The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-12
MASTER
PAINTERS
The Day Yesterday Given to
Business and Pleasure.
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PLANS LAID FOR TO-DAY
The Programme Outlined is a Most Al
tractive one-A Great Crowd
vieffed the Wild Animals
Last Evening.
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Call to order by president 1880 A. M.
Prayer.
Paper. without Regard to Local Gus
tom, Can the Painter Successfully Com
pete In Furnishing Glass for New Work,
and What Advantage Would He Derive
from SO Doing?' c. G. Carter, Wash
ington.
Exhibition from platform Of novel;
ties In appliances or materials, by manu-
facturers and dealers.
New ana unfinished business. 4s
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Election and installation OF officers.
There are several candidates and the
contest will prove interesting.
( location for tho next convention.
Boston and St. Louis are bidders, with
the chances favoring tine last-naued
city.
Adjournment.
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMED.
ladies, starting from Murphy's Hotel.
s;16 o'clock p. M.-Theatre party at
the Bi5ou for the ladies.
$3.50 O'clock P. M.-stag party and
smoker at tho convention hail.
Despite TIE inclemency OF tho wea-
Their, the second day Of the nineteenth,
annual convention Of the Master House
Printers and Decorators Of tho United
States and Canada. which Is now in
session In Richmond, was even more Of
O success than was the first, not only
in the point Of attendance, but In the
interest manifested by the delegates.
prom the time the body was called to
order yesterday morning until the hour
OF adjournment late in the afternoon,
the hail ut the Masonic Temple was
>literally packed with people. all OF
whom paid the strictest attention to an
Intensely lntercs ting discussion on the
labor question.
CANCELLED THE TRIP.
The interest In the business session
OF the convention was probably due par
TALLY to the fact that the bad weather
seriously interfered with the pleasant
rIes which had been arranged for the
day. It was intended to conduct several
trolley parties. consisting mostly OF the
ladies. to Lakeside Park. several cars
having been engaged for the purpose,
but the day was so disagreeable that
1t was decided to postpone the trip
until later in the week. However, a
eoodly number visited the park and ex-
pressad much delight at the scenery.
During the afternoon number of other
points OF interest were visited. the street
cars and carriages affording ample pro-
lection from the rain and dampened at
mosphere. st. Johns Burying Ground
and Lee Monument seemed the chief OBJ
1ects OF interest. and all during the day
large crowds nocked to these. Capitol
Square was thronged late yesterday at
ternoon with the visitors, who enjoyed
themselves by feeding the squirrels and ad-
mirlng the beauty of the place.
SEVEN HUNDRED HERE.
AS has been before stated. tho conven.
ton is probably the biggest held in years
in this city, fully 700 delegates and their
wives and families being in attendance
Murphy's Hotel. which Is the downtown
headquarters for the painters. presents
an animated appearance during the hours
when the delegates are not at the Tenn
Pile. Posted cons pio,Dously about the place
are placards. advertising prominent paint
advising the clientele that this OF that
firm has display room on such and
such floor This lends a. real convention
air to the place and impresscs forceably
the importance Of the gathering.
WENT TO BOSTOCK's.
While the trolley ride and visit to
Lakeside was transferred with by the
wet weather. last night was given over
to entertainment. the entire party enjoy
ing the evening at Bostocks. Several
Show building, where for two hours the
animals were gazed upon.
Conditions and Possibilities Of the EN-
ployer and the Employe In the Painting
Business" which. Is really nothing more
nor less than the labor question under a
new name. was discussed throughout the
morning and afternoon session yester-
day. Many speeches We're made and a
number OF interesting papers on the sub.
ject were read. the views on the ques-
ton being greatly diversified Every
person, however, who discussed the mat
ter, showed clearly that he had given
It deep thought and minute investiga-
tion tf
SOME WHO SPOKE.
Among those who participated In the
discussion We're: John Beattie. New Jer-
soy: Titus Berger, Philadelphia; ohm M.
Stiles. Chicago; Thos. A Brown. WASH
ington. D. g.; d. T. Holland, Troy, N.
c.; w. G.. Baxter, Hartford, Conn; G.
G. O'Brien. Pittsburg; "A. G. Evans,
Richmond. and Alex. Peters, Boston.
The exhibits continue to attract atten-
ton. The delegates are unanimous In
endorsing them as the best ever shown
at a similar convention. and to-day the
different exhibitors will be given an. OPP
portuntty to explain from the platform
Of the convention hall the qualities OF
tho goods they represent.