Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-06
PAINTERS CONVENTION.
Henry Ei!enbecker Elected President
Next Meeting at Milwaukee.

The Eighth annual convention of
Wisconsin Painters and Decorators,
which was held in this city last week
and which concluded it's labors last
Friday, is claimed by delegates who
have attended every convention to
have been the most successful in the
history of the organization. Papers
of interest to the craft were read by
the leading painters and decorators of
the state, and were thoroughly dis
cussed. Among those who read pa
pers was William thinner of this city,
to whom had been assigned the topic,
Preparing Walls and Hanging Paper"
This paper touched upon the different
kinds of walls to be found in the
course of ordinary work. The causes
of spotting, of fading Of delicate col
ors, the methods of preparing walls
/ to prevent this, the best methods of
handling embossed and raised papers
and burlaps, ETC., were matters taken
up in the paper, and each of which
was given q. most thorough discussion
by the members present.
In addition to painters, there were
number of statesmen for paint and
paper houses on hand and the sugges-
tions made by them were of much in
terest, being not only demonstrations
of goods represented by them, but in
Guiding hints which they had picked
up in the course of their travels and
from association with members of the
craft.
An interesting and instructive feat
ure of the convention was an address
by w. A. Fricke, of this city, on the
employers liability law, in which he
pointed out the manner in which it
affected employing painters. Many
phases of this law had not before
been brought home to the painters
and his address was followed by
great many pertinent questions.
The stay of the visitors in the city
was made more than ordinarily pleas
ant by the committees of the local or
ganization, who provided auto rides,
boat rides, ball games, picnic and
banquet, band concerts and run by
the fire department. for the entertain
ment of the visitors. Provision had
also been made for the entertainment
OF the ladies who accompanied the
delegates, during the business sessions
of the convention.
The convention closed its labors
Friday forenoon, by the election of
officers and the selection of Milwaukee
as the place at which to hold next
years convention, Henry Ellenbecker
of this city being honored with the
presidency.
Resolutions were adopted extending
vote of thanks to the citizens of
Wausau, to the members of the local
Master Painters association, them en-
bers of the fire department and all
others who had helped in making
their visit to Wausau one long series
of enjoyment.
Following are the officers elected:
President-H Henry Ellenbecker, Wau-
Sau.
Vice -President-Peter Rinzel, Mil
waukee.
Secretary Treasurer Leonard For
ester, Milwaukee.
Executive Board-John Hannah,
Waukesha; E. A. Cornwall, Racine;
Joseph Kopan, Prairie du Chen; w.
B. Nelson, Madison; Anton Hummel,
Lake Geneva.
Board of Trustees Jonah Williams,
Milwaukee; William thinner, Wau-
sau; Otto Vieth, Marinette.
Committee on Apprenticeship-Ro-
bert G. Harper, Milwaukee.
Representative to International As
sociation-F. W. Dupke, Beloit.
Delegates to International Conven-
tion at Denver, Colorado-O. G. Cal
lies, Wausau; Anton Hummel, Lake
Geneva; Henry Ellenbecker, Wausau.
Alternates--E. A. Cornwall, Racine;
III. Evers and Joseph Kopan, Prairie