The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-12
TRADE SCHOOLS
WILL FIGURE in
PAINTERS MEET
State Assoc. Will Devote
Much Time, In Conven-
ton, to Their Interests.
MANY NOTABLES TO
BE HERE SATURDAY
Men Prominent in Educa-
tional Movement to Sit
With Master Painters.

Interests of the state trade schools
in Connecticut Will be enhanced
greatly through the convention, in
Bridgeport, Saturday, of the State
Branch of the International Associa-
ton of Master House Painters and
Decorators of the United States and
Canada.
Is Though the master painters had
planned to include as a part of the
program Of their convention and it's
accompanying banquet, reference to
the trade schools, the interest that
this suggestion aroused amongA the
members of the state board of educa-
ton and others in the trade sch
movement has caused it to become
the dominant factor in the arrange
naents.
Among the other notabIes who will
De the guests of the master painters
here is Andrew M. Mckenzie the pres
1dent OF the International organiza-
ton He will attend both the con-
vention, which will take place through
the day, and the banquet, which will
Be served during the evening. It is
expected that he will take part in the
discriminating. William E. Wall, an
other former head of the information
al organization also will speak
While the gathering here will be
of interest chiefly to the master
painters, those interested in the well
will have almost an equal interest in
the banquet, for the speechmaking
will include addresses by several who
are thoroughly familiar with the trade
schools. Among them will be Fred
erick j. Trinder of Hartford, the sIl-
pervisor of all the state trade schools;
Charles D.. Hne, secretary of the
State board of Education; Schuyler
Merritt of Stamford a member of the
state board; Mayor Clifford B. Wilson,
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member of the board, and who has
been elected its vice preside James
F. Johnson, superintendent of the
Bridgeport State Trade School; Frank
If. Beede, superintendent Of Schools,
of New Haven; and Samuel J. SIaw-
son, superintendent of Schools in
Bridgeport. Say
= The proposition of acquiring for the |
Bridgeport trade school a larger home |
will be among the themes advocated
by the Bridgeport master painters, and
superintendent johnson will have
connection. At the present time, the
students who are taking up house
painting are obliged TO share small
quarters with girls who are studying |
the domestic sci ences
Members of the executive commit
tee of the state association will meet /
here on Friday evening, for a confer
ence preliminary. to the opening Of
the state convention Saturday morn
ing at 1890
+ Neil M. Muirhead of bridgeport,
chairman of the committee OF ar
rangements, said to-day he expected T
the convention would ssurpass, by far
In attendance and lin Importance of
results, any in the history Of the or
ganization. Associated with Mr.. Muir
head in the, general committee are
Clarence Ia Beardsley of New Haven;
IL. P. Ennis of Hartford and o. V.
Marsh of Hartford, respectively, pres
dent, vice president and secretary of
the state association.
Other committees OF the state as
ISOLATION are:
Reception Committee.
c. r. Turner, Hartford; w. q. Bax-
ter, Hartford; J. P. Ennis, Hartford:
J. sLacourcier, Meriden: G.. M. Speak.
P. L. Beauchemin, Water
bury; f. NJ. Mccarthy, Middletown; e.
5. Norton Watertown; A. J. Atkinson,
WaInngford; C. A. Munns. Brooklyn,
&. Y; j. j. Riley, Hartford:
Ticket Committee.
Up. Coughlin, bridgeport; P. Kan
1egeisser. New Haven; c. w. Jain
zen, Hartford; w. & Bailey Meriden;
J. H. GriswoId. Middletown; N. e.
Reed. Waterbury: e. 6. Norton, Wal
ertown; Niles Lagerin, South Nor
ya1k;- G. M. Speak, Cheshire; Morgan
:
Palmer Bros, Milford; Er-
lest Levy, New York city; L. E. Place,
Ben Moore & Co.
Banquet and Music Committee.
E.. c. Bursey, Bridgeport; DR.. Louis
reton, Springfield, Mass: w. G.. Mer-
ellis, New Haven; J. G. Clark. Hart
ord;f j. l. White, Jr.. Hartford.
Committee on Exhibits.
Bert Nelson. Bridgeport; e. E. Bur
ey, Bridgeport: J. Dah1in, Bridgeport.
Souvenir Committee. '
M J. iDahIin, Bridgeport: c. c. Darr-
on New Haven; G. F.. Hotton, Jr., New :
haven; G. H. Griswold, Middletown; Y
!. w. Collins, Hartford. !
Decorating Committee
Thos L Abercrombie, Bridgeport; {
a. A Coan, New Haven; Marsh &
warts, New Haven.
Press Committee. '
James j. Conlin, Bridgeport; E. NJ {
Walsh, New Haven; E. w. Thompson, :
lew Britain; r. Hyatt, Meriden; Paul :
ailing, Hartford; G. e. johnson, Wa :
erbury. :
Guests Committee. f
A. F. Hunter, Bridgeport; c. p. Z
thompson, New Haven; G. A. R. t
Iamre, Branford; Frank c. Day, New 1
rk, N. j.; Harold Rowe, New York
ity;s H. M. Hodge, New Haven; /
v. P. WEIGH, Springfield, Mass. t
Carpenters Birthday :
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