Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-14
Fifty of EN- Insist on Meet
ing Our GOOd-LOOking
Mayor.

rush of women to meet Mayor jew
EFT at the conclusion of his address be-
fore the National Association Of Build
ers' Exchange yesterday morning, all but
broke up the big convention in the Clay
pool before it was we'll started.
Fifty women, wives and daughters Of
the delegates, were present when Presi-
dent Bernhardt introduced indianapolis
youthful executive. AS the mayor de-
parted from the hall the women followed
and staged an impromptu reception in
the corridor on the eighth floor at the
rear of the assembly room.
Men delegates, observing their wives
following the mayor from the room,
rushed out to protect their constitutional
or marital rights, or whatever rights re-
main to a married man, and the presid
ing officer of the convention was forced
to rap for order and plead with the men
to place duty before love and get down
to business
It is a real convention, this National
Association Of Building Exchanges. 1t
has brought to Indianapolis the best
brains and the best oratory, including
Dan Carey, the eloquent secretary, who
hales from Atlanta, Ga, in the building
profound importance TO the cOuntry's
building interests.
President Bernhard, in his annual ad.
dress, reviewed the activities OF the last
year and made severa! important recon-
mendations for which he urged consider
alton. Among these were:
A more general use Of the standard
and uniform practices in making con-
tracts; more revenues for the activities
of the association; a legislative COM
mittee with a constructive program and
a more aggressive and constructive po-
lice in dealing with labor conditions.
Dan Carey presented his annual report
as secretary and the chairman announced
the following officers and committees to
expedite the preliminary business Of the
convention:
Sergeant at-arms-Arth Sanford. In
dianapolis. Assistants, T. H. Murray,
Youngstown, o.; W. W. Norton, Detroit,
Mich
Resolutions Committee-E. A. Roberts,
Cleveland, chairman, t. w. Weber of
New York, J. b. OHgschlagen of Louis
vile, Arthur f. Mentz of Pittsburg and
J. II. Peese Of Savannah, Ga.
Committee on Officers Reports-R X.
Cochrane, PittsburS, chairman. John
Davis of Youngstown, X. S. Vessels of
Atlanta, 7. H. Scates of Baltimore and
Scott Porter Of Akron, o.
Auditing Committee-Willism f. Chew,
Baltimore, chairman, F. G. Boyd of st.
Louis and A. l.. Ribble Of Norfolk
The annual report of the treasurer, B.
NJ. Freeman, Of ColHn bus the report OF
the field commissioner, j. NJ. Vollmer
and the report OF the board Of control
and jurisdiction occupied the attention
Of the afternoon session
Delegates and their wives and daugh-
tiers participate in a theafer party at
Keiths this evening.
John y. Davis of Savannah. Ca. Is
asking the next convention for his city.
He came here as official representative
of the hoard Of trade and unofficial rep
resentative of many commercial bodies to
ask that the 1920 convention be voted to
Savannah. Mr. Davis declared Savannah
was adding yearly to its 10000 pOpula-
ton and that business conditions never
were better.
With an immense task Of rebuilding
expansion facing the country, the Ma
tional Association Of Building Trades
Employers, before adjournment, made
a move to end labor disputes.
The program declares that the rights
of men who work for wages and men
who employ shall be respected, presents
8 program for the elimination OF dis
putes between unions over JURISDICTION
of men working in various lines and the
PRONUNCIATION of a uniform national
agreement with respect to wages and
conditions of employment
The association elected Andrew Lam
Quist Of Chicago, president; George Don
nclley Of Cleveland, o., first vice presi.
dent; V. r. Gould Of Omaha, Neb., sec.
ond vice president; L. ]. Thomas OF
Memphis, Tenn, third vice president,
and Maux Bauman, of New York, treas
urer.
BUILDERS EXCHANGES
OPEN CONVENTION.
The following declaration Of pur-
poses" was adopted:
"The industrial peace in the building
trades with industrial liberty to EN-
ployer and employe, under which propo-
sition we submit that the employee shall
! have a right to work without unneces-
sary, unjust and unreasonable interior
ence upon the part of any organization
and for the contractor, the right under
fair, reasonable and just working condi-
lions, to determine the manner in which
his business shall be conducted, and the
freedom from labor disputes and dis
turbances of all kinds that interfere with