The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-18
Telegrdms Sent To Presi-
dent and Green Pledging
Defense Support
BUFFALO NEXT YEAR
Delegates Foil To Elect A.
G.. For Third Time In
Thirty Years

| Completing the work of the Forty
Eighth Annual Convention, Saturday
at 80 p. m., record number Of dele
gates disposed Of the banner list Of
resolutions 1850 in eleven days prov
/ ing the serious manner in which the
various committees and subcommittee
as well as the convention as a whole
went about the task confronting them.
Secretary y-Treasurer John McGilliv-
ray is preparing the propositions
adopted by the convention to be sub
mitted to the United States Potters
Association at the biennial wage con-
ference later in the year. These will
be in the hands of the printer this
week.
| Probably the most surprising twist
TO the convention was the unpredict-
able strength Of Buffalo in the ballot
ing for the 1871 convention city. Only
/ two other cities were named, San
Francisco and Atlantic City, and
neither was able to muster the re-
quired twenty-five hackers to place it
on the ballot, thus making the New
York city practically the unanimous
choice.
Atlantic City has been the conven-.
ton site of the Brotherhood for the
past thirty years with b,ts two ex-
Iceptions. Both Of these have been the
Brotherhood hall in East Liverpool.
First in 1928, James NJ. Duffy's first
year as president, and in 1885.
The work Of the various committees
and their chairmen was praised by
President Duffy. He pointed out that
the General Ware Price List Commit
tee had large job, but the members
were willing to work all hours until
| they had completed the work. The
other committees and their chairmen
were singled out and given credit for
their accomplishments.
| While the committee on officers re-
port made their recommendations,
/ Pete Clemens Of Local Union No. 5
took the chair. He later stated that
/ he couldn't understand why he had
/ been singled out for the honor but
perhaps it was similar to story he
once heard. A young farmer was
walking past friends house carrying
lantern. Upon being asked where
he was going, he replied he was off to
see his girl. The friend said, when
| was courting my wife l never car
ried a lantern" Yes" replied our
hero, land look what you got"
Thomas Neal, chairman of the COM
mttee on officers report thanked
President Duffy for bestowing the
honor upon him in the Golden Ami
versary year of the Brotherhood. He
stated he was the oldest member pres
ent, both in years and membership,
having joined the organization in 1897.
He was especially pleased, he stated,
that the convention changed but one
word in his committees report.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the report, all the delegates stood with
bowed heads while SecretaryTreas-
urer John McGillivray read the names
of the 125 members who died the past
year. A minute of silence was then
observed in their memory.
The oath of allegiance to the flag
was repledged by the delegates led by
Charles Newton, Local Union No. SO.
The Executive Board was then en-
powered to send a message to Presi-
dent Roosevelt backing the defense
program 100 per cent. a telegram was
also ordered sent to William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, pledging cooperation in
every possible way with the defense
of America in case of invasion.
First Vice President Z. l.. Wheatley
thanked the delegates for the oppor-
tunity they gave him last year of at
tending the Canadian Labor Congress
as the fraternal delegate of the A. r.
of L. He displayed the wrist watch
the Congress presented him and stated
it was an experience he would be
grateful for always.
The three members from Califor-
MIA, Irwin Bailey, V. J. Seller and
Harry Hokerson were given hand for
travelling the length of the country to
! be present at the convention and all
expressed their determination to up
hold the ideals of the Brotherhood on
the coast.
Three kilograms were received the
second week Of the convention and all
were ordered answered and made part
of the proceedings. President William
Green of the A. F. l.. sent his personal
greetings and stated that the loyalty
of the Brotherhood has been appreci-
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