Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-16
TYPOTHETAE OPENS
CONVENTION HERE
President Frank ]. Smith
Praises Choice of Capital
for Headquarters.
Addresses emphasizing the great

Addresses emphasizing the great
! growth in the printing industry and
! expressing pleasure over the United Ty-
! pothetae of America having chosen
Washington as its permanent headquar-
tiers featured the formal opening of the
forty-third annual convention OF that
I organization in the Hotel Mayhower to-
day.
The delegates, representing master
printers from throughout the United
StaeS and Canada, were welcomed to
Washington in addresses by Commits
sioner Sidney F. Taliaferro and by VIII
liam j. Eynon, president OF the WASH
ingto Typothetae, which is host to the
convention. Response to the addresses
of welcome was made by George r.
; Keller, first vice president Of the United
Typothetae Of America. He praised the
/ spirit Of Washington" and the warm
hospitality here.
J Praises Choice for Offices.
Frank j. Smith, president of the U.
+ T. A., In his annual address, pointed
; out the general growth Of the printing
industry, praised the work of the various
departments of the organization, with
{ particular reference to the educational
department., and told of the particular
advantages to be had through the
typothetae, having established its per-
manent headquarters here, August s..
Mr.. Smith declared that the location
OF the headquarters here affords close
proximity to the various Government
departments, the headquarters of vart-
Gus organizations, and to the general
1 civic, educational, scientific, business
and industrial life in the Nations Capt.
tai
Merle Thorpe, editor of Nations Bush
ness, United States Chamber OF Com
merce publication, stressed the magnl-
tude of the printing industry today.
! The population has doubled since 1880,
he said, while the number OF subscribers
to papers and other printed matter
has increased more than seven times:
George Ellis of Boston, who served as
president of the u. T. A. until 1907, was
introduced at the morning session as
the oldest living past president OF the
organization. Other past presidents IN
troduced at the morning session were
Alfred Finley of Boston, George K. Hebb
of Detroit and George Moulton. George
Anderson Of Australia, organizer OF the
Federation of Printers in Australia;
Prot. j. r. Riddell, principal OF the
London School Of Printing, and George
Carter, public printer, the only honorary
member of the organization, also were
introduced.
Sessions in Morning.
! The general sessions Of the conven-
ton are all scheduled for the morning
hours, to be conducted through Thurs
; day, when an executive session and
election of officers will be held. The
afternoons are being devoted to a series
of meetings of various sections Of the
organization Among the sessions which
convene this afternoon are the In
ternational Trade Composition AsSocia-
ton, meeting in its tenth annual con-
vertion in the Italian Gardens; the
e-Secretary-M Manager AsSocia-
ton, meeting In the ballroom, and the
Typothetae Cost Accountants AsSocia-
ton, meeting in the Pan-American
room.
The meeting of the Trade Compost
ton Association was called to order by
Kimball A. Loring, chairman.
: The meeting Of the Typothetae Cost
Accountants Association will be called
to order by Mrs. Mabel H. Dwyer, preSi-
dent, who will deliver one of the prin-
ciple addresses at the meeting. Dis
cusSionS on Cost System Installation
Problems" will be led by j. A. Rover,
New York Employing Printers ASsoci-
alton; by Fred w. zeller, Baltimore;
Henry L. Tinsman, this city, and Dan
L. Boyer, Philadelphia.
Special programs are being arranged
throughout the convention for the wives
and families of the delegates. This
afternoon they went on boat trip to
Mount Vernon and tonight will attend
an illustrated lecture and concert in
. the ballroom Of the Mayficwer Hotel.
Tomorrow'S general session will be
devoted to Education" with Mr.. Car