The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-07
PLUMBERS next
They Will Start State Conven-
ton Here Monday.
ing Of tho Clan.
EXPECT OVER 200 DELEGATES
Plumbing Displays Will Be
Feature Of Meeting.
Governor and Mayor VIII Wei
come the Visitors.
EXPECT OVER 200 DELEGATES

The twenty-second annual meeting
OF the Kansas Master Plumbers as
ISOLATION which will open in the Bates
block on West Sixth avenue Monday
morning and continue for three days
is expected to be the greatest meeting
in the history OF the Organization. A
strong program has been completed
and the Topeka Master Plumbers as
ISOLATION is doing everything possible
in anticipation Of making things in
teresting for the two hundred master
plum bers who are expected to come to
Topeka from all portions Of the state
A feature Of the convention will be
from ten to fifteen displays that will
be made on the second floor of the
Bates block by manufacturers and
others. There will be many new in
ventions in actual operation. and ac-
cOrding to George e. States, secretary
treasurer of the local organization,
this display will be well worth seeing
vices in operation, and innovations
under water pressure. The general
public is invited to attend the meet
ings and to inspect the displays.
Governor Hodges on Program.
The meeting will be convened at 10
o'clock Monday morning. March 8. r.
L. Cofran. mayor OF Topeka: George
H. Hodges, governor of Kansas. and J.
VIII Kelley, secretary of the Topeka
Commercial club. are down for ad-
dresses of welcome. The invocation
will be pronounced by the Rev. Chas.
dresses Of welcome will be made by
George w. Sutherin, president Of the
Topeka Master Plumbers association.
The session Monday afternoon will
be devoted largely to business. There
will be an address by a representative
of James B. Glow & Sons.
The first thing on the program
Tuesday morning. o'clock-is an
address by a prominent business man
Of Omaha, Neb., who will speak on
c. A. Haskins, engineer to. the state
board of health, will speak on Sewage
Disposal for the Country Home" The
Tuesday afternoon session will be for
members only.
Wednesday morning at O'Clock j.
J. Slater Of the Plumbers Trade Jour-
nal will give an address on "Cost Ac-
counting" A paper will be read by
G. r. Coomber. The election Of Of
ficers will be held at 2 o'clock Wed
visitors will adjourn to the Cory
theater where lecture illustrated by
movies" Prom Ore to Finished Ma
tional Pipe" will be given through
the courtesy of the National Tube
company.
Special Entertainment Features.
Monday evening a stereopticon lee
ture on the Dayton flood and water
lifts will be given In Bates hall.
Tuesday evening at z o'clock a BAN
quet will be given in the Masonic tenn
pie. A theater party has been ar
ranged for Wednesday evening. For
the visiting ladies q reception will be
given Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Chris States, S35 Harrison
street. A number OF the wives of To-
cal master plumbers will assist in en-
tertaining the guests.
Officers of Two Associations.
Officers Of the state association are:
President. A. p. Elder Of Ottawa; vice
president, w. S. p. Gill Of Hutchinson;
treasurer, F. H. Bowers of Emporia;
secretary, E. d. Draper of Kansas City.
Officers Of the local organization:
President, George w. Sutherin; vice
president. C. F. Gustafson; secretary
treasurer, George e. States.
Walt Mason ON the Plumber.
Walt Mason has written in his charac-
teristic humorous vein q poem entitled