The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-11
MASTER BUILDERS MEET HERE
SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION

which is conducted in connection with
the Master Builders association. II
has been in existence thirty months
The present assets are approximately
$1S,500, unearned premium reserve
$4,000 and claim reserve $4,000
H. l.. Geisler, Madison, secretary OF
,, the company, then read his report
Then followed general discussion
on topics of interest.
Hon. H. l.. Ekern, Madison, ex-in-
surance commissioner of Wisconsin
then favored the convention with a
lecture on Building an Insurance
Company"
The session was then adjourned.
Builders Entertained.
The Master Builders were royalty
entertained Thursday evening at the
Turner Opera house by several
troupes of high class vaudeville ar
fists from Chicago.
The Menning Sisters in a musical
novelty act pleased with their harp
and violin.
Morton, Dennis and Bebson kept
the audience in a continual uproar
with their light patter The talking
was mostly on the gatling gun order
The bit entitled the "Bit" went across
fine. Every time l get piped I do my
bit" "How's that?" Learning to be a
tank
The Bennett Sisters in a ventrilo-
quill surprise put their act across in
fine fashion. Singing numbers were
we'll received as both artists have
pleasing voices. The dummies were
then brought forward and the audi
ence treated to an exhibition of ven
triloquism. Jimmy" as one was
designated was good and let go of
some jokes that were well worth put
ting in the scrap book
Gertrude Dudley and company sang
semi-operatic songs when not handing
packages to each other Gertrude ex-
plored the higher altitude in song land
while the company occupied the piano
stool and drummed ON melodies,
such as II TrOvatore and so forth. He
also sang the song of the B. V. D.
while Gertie sang the lines of IL
Trovatore
Frank Juhas, society entertainer,
with the aid of two Master Builders,
Otto Biefeld and John Kraeft, per-
formed many tricks. The magician ia
7ored cards and pulled them from ev-
cry part of Otto's clothes He man
aged to extract a rabbit from his coat
collar and string Of sausages
The Orpheus Melody Four scored in
melody land with "All the World Will
Be Jealous of Me-" The graphophone
also came in for considerable imita-
ton by Romeo. Juliet was absent but
appeared later reincarnated six feet
tall and so pounds of weight. You
have often seen a broom stick. Well,
that was it. The act went across fine.
Business Meeting Today.
The general business meeting of
the Master Builders association was
held in convention hall this morning.
The session convened at $50.
The reports of the secretaries of
the affiliated associations were read.
The various committees also submitted
their reports and recommendations to
the body as whole. Resolutions were
introduced and new business was dis
cussed. The session was then adj
journed
The afternoon session was called to
order at 2 o'clock. Prof Stephen W.
Gilman of the University of Wisconsin
addressed the builders on the SUBJ
ject Of "Overhead Expense" His talk
was mainly on record work which will
give to the owner or manager a clear
insight into the subject, will lead him
to analyze just what factors go to
make his burden more.
The lecture was followed by a gen
eral discussion
The next address was on "The
Workman's Compensation Law" The
paper was followed by few terse re-
marks by members present. The bust
| ness session was then continued and
took up the remainder of the after
noon.
This Evening.
At six o'clock members of the as
| ISOLATION will gather in Turner Opera
house for the purpose of satisfying
| the inner man and for the purpose of
| getting together socially Emil Tanck
will officiate as POSTMASTER.
Convention Notes.
Charlie Bielefeldt is one of the dele
gates from Milwaukee. Charlie is not
bashful but a bachelor and says the
| only way he could get acquainted with
| the ladies was by entering the stores
and purchasing from the sa1esladies
| His friends say he has a stock OF
handkerchiefs on hand sufficient to
| last year. He was too bashful to call
| for socks, as suggested by his friend
Joe Schunk. Schunk, by the way, is
well known in this section as a car
penter contractor He built the Catho-
! lie church at Clyman and is well
| known as a church builder all over
| Wisconsin,