The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-17
Apprenticeship Prizes.

Apprenticeship Prizes. | A report was read from the committee appointed to award apprenticeship prizes The committee awarded the prize for the best apprentice to Leonard Hahn of Mill waukee.
 MT. Baxter then presented the association with a question box made by prisoner in the Connecticut state penitentiary. The auditing committee reported the books correct and showed a balance of nearly $700 on hand
 A resolution condemning an editorial in the January and February numbers of the Painters magazine created much discus sion, and the president was called upon to quell much arbitrary talk.
 The selection for the convention city for 1907 was then taken up. number of cities from all over the country extended invitations to the association to hold there created much discussion. After all the in- vitations had been received, the president appointed MT. Black, MT Coons and MT. Brown as tellers and closed the nomina- tions. While the telers were counting the votes on the convention city, President Peters announced that the nominations for the next president would be in or der.
 Unanimous for Ross.
 The name of Oliver S. Ross of Chicago was placed before the convention by MT. Van Syckle and seconded by many of the delegates
 On motion of W. J. Edwards the cleo
 
 and the secretary cast the necessary bal lot
 Following the announcement Mr. Ross made short speech of acceptance.
 Joel Kennedy of Cincinnati placed the name of Stewart N. Hughes of Toronto before the convention to succeed himself as vice president. MT. Hughes was unan- imously reelected. He made a short speech of acceptance in which he thanked the delegates for their tribute to Can ada.
 On motion of MT. Theobald, a commit tee of two was appointed to escort MT. Ross, the new president, to the chair. After Mir. Ross was formally Introduced the retiring president. MT. Peters, re- moved the badgefrom his coat and pinned it on the coat of MT. Ross. MT. Peters then thanked the association for it's CO., operation during the past year.
 Boston Selected.
 Following this the report of the tellers was received and on motion 1t was de- cided to select Boston unanimously as the next meeting place.
 w. J. Edwards moved that the name of w. E. Wall be placed before the conven- tion to fill the office of secretary-treas- urer. The name of MT. Wall was second- ed by MT. Harris of Birmingham Charles NJ Coons was also nominated, but he de- clined the honor Following this the noml- nations were closed. and on motion single vote was cast for Mir. Wall, and he was unanimously reelected.
 MT. Wall was also elected to fill the office of chief organizer.
 The following delegates were then elect ed members of the executive board: E. H. Newby of Chicago, H. Frank Read of Providence. R. l.; Charles A. Van Syckle of Newark, Charles H. Fowler of Phil adelphia, Sam Brown of Milwaukee, Thomas Pierpont of Rochester, A. D. Horton of Richmond James M. Roach or Detroit, Percy Taylor of Toronto, Joel Kennedy of Cincinnati. William Houston of Massachusetts, Thomas Williams of Baltimore. Sam Harris of Birmingham.
 The next business was selecting the Painters magazine as the official or gan.
 Local Press Thanked.
 Following this a rising vote of thanks was extended the local press for the amount of space given to the convention work, the local committee. the retiring officer and the Birmingham association.
 A high tribute was paid by MT. Dewar to the local association and the ladies' auxiliary committee for the success of the convention
 A motion to adjourn was then made and at 2:l5 o'clock what Is termed by