The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-05
PRINTERS SWARM
 ID b|G CONVENTION FROM ALL SIDES
Whole Art and History of Ty- pography Will Be Discussed By Leaders of Great
 Industry

About 250 members are expected to be-present Monday morning when the Fifth annual convention of the Southeastern Master Printers fedora ton IS called to order at 9:30 in the assembly room of the Tutwilcr hotel by President John G. Hauser. of New Orleans. Members of the association were drifting in from all parts of the south Sunday to register at conven- tion headquarters. Room 240 of the Tutwiler. Thirty-five members were already on register Sunday night. with special trains expected in from Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis and Montgomery.
 Rev Henry M. Moffitt, pastor of Vine Street church. Birmingham. will deliver the invocation. An address of welcome will be given by Robert Trechsel. of Birmingham, and the response will be made by D. G. C.. Rose, of Louisville. ky. Following this will be the presidential address by John c. Hauser. and talk on the Southeastern School of Printing. by H. F. Ambrose of Nashville, Tenn. E, F. Nickel, of Nashville, secretary treasurer of the federation will make his report tor the year closing. and committees will be appointed for dealing with business before the convention this year. Reports will then be made by the different state vice presidents.
 In the afternoon session, com mencing at 1:30. talks will be made as follows: What Printing Was Ac- complished." Rev. Henry M. Edmonds, Birmingham; More and Better Busi- n Manning the Industry" F. w. c. French, Philadelphia; Trade Conn position" Charles F. Goodfriend, president International Association Trade Composition, Chicago. The evening session includes banquet at the Tutwiler, presided over by Bill Pfaff, of New Orleans. with an ad- dress on "Americanizing the Employ er." by E. J. McCone. of Buffalo. N. l.. A theatre party Is scheduled for 9:S0. Both the banquet and theatre party are rendered the convention by the Graphic Arts organization of employ ing printers of Birmingham.
 President Hauser. when interview ed Sunday night, spoke of the in creasing enthusiasm heinz displayed in the federation by the master prin ters in the last few years. He called attention to the valuable work being accomplished by the Southeastern School of Printing, at Nashville. a training school for printers directed by the federation. Eighty students were graduated from the school dur ing the past year. he stated. period of from four to six months intensive
 training being necessary to finish the course. The primary intention of
 the federation. he stated. was to make 1t easier for young people to become proficient at the printing trade.
 The final Session Of the convention Tuesday. will consist of business meeting, including reports of com mittees, new business, and election of officers. Tuesday afternoon. the visitors will be taken on an aufomo- bile trip over the industrial district of Birmingham.
 President Hauser stated that mem bership of the organization had dou- bled during the past year. and that some wonderful work could be ex- pected in the future. Membership in- cludes employers of both union and open shop labor.