Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-25
MASTERS MEETING
State Plumbers Association
Elects Officers.
ROCK leland HAS THE PREsIDEHT.

BOOK I&LAHD HAS The kkkSlUhnT.
T. b. Davis, the Executive for the En-
suipg Ye.r-Rockford the Next Place Of
Meesing-Other Proceedings Of the Con-
vension ut Carse's Hail Notes.
The principal business before this
mornings session of the Illinois State
Plumbers association was the election
of officers for the ensuing year. The
first thing at the converting of the
meeting by President Simpson was
the auditing Of accounts. after which
John NJ. Mills. OF Chicago, vice pres
ident for the state of Illinois in the
National Steam and Hot Water asso-
citation, who is here to assist in the
forming of the state association.
which occurs tomorrow, made q
speech explanatory of the ends and
aims of the association.
Rockford was then chosen as the
place of meeting next year. and the
date formerly fixed at March "a,
1896
Officers we're elected for the ensu-
ing year as follows:
President-Thomas B. Davis, Rock
Island.
Vice President. P. Hopkins.
Springfield.
Secretary. P. O'Neill. Jr., Peo-
ria.
Treasurer-John G. Roland, Chi
cago.
Delegates were chosen to the ma
tional convention of master plumb
ers to be held at Philadelphia in
June, as follows: T. b. Davis. Rock
Island; J. NJ. Simpson and John
O'Neill, Jr., Peoria.
The convention adopted resolu-
tions presented yesterday afternoon
on the deaths of James NJ. Hetherton,
editor of the Plumbers Trade Jour-
nal of New York. and Miss James
Finerty, of Chicago, wife of the ex-
president of the National association.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
local mem bers of the association for
their hospitality and provision for
the entertainment Of the convention.
and also the editors of the trade pa.
pers, d. r. Coleman, of the Plumb
ers' Trade Journal of New York. and
j. X. Allen. of Chicago, editor of the
Journal of Domestic Engineering
for their attendance.
On Pleasure Bent.
The convention then adjourned to
visit the arsenal this afternoon. 60
ing by special train from the Peoria
depot. and on their return will go t,
the Tower, where this evening re-
ception and banquet will be given.
At yesterday afternoons session
the reports of the various officer:
were read, showing the association
to be in a prosperous condition ant
the bill before the state Legislature
to advance sanitary plumbing wa
discussed and reported to be in
favorable way to passage. Las
night the association held an execu
tive session.
Plumbing Notes.
Jack O'Neill has the reputation o
being ..doctor of the oil cure"
Henry Ewing. Of Burlington. pres
ident of the Iowa association. is pres
ent.
All customary jokes that hav
been going around at the expense o
the plumber are barred.
If the association thinks it has
noise maker, it don't know what i
is missing in the quiet absence o
Sam Davis.
Jack Burnsides, of Des Moines
who is a native of the isle of Scot
is credited with bringing the horn
pipe players to Rock Island to dis
course his native airs.
ID. X. Coleman, of the Plumbers
Trade Journal, is the life of the con
vention. He is an invincible hustle
and an invincible "stayer."
prof" Mccall, of Chippewa Falls
has gone home. He will be missed
He possesses wonderful hypnotic
gifts, as he demonstrated the othel
evening while '.Out."
The ARGUS desires to express it
approb baton Of the worthy honor be
slowed upon one of Rock Island
most worthy citizens in the election
of T. B. Davis as president of the as
ISOLATION.
Tim Conway, of Chicago. is tn
: story teller. He is remembere'
among the craft as the shortes
speech maker on record. The effor
in this direction which made tn
greatest impression was made a
Springfield, and contained but fou
words. 1t was &C T. A D..
sporting Notes.