Masonry Magazine February 1961 Page. 15

Words: Robert Tauber, Robert Taylor, Stephen Raimo, James Lonie, R.J. DeWalle, T. Kirk, Joseph Holme, Oscar Person, J. Carroll, Harold Faggen, William Conners, George Arconti, Rt. Reilly, R. Struse, William McCloskey, A. Frommeyer, Dominick Manprisio, Andrew Cromwell, Weldon Myers, Oscar Talley
Masonry Magazine February 1961 Page. 15

Masonry Magazine February 1961 Page. 15



The 1961 Convention Program continued

Monday, February 20

8:00 A.M. Registration, Delaware Valley Suite, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Hotel Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

9:45 A.M. Opening Session of the 1961 MCAA Convention (Open Meeting) Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Hotel Presiding: Stephen D. Raimo, President Call to Order Presentation of the Colors by U. S. Marine Corps, 2nd Service Battalion Invocation by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward M. Reilly, J.C.D. Diocesan Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Philadelphia Address of Welcome by R. Walton Struse, Jr. Address of Welcome by William I. McCloskey Address by J. Roy Carroll, Jr., F.A.I.A., Secretary, American Institute of Architects Address by William R. Conners, First Vice President, Bricklayers, Masons & Plaster- ers International Union of America Address by Harold Faggen, Harold Faggen Associates, independent welfare consultants

12:00 Noon Recess to '61 MCAA Show. Lower Concourse Level, Sheraton Hotel. Exhibit Hours: 12:00 Noon to 7:30 P.M.

Tuesday, February 21

8:00 A.M. Registration, Delaware Valley Suite, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Hotel Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

9:45 A.M. General Session (Open Meeting), Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Hotel Presiding: Stephen D. Raimo, President Call to Order Invocation by Rabbi Harold Goldfarb, Director of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia Address by W. D. Bollinger, Manager & Attorney, Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland Address by I. Austin Kelly, III, President, National Employee Relation Institute, Inc. Address by George E. Aro, Safety Engineer, United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Address by Dr. George Cline Smith, Vice President and Chief Economist, F. W. Dodge Corp.

Convention Co-Chairmen: A. C. Frommeyer, Philadelphia and James Lonie, Dayton.

Sergeants-at-arms: R. J. DeWalle, St. Louis; Joseph Holme, New York; Dominick Manprisio, Chicago.

Convention Committee: George Arconti, Baltimore; Andrew Cromwell, Philadelphia; Joseph Holme, New York; Weldon Myers, Harrisburg; William Picco, Washington, D. C.; Oscar Talley, Wilmington; Robert Tauber, Allentown.

MASONRY FEBRUARY, 1961

12:00 Noon Recess to '61 MCAA Show, Lower Concourse Level, Sheraton Hotel Exhibit Hours: 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M.

1:30 P.M. MCAA Annual Meeting (Members Only), Pennsylvania Room West, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Hotel Presiding: Stephen D. Raimo, President Roll Call Reports of the Officers Reports of the Committees Election of Officers Reports of the Tellers. Recess

5:30 P.M. Bus service starts to Benjamin Franklin Hotel (A shuttle bus service will be maintained from the Sheraton Hotel to the Benjamin Franklin Hotel until 7:00 P.M.)

6:00 P.M. Cocktail Hour, Franklin Suite, Benjamin Franklin Hotel

7:00 P.M. Annual MCAA Banuet, Crystal Ballroom, Benjamin Franklin Hotel (Dress Optional) Entertainment under the direction of Howard Lanin.

Wednesday, February 22

9:45 A.M. General Session (Open Meeting), Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Sheraton Hotel Call to Order Invocation by T. Walter Kirk, St. Louis, Mo. Address & Demonstration on the "SCR Masonry Process" by Robert Taylor, Director of Research, Structural Cloy Products Research Foundation Address & Demonstration on High-Lift Grouting System by Oscar Person, Person & Wik, Mason Contractors, Burlingame, Calif.

12:00 Noon Adjournment

12:00 Noon '61 MCAA Show, Lower Concourse Level, Sheraton Hotel Exhibit Hours: 12:00 Noon to 2:30 P.M.

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