Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
Utilities Operators Take Time From Business to
 Enjoy Pleasures.
SESSION TO END
 THIS FORENOON
Election of Officers and Place for Next Meeting Will Bring COnven- tiOn COnclusiOn-HOt Springs
 Making Fight.

day for the Arkansas Association Of Public Utility Operators convention, now in session at the Hotel Pines. Yesterday was the busiest day the delegates expected to have during the convention which ends today.
 The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, when c. A. Meier of the Vest inghouse Electric and Manufacturing company of St. Louis. spoke on "The Electric Range and it's Advantages for Increasing the Central Station Load" Following MT. Meier's talk regular business session was held.
 From the convention hall, the dele gates went to the side entrance of the Hotel Pines. where an official photo graph was taken. The gentlemen delegates were then given recess for luncheon, while the visiting ladies were taken to the country club in automobiles, where they were served with a luncheon.
 Afternoon Session.
 At o'clock, the delegates filed into the convention hall for the after noon session, which was cut short be- cause of the baseball game that was played at o'clock. The only thing on the afternoon program was talk by E. w. Smith of the General Elec- tric company of St. Louis. He spoke on "The Application of Electric Drive to Arkansas Chief Industries" This address was illustrated with stere- optican views of lumber mills, foun- dries and other concerns using cleo tricity.
 The address on "The Increase of Taxes on Corporations" by s. E. Di1- lon. manager of the Citizens Electric company of Hot Springs, was post poned until this morning. so as to al- cipate in the baseball game.
 The baseball :, game followed the afternoon session and started at 4 o'clock at Athletic field. The correct score could not be learned, as both sides claimed 'i7 the victory, but Happy" the versatile umpire, dressed in feminine garments and flashing "six-shooter," declared the game in favor of the operators against the travelling men. ]
 Enjoy Annual Banquet.
 After having. recuperated, to cer- tain extent, from their strenuous baseball game, the delegates met in the banquet hall of the Hotel Pines at g o'clock last night. and enjoyed the annual banquet
 During the banquet the lady guests were given dainty vanity boxes as favors while the gentlemen's favors were miniature hats. The guests at the banquet were entertained with musical numbers from some of Pine Bluffs best talent. The program fol- lows:
 Chorus from "In a Persian Gar den," Mrs. Jesse R. Core. Miss Vic toria Harrel, and Messrs. Arthur Trip lett and Dolph Kastor.
 ."'Will O the Wisp," Miss Harrel.
 Chorus from "The Blue Paradise" Mrs. Core, Miss Harrell, and Messrs. Triplett and Kastor.
 "Allah's Holiday" Dolph Kastor. (a) "In Garden," (b) "For You" Mrs. Core.
 "Poor Butterfly" Mrs. Core. Miss Harrell, and Messrs. 1'riplett and Kas- tor.
 Chorus from ''the Daisy Chain" Mrs. Core, Miss Harrel, Messrs. Trip lett and Kastor.
 Convention Ends Today.
 The favors were souvenirs, with compliments of the Pine City Electric 
 S. B. Dillon, w. J. Boyce and M. A. DeFranoe, members of the Hot Springs delegation at the convention, are conducting warm campaign to have the Vapor City selected as the place for the 1918 meeting, and last night were confident of success. No other city has yetformally announced that it is candidate"
 The convention will come to close today, the last of the business to be transacted, being the election of of ficers and the selection of the place for the meeting next year. This aft ernoon, the visitors are to be taken on long automobile ride to Star City, going by one route and returning by another, so that they will travel in all over about 52 miles. of the most mod ern turnpike in the entire South. the trip to consume about five hours. The tour will begin at 1 o'clock, at the Hotel Pines, and will terminate at the same place at o'clock.
 AUTOMOBILE OVERTURNS.
 Four white men, strangers in this coction orC uhoco names cOlld not ho