Masonry Magazine January 1962 Page. 19

Words: James Platt, Joseph Clifford, Robert Foley, Don Bidwell, Barney Haines, Lee Mielke, Charles Danna, Neville Gough, W. Crawford, Ed Duff, Robert Condon, John Wheeler, Edward Boike, Jack MacFarlane, Rudolph Bortolotti, Ralph Potesta, Joseph Argenta, Leo Lagura
Masonry Magazine January 1962 Page. 19

Masonry Magazine January 1962 Page. 19
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.


People & Events
(Continued from page 5) family. Barney Haines, es Brick, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., elected President of NADD at its annual meeting.

Milwaukee Chapter and their dent Jack Serdahley are planning er big delegation to the Houston ing. This year they are out to their last year total of 33... than 50,000 single family houses wed in the U. S. during 1961 were livable, W. Hamilton Crawford, n Rouge, La., stated recently.

National Director James Platt held second Annual Sales Conference Legion 4 on January 25th in Canton, Ohio. M. Mostow & Co., Inc., Walton, Ohio, has published a beau- brochure describing the various ces of their firm. Congratulations fine promotional piece.

Charles C. Danna, Jr. has changed mailing address. New number is C. Dana Co., Masonry Contrac 2120 South Post Oak, Houston Texas. Ed Duff, Oak Park, III. Muring the recent icy spell and his hip. He will be at the West Hospital, Melrose Park, III. for tended period of time.

Con- Masonry Age devoted its No- er issue to 10 Horizon Homes in California during 1961. Canadian Block Producers will at Niagara Falls, Ont. on Feb. Lee C. Mielke, Chicago, re- ed his position as (Illinois) State tect. The 2nd annual Auto- Seminar was held at the Ameri- Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla., on 8th, Robert W. Condon, Seattle, presided over the morning ses

Wheeler R. W. Condon while John S. Wheeler, Toronto, a, conducted the afternoon ng. Recent promotions in the (Continued on page 32)

ONRY JANUARY, 1962


Tennessee MCAA Chapters Hold State Meeting
LAKESHORE LODGE, Chattanooga, Tenn. The Tennessee Chapters of the MCAA held their annual state meeting here on December Sth and 9th with a record membership in attendance. Pictured above are more than seventy men who attended the luncheon on Saturday noon. Delegates from Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville and Bessemer, Ala. were in attendance.

Left photograph-Stephen D. Raimo congratulates Tennessee Vice President- Elect, R. R. Sneed. Looking on are George A. Miller and Jack Norman, newly elected State Secretary. Both Mr. Sneed and Mr. Norman are from Nashville. Photo upper right-Attending the enjoyable Hawaiian Luau, pool side at the Lakeshore Lodge are: Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Raimo and Mr. & Mrs. George Miller. With a capacity crowd of more than 150 people attending in the Aquadine, the Ninth State meeting ended on a very festive note.


Detroit Chapter Opens New Office
DETROIT, MICH. The Detroit Mason Contractors Association have announced the opening of new Executive Offices for the group in the Detroit Harbor Terminals Building. The mailing address is 4461 West Jefferson Ave., Suite 303, Detroit 9. Mich.

In addition the Board announced that Edward A. Boike, Jr. has been retained by the Association as the new Office Manager.

Officers of the Chapter are: Don Bidwell, President; Jack MacFarlane, Vice President; Robert Foley, Secretary and Rudolph Bortolotti, Treasurer.


APPOINT FIELD MAN
GARY, IND. Joseph M. Clifford, President, Mason Contractors Association of Indiana, Inc., has announced the appointment of Ralph J. Potesta as special field assistant. Mr. Potesta's prime undertaking will be that of contacting responsible mason contractors in the jurisdiction of the Chapter for possible membership in the group. Mr. Potesta is closely allied with the Northern Indiana Sheet Metal, Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors Association.

Officers of the Chapter are: Joseph M. Clifford, President; Joseph Argenta, Vice President; Neville Gough, Secretary, and Leo Lagura, Treasurer.

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