The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11
W. ]. RUSHTON| IS
 HIGHLY HONORED Heads American Ass0cia- tion of Refrigeration IS A BIG DISTINCTION Mir. RusIton Will Be a Prominent Figure at the International Con-
 vention Which Will Be
 Held During 1913
IS A BIG DISTINCTION

It was announced yesterday that Will liam J. Rushton of this city had been elected president of the American Asso- citation of Refrigeration, which recently convened in Chicago. The announcement however, was withheld until yesterday | for reasons of the association.
 The association headed by the Birmng- ham manufacturer is one of the most important industrial and scientific organ izations in the United States and is al- lied closely with the International Con gress of Refrigeration. MT. Rushton was delegate from America to that con- gress, which met in Vienna recently. He was elected to the important executive position, it is stated, partly because of the splendid representation given this as socaton abroad.
 The American Association of Refrigera ton is composed of manufacturers, rail- road executives and packing house own CTS in the United States. Their work involves a multitude of problems rela- tive to the application of refrigeration to all lines of railroad transportation, industrial and engineering progress.
 The other officers follow;
 President, William J. Rushton, vice president Atlantic Ice and Coal corpora tion president Birmingham Ice Factory, Birmingham, Ala. vice presidents. D. O. Mccormick vice president Southern Pa cihc company, Pacific Systems, San Fran cisco Cal; Thomas Shipley, vice pres- ident and general manager York Manu- featuring company, York Pa; Col. Jacob Ruppert, Jr, Jacob Ruppert Brewery, New York city; Homer McDaniel, pres ident American Warehousemen' asso- citation, Cleveland, O.; Joseph Allerdice. president American Meat Packers asso- citation. Indianapolis, Ind; George L. Flanders, president National Dairy union; | president National association of State and National Food and Dairy depart ments, Albany, N. Y; Roderick H. Tait, Tait-Dordmeyer Engineering company, St. Louis, Mo. Treasurer, John s. Field, president Knickerbocker Ice company, Chicago. III. Secretary. J. F. Nickerson. Ice and Refrigeration. Chicago, H.; chairman executive committee, Theodore O.. vilter, president vilter Manufactur- ing company, Milwaukee. Wis.
 | The recOBnltlOH Ol MT. ftuSHtOH IS OHc of the highest. honors that has been maid a. Birmingham citizen by such an important body. MT. Rushton. who heads the association, will have charge of the
 International congress that meets in the Tinted States in 1913. He will meet off, cially delegates from every civilized country in discussion of the varied prob- ,ems that are between them. He will officially meet the delegates in Wash ineton. From there, after President Taft has delivered an address, the delegates will be taken to Chicago, where the con- eress will be held. MT. Rushton is wide lv recognized as an authority on refrig- eration and has assisted in the solution of some of the most important questions | of that work As an executive onicer | ha is noted in the association which 1 honored him. having held the vice pres idency for a long time.