Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-30
ELECTRO MEN
OPEN ANNUAL
SESSION HERE
Duty of Platers' Society to
Industry Stressed in
Speeches.

I'm my humble opinion the platter is
In a peculiarly fortunate position to
aid in this period Of reconstruction said
Oscar E. Servis of Chicago. former
president of the EIectro-Platers' Society,
at today's session of the annual meeting
of the society at the Claypool Hotel.
He had touched upon conditions follow
ing the World War, and continued by
saving: "Our society is composed OF
men who IN the performance OF their
daily duties come in contact with men
in the factory whom they direct IN their
work. Others, our associate members,
come in daily contact with men In nearly
every line of industry. And then why
not form ourselves into a class OF dis
trtbutors Of confidence to the men we
come in contact with2 Talk confidence
exude confidence, instilI confidence into
every person we come IN contact WITH
and. why? Because confidence Is the
need of the hour. Confidence and Optim-
ism can dispel the clouds OF depression
that hang over US like a pail, and to US
n should not be very hard to be OPP
timists with confidence to spare. For
are we not Americans, and where is the
American who lacks confidence IN his
country? There may be some, but they
are not members of the A. E. ;
INTEREST IN
Profession.
IN this period Of reconstruction we
SHALL no doubt, experience many eco
uomic and industrial changes ana IN THIS
respect the A E. S. will have a greater
opportuDity than ever to prove its value
IN industry. To see so many people pres
ent at the conventions displays me IN
+erest our members feel in their pro
fessiou, the greater majority OF them
Gaming tonr distances at a financial sac
rifce to themselves. And why this as
plav of enthusiasm? Because they khO"
they will benefit thereby; they VIII re-
turn with fresh ideas and new vlgor In
tbai- work DISPLAYS Of exhibits and
un-to-date equipments, Inventions, new
finishes and processes, new metNods OF
ldoing things. old methods simplhed and
discussions brought about In DONG
these. All tend TO increase the knowI-
edge Of our members that the OUTSIDER
does not have an opportunity to Sp1oy.
Amongst the exhibits you see BEFORE you
,ha cTsftman's skill and handiwork in
the art Of electro-deposition. All are
demonstrations Of the activities by the
members of the y. Z. s. which should De
convincing proof that this society IS an
economic factor in the industrial neld
not to be ignored.
I'm one other way we can nelp, anu
that is by using every effort in our
.Ia1ts - nroduce at lower costs. The
bIrb cost of production in the Immediate
Dasf was the result of the haste and
waste Of the war, and was carried on
Tar too long after the war was over. As
We near normally cost must come doWn'
and we as a society and as individuals
must do our share toward bringing
about that result
PRESIDENT OF
SOCIETY RESPONDS.
Other speakers on today's program In
cluded Walter r. Jarvis. director city
recreation department. who delivered the
address Of welcome in the place Of Mayor
Charles Jewett, who was unable to be
present.
Sylvester Garland of Rochester, y. Y.
president Of the society, who delivered
the response: Richard Hennessey, presi-
dent of the Indianapolis branch OF the
society; Charles Fl. Proctor OF Airing
ton. n. J.. father" of the society, and
H. Fl. Williams. editor of Monthly Re
view Of the society, st. Louis.
In his address, Mr.. Proctor touched
upon some of the problems yet to be
solved in the field Of electro deposition
Of metals.
1--WE must know and realize" he said
that our profession is science and an
art. that we must get deeper and deeper
into the chemistry of things if we de-
sire 10 solve such problems from a scien-
tiie standpoint than from guesswork
or rule Of thumb Methods
INDUSTRIAL
SITUATION.
He touched upon the industrial situa-
ton. and said that IF we desire to bene-
ut from each others labor, it must be on
the basis Of equality. No industry must
ha of
neither capital nor labor. If you wish
10 buy the results Of another mans
labor at a lower price then you must
be willing to reciprocate so that he can
buy yours prOportionately at the same
price Labor is still paid for in dollars
and the trade of the world in goods
for goods"
He said that what is especially desir-
able is a closer cooperation between cap
ital and labor, between the producer and
consumer so that economic waste may
be avoided
"A big factor that is especially desir-
able" he said. If we wish commercial
industry to continue on a permanent
basis. is a greater incentive Of our work
ing people to save. How many millions
of them would have saved if they could
have but known that commercial depres-
ton always follows great inflated periods.
How much suffering could have been
avoided if that one great factor-the dol
lar-had been saved in Isrt."
The program for the session this aft
ernoon and this evening included a num-
Der of educational papers Of a technical
nature.
The convention IS to close Saturday,
when officers will be elected and the city
for the 1922 convention decided upon.