. The street railway review . e StreetRailway Association was held at Williamsport. Pa., September 23dand 24th. About 65 members, associate members and guests werein attendance and all present were enthusiastic in their expres-sions of appreciation of the success of the meeting and particu-larly of the hospitality extended by the Williamsport PassengerRailway Co.—the host of the occasion. Wednesday, the first dayof the convention, was devoted to a morning and afternoon busi-ness session, and in the evening the attendants enjoyed a Dutchlunch- at the Park Hotel, provided by the Williamsport Pas
. The street railway review . e StreetRailway Association was held at Williamsport. Pa., September 23dand 24th. About 65 members, associate members and guests werein attendance and all present were enthusiastic in their expres-sions of appreciation of the success of the meeting and particu-larly of the hospitality extended by the Williamsport PassengerRailway Co.—the host of the occasion. Wednesday, the first dayof the convention, was devoted to a morning and afternoon busi-ness session, and in the evening the attendants enjoyed a Dutchlunch- at the Park Hotel, provided by the Williamsport PassengerRailway Co. During the evening an entertainment and cake walkwas given bv a local colored troupe. Thursday was spent at Eagles Mere, the parly leaving Williams-port at 10 oclock in the morning by special coaches over the Read-ing railroad. After a l>oat ride on the lake dinner was served atCresmont Inn. and a short business session was then held at whichF. B. Musser, general manager of the llarrisburg Traction Co.,. KKANK B. MUSSER,Prejiidcnl PennBvlvania Strt-et Railway Association. was elected president for the ensuing year. The rest of the after-noon was given over to driving, an impromptu base ball game andother sports, and singing by the Dolly Gray brigade. In someunaccountable way the parly became confused with the Williams-port Y. M. C. A., which fact gave rise to a musical program whichhad to be heard to be appreciated. The first session on Wednesday was called to order at n oclockwith President Davis in the chair. An address of welcome wasmade by John F. Lacdiein, of Williamsport, and then fol-lowed the presidents annual address in which he urged the neces-sity for every electric railway company in the stale of Pennsyl-vania joining the association and co-operating in its work. The address in full was as follows: Address f President l)a\ is. On behalf of the assr>ciation, I desire to express our appreciationof the hearty welcome extended to us in t
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