The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-12
PLUMBERS HOLD 10TH ANNUAL
 CONVENTION
Sale of Plumbers Goods to Consumers Is Now AL
 most Stopped.
And Plumbers Goods Do Not Appear on Counters of Department Stores Other Advantages of As sociation Brought Out in Presidents Report = Mayor Lee Makes Ad- dress.

A>AC o AO V F V U
 Mayor Lee Makes Ad-
 dress.
 The nineteenth annual meeting of the Master Plumbers Association of Con- necticut opened this morning in the ball room of The Stratfield with about 175 members in attendance. President Arthur M. Brown of Norwich presided. The session was called to order by President George E. Scofield, of the Bridgeport Association, who introduced Mayor Lee. The mayor. in his ad- dress of welcome. said in part: 'I new CT objected to a plumbers bill. When you see the places where a plumber has to go and the work he has to do you have to admit that if there is any workman who earns his money it is the plumber. But I would say to you always do good work, for if there is anything that Is essential for good health it Is good plumbing work. Since the agitation against the Great White plague has become a most important issue we have learned more and more that poor plumbing which allows gases to escape menaces the occupants of the building where the poor plumbing is located. A few years ago we had a rendering establishment in this city where a nuisance was created by pouring the refuse liquids upon the ground. The plant was connected with the sewer to abate the nuisance. What was the result? Everyone living in the houses connected with the sewer were driven out of doors by the stench. They found that their sewers were not trap ped and that it had required the con- nection of the rendering plant with the sewer in order that they might learn that sewer gases had been escaping in to their homes for years.
 Plumbing has advanced greatly along sanitary lines so that the man. sions of the wealthy built 30 and 35 years 6o not have sanitary conditions that compare with the homes of the people of moderate means of today. T hope when you gentlemen figure a job: that you will always figure it to make. money. for If yo do not make money it means that you are going to do a poor job and poor plumbing Is det- rfment to any community.
 ''1n behalf of the city I welcome you to Bridgeport and extend to you the freedom of the city,"
 President Brown responded to the Mayors address.
 Brown which followed the appoint ment of committees dealt with the af- fairs of the association.
 During the year the executive board was called upon to deal with some in ternal dissensions. in which. it is said. justice was done. The number of mem bers in good standing is given as 280. An attempt was made to secure a na- tional director for Connecticut at the Meeting of the National Association of Plumbers held in Boston, July, 190S which failed.
 @Reference is made to the fact that the committee on legislation has pre- pared in cooperation with the Jour neymen's association law to regulate plumbing in the state.
 A section of the report which will in- tereSt the general public is as follows:
 "I wish now to bring to your notice sociation. In the first place. let us take up the measure of trade protec- tion which is afforded to our members. and which to a great extent prevents the promiscuous sale of plumbing goods Girect to the consumer. This benefit has also a tendency to with hold the materials required by our craft from appearing on the counters itself. this advantage is no mean as- set. and yet it is not the only one to be derived by any means"
 In conclusion President Brown rec members to be made by the executive board: a permanent secretary on sal ary; an appropriation to pay the ex- penses incurred by the three delegates to the National convention.
 It was announced that the report of Treasurer M. w. Manwaring of this city, who retires from office at this meeting. showed the organiza tion to be in good financial standing.
 Several essays were read, one by John Tholand of Norwich being full of wit and much enjoyed. At 8 o'clock the guests sat down to din ner.
 The officers elected for the ensuing year are:
 THE NEW OFFICERS.
 President-Thomas P. Cleary, of New London; first vice president, Thomas J. Groark, of New Haven; second vice president, Thomas L. Bowling, of Hartford; financial secretary, George s. Bull, of Hartford; treasurer, John of Norwich, National State vice president. R. T. Rock, of Bridge port; delegates to national convention to be held in Detroit, Mich., on June P, Arthur J. McManuS of Hartford, and Thomas P. Rourke, of New Ha- ven; alternateS, Norman Golden of and James F. Duffy of Hartford.
 The new president appointed George R. Hampstead of Groton as recording and financial secretary.
 Among the guests at the banquet this afternoon are a large number of the representatives of supply houses and the representatives of trade jour nalS. The guests of honor are Build ing Inspector Rowland, County Health Officer George E. Hill, Health Officer Marigold. Mayor Lee was unable to be present in the afternoon. 0rTHo VrTr1H