Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-12
NEARLY 800 DELEGATES, ExH's''
TORS AND statesmen At
TEND CONVENTION.
PARADE AT NOON Is
iMPRovlsED FEATURE
Experts on engineering Problems Ad'
dress Convention-Exhibits OF Man.
ufaeturers Attract General Interest
Eleetion Of Officers and Choice OF
1920 Convention City on Friday

With about 300 delegates, eNui''''iN'
statesmen and visitors present, the SEE
ond 6ay of the state convention or the
National Association of STATIONARY
Engineers opened most auspiclousN
With many arrivals Wednesday even
ing and this morning the attendance
was boosted TO almost record proper
lions. The bad condition of roaos
caused a few, who had intended motor
ing TO the city, to abandon their plans
entirely or to come by train. All Vi
the state officers, including president
Mullen. of Bull, Mimi, had 'reacneo
the city last night President Mullen
presided at the sessions Of the assoc
citation today.
4 special feature, not included IN '"e
original program, was parade OF en-
gineers at noon today. Headed by the
soldiers home band the delegates, eN-
hibitors and statesmen, left the conVen-
ton hall shortly after noon and March
ed west to Second street, thence soutE
10 Main, east on Main to Third ave
nue., and countermarChed to the court
house. where a group picture was TAX
en-.
Delegates Praise Exhibits.
The exhibits and the neat arrange
mcnt of booths and the handsome dec
orations have been freely praised by
delegates. Altho the exhibits are not
as numerous or as large in size as at
some of the previous conventions. II Is
said that the showing is as varied as
formerly and II some respects 1aT
more noteworthy. Improvements IN
the products OF some OF the manufact-
urlng firms are noted and it is said the
development in engineering supplies
partly due. no doubt, to the demands
Of war times. is most marked.
The exhibits attracted much atten-
ton Wednesday night. when a large
crowd gathered at the convention hail
to see the displays and to attend the
informal dance for the visitors.
Inspect Local Plants.
This mornings session Of the con-
yention opened at 80, the program in
Guiding two addresses, one by FREQ
Roupe. Of this city, on steam Gauges
and the other by representative OF the
General Electric Company on Flow
Meters"
The delegates met at the convention
hall at 100 this afternoon to go in
body on A tour Of the Fisher Governor
Company and the {. \. Durham Com
pany. Both plants We're prepared 10
show the visitors the operating depart
ments with complete working forces.
The two plants are INTERNATIONALLY
known and their products are famlIlar
to engineers. Delegates expressed APP
probation of an opportunity 10 WISH
these factories because Of the proml-
nence of the firms in the engineering
world and individuality of their pro
ducts, The tour was regarded as OF eu-
ucational value.
The exhibits again are open to the
public this evening and a dancing pro-
! gram will be enjoyed in the convention
! hail.
! Program For Friday.
Election of state officers and choice
| of the convention city for 1920 will be
| the principal business at the morning
session Friday, which opens at $50
| Following the business session Arthur
| r.. II COi!lli!Ei NIf'i ItI-i 'iN,i -
the Iowa Railway and Light Company
headquarters Cedar Rapids, will ad-
dress the convention on The Cost OF
| Making a *. W.
At the afternoon session. opening al
| 100. George :. HesScnbruCh, an expert
on factory management will lecture on
isolated Plants" Following the aft
| ernOon meeting the delegates VIII ps
! taken on another tour of factory m
spection, visiting the Western Grocer
| Company mills and the Marshall Oh
Company plant.
Dinner Closes Convention.
The convention will close Friday
evening with q dinner TO the delegates
statesmen, exhibitors and other guests
at 6: 80 o'clock. at the Y. NJ. c. A. l.. G.
| Abbott. Of this city, will be tQaStmas-
ter, and the principal address will De
by Prof W. II. Meeker, head of the
mocha nical engineering department O.
Iowa State College, Ames. Other speak
ers will be George w. Barnes, of Pitts
b,,rgh. Pa; Fred S. Raven, Chicago
and r. II. Holbrook, Of Cedar Rapids
the latter national deputy Of the ma
| tionai association.
| Entertain Visiting Ladies.
| Ladies who accompanied their hus'
bands to the convention were taken
for q motor trip about the city at
o'clock this afternoon, visiting al
| POINTS of interest. and at o'clock they
we're entertained at luncheon at the
| Marshalltown Club rooms.
Friday afternoon, at o'clock, TIT
visiting ladies will be entertained A
the Western Grocer Company mills
and will inspect the plant.
Des Moines After Convention.
Des Moines delegates started al
early campaign for the 1920 convention
PIacards were posted in business
houses and literature was distributed
at the convention sessions, the De-
Moincs delegation doing personal work
in an effort to land the meeting. In.
vitations will be extended by other cit
les altho no such well directed cam
paign as that employed by the De-