Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-15

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association, are seeing the sights Of the city.
The members Of the local ladies' committee are
as follows:
Mrs. R. G. Campbell Misses Campbell. Miss
Emma Dougherty. Miss Maggie Raglan,
Miss T. V. Noonan, Miss Devereaux, Miss
Mitchell, Miss O'NeiiI, Mrs. Quinter, Mrs.
Burns, Mrs. Evans.
The Sanitary Plumber, one of the trade
Journals, published in New York city, is repre-
sented at the conyenti''n by Charles E. Beving-
ton.
YESTERDAY ArrrRxoox's SESSION.
The afternoon session Of the national plumb
ers' convention was begun at O'Clock yester-
day. The vice president, Mr.. M. j. McDer-
mott Of New York. occupied q seat on the
platform. His appearance was the signal for
applause. Mr.. McDermott is one Of the popu-
lar members Of the association, and the honor
which has been conferred upon him is an evil
dence of the esteem in which he is held.
The committee on credentials reported there
were 257 delegates present and entitled to seats
In the convention. Nearly all OF the important
cities in the country were represented. The
chairman appointed n H. Rothrock of Balti-
more, H. G. Gabay of New York, D. G. Fin
nerty Of Brooklyn, J. J. Weldon Of Pittsburg
and Alexander w. Murray Of Chicago as a COM
mlttee On resolutions.
The president read communication from
Medical Director Philip s. Wales, U. S. N, in
viting the convention to visit the museum of
hygiene, 1907 New York avenue, where a large
number Of sanitary and hygienic inventions
could be profitably studied. The invitation
was unanimously accepted.
Mr.. Boyd of California presented q petition
from plumber in that state asking the associa-
ton to indorse his application for a renewal of
patent on trade appliance, which was about
to expire. Referred to the executive committee
A resolution was offered by Thomas p Guile
ton OF Chicago for the National Association Of
Plumbers to issue an invitation to the plumbers
OF all the civilized nations of the world to unite
i'll display of all the features Of the craft at
the coming Chicago exposition with view to
arousing wider interest in the elevation of the
trade and to open the way for the formation of
an International Plumbers Association. Re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions.
A resolution was offered by n. D. Hussey of
Omaha for an inquiry into the practice of some
large contractors of buying material direct
from the manufacturing firms and farming out
their work in hand to journevmen plumbers.
thus avoiding the employment Of the master
plumber.
After the further transaction Of routine bust
ness the convention adjourned until this morn
ing.
FORMER CONVENTIONS.
The National Association Of Master Plumbers
had its origin in the effort made by leading
members of the trade in New York in the latter
part OF 1882 to form an association for the pro-
created at the first general convention Of the
trade, held in New York city in June, 1883 at
which 125 delegates from twenty-one of the
leading cities of the Union were in attendance.
The officers elected at the convention to serve
for the first year were: President, Col. George
D. Scott, New York; first vice president, An
drew Young Chicago; recording secretary, Ed
ward Murphy, New York; financial secretary,
Enoch Remick, Philadelphia, and treasurer,
Mortimer j. Lyons, Brooklyn.
The second annual convention held in
Baltimore in June. 1884. One hundred and
forty-one delegates were in attendance, and the
following officers were elected for the second
year: President Andrew Young, Chicago; first
vice president, James Allison. Cincinnati: treas
urer, William II. Graham st. Louis recording
secretary, J. J. Wade, Chicago; corresponding
secretary, ]. J. Hamblin, Chicago: financial
secretary, Enoch Remick, Philadelphia; ser
geant-at-arms, David J. Collins. st. Louis A
constitution and bylaws were adopted, and
twentv-seven cities represented.
The third annual convention was held in st.
Louis in 1885. with an attendance of 160 men,
beers. The officers elected for the third year
were: President, James Allison, Cincinnati;
first vice president, George X. Phillips. Proyi-
dence: recording secretary, Thomas Mcneil,
Cincinnati; treasurer, NJ. J. Lyons, Brooklyn;