The Washington times., 1924-06-17
WILL HELP
DISTRICT
VOTE
Sheet Metal Delegates Pledge
Aid at Convention After
Oyster Makes Plea.

Washington looks to the people
of the States to aid it in getting
the voting franchise so as to have
the opportunity Of telling our
troubles on the floor of Congress"
Commissioner James F. Oyster
told delegates to the convention
of the National Association Of
Sheet Metal Contractors, which
opened this morning at the
Raleigh.
Commissioner Oyster in welcom-
ing the visitors, more than 600
of whom have registered so far,
told them they should not come
to Washington as visitors but as
to their Second home" He asked
them to carry home the plea Of
Washington for representation In
Congress and declared that I'VE
must depend now on your repre-
sentatives in Congress to disburse
your money and our money for
the upkeep of the city,"
Cooperation Pledged.
George Tesmacher, Of Cleveland,
replying to the welcoming address
pledged the cooperation of tho or
ganization in aiding Washington.
One of the most important mat.
tiers before the convention which
will continue through Friday, is the
topic of vocational training.
A report of the vocational train.
ing committee outlining the success
Of more than twenty-five trade
schools operated under the assotia.
tons auspices is before the after.
noon session.
Paul F. Brandstedt, of Washington,
past national president, in a report
placed before the session, discusses
the work Of the Washington sheet
metal trade school and proposes che
cooperation Of the sheet metal con.
tractors for the proposal to estab.
lish vocational school here which
will include classes in all the rec.
ognized trades.
Vocational training first was in
troduced as a work Of the asso-
citation during the administration Of
Mr.. Brandstedt as national presi.
dent in 1915. Frank Cushman, as.
sistant director Of the Federal board
for vocational education, presented
observations on his recent trip to
the Pacific coast. Judge Edwin b.
Parker, addressed the convention on
Better Business"
Committee Heads Named
Past President Brandstedt, chair.
man Of the general convention COM
mittee. presided at the opening Of
the convention and introduced John
A. Pierpont, Of Washington, national
president.
The Reverend Thomas W. Cook,
Of the Church Of the Ascension, of.
Tered the invocation. President
Pierpont announced the appointment
of the resolutions committee aR fol.
lows: e. B. Langenburg, j. e. Mer.
rick, George /. Ray, c. D. Touchet
and George Mooney. Max Walten
and Joseph Apolonio, chairman Of
convention committees, werc ap-
pointed to the credentials com.
mittee.
Serving with MIR. Brandstedt as
general convention committee chair
men are Ernest Gichner, chairman
entertainment committee; Joseph A.
Daily, finance chairman; Charles
Ockershausen, sightseeing; Joseph
Apolonio, registration, and Max
Walten, publicity.
At the entrance of the large ball.
room of the Raleigh, where con-
vention sessions are held, is a large
welcome arch done in sheet metal
by the students of the sheet metal
works. trade school, under the
direction of H. r. Dampman, In.
structor.
The Washington Board of Trade
has established an information booth
at the convention headquarters
where pamphlets descriptive Of
Washington are being distributed.