Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-07

| 1s&AN aSio6S SAS SEQ lnen as your nODie rep
resentative ex-President White crossed.
tnere seemed to be a doubling Of the
| serands, ana then again from OUT side our
representative ex-President Beattie, cross
| cd. and now we have you with us. The
| rope Is srowing-might 1 say, has grown
strong enough to prevent any power of
seansnness or aeght else to break 1t?
our Inequalities. Believe me. sir that you
have the most cordial, friendly greeting
| tnet we know how to accord and as you
20 back to your home We will carry in
| thought the fondest recollections of this
your visit to us. and may 1t be but a con-
| tinuance of the fraternal spirit that is
| broadening and deepening our characters
| .osetner, because We have recognized the
| 1act that We are brethren. A pleasant
Visit. safe return and the kindest memo
rles are the wishes which, in behalf of this
| association, tender YOU
Thanks for Hospitality.
Mr.. Preston thanked the president and
the delegates for the splendid spirit of hos
pitality extended to him. The English as
ISOLATION. he said, was fully alive to the
benefit of keeping up close connection with
| the American organiza ton. AT all our
! meetings" said he, there is no hesitation
out spontaneous enthusiasm for the craft
on this side OIL the Atlantic" He referred
| IlVes to the last two conventions in Great
Britain and said that they received no
| dainty applause Of kid gloves, but they
| aWoke rapture and silence followed their
discourses like tear.
Ihere Is no grease spot on the remem-
brance Of their visits" he declared II
have reveled among the sublime mountains,
the beautiful valleys, the soft landscapes
the odorous pines of Italy. 1 have stood in
the capitol at Rome and trod its forum,
which still echoes the fotfaH of imperial
Rome, but these pleasures pale beside the
| memories such men as these awake. You
spin finer webs in our hearts than ever
came from cotton. wool or silk, and we bask
IN their sweet meshes with sensations of re-
pose and happiness. We shall think of you
all IN your high honor Of life as seen by u.s.
ana when We leave your country We shall
carry back memories that will never die
70 I'VE IN hearts we leave behind is i'm
NOR ality and joy. and we shall be often
With you. you may be assured.
For your association, and for ours
wanting to elevate orr craft, to improve
our youth. to better the conditions OF our
members, bespeak the earnest work and
attention OF the best men on both sides of
the wafer 10 love one another in bus
IT. 50 competition and all its entangling en-
vironments Is a hard saying, but If lived
up to- 10 the height of human magnanlm-
ity. Let us cultivate that charity that
snail produce .perfectness among us. To
prove and elevate the mind is better; TO
cultivate the heart in addition is the best
of ALL
Mr.. Preston was accorded an ovation at
the conclusion OF his remarks, and on mo-
ton OF a delegate he was elected a life
/ member of the national association for
which he gracefully thanked the conven-
ton. Mr.. Preston also presented to
Messrs: Brankin Of Philadelphia and Beat
tie Of New oYrk certificates of life member
ship in the British association
Al this afternoons session William E.
Wall of Cambridge. Mass. read an inter-
esting paper on ''Shellac and Its Solvents"
which was replete with statistics and points
OF interest to the wielder of the brush.
ncly 90 ..,r,t-
Painting Business and Its Proper Manage
ment In an entertaining manner.
Young Men in the Trade.
An interesting feature was a paper by ].
Barton Allan Of New York on THE Young
Men in the Trade Their Needs and Posi-
bilities"
Tradition tells u.s. said Mr.. Allan, that
IN oden times it was very simple thing
to be master painter. A knowledge of
the business was requisite and an ability
on the part of the master painter to per-
form the task himself, if need be, and we
near a great deal about the style of work
that was done l presume there is no
doubt that the standard was higher than
that set at the present time. But was it
not fact that in the olden times a man
approached nearer to machine in his car
rying on of the business than at the pres
ent time? Education was not as universal:
there was less known about art and things
pertaining to it. The requirements were
very few and simple. 1 am told that a
man who knew how to mix gray, yellow
and lead color had about all that was nee
essary in the line of information
With the conditions as above described
we md that the mass Of painters were sep
arate, many moved by jealousy and a
frank, free intercourse was unknown
among men. l think that there is more re-
qulred at the hands of the young man in
business today than at any period in the
past one hundred years. My observation
.eads me to the conclusion that it is es-
Sentl11
ton, so that he may be able to present his
business in an intelligent manner to the
customer. By SO doing he places himself
on plane from which he commands the
respect and confidence of the customer
Not only does he need education as far
as the ordinary branches are concerned
but he needs to familiariZe himself with
the literature of his trade. He needs to be
familiar with colors and the STYLES of deco
ration, that his patrons may feel that he
is perfectly competent to intrust with their
work.
THE redemption of the paint trade rests
entirely in the hands of the young men.
The adage, old men for counsel and
young men for war;. certainly applies to
the present condition. We find that in the
schools more attention is given to art, and
in the home of the ordinary mechanic a
better knowledge is displayed along ar
ttstis lines than was found in the home Of
the wealthy Of years gone by. In a trade
such ours, and which We could fittingly
designate the trade of trades, We must be
able to lead and give color to the thought
of the people. 1 believe that in the near
future the line that separates will be found
to be the line of knowledge and ability.
Impresses Necessity.
I'm connection with the attendance on the
conventions, let me impress upon the young
men of the trade the necessity of giving
loyal support to the literature Of the trade.
We have facilities on the lines Of literature
that were unknown to our fathers, and
this has largely been the outgrowth of asso-
cation."
Following Mr.. Allan, Francis F. Black
of Philadelphia read an interesting paper
1.-The Bright Side of the Painting Bust
ness All the papers brought out discus
sion.
The delegates and visitors will visit the
Congressional Library this evening They
were to have called on the President this
afternoon, but the visit was postponed until
tomorrow.
Trade Schools.
At the session yesterday afternoon of the
national association the committee on trade
schools, after a prolonged conference, rec
commended the establishment of such schools
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