Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-14
b. q. CAMPBELL.


r. G.. Campbell, the president Of the Washington
Association Of Plumbers, walked with the presi-
dent of the national association. Mr. Camp
bell as the head of the local body has taken an
active interest in the arrangements and in this
he has had the hearty cooperation Of the
members Of the association.
ASSEMBLING OF THE DKLEaATKs.
When the delegates filed into the hall and
had taken their seats it was found that the seat
ng capacity was none too great to accommo-
date all the delegates. 1t was estimated that
there was nearly 800 delegates in attendance,
which is one of the largest conventions that has
been held in the ten years that the national o.
ISOLATION has been in existence.
PRESIDENT sHEEHAN CALLS TO oRDE1.
About 1890 the convention was called to
order by the president, Mr.. jeremiah sheehan
Of st. Louis. The local association had placed
on the table of the presiding officer hand
some basket of flowers as a compliment to the
president, and the delegates gave him a welcome
chosen president during the year to all the
vacancy caused by the death Of the president,
Joseph A. Mcdonald. As vice president Mr.
Sheehan succeeded to the Office and
has discharged the duties ever since.
He is spoken Of as likely to be reelected at tho
present convention for full term. The presi-
dent introduced Mr.. E. ]. Hannah, the chair
man Of the local committee, and Mr.. Hannah,
with a few brief words, presented Commissioner
Douglass to the convention. The latter 40
knowledged the welcome, which the delegates
gave with good deal Of heartiness to the MAYOR
of Washington, as Mr.. Hannah informed them
was really the equivalent position Of the presi-
dent Of the board Of District Commissioners.
Mr.. Douglass, as usual, made happy address,
during which he managed to mingle, with words
Of hospitable welcome, a number Of facts Of in
terest relative to the material growth and pros
perity Of the city.
oonM,ss1osEn DOUGLASS wrIcox..
| Mr.. Douglass spoke IS follows:
at is an agreeable duty to welcome your
While we all love it's name and pride ourselves
| individually as well a. collectively in fts fame
to some associations 1t has q peculiar relation,
and yours is one of that kind. believe IL Il
matter Of history that Washington was the first
city in the country to adopt regulations govern
| ing plumbing in dwelling houses. These re9u-
lations went into effect on November II, 1882,
under an act Of Congress Of January Is, 1881.
So you see that as community We were
early in our appreciation Of your
important work. And 1 was utterly aston
ished to learn lately from the Plumber
London, England, that plumbing regulations
were only 30 recently being enforced in that
great metropolis Of the world. The editor, with
earnest simplicity, congratulated the people on
the anticipated good sanitary effects Of the now
regulations, and then announced with touch
Of Johnnie Bull triumph In the language that
"a decision of the court held that the regula-
| tons could be enforced as laws" Our city has
been making for Q number Of years past rapid
strides along the road Of material wealth and
S g; those Of you who have
no doubt. A few figures will show you what We
have done and are doing Of late. During the
first five months Of 1891 there were T4 new
buildings erected in the District, at an esti-
mated cost Of eS,110, 2l0, while during the first
to build have been taken for 1862 new build
ings, at an estimated cost Of e3 870, $50 showing
an increase for the first Eve months Of this year
Of 578 buildings, with an increase in expendi-
ture for the same Of more than three-fourths Of
q million dollars, and 1 am most happy 70 as
Of the craft got their share Of the pork. Now,
| gentlemen, this Ii your capital well -
mine and every other American citizens, and
know that your love Of country Il gratiAed ct
Her beauty in trees and shrubs and flowers needs
| no account at my hands, for their tnts and per-
| fumes are on every side to bespeak your obser-
walton and admiration. Hoping that your stay
in the city may be a. agreeable q your asso-
ciated work may be useful, again extend most
cordially the city's welcome to you IL"
| GETTING DOWN TO BUsINEss.
The delegates. listened with close attention TO
| Mr. Douglass remarks and indicated their ap-
probation by liberal applause. A response WAS
made by the president to the words Of Welcome
and in the name Of the convention he thanked
the Commissioner for his cordial greeting.
The convention then got down TO business.
| A committee ON credentials was appointed and
ut once proceeded to gather in the papers that
entitled the delegates 10 seats. While this was
going on Mr.. Hannah, In behalf Of the local
committee, made an announcement Ct the ~
rangements. Az chairman OF. the committee,
Mr.. Hannah has given great deal Of time 70
fdevising ways and means % that the delegates
win enjoy their whit here 10 the Fullest extsnt
tional body, and several years ego he W.
chosen to al the highest once in the gift Of The
association. He has bssn prssident Of the local
association and q thoroughly idoDtihod With tn