THE AUTOMATIC AGE
Vol. 1
CHICAGO, APRIL, 1926
No. 9
Convention Goes Down In
History as Great Success
The convention opened at ten
o’clock, Monday morning, March 15,
in the Crystal room o f the Great
Northern Hotel.
Hon. Ernest H. Funke presided
and Jack Deihl was in the secretary's
chair. Pres. Funke, after a few ap
propriate remarks introduced Judge
Donahue, who was sent by Mayor
Dever to welcome the visiting dele
gates.
The hall seating 350 was packed to
the limits, with many standing in the
rear. Men were present from almost
every state in the Union; from the
sunny clime of California to the Rock
ribbed mountains of Vermont; and
from the snowy fields o f Canada to
the peach orchards o f Georgia.
After Judge Donahue’s address of
welcome and a response by Presi
dent Funke, each man was requested
to arise and state his name, business,
and place of residence. In this iran-
ner delegates got acquainted. Those
from a distance particularly were
given a round o f applause.
Appointment of committees ended
the morning session. President Funke
appointed committees on Resolution*,
By-laws, Good of the Order and Man
ufacturers Conference Committee.
Monday Afternoon Session
Assembling again at 2 P. M. Mon
day, addresses were heard from How
ard M. Jay of the D. M. O. Company,
Los Angeles, Calif., who operate 10,
450 machines
R. J, Badham, Cincinnati, who was
on the program sent a telegram ex
pressing his regrets at being unable
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personal representative, however, was
on the floor of the convention.
Set Low Dues
Reports of committees were then
heard. It was decided after much
argument to place the national dues
at $2,00 per capita per annum; and
that every member should
join
through his local association. Each
delegate was given credentials to
organize his city and state associa
tions.
The opinion prevailed that the Na
tional Association could not be ex
pected or called upon to settle the
troubles of operators associations in
different parts o f the United States,
Most all difficulties arise from purely
local conditions and it was decided
best to let the local association at
tend to their own difficulties and
leave them to set their dues accord
ing to their own needs. It is ex
pected of every local to employ its
own attorneys to fight its battles. An
attorney or representative from Chi
cago, or the outside, going into a
strange locality would not have the
weight and influence that a prominent
local attorney would have in hand
ling local matters. Therefore dues
o f $2.00 per capita were set so that
local associations could retain the
greatest part of the money, assuming
that most locals would follow Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles ana
other points in setting their dues at
one dollar per month. The National
Association will be in position to lend
its moral support and influence to
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