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for President, but Howard M. Jay,
Los Angeles, suggested that the life­
blood o f the association was the
secretary, and if they got a secretary
that was a hard worker rind knew his
business the association would thrive:
and prosper. He thought Mr. Gras­
torf was the m^n for secretary and
so stated to the delegates. This lead
to the nomination of Wm, L. Sheade
for President. Mr. Grastorf then an­
nounced that he was willing to do
anything for the good o f the associa­
tion. Mr. Sheade was then unani­
mously elected president.
The following officers in order were
elected without opposition: Howard
M. Jay, Los Angeles, First Vice­
President. Ii, C. Woock, Milwaukee,
second Vice-President; Third Vice­
President, F. C. Prange; George A.
Grastorf, secretary, John Hiljers, re­
cording secretary and Jas. Atkinson,
Chicago, treasurer.
The editor of the AUTOMATIC
AGE, who is a member o f the Chi­
cago Association, suggested lhat more
o f the officers ought to go to dele­
gates in different parts of the coun­
try, in order to give the organization
a more nation-wide scope. But it wa-i
thought best to keep the directing
officers in Chicago for another year
as the movement started here and
could be best built up by concen­
trating all efforts. This was satisfac­
tory to the visitors and delegates ein
the plan was consummated.
President Sheade immediately took
the chair and appointed a committee
to confer with the manufacturers on
the place of the next convention. I:
was agreed that it would be held in
the East,
President Sheade is one of the
largest and most experienced opera­
tors in Chicago and the way he han­
dled himself at the outset convinced
the delegates immediately that he
would make a strong man in the
office to which he was elected,
Vice-President Howard M. Jay, o f
Los Angeles, is probably the larges:
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operator in the country. If there are
any larger it would be the Wrigley
Company who now opeiate the ma­
chines in the New York subway sys­
tem.
R. C. Woock, second vice-president,
Milwaukee, is an old time leader in
this c’ty and certainly has had an in­
teresting career in the operating
game.
George Grastorf the new secretary,
distinguished h’mself among the dele­
gates by the way he handled the con­
vention details. It is doubtful if
there was another man in the asso­
ciation who could have handled the
convention affairs with the diplomacy
and sagacity th :t was demonstrated
by Mr. Grastorf. He is the type o f
man who will make a good secretary,
is a hard worker, and possesses an
affable personality.
James Atkinson, Chicago, treasurer
is an old wheel-horse; and a man who
has accumulated considerable of a
fortune in the vending machine bus­
iness, He is a good man for treas­
urer because he is a regular watch­
dog in handling money. In fact all
the officers eteeled are men who are
held in high regard by their associ­
ates. In a national association of
this kind, covering the country, it is
well to select men in whom I he great­
est confidence can be placed in order
that the association can build up and
become a power in the industry it re­
presents. The first thing to do is to
select men of capacity and ability
to hold their various places to which
they were elected. Second, is to get
men who will take an interest and
work. Lost but not least men whose
integrity is unquestioned and w I id
will gain and retain the confidence of
the great body of men who join the
organization.
Operators throughout the country
may unequivocably take the assurance
of THE AUTOM ATIC AGE that
their national officers are men worthy
of their steel, and confidence placed
in them will never be abused.
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