Masonry Magazine October 1966 Page. 25
Mason Contractor News
Published by The Mason Contractors Association of America, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, III.
Name Thomas Murphy President of I.U.
Calendar of Events
JANUARY 4, 1967: Insurance For The Mason Contractor, Hopkins House, Hopkins, Minnesota. Contact: R. J. Hendershott, 112 Wayside Rood, Hopkins, Minnesota.
JANUARY 15-19, 1967: Associated Equipment Distributors Annual Convention, Americana Hotel, Bal Harbor, Florida.
JANUARY 20-21, 1967: Masonry Estimating Course, Marriott Motol Hotel, Atlanta Ga. Contact O. L. Jollay, 40 Franklin St., Avondale Estates, Go.
FEBRUARY 18-21, 1967: 17th Annual Convention & Educational Trade Show of the Mason Contractors Association of America. Chase-Park Hotel, St. Louis.
APRIL 1-7, 1967: Annual Convention of the American Concrete Institute, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
JANUARY 14-17, 1968: Associated Equipment Distributors Annual Convention, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
MARCH, 1967: Masonry Estimating Course. Phoenix, Arisena.
MONTREAL-Thomas F. Murphy has been elected to succeed John J. Murphy as President of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union of America at the Convention of that organization here. William R. Conners becomes Secretary with George King the Union's new First Vice President. John Joyce, Chicago, Illinois, has been selected as the Treasurer of the I.U. and he has assumed his new position in Washington, D.C.
Mr. John Murphy resigned as President after serving many years.
Highlight Bearing Wall At Convention
Lester Dietrich, 67 MCAA Convention Chairman, has announced that "Your Future and Bearing Wall", a two hour symposium, will be held on Sunday afternoon, February 19th, in the Ballroom of the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel.
"We will endeavor to acquaint the mason contractor with the various characteristics of this type of construction and give him a practical presentation on construction techniques," Dietrich said.
Robert Denny, Harry J. Kaufman & Associates, Washington, D.C., will moderate the session which will feature leaders from every section of the masonry industry.
Chairman Dietrich will release the names of the various participants in next month's issue of Masonry.
Skil Corp. Expands
Skil Corporation, manufacturer of power tools and construction equipment, has announced a $3,000,000 plant expansion program, the largest in the Chicago firm's 42 year history. According to John W. Sullivan, President, this increase in productive (Continued on page 28)
Estimating Course
CLEVELAND, OHIO-MCAA'S Masonry Estimating course was held here on Sept. 16 & 17, with 25 persons in attendance. Meeting Chairman was Henry R. Nemec with Bob Dalton assisting. (Continued on page 28)
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