Evening star., 1927-10-22
GEORGE KENNEDY
HEADS TYPOTHETAE
Washington Group Holds
Election at Annual Meet
ing and Banquet.

George B. Kennedy was elected
president of the Typothetae Of Wash.
ington at the annual meeting and
banquet last night at the City Club.
Other officers elected were as follows:
Karl V. Eiker, vice president; Ben
Durr, recording secretary; John III.
Davis, trea surer; members of the
board of directors, Howard S. Fisk
representing platen plants), Charles
H. Potter representing cylinder
plants. George A. Simontls (represent-
ing trade binders), Roger w. Wheeler
representing trade composition plants),
Frank B. Keyes representing trade
electrotypers) Francis A. MCGOWAN
representing letter shopsl, and Robert
ID. Heiner and j. II. Newell repre-
senting membership at large).
In addition to the officers elected
and new members of the board of di-
rectors, the following past presidents
will eX-officio. comprise the full board:
Thomas w. Cadick, George ii. Judd,
Oscar T. Wright, Frank p. Howard,
Robert McP. Milans, William John
Eynon and Charles r. Crane. Jack
Gillespie will be the executive secre-
tary of the local organization.
Banquet at City Club.
The banquet, which was a stag
affair, was held in the ballroom of the
City Club at $50 o'clock, opening with
the singing of America" Charles F.
Crane, the retiring president, acted as
toastmaster. About 125 members of
the local printing craft and allied
trades were present. At the conclu-
sion OF the banquet business session
followed, at which time President
Crane read his annual report of the
activities and accomplishments during
the past year.
George B. kennedy. the new presi.
dent, presented his report as chair.
man or the educational committee,
ana announced that classes are to be
conducted this year in cost-finding.
estimating, proofreading, design, and
layout and salesmanship during the
season 1928.
Past President Oscar T. Wright
presented a report on the activities
of the cost and accounting service.
representing the United States Ty
thetae of America Cost Commission.
of which he is chairman. George ],
McClosky, chairman of the audit
committee, presented his report for
the year. Community singing was in
termingled throughout the evening
t'S oAACStioh VI MCN.lIIldI1S
Orchestra.
ROthrock's Memory Honored.
Tribute was paid to Hamilton I.
Rothrock, who died during the year,
by 0. L. Wright and w. A. Edelblut
of the neurology committee. The
program for the coming Winter of the
sales club was outlined by Harry
}. Miller, president of the club.
The feature attraction of the eve
ming was an original skit by members
of the Baltimore Typothetae entitled
out of the Rut" which portrayed
conditions of the print shop before
and after becoming a Typothetae
member and applying Typothetae
principles.
A brief address was made by Presi-
dent-elect Kennedy in which he paid
tribute to his fellow workers and
complimented the organization on its
success and the harmony which pre-
vailed in its ranks. pIedging to carry
on the work of the organization for
the coming year TO the best of his
ability.
Retiring President Crane was pre-
sented with watch. suitably en-
graved, together with chain and
pocket knife, as a token of esteem
and fellowship from members of the
| organization and for the services
| rendered by him during his admins
tration. The presentation address
was made by Past President William
John Eynon.