The Detroit times., 1916-02-21
Prominent and Progressive Business Firms of Detroit
ALL READY FOR
BALTIMORE TRIP
Delegates From Detroit Win
Travel to Builders COnven.
tiOn in Special Train


Detroit Builders & Traders EK-
change will make the trip to Balti'
more, to attend the annual conven-
tion IL the National Association Of
Builders exchanges.
The Detroit party, augmented by
a number OF delegates from other
exchanges in the state. will leave
Monday afternoon. Feb. 81. travel
ing in special cars over the Michi.
gan Central 10 Buffalo, then over
The Pennsylvania line to Baltimore.
arriving there at 9:15 Tuesday
morning.
Charles A. Bowen, secretary Of
the Detroit exchange, will leave on
Sunday, TO be at Baltimore In ad-
vance Of the Detroit delegation and
look after the final arrangements.
Detroit is after the next annual
convention OF the National associa-
tion. The annual gatherings bring
together over 500 delegates from all
parts of the country. including the
more prominent contractors and
supply representatives.
The conference OF Exchange sec
rctaries will convene at the Hotel
Emerson on Monday, Feb. 81, at 10
a. In.
The opening session OF the con-
| all h. LoI al
TUESDAY morning. Addresses Of we'-
come will be made by Emerson C..
Harrington. governor OF Maryland; ;
James IL. Preston. mayor OF Balti-
more, and Herbert j. West, presi-
dent Of the Baltimore Builders ex-
change. Lem II. Miller. OF Cincin-
natl, will respond.
During the convention many inn
Ioitant addresses will be made by
prominent men on subjects related
TO the building industry. The gath
ering will close on Thursday after
noon, with the election OF officers
and selection Of place for the next
convention.
Many special features in the way
of entertainment for the delegates
and their wives have been arranged
in connection with the convention.
The fun will start Monday evening
with a reception in the roof garden
of the Hotel Emerson. Other social
affairs will include an auto ride and
oyster roast, reception In the resi-
dence OF His Eminence James Car
dinal Gibbons, theater party and a
grand ball in The hotel.
On Friday special train will take
the oarty to Washington. where
they will be guests Of the Washing
ton exchange. The visiting dele
gates will attend reception In the
White House. Saturday, trip will
be made to Annapolis where the
| United States naval academy is To-
Gated. A reception will be rendered
the visitors b. Gov. Emerson c Har-
rington. followed by luncheon in
Carvel hall.
Among those who will go from
Detroit are the following; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moore. Mrs VIM.
Brown. Miss Louise Pickup, Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. p. Tietze. Miss +. Tietze'
A. r. Schneider. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Misch. Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Temple
ton. 7. K. Beck, ]. ID. Gambler, Mr.
and Mrs j. l.. Stoddard. VIM. r.
Dow. Norman Boosey, ]. X. Living
ston. VIM. James. Mr. and Mrs [. A.
Bowen. Henry Otis. A. p. Ternes. W.
=. Burton, w. s. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs
II w. steger, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
NJ. PAUL.. w. A. c. Miller, [. II.
Paxton, J. p. CHASER, Walter Nehisr
J. A. Corrick. w. Il Gambler. George
r Cooke. Robert X. Orr. r c. Trier
Henry Schwartz. A. Diedrich, Arthur
yiyier. a. C. Sisman, George Num-
Raw Mercier. F. s. Schreiber, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Malow, A. M. Bas
man.