Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-07-19
CONVENTION OF
BOTTLE BLOWERS,

.. N. Mccarthy, of the Commoner
anu 0lassWorker, writes this of the
convention at Atlantic City:
| The thirtieth annual convention of
the Glass Bottle Blowers Association
OF the United States and Canada he.
gan lts sessions at the I. o. o. f. Hall.
Atlantic City, N. J., on July 9 at 9 30
a. NJ, with President D. A. Hayes
presiding and the other officers in
their respective places. After the ap-
polntment of tho credentiaI and a few
osner necessary committees the con-
vention adjourned until 2 D. m. to
give the credentiaI committee a chance
to do its work.
Upon reconvening President HAYES
introduced Hon. F. P. stoy, mayor of
Atlantic Oity, who, in a speech which
very much pleased the delegates. ex-
tended to them hearty welcome and
rendered them the freedom of the
city.
line largest convention of the G..
b. b. A. that was ever convened then
got down to business, there being 2S1
delegates, or II more than attended
the last one in Terre Haute. The
principal interest of the afternoon
session centered in the reading of the
report OF President Hayes. The trade
Will appreciate the fact that it would
not be advisable to give publicity to
all the plans and suggestions with
which the report is replete and of
which there are more than in any
previous report presented by him.
This may appear to be strong state.
ment, but without doubt this season
he has gone deeper into the problems
that confront the bottle trade than ever
before. He also shows the character.
istics of real leader by presenting
plans and suggestions now confronting
the glass bottle trade, whether by
automatic machinery or otherwise.
shall be met:
''On Thursday a resolution to loan
mouey to members for the purpose of
starting cooperative factories. to
meet the machine question, was de-
feated. A proposition to adopt the
referendum system of voting was also
lost"
After publishing a detailed account
of the treasurer, the correspondent
goes onto say:
Total amount of money received
from all sources for the season was
$216, 1929, or four times as great as
it was 81 years ago. when Secretary
Launer was first elected to the off ce
in Atlantic City.
In 1894, the year that Secretary
Launer was first elected, there were
SO delegated at the convention, which
was also held in Atlantic City and at
the present convention there are 232
delegates. The resources in the year
1894 were little over $50 900 and this
year they are more than four times
greater. In 1894 D. A. Hayes became
the vice president and it was with
the advent of these two officers (Hayes
and Launer) to the administrative
affairs OF the organization that the
wonderful strides forward began and
which have continued, as made evil
dent by the growth and development
reported at this convention.
There were 95 deaths during the
year, an increase of eight over the
previous year.
''There is now enough money in the
death fund to pay IS deaths without
any additional assessment being levied
and still have the $40 900 reserve re.
quired by the laws of the associa
tion. There will be no death
assessments levied next season, or at
least only in the last few months of
the fire, as the $500 required to be
paid on the death of the member in
good standing may easily be secured
from the present funds unless the
death rate becomes abnormal. This
insurance feature is the most practical
ever gotten up in the glass trade and
1t operates SO Systematically that it
has never become a burden upon the
members, the assessments only being
levied in that portion of the season
when the members are most profitably
employed
Married and So Very Happy.
|
Millville, N. j., July 1--we are
married and I am oh, SO happy!'
wrote Mrs. Rachel Whilden, the II
year-old daughter of Mrs. Genereva
Bateman, of Mauricetown, to friend
/ to-day. Miss Bateman eloped with