Masonry Magazine November 1962 Page. 4
READY FOR '63 KICK OFF
Two more top speakers have been selected for the 1963 MCAA Educational Trade Show. Brigadier General Alvan C. Gillem II and BM & PIU President John J. Murphy have accepted invitations to speak to MCAA members.
General Gillem commands the SAC's 57th Air Division at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts. He has served in a number of high positions of responsibility. During World War II he flew 91 combat missions in Spitfires and P-51 aircraft, downing four enemy craft. He is a holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf Clusters.
John J. Murphy, president of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union, was elected to the Union's highest office in 1961. He was formerly director of the Organization for the American Federation of Labor. He has also served as a labor advisor to Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his staff in Tokyo, and as a labor member of both the National Wage Stabilization and Construction Industry Stabilization boards.
A mighty weighty MASONRY is now in the mill for Convention-minded MCAA members. The special Convention issue, running forty-plus pages, will be in your hands before you leave for the Annual Show in Pittsburgh.
The event: The Annual MCAA Educational Trade Show. The place: Pittsburgh, Pa. The time: January 26-30. What to do: Advance register, now!
It's New, It's Different! The plate pictured below looks like a credit card. But the beauty is-you don't pay a thing for it. It's simply a new and different (and efficient, too) way for you to receive information and literature from the many MCAA exhibitors you'll see at the '63 Trade Show.
You'll be issued your Inquiry Saver when you sign in at the Pittsburgh Hilton. Present the plate to any of the exhibitors and they'll use it to record your name and address instantly. They'll later send you whatever literature you requested.
BOARD REVIEWS AGENDA AT MO
CONCLAVE IN NEW YORK CI
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-The MCAA Executive Board completed another highly successful meeting here on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17 at the new Americana Hotel of New York. With over 30 members of the board in attendance a complete agenda of association matters was reviewed. The Association Annual Audit, prepared by Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co., was presented by Finance Committee Chairman E. J. DiSabtino and approved. The Nominating Committee Chairman Stephen D. Raimo presented a slate of officers approved by the Executive Board which will be directed to each of the Chapters prior to the annual meeting in January. Each of the MCAA Committee presented informative reports on the various activities of the Association.
On Saturday evening the Annual Board Meeting Banquet was held in the Princess Ballroom of the Americana Hotel. Over 125 persons attended with the New York Chapter, the Associated Brick Mason Contractors of Greater New York, being the host of a very enjoyable cocktail party.
SCENE AT THE NOVEMBER MCAA Board Meeting in New York City (pic to right) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pesce, Vice President-East: Mr. and Mrs. Heritius, of the Nailable Cinder Block; and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Roimo, past President.
SHOWN HERE ARE MR. AND MRS. Strouss, state Vice President of; Mr. and Mrs. James Lonie, MCAA; and Gerard Ryan, 63 Convention.
MASONRY • November