The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-18
HELD ANNUAL INVENTION
CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF
 MASTER PLUMBERS. 2.

Very Enjoyable and Satisfactory Meet ing-oficers for the Ensuing Year | Fine Banquet at Tontine-oddresses by Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff, National
 President Craig, the New State President, and Others.
 With TO delegates present from all over the state, the Connecticut Associ- iation of Master Plumbers held it's tenth annual convention yesterday, the busi- ness meeting being held in the Chamber of Commerce hall on Chapel street. The retiring president of the associa- ton, F. J. Tormey, of New Britain pre- sided and Mayor Studley addressed the delegates and specially complimented them upon the growth of their organ izatlon and its present prosperity. It was stated that there were at pres ent no labor troubles or agitations of any sort before the executive commit tee, and that the association was enjoy- ing an era of prosperity both financially and otherwise.
 The business of the morning was of purely routine nature. and in the after noon officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 President-John D. Cronan, of New London
 First president James M. Eng fish, of Botsford & English, New Ha- ven.
 Second vice-president Frederick Booth, of Bridgeport
 l Financial secretary (re-election)- George s. Bull, of Hartford. 1 Treasurer-M. w. Manwaring, of Bridgeport.
 convention which takes places in At lantic City, N. J., early this summer c. s. Ames, of Bridgeport, and P. J. Tormey, of New Britain, the retiring president.
 I An incident of the convention was the presentation of several things by Pop Mid ddlebrook, of Bridgeport, to National I President Craig, of Boston, one of (which was a miniature metal pot, laden with metallic beans, with the infornla- ] ton accompanying that the beans were I Bridgeport beans and were for MT. Craig to have duly baked in Boston. l Another gift was chickens wishbone, with the sentiment attached that the bone might remind MT. Craig of New. England's Thanksgiving day. Another was badge orl a white metal pot, with fred, white and blue ribbon neatly at tached, on which was inscribed City lof Bridgeport The gifts were duly. lacknowledged amid much jollity. l At about five o'clock discussions were lover and the assemblage fiocked to the tTontine, where, after having congre- gated on the steps and having had their photographs taken en nasse by
 Rogers, they proceeded to the Tontine Idining room where, with s. E. Dibble, lex president of the association, at the ! door as ticket taker and assistant mas .iter of ceremonies a fine banquet was lserved. Lieutenant Governor Woodruff Twas the chief guest of honor, and after
 the banquet, in answer to united call from the convention, he favored the Iassenbly with a happy address. I Other speeches were made by Presi-
 dent Craig, of the national association; fCharles Downes, of Peck Brothers & lCo., this city; MT. Manwaring, of
 Bridgeport, and the new president of
 the association, MT. Cronan, of New
 London. Ex-President Torney was the ltoastmaster.
 The convention adjourned we'll satis- fled with the day, and. as was voiced by lex-President $. E. Dibble, it was the
 most enjoyable gathering the associa- tion had ever held.