Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-02
PAINTERS SET A
RECORD;4OO HERE
More Coming All the Time and
Convention Is Largest in
Seven Years.
WIVES BEING ENTERTAINED
Take a Trolley Ride This Morning
While Husbands Listen to
Reading of Papers.

The second day Of the master paint
srs' convention, now in progress al
the old skating rink, opened with
material increase Of attendance. The
registrations numbered 325, and this
Included only few of the women who
are present Registration Is still going
On, and it is safe estimate that there
are now more than 400 people in at
tendance at the convention. II is gen.
orally conceded and commented upon
that this is the most successful OF the
seven conventions held.
PAPERS ARE READ.
Edward Cook of Chicago read q pa
per on the benefits Of the organization
that accrued to master painters; @. D.
Macpherson Of Evanston spoke on the
Mutual Credit System for Painters
and Decorators" and c. H. Biegel of
Aurora spoke on Interior Decoration"
tention throughout. The program for
this afternoon was as follows:
Paper, The Old Paint Shop Days of
Illinois" assigned to the Decatur asso-
citation.
Paper. "Canvasing and Lining Plas-
ter Surfaces by Charles Brandenber
ger, Danville, III.
Paper on "Turpentine, Linseed Oil
and Their Substitutes" assigned to
Springfield association.
employers Liability Laws" assign
ID TO Bloomington association.
LADIES BEING ENTERTAINED.
Included in the days program was a
trolley car trip for the ladies this
morning. The party toured the three
cities, ending up at the Watch Tower
for dinner at l O'Clock. Tonight there
is to be an excursion on the steamer
Columbia.
Tomorrow there will be a program
Of papers, one of which will be read by
J. c. Stevens OF this city. In the even
ing the exhibit at the rink Is TO be
made public and all are invited to visit
the place.
SUGGESTS MUTUAL LIABILITY.
Organization Of a mutual liability as
sociation was the theme of the ad-
dress delivered before the master paint
ers' convention yesterday afternoon by
Charles Demeter of Freeport, president
of the state association. After com
menting upon the progress made by the
association during the last year and
upon the success and attendance of the
present convention, he launched into
the question of a mutual painters in
surance association. He said:
Considering the strength and steady
growth OF our organization, 1 believe
1t is time for US to consider a plan
whereby the master painters may re-
ceive not only fraternal and educa-
tional help. but financial assistance
also, and 1 would suggest the estab
fishing of mutual liability insurance
association composed of the members
of our association only"
In support of this Adea he cited the
cases of manufacturers associations
and asserted that mutual protection
could be secured at a great saving TO
members of the organization.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
At the afternoon session yester-
day, the following committees were
appointed:
Nominating Committee-Fred Fue-
ger and Ed Busch, Peoria; Jacob
Layendocker, Springfield, c. j. Ste
vens and ]. e. Greve, Rock Island.
Memorial Committee-N. T. Kun
mers, Bloomington; John NJ. Stiles,
Chicago. c. ]. Stevens, Rock Island.
Auditing - D. c. Strecker, Rock Is
land; E. Cook. Chicago; J. J. Lerch,
Rock Island.
Resolutions - Robert Langston,
Chicago; c. F. Langdon, Rockford;
J. c. Decker, Peoria
Comment on Presidents Address
e. Cook, Chicago: n. S Harper,
Rockford: Jacob Layendecker,
Springfield.
ENJOY A CONCERT.
Last nights session was chiefly
one OF entertainment. Bleuer's band
marched up to the Harper house,
convention quarters, at 7:45 and the
delegates formed IN line and parad-
ed to the convention hall on Six