The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-16
DUE
no BE HONORED
BY BRICK men
(etroiter Will Likely Be Named
Third yice-P President by Ma
tional Association
|HREE HUNDRED MEMBERS
ALREADY IN THE CITY
feature Of Tuesdays Program
Il Good Roads Meeting in the
Evening

More than 500 members of the Ma
bnal Brick Manufacturers associa'
bn were registered In the associa
bn's headquarters In the Hotel Stat
ct noon, Tuesday. The hotel was
owded, and scores were being sent
the Hotel fuller. Hundreds more
e expected during the day. and by
b time the convention II called to
der. Wednesday afternoon. II 10 ex-
cted that there will be about 800
the city.
The feature OF Tuesdays program
the brick men and the allied or
nixations which have been In con-
ntion here for two days, 10 the good
kds meeting. In the ballroom Of the
btel Statler, Tuesday evening. Prof.
ederic N. Menefee, OF the Univer-
~ Of Michigan. will give an Illus
kted lecture on "The Importance Of
Nor details in the construction Of
1ck paved roadways." He will be
|lowed by Jesse Taylor, editor OF
letter Roads," published In James
|xn, Ohio, on Good roads and how
get them" Stanley McMichael.
eretary OF the Cleveland Real Es-
(e board. will speak on "A real road
real eslAte." The meeting will
We special interest for automobile
IN, II Is promised.
George III. Clippert, OF Detroit, 10
Ing mentioned on all sides as the
bbable third vicepresident Of the
sociation. II Is the. custom to ad-
hoe the officers one degree each
ar, so that First Vice-President G.
Mayer, OF Bridgeyille, Pa, will be
med president; Second Vice-Presi-
bit Charles j. Deckman, OF Cleve-
ID, will become first vice-president,
Third yice-President Fritz Sal
Ia. OF Slidell, La, Will also move
Secretary Theodore A. Randall,
indianapolis, will be reelected.
We want to give the ONCE of third
e-president to q Detroiter," said
Randall, Tuesday. mr.. Clippert
one OF the bestknown brick men
the country. as was his father be-
e him. John 8. Haggerty is an
er, and there are several others.
8 only difiiculty 10 that the brick
n OF Detroit are so bashful that
are finding Il hard work to induce
zone to become a candidate. That's
Rather remarkable thing to say
but any Detroiter, but It's a fact
this instance"
Ar. Salmen IL one of the recent ar
his at the Hotel Statler. He bears
honor OF having. single-handed.
ertained last years convention. He
listed that the convention come to
W Orleans. the city near which ne
b. and where he Is the only brick
nufacturer: and with his own re-
rces he accomplished the hercu-
task of making about 700 men
boy. Consequently, few members
khe convention have as much hand.
hing to do as has Mr.. Salmen.
ecretary Randall and A. p. Root,
Philadelphia, who also IL present,
9 the distinction OF having attend
every convention OF the associa-
This IL the twenty-ninth.
In OF the offlcers, including Presi-
Z Eben Rodgers, OF Alton, Ill.
3 arrived except John w. Sibley,
Birmingham, Ala, who Is expected
bre the convention opens. Eight
presidents have already registered,
uding Anthony timer, Of St.
LIS: w. ID. Richardson. OF Shaw
OR. q. Eisenhart, of Horse
ds. NJ. Y; William Conway, OF
1adelphia; M. e. Gregory, OF Corn
IN. ~: Will p. Blair. OF Cleve-
b: G. A. Bloomfield, OF Metuchen,
and w. H. H. Rogers, OF Roch-
n, N. Y.
he National Paving Brick Manu-
lurers' association and the Ameri-
Ceramic society. held interesting
lions, Tuesday, and will devote
Is attention, for the rest of the
N. to the doings Of the National
kk Manufacturers
he hour OF the afternoon tea and
rmai reception for the ladies',
lnesday afternoon. has been
hred TO 1 O'clock. and the time
the departure of the special train
the inspection OF Detroit factories
been changed to 10 o'clock. FRI
morning.
he annual banquet will be held
rsday evening at 1880. with the
wink program: Toastmaster. A.
Hroesbeck; Our visitors" Hon.
~ b. Marx; Looking backward"
D. Gates, or Chicago; Brother
of clay" Prof. Edward F. Or
Of Ohio state university; Roses
thistles," Gordon @. Keith, sec
~ OF the Canadian Clay Workers
Sciation, Toronto: "Conquests. Of
merce," Hon Alfred ]. Murphy,
toit: 'Is O minister brick?" DR..
8. Sayres, Detroit; Dinner table
ter" j. u. Higginbotham, De-
aBreakfast table chat" Edgar
buest, Detroit. Harold Jarvis,
r. and Miss Mary Lyon, pianist
.Aar ara alan On the nro4rnm