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who were as follow s: Reception
committee, F. C. Prange, chairman;
H . B. Gibson and W. P. Considine—
and banquet committee, j . H. Diehl,
chairman; W. J. Zimmerman, George
A. Hlavin and O. E. Wagner.
The addresses delivered at the
open sessions are to be found in the
follow ing pages o f this issue. A ny
that are not carried in this issue fo r
lack o f space will appear in April. A
complete story o f the exhibits may
be fo u n d . elsewhere in this issue.
The opening session o f the con
vention began Monday morning at
10 o ’clock in the Crystal Room o f
the Great Northern Hotel V t h Pres
ident Wm. L. Sheade presiding. An
address o f welcome, delivered by Mr.
John W . D orby o f the Chicago A s
sociation o f Commerce was follow ed
by Mr. Sheade’s response.
“ Getting acquainted” was next in
order and the chairman asked each
delegate and visitor in the room to
stand, one at a time, and give his
name and city and the kind o f ma
chines operated or the company he
represented.
Speakers at the opening session in
cluded A. H. DuGrenier, president of
the Manufacturers’ Association; Irl
E. LaGrange o f Rochester; C. H.
Robinson, president o f the Iowa
State Operators’ A ssociation; A. W .
Blendow, secretary o f the M anufac
turers’ A ssociation; George A. Hla
vin, Cleveland, and Oscar E. W ag
ner, treasurer National Operators'
Association. The Manufacturers held
a meeting immediately after the open
session was adjourned.
Monday afternoon a closed session
was held fo r the delegates and ex
hibits were opened fo r inspection.
The 47 exhibits were on the fourth
and fifth floors and the corridors and
exhibit room s were filled with inter
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ested operators who did not leave the
exposition until late in the evening.
Tuesday morning only a short open
session was held, allowing time for
only a few talks. The speakers were
J. H. Diehl, Chicago; J. B. Ford, Rus-
sells Point, Ohio; H. B. Gibson, Chi
cago, and O. E. Wagner. In the a f
ternoon executive meetings were held
and the exhibits opened to the oper
ators.
W ednesday the open session was
well attended and the program was
highly valuable and inspirational.
Secretary Grastorf gave his report,
found elsewhere in this issue, which
pointed out the accomplishments of
the Association and the benefits it
has effected fo r the members. Oth
er speakers on the program were F-
C. Prange, Chicago; R. C. W oock,
Milwaukee; W . J. Zimmerman, Chi
ca go; O. C. Lightner, publisher o f
A U T O M A T IC A G E ; H. C. Lemke,
D etroit; A. W . Blendow, Newark; 0 .
E. Wagner.
Invitations were extended to hold
the 1929 convention at Cleveland by
George A. Hlavin and Ralph Young.
F. E. Turner entered his bid to bring
the convention to Detroit.
Wednesday afternoon was devoted
to business.
A t 7 o ’clock Wednesday evening
the exhibits were vacated and the
scene shifted to the Crystal Room
again fo r the banquet and ball.
An Ideal Woman
Both beautiful and dumb
M y own true love must be;
Beautiful, so I ’ll love her—
And dumb, so she’ll love me.
There were just as many careless
drivers in the old days, but, you see,
the horses had sense.
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