Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-13
IOWA CONVENTION OF NATIONAL
As" NclATicN MEETS HERE
JUNE 1t.t3.
ABOUT 500 DELEGATES
AND VISITORS EXPECTED
Convention viii De Hold In Cum
ninas' Hall Where Exhibit Of Boiler
and Engine Equipment viii Be
Shown--local Branch OF Association
TO Build Complete Power Plant.

Fifty or sixty delegates and 800 or
more exhibitors, statesmen and visitors
will he in the city June IL, IL and l3 TO
attend the annual state convention OF
the Natl onal Association of Stationary
Engineers. Plans for the convention
which is to be entertained by Local
No. IL, of this city, are well under
way. The program arranged includes
forenoon. afternoon and evening meet
ings each day. One Of the important
features Of the convention will be the
exhibit of engine and boiler plant
equipment and specialties.
The convention will be held in Cum
ming's hall where also the exhibits
will be displayed. The Pilgrim Hotel
will be convention headquarters,
Educational features, both in the ex-
hibts and in the addresses and dis
cussions Of the convention, are to have
very important place in the program.
Display Room is Limited.
Those in charge of the plans for the
convention. and especially the manu-
lecturers exhibits, regret that no
large auditorium is available. Arrange
ments have been made to place thirty
nine booths for exhibits in Cumming
hall, and it is known that these Will
not supply the demand. The committee
in charge feels confident that II IL
were possible to have room tor seventy
five or more booths all could be solo
to exhibitors. Booths have been sold
to manufacturers in many of the larger
cities.
Unique among the exhibits will be a
complete miniature power plant that Is
being built by members of the local OF
this city. This plant will be complete
in every detail, of engine. boiler,
attachments and equipments. The little
plant will be kept III operation while
the exhibits are open for inspection.
Opening Days Program.
The forenoon of Wednesday. June II,
the opening day of the convention.
will be devoted to the reception and
registration of delegates. The con-
vention proper will opeh at 1880 and
will be called to order by President
Robert Mullen, of Bull, Mimi. but
formerly Of this city. Mayor ]. ). Will
son will welcome the delegates and the
response will be by f. w. Raven, OF
Chicago. secretary of the national as
ISOLATION.
The delegates will visit with soldiers
home in. the afternoon and at the as
sembly hall two illustrated talks will
be given One entitled From Ore to
Finished National Pipe will be by a
cot of ho National Thine
Company The second talk will be on
the unif1ow engine. Both will be IL
Illustrated with motion pictures.
At 500 o'clock in the evening the ex-
hibits will be opened and there will be
dancing and music by an orchestra at
the convention hall. %
Program For Thursday.
The Thursday morning session OF
the convention will open at .: 30 o'clock.
1.-Two addresses are scheduled for this
forenoon meeting. One on Steam
Gauges" will be delivered by Fred
Roupe, Of this city, and the second on
"1'low Meters" will be a representative
of the General Electric Company
At l.: 80 in the afternoon the dele
gates will meet at the convention hall
for a tour Of inspection of the Fisher
Governor Company and the c. A. Dun
ham Company plants. In the evening
the exhibits will again be open and
there will he dancing program.
Dinner Closes Convention.
A short business session will open
the conventica meeting Friday morn
ing at $40. The principal address
will be by Arthur e. Huntington, COM
mercial engineer Of the Iowa Railway
and Light Company, headquarters, Ce-
dar Rapids, on "The Cost of Making
X. W..
At 1880 in the afternoon George S.
Hessenbruch. of st. Louis. will lecture
on the subject isolated Plants" La
ter in the afternoon the delegates will
inspect the plants of the Western Gro
Ger Company mills and the Marshall
Oil Company.
The convention will close with a din
ner to be served at the Y M. G. A.. af
$50 in the evening l., G. Abbott will
be toastmaster and the principal adj
dress will be by Prof. w. II. .Meeker
head Of the mechanical engineering de-
Iartment Of Iowa State College, Ames.
Other short talks will be given by
George w. Barnes. Pittsburgh, Pa;
Fred S. Raven, Chicago, and r. III.
Holbrook. of Cedar Rapids. national
deputy oc the national association.
Entertainment for Ladies.
The entertainments of the ladies who
accompany their Husbands to the con-
ventions has been provided for and
will be in charge of local ladies'. At
200 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
visiting ladies are to be taken for an
auto ride about the city and at 400
o'clock they will be guests at lunch
con to be served at the Marsha1ltown
Club. At 200 o'clock Friday after
noon the ladies will be taken TO inspect
the plant Of the Western Grocer Cons
rany mills.
The officers Of the state branch Of
the national association are: President,
Robert Mullen. Bull, MINI; vice presi-
dent. Herman Heise, Des Moines; Sec
rotary, Abner Davis. Cedar Rapids:
treasurer. J. A. Coulson, Sioux City:
conductor, r. @. Moore, Mason City;
doorkeeper, s. G. Dixie, Dubuque.