Evening star., 1923-10-07
BELL TO WELCOME
ELECTRAG|ST HOST
Convention Opening Tomor-
row Draws Delegates From
All Sections u. S.


The Association of Electragists,
formerly the National Association of
Electrical Dealers and Contractors,
will hold it's twenty-third annual
convention in Washington, beginning
tomorrow and continuing until Octo-
ber Il.
The convention, which will make
Us headquarters at the Hotel WASH
ington, will be welcomed to the Dis
trict of Columbia by Maj. J. Franklin
Bell. Engineer, Commissioner Of the
District. Members of the association
will attend the convention from all
PARTS of the United States and Canada.
One of the features of the scheduled
program will be a comedy drama, DO
1t Electrically" which will be staged
and 10th streets, at Sis on. Wednes-
day evening.
Speakers Are Chosen
Among those who will speak Tues
day are Frank r. Schulz of this city,
general chairman local convention
committee; George T. MaRAan. Fresl-
dent Electric League; james *. Stfons,
New York city, president Association
of ists-Intcrnational; Irving
5. PAUL.. Department of Commerce,
chief of domestic commerce division; !;
Gen. George Q. Squier. Samuel ADAMS
chase, New York city; William j.
Shore. New York city: F. J. Saylor,
philadelphia, Pa: j. c. Hatzei, New
YORK ciIy. --s.-' ,-~'~
On wednesday's program are Miss
Sarah NJ. Sheridan. Detroft. Mich. /;
Roe Fulkerson of this city, ana John
L. Giichrist, Chicago, III. -,
On Wednesday afternoon there VIII
be a. specially conducted automobile
tour to the Lincoln Memorial and
Mount Vernon, returning by way OF
ing place of the unknown soldier;
On Thurs 'ay there Will be de-
bate on the question, Resolved, that
the best results are obtained by a
sht The and
side will be taken by NJ. H. Johnson,
Utica, n. Y, and tho negative by
Louis Kalischer. Brooklyn. n. Y.
Judges will be Earl E. Whitehorne,
commercial editor of the Electrica
World; Frank E. Watts, editor or
the Electrical Herald, and Farquson
johnson, editor Of the Electragist.
Others ON Program.
Among the days speakers will be
Samuel Hibben. manager of the IL
Elimination bureau of the Westing- :
city; Earl E. Whitehorne, 4. Penn
Denton, chairman of the code COM
mittee of A. E. l.. Kansas City;
Laurence w. Davis. New York city,
tion and development Of the A. E. l..
and J. S. Tritle, New York city, man :
ager of merchandising department
Of the Westinghouse Electric and
The following will Speak Friday:
Charles l.. Eidlitz, commissioner Of
Greater New York contractors and
chairman of board Of governors OF
New York Electrical Board of Trade.
and William L. Goodwin, New York
city.
The association officers are: James
r. Strong, New York city, president;
Farquson Johnson, New York city
Ths asson We
Creighton ,Peet, New York city;
great lakes division, l.. G. Ross, SUI
perior, Wis: central division, A. Penn
Denton. Kansas City, Mo-; Eastern
Toronto: western Canadian division,
c. c. Carter. Vancouver, B. c.;
southern division. J. A. Fowler,
Memphis. Tenn; mountain division,
Il. c. Headrick.. Denver. Colo; Pa
clfc division, z. L. Chamblin. San
Strong, New York city, and union
shops sections, L. *. Comstcck New
York city.
The convention committee consists
Of:
General chairman. F. 7. Shull; vice
chairmen. H. p. Foley, r. w. Nc
Chesney. Finance-George B. Col
beck, chairman: william A. Rogers,
vice chairman; E. c. Ernst, l.. l..
Hayes. Hotel--R. w. McChesney,
chairman; N. II. Barnes, C. E. Ray
nond, A. E. Gralund. Publicity
George z. Mangan. chairman; J. w.
Reese, ]. S. Colt. r. L. Thomas. j. T.
Ridgeway. Entertainment - II. NJ.
Southgate. chairman: A. Dunlop. r.
y. Harrington. S. NJ. Cameron. w. X.
Handy. AUTOMOBILES John Myers,
chairman: b. 7. Foley, c. NJ Marsh
J. S. Repetti, Y. A. Price. Fl. L. Hamil-
ton. ]. c. Harding. Ladies' entertain
ment-H. r. Carroll, chairman: Mrs.
F T. snull. Mrs. r. W. Mcchesney,
Mrs. H p Foley. Mrs. c. P. Hill. Mrs.
II. r. Carroll, Mrs. H. A. Brooks, Mrs
j.. c. Gramm. Mrs. G. P. Mangan.
Reception and dinner-T. l.. Town.
send. chairman; E. c. Graham. G. P.
Mangan, r. w. McChesney, w. F.
Hornig, c. P. Hill, II. P. Foley. Local
glad hand-E. C. .Gramm, chairman:
w. A. Rogers. G. p. Mangan, l.. T.
souder. T. L. Townsend. Play. T.
Blaisdell, chairman: E. c. Gramm, G.
+. Bonham. HI. A. Brooks, A. F. Car
roll. George Elierbrook.. Paul West.