OF industries Is unique
in that buyer seller and user are brought
together Quite different is this from so
many organizations which operate in and
for themselves
''Fhe object Of the league Is 20 further
the development OF the electrical Industry
in every form and the p0pulartEation OF
electric current IN work and all walks OF
life. the measures for safety, the co-opera-
ton between every class In the Industry
for the betterment of methods OF manu-
facture Installation and usage and the Inn
proyement OF machinery and devices al
ready In use"
The league meets for luncheon every
Thursday at the Adelphia Hotel. Promi-
nent men from all walks OF life address
the meetings.