. Western electrician . an improvised switchboard ona table to the electrical clubs. Assistant ProfessorMorse manipulated the switches, illuminating the clubs invariegated colors as Professor Patterson swung them intosymmetrical circles and curves. A pianist accompanied theswinging with The Star Spangled Banner, and as theair filled with the glow of red, white and blue lights, flash-ing and dying away in unison with the notes of the effect was *electricar in every sense of the word. Otherclubs with musical attachments were swung while electriclights were flashed or mellowed in harmon
. Western electrician . an improvised switchboard ona table to the electrical clubs. Assistant ProfessorMorse manipulated the switches, illuminating the clubs invariegated colors as Professor Patterson swung them intosymmetrical circles and curves. A pianist accompanied theswinging with The Star Spangled Banner, and as theair filled with the glow of red, white and blue lights, flash-ing and dying away in unison with the notes of the effect was *electricar in every sense of the word. Otherclubs with musical attachments were swung while electriclights were flashed or mellowed in harmony with the tuneplayed. In addition to this, Professor Patterson gave anexhibition of electrical flash writing. By means ot an ironpoint on a metal surface the names and sentences were writ-ten in flame. A fair idea of the general appearance of Pro-fessor Patterson, as he appeared in his costume, swingingthe illuminated clubs, may be had from Fig. i. In additionto the club swinging exhibit, Mr. Morse royally entertained. FIG. 7. not be other than gratifying. Ten concerns presented dis-plays, two concerns making two separate exhibits each. Thespecialties were spread on tables in the convention Kailproper, and also on stands in the gallery and in rooms on thesecond floor of the Pfister. Some of the exhibits, too, wereof a character that indicated that their designers had givenmuch time and thought to their origination, and severalwere remarkable on account of their uniqueness and decidednovelty. Without a doubt the western supply men haveawakened to the fact that the Northwestern association hascome to stay. The money spent and the time that wasput in on these exhibits did a great deal toward gaining theassociation the increased membership, as shown by the listof new members presented elsewhere, and will contribute tomake a much greater success of the coming semi-annualmeeting, which takes place in Chicago next summer. Following are brief descriptions of the exhibits at thePfister
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