The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
STATE PLUMBERS CONVENE
TENTH ANNUAL MEETING THOTEL
GARDE.

TENTH ANNUAL MEETING Al HOTEL
GARDE.
Officers Elected and New Committees
~ Appointed-Now Haven Delegates RS :
fused Admission 10 the Convention
Next Annual Meeting TO be Held in
Waterbury.
The Connecticut Plumbers association
held it's tenth annual convention at the
Hotel Garde yesterday. over one hum
bred delegates attended, and in point of
numbers it was the largest meeting in
the history of the organization. The
meeting opened at II o'clock, but some
New Haven members who were without
proper credentials We're refused adnis-
sion and the argument which ensued
caused considerable delay. The trouble
originated, it is said, within the ranks
of the local association on credentials
being refused to members who were not
in good standing. The discussion was
quite warm for a time, and two police
men We're called in to pacify matters,
but the meeting was finally resumed,
without need of their intervention. The
debarred members threatened at the
time to bring mandamus proceedings.
The convention adjourned at o'clock
for dinner at which about fifty invited
guests were present. The session was
resumed again Immediately after, and
adjournment was not finally made until
after o'clock.
The morning session was called to or
der by President Creevy, who appointed
the following sergeant-at-arms and
committees: Sergeant-at-arms j. B.
Began, New Haven; J. F. Carr, New
Haven; p Fl. Daily, Hartford
Committee on credentials - George
Mahl, Hartford; Thomas Langdon,
Hartford; It. E. Logan, Bridgeport; c.
E. Coe New Haven; G. S. Bull, Hart
ford
Membership contradictions II. Duff
fy Hartford; H. S. Hitchcock, North
Woodbury.; Fl. B. Middlebrook Bridge
port; G. w. Minor, Waterbury,; F. A.
Curtiss, New Haven.
Auditing committee-R. M. Startuct,
Hartford; H. H. Guernsey, New Haven;
A. B. Blackman, Ansonia; ]. Monahan,
Norwich Edward Peck, Derby.
Committee on resolutions-F. w. Cor
bett, New Haven; Edward Mail, Hart
ford; James Ahern, Hartford II. D.
Barlow, Waterbury; J. N. Pog, Manga
tuck
Officers were then elected for the en-
suing year as follows: President, r. ID.
Barlow Waterbury; first vice presi-
dent, Clinton E. Coe, New Haven; sec
ond vice president, M. w. Manwaring,
Bridgeport; recording and correspond
ing secretary, Charles G. Belfit, Water
bury; financial secretary, G. S. Bull,
Hartford; treasurer James Donovan,
Middetown; James Ahearn, Hartford,
and F. F. Hitchcock, North Woodbury.
were elected delegates to the Interna-
tional convention at Baltimore in June
In his annual report President Creevy |
made the following recommendation: |
1T consider state legislation mat |
ter of considerable Importance to the |
master and journeyman plumber The
reported increase of the number of |
firms engaged in the plumbing bust
ness, seems to make this imperative,
and | would recommend that the legis- |
lative committee be chosen with great
care, and sufficient funds be placed at
IT'S dlSpOsal 10 enaDle them to accom-
pish something in this much needed di-
rection.
Il would recommend that the rules
and regulations concerning apprentices,
adopted February 16, be rescinded and
something adopted that the plumbers
of the state would agree to and follow
The annual report of Treasurer Jamesd
Donovan of Middletown showed bal
ance on hand of $500.
Speeches were made during the SEES
sion by James Ahern of Hartford. J. P.
Bowe of Wallingford ]. f. Carr of
New Haven, and William Vandenna of
Wil!imantic. All spoke on the subject
OF Reorganization" The newly elected
president, ex-Mayor Barlow of Water
bury, invited the association to hold
its next annual convention in Water
bury, an invitation which was accepted.