272 J. W. Matthews, 1520 Prentice Ave., Portsmouth, Va.

274-P. Holland, 100 Garrison Ave., Jersey City, N. J. 276-Frank Kittridge, B. T. Co., Washburn Blk., Maine St., Brockton, Mass.

278-Ed. Hege, 500 State St., Elkhart, Ind.

279-Andy Holmes, R. No. 2, Box 78, Jefferson City, Mo.

280-Archie Meyers, 42 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, Cal. 281-J. P. Vallila, 4829 Lawndale Ave., Chicago. 283-J. J. Hill, Libby Bldg., Essex St., Lawrence, Mass.

289-John Meaney, 51 Taylor St., Waltham, Mass. 291-Geo. Selkin, R. F. D. No. 8, Box 8, Oklahoma City, Okla.

293-Albert Mieke, Danville, Ill.

298-Harvey Hansen, 1200 Stuart St., Green Bay, Wis. 299-C. Urgerhart, Union Hotel, White Plains, N. Y. 301-Thos. Moroney, Carpenters' District Council Hall, 7-9 Oakes St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Office hours,

1 to 2 p. m.

302-Norman C. Hill, Charleroi, Pa. 303-W. L. Crowe, Bethel, Conn.

307-J. L. Mears, 143 State St., Hammond, Ind. 309-Joseph Murray, 35 Park Ave., Summit, N. J. 310-Fred. Heckman, 331 McDonald Ave., Richmond, Cal.

311-John Marcell, 288 Greenwich Ave., Stamford, Conn.

316-Walter Pratt, North Quincy St., Boston, Mass. 319-D. H. Richmond, Aurora, Ill.

322-Frank Sherry, 838 Broadway, Camden, N. J. 325-H. Kachel, 224 E. Johnston St., Denison, Tex.;

Gus Carlson, 301 W. Dublin St., Sherman, Tex. 326 Jacob Tazelaar, Hackensack, N. J.

328-C. L. Gilbert, 53 Oaks Pl., Freeport, Ill. 331-D. Cavanaugh, 1010 Sunset Ave., Asbury Park, N. J.

332-Hans Hansen, Labor Temple, James St., E., Winnipeg, Man., Can.

333-Edward McGraw, 15 Hickory St., Erie, Pa. 338-J. J. Lumbard, 725 State St.; res. 326 E. 111th St., Erie, Pa.

342-B. K. Glover, 2816 California St., Oakland, Cal. 343-J. McGlennon, Building Trades Council, 314 Marion St., Vallejo, Cal.

344-J. Whitlock, Box 272, Ridgefield, Conn. 349-P. F. O'Meara, res. 122 Grafton St.; office, Room 24, Insurance Bldg., New Haven, Conn. 351-George Torbeck, 420 S. Fifth St., Richmond, Ind. 352-W. H. Lynch, 903 13th Ave., S., Nashville, Tenn. 356-H. J. Rattigan, Box 356, Butler, Pa. 357-Fred Christine, 412 8th St., N., Brainerd, Minn. 360 J. W. Mitchell, Wyant's Hall, Main and Broadway, East St. Louis, III.

363-A. Marrow, 13 W. 6th St., Hutchinson, Kan. 364-W. A. Gunther, 272 H St., San Bernardino, Cal. 366 F. E. Townsend, 920 Ohio St., Kansas City, Kan. 369-LeRoy Douglas, 84 Jersey Ave., Port Jervis, N. Y. 370-Frank Hosner, 1025 Ave. A.. Flint, Mich. 374-C. R. Wolfe. 404 Price St., Marshall, Tex. 376-J. H. Culley, 504 Lee St., Roswell, N. Mex. 278-George Bell, 54 Machar Ave., Port Arthur, Ont. 382-John J. Stevenson, 4 Monhagen St., Middletown, N. Y.

388 J. J. Gill, 112 Bismark St., P. O. Box 118, Lansing, Mich.

390 Clark Gillio, Welcher Ave., Peekskill, N. Y. 392-Phil Fisher, 29 E. 12th St., Cincinnati, O. 395-P. F. Froelick, 114 Northland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 397-John McKnight, rear 207 Bentwick St., Sydney, Cape Breton, Can.

399-John B. Miller, 610 Broadway, Logansport, Ind. 400-W. M. Quick, 495 High St., Lowell, Mass. 401-E. Kohls, 730 Superior Ave., Sheboygan, Wis. 402-Michael Krure, 206 N. Hamlin Ave., Chicago, Ill. 508-Walter F. Reed, Labor Temple, 62 Madison St., home address, 6 Carver St., Worcester, Mass. 414-H. Hawkins, 23 Abbott St., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

417-George H. Mallon, 2506 Fremont Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn.

418-Charles McAdams, Baisley St., Jamaica, N. Y. 419-B. F. Benly, 419 E. Price St., Paris, Tex.

420 Chas. A. Dougherty, 1915 Wharten St., and 232 N. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

421-M. J. Sable, 125 Bryam Shore Road, Portchester, N. Y.

427-P. C. Leist, 634 E. Grant St.. Alliance, 0. 428-Chas. Levering Sr., 411 W. Main St., Norristown, Pa.

429-John Fishbaugh, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.

447-H. W. Francis, Labor Temple, Sacramento, Cal. 432-Frederick Blundell, 23 Abel St., New Brunswick,

N. J.

433-C. W. Yerbury, Box 418, Gary, Ind. 436-J. M. Reid, 412 S. 16th St., Richmond. Ind. 437-C. Walker, 24 Main St., Rahway, N. J. 43S-Thos. P. O'Rourke, 11 N. Smallwood St.: office

502 E. Fayette St.; phone St. Paul 9202; res. phone Gilmore 1156 W., Baltimore, Md. 439-Jas. Shawen, Barry's Hall, Coll and Ohio Aves.; office hours, 8 to 9 and 4 to 5, E. St. Louis, Ill.

440 B. E. Ferrell, 138 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. 441-Thomas H. Bass, Hotel Stratford, Petersburg, Va. 442-Wm. Butler, 206 Guerrero St.; res. 1181 Shotwell St., San Francisco, Cal.

443-Roger J. Sherman, 78 Terrace St., Carbondale, Pa. 444 S. J. Donahue, 761-763 12th St., Oakland, Cal. 447-H. W. Francis, Labor Temple, Sacramento, Cal 449-Wm. J. Kinsella, 311 Penn blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. 451-George Scholbolock, 1325 11th St., Portsmouth, 0. 452-A. V. Daugherty, 914 S. Broadway, Lexington. Ky.

455-J. J. Foley, 1197 W. Minnehaha St., St. Paul, Minn. 456-Thad Bachelder, 106 N. 6th St., C. C. Little, 107 N. 6th St., Clinton, Ia.

457-Fred Olsen, Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. 463-Wm. Doran, Jas. Dunn, Wm. Chapman, Geo. T. McGuire, 51 E. 125th St., New York City, N. Y. 465-W. L. Ellis, 24 27th St., Huntington, W. Va. 473-J. E. Mullane, Box 356, or Labor Temple, Seattle, Wash.

474-T. J. Monfort, 621 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia. 475-Fred Scholl, 30 Montgomery St., Newark, N. J. 476 E. J. McGuirk, 199 State St., Providence, R. I. 479-J. II. Roberts, 78 Morley Ave., Winnipeg, Man. 480-Roy Stillinagon, Connellsville, Pa. 484-Julius Hansen, 206 18th St., Lewiston, Idaho. 486-Wm. F. Langton, 44 Chestnut St., Haverhill, Mass.

494 J. O. Sawkins, 430 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, Cal.

J.

H.

436 H. C. Harris, Box 1099, Calgary, Alta., Can. 497-Frank Carroll, Plattsburg, N. Y., care Freeman, Margaret St.

498-Wm. Doran, Wm. Chapman, 103 125th St., New York, NY.

499-Bert Vining, 36th and 4th Ave.; John Haggerty. 246 Rodger St.; James Curry, 22 Riverside St.. Lowell, Mass.

501-William F. Voss, Fond du Lac, Wis.

502-R. M. Keating, 223 E.. 5th St., Michigan City, Ind.

507-George Ottens, West Chicago, Ill.

509-Walter Newell, 24 College Ave., San Francisco, Cal.

514-G. Bullerman, R. No. 2, Hinsdale, Ill.
517-Arthur F. Bets, Frederickton, N. B., Can.
519-E. C. Stone, 403 15th St., Miami, Fla.

520 David K. Young, 213 Barbara St., Harrisburg, Pa.

521 S. C. Beach, 619 3d St., Huntington, W. Va. 522-C. F. Ballard, 27 Kenyon Bldg., Louisville, Ky. 523-William Thompson, Dover, N. J. 524-W. F. Kerrigan, Room 306, Real Estate Exchange Bldg., 130-132 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa.

525-L. E. Gibson, Belenger St., Herkimer, N. Y. 533-Wm. Lynch, Labor Temple, 14th and Woodland,

Kansas City, Mo.

534-J. F. Power, 509 Pecan St., Abilene, Tex. 535 Ben Schulte, 42 Ohio Ave., Ft. Thomas, Ky. 536-W. C. Coughlin, 64 Rogers St., Bluefield, W. Va. 537-Jos. Glavin, 24 Fayette St., North Cambridge, Mass.

539-C. L. Egan, 2627 N. Oliver Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.

541-Wm. Kerrigan, 810 Washington St., Scranton, Pa. 543-William McGeary. 56 Oak St., Yonkers, N. Y. 557-Lawrence Call, Wausau, Wis.

562-W. W. Francis, 2228 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 565-W. Barry, Gen. Del., Medicine Hat, Alta.. Can. 566-W. J. Cleary, 721 57th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 567-J. Crocket, 314 Benton Ave., Excelsior Springs, Mo.

572--W. H. Lynch, 903 13th Ave., S. Nashville, Tenn. 575-J. J. McDevitt, 219 W. Park Ave., Greenville, S. C.

588-Richard C. Hall, 257 Beaubien St., Detroit, Mich. 590-Alec G. Atwood, 652 Castro St., San Francisco, Cal.

594-Oscar Otto. 1740 Brooklyn Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.. telephone Midway 2897-J.

597-Chas. Rau, Cornelius M. Hogan, James Christiansen; office, 126 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. 601-John Berger, 528 Chestnut St., Milwaukee, Wis 602-John M. Botts, 613 L St., N. E.; office, 817 G St., N. W.; res. phone Lincoln 1507, Washington, D. C.

603-M. J. Scanlon, 14 Lyndale St., Springfield, Mass. 604-A. Kirpens, Schenectady, N. Y.

613-J. W. Allen, Dinuba, Cal.

615-Jno. W. Cannon, Labor Lyceum, 52 S. 14th Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.

616-C. Francis, Morris. Ill.

623-Martin J. Evers, Ridgway, Pa.

624-N. V. Anthony, Sulphur Springs, Fla.

626-George D. Lahar, 103 W. Britannia St., Taunton, Mass.

627-Fred Hessenger. Minot, N. D.

635-Charles W. Mehegan, 766 E. 5th St., South Boston, Mass.

329 Lewistown, Mont. 330 Kokomo, Ind.

331 Asbury Park, N. J. 332 Winnipeg, Can. 333 Erie, Pa.

334 Morristown, N. J. 335 Battle Creek, Mich. 336 Shawiningham Fall, Que., Can.

337 Kalamazoo, Mich.
338 Fargo, N. D.
339 Escanaba, Mich.

340 Boone, Iowa.

341 Lancaster, Pa.

342 Oakland, Cal.

343 Vallejo,

Cal.

345 Willimantic, Conn.
346 Clinton, Iowa.
347 Salem, Ore.

348 Lethbridge, Can.

349 New Haven, Conn.

350 Reno, Nev.

351 Muskogee, Okla.

352 Nashville, Tenn.
353 Peoria, Ill.

354 Cohoes, N. Y.

355 St. Augustine, Fla.

356 Butler, Pa.

357 Brainard, Minn.

358 Grays Harbor, Wash.

359 Temple, Tex.

360 East St. Louis, Ill.

361 North Bay, Ont., Can.

363 Hutchinson, Kan.

364 Redlands, Cal.
365 Santa Cruz, Cal.
366 Kansas City, Kan.
367 Lewiston, Me.
368 Calgary, Can.
309 Port Jarvis, N. Y.
370 Flint, Mich.
371 Richmond Borough,

Staton Island, N. Y.
372 Missouri Valley, Iowa.
373 Suffern, N. Y.
374 Marshall, Tex.

377 Walla Walla, Wash.
378 Port Arthur, Ont.
380 Princeton, N. J.
381 Chickasaw, Okla.
382 Middletown, N. Y.
383 Kankakee, Ill.
384 Waterloo, Iowa.
385 Eau Claire, Wis.
386 Chicago Heights, III.
387 Davenport, Iowa.
388 Lansing, Mich.
389 Wichita Falls, Tex.
390 Peekskill, N. Y.
391 Spartansburg, S. C.
392 Cincinnati, Ohio.
393 San Jose and Santa
Clara County, Cal.
394 Madison, Wis.
395 Buffalo, N. Y.
396 Geneseo, Ill.
398 Pomona, Cal.
399 Logansport, Ind.
400 Lowell, Mass.
401 Sheboygan, Wis.
402 Chicago, Ill.
403 Chester, Pa.
404 Meridian, Miss.
405 Mason City, Iowa,
406 Greenfield, Mass.
407 Jackson, Tenn.
408 Worcester, Mass.
409 Nyack, N. Y.
410 Bristol, Conn.
411 Dixon, Ill.

412 Albuquerque, N. M.
413 Beloit, Wis.

414 Sault Ste. Marie, Can.
415 Ogden, Utah.
416 Bar Harbor, Me.

417 Minneapolis, Minn.

418 Jamaica, N. Y.
419 Paris, Tex.

420 Philadelphia, Pa.

421 Port Chester, N. Y.

422 Joliet, Ill.

423 Elyria, Ohio.

424 Grand Forks, N. D.

425 Hazelton, Pa.

426 Sedalia, Mo.

427 Alliance, Ohio.

428 Norristown, Pa. 429 Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 430 Englewood, N. J. 43 Independence, Kan.

432 New Brunswick, N. J. 433 Gary, Ind.

434 Superior, Wis.
435 Woonsocket, R. I.
436 Point Richmond, Cal.
437 Rahway, N. J.
438 Baltimore, Md.
439 East St. Louis, Ill.
440 Indianapolis, Ind.
441 Petersburg & Hope-
well, Va.

442 San Francisco, Cal.
443 Carbondale, Pa.
444 Oakland, Cal.
445 Manitowoc, Wis.
446 N. Yakima, Wash.
447 Sacramento, Cal.
448 Natick, Mass.

449 Pittsburgh, Pa.
450 Woburn, Mass.
451 Portsmouth, Ohio.
452 Lexington, Ky.
453 Portsmouth, N. H.
454 Ravenna, Ohio.
455 St. Paul, Minn.
456 Clinton, Iowa.

526 Edwardsville, Ill.
527 Berlin, Ont.
528 Pekin, Ill.
529 Waco, Tex.
530 Johnstown, Pa.

531 St. John, N. B., Can.
532 La Grange, Ill.
533 Kansas City, Mo.
534 Abilene, Tex.
535 Covington and New-
port, Ky.

536 Bethlehem, Pa. 537 Boston, Mass. 538 Richmond, Va. 539 Minneapolis, Minn. 540 Newport News, Va. 541 Pittston, Pa. 542 Rutherford, N. J. 543 Yonkers, N. Y. 544 Manchester, Conn. 545 Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park, Cal. 546 Milford and Hopedale, Mass.

548 Moose Jaw, Sask., Can.

549 Port Huron, Mich. 550 Wakefield, Melrose, Reading, Mass.

N. Y.

458 Appleton, Wis.
459 Missoula, Mont.
460 Bakersfield, Cal.
461 Newburyport, Mass.
462 Corning, N. Y.
463 New York, N. Y.
464 Omaha, Neb.
465 Huntington, W. Va.
466 Ottawa, I11.

467 San Mateo, Cal. 468 Traverse City, Mich. 469 Phoenix, Ariz. 470 Charleston, S. C. 471 Eureka, Cal. 472 Macon, Ga. 473 Seattle, Wash. 474 Council Bluffs, Iowa. 475 Newark, N. J. 476 Providence, R. I. 477 Fremont, Ohio. 478 Petaluma, Cal. 479 Winnipeg, Can. 480 Connellsville, Pa. 481 Eugene, Ore. 482 Gloucester, Mass. 483 Iowa City, Iowa. 484 Lewiston, Idaho. 485 Lima, Ohio. 486 Haverhill, Mass. 487 Asheville, N. C. 488 Edmonton, Alta., Can. 489 Cumberland, Md. 490 Steubenville, Ohio. 491 Roanoke, Va. 492 Stockton, Cal. 493 Clifton Forge, Va. 494 Long Beach, Cal. 495 Port Arthur, Tex. 496 Calgary, Can. 497 Plattsburg, N. Y. 498 Grinnell, Iowa. 499 Lowell, Mass. 500 Olean, N. Y. 501 Fond du Lac, Wis. 502 Michigan City, Ind. 503 Hot Springs, Ark. 504 Beaumont, Tex. 505 Arkansas City, Kan. 596 Roanoke, Va.

507 Wheaton, Ill. 509 San Francisco, Cal. 510 Middletown, Ohio. 511 Quebec, Can. 512 Oneida, N. Y. 513 Klamath Falls, Ore. 514 Naperville, Ill. 518 Piqua, Ohio. 519 Miami, Fla. 520 Harrisburg, Pa. 521 Huntington, W. Va. 522 Louisville, Ky. 523 Dover, N. J. 524 Scranton, Pa. 525 Herkimer, Lion and Mohawk, N., Y.

Including Herrin,
Marion, Murphysboro,
Ill.

552 Windsor, Ont., Can.
553 Youngstown, Ohio.
554 Elgin, Ill.
555 York, Pa.
556 Rochester, Minn.
557 Wausau, Wis.
558 Moncton, N. B.
559 Philadelphia, Pa.
560 Superior, Wis.
561 Mankato, Minn.
562 St. Louis, Mo.
563 Chicago, Ill.

64 Manchester, N. H. 565 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Can.

566 New York, N. Y.

(Air Pipe Fitters.) 568 Anderson, S. C. 569 Prince Albert, Sask., Can.

570 Grand Island, Neh. 571 Cambridge, Ohio. 572 Nashville, Tenn. 573 Astoria, Ore. 574 Charlottesville, Va. 575 Greenville, S. C. 577 Portsmouth, Ohio. 579 North Adams, Mass. 579 Marion, Ohio. 580 Warren, Pa. 581 Hannibal, Mo. 582 Princeton, Ill. 583 Faribault, Minn. 584 Fort Donge, Iowa. 585 Durham, N. C. 587 Sloux Falls, S. Dak. 588 Detroit, Mich. 589 Hibbing, Minn. 590 San Francisco, Cal. 591 Miami and Globe, Ariz. 592 Medina, N. Y. 593 London, Ont., Can. 594 Brooklyn, N. Y.

(Marine S. F. & H.) 595 Welland, Ont., Can. 596 Hayden, Ariz. 597 Chicago, Ill. 598 Washington, Iowa. 601 Milwaukee, Wis. 602 Washington, D. C. 603 Springfield, Mass. 604 Schenectady, N. Y. 605 Denver, Colo. 606 Isthmus of Panama. 607 Westfield, Mass. 608 Milwaukee, Wis. 609 Manhattan, Kan. 610 Boone. Iowa. 611 McGill, Nev. 612 South Chicago, Ill., and Lake Co., Ind. 613 Dinuba and Reedley, Cal.

614 Memphis, Tenn.
617 Winona, Minn.
619 Franklin, Pa.
620 Westerly, R. I.
621 Lancaster, Ohio.
622 Holyoke, Mass.
623 St. Marys, Pa.
624 Tampa, Fla.
625 Douglas, Ariz.
626 Taunton, Mass.
627 Minot, N. Dak.
630 West Palm Beach,
Fla.

631 Bremerton, Wash.
632 Twin Falls, Idaho.
633 Lebanon, Pa.
634 Pendleton, Ore.
635 Poston, Mass.
636 Detroit, Mich.
637 Mansfield, Ohio.
638 New York, N. Y.
639 New York, N. Y.
640 Grensboro, N. C.
642 Gardner, Mass.
643 Augusta, Me.
644 New Bedford, Mass.
645 Mt. Vernon, Ill.
646 Fall River, Mass.
648 Pocatello, Idaho.
649 Raleigh, N. C.
650 Crockett, Cal.
651 Charleston, W. Va.
652 Isthmus of Panama.

653 Centralia, Ill.

654 Miles City, Mont. 655 Marshfield, Ore.

656 Havre, Mont.

657 Parkersburg, W. Va.

658 Joplin, Mo.

659 Monroe, La.

660 Clarksburg, W. Va.
661 Muncie, Ind.

662 Mobridge, S. D.
663 San Francisco, Cal.
664 Pittsburgh, Kan.
656 New Philadelphia, O.
666 Hastings, Neb.
667 Niagara Falls, Ont.,
Can.

668 New Haven, Conn.
669 Chicago, Ill.
670 Allentown, Pa.
671 Pottsville, Pa.
672 Anaconda, Mont.
673 Anaconda, Mont.
674 Chicago, Ill., and
vicinity.

675 Greensburg, Pa.
676 Johnson City, Tenn.
677 Rocky Mt., N. C.
678 Southbridge, Mass.
679 DeKalb, Ill.

680 Baltimore, Md.
681 Jackson, Miss.

682 Thompsonville, Conn.

683 Minneapolis, Minn.
684 Anniston, Ala.
685 Edmonton, Alberta,
Can.

686 Ardmore, Okla.

687 Winston-Salem, N. C. 688 Olympia, Wash. 689 Marion, Ind. 690 Burlington, Vt. 691 Norwich, N. Y. 692 Bay City, Mich. 693 El Reno, Okla. 694 Vineland, N. Y. 695 San Diego, Cal. 696 Skowhegan, Me. 697 Richmond, Ind. 698 Okmulgee, Okla. 699 Fostoria, Ohio. 700 Danville, Va. 701 Ft. Madison, Iowa. 702 Chattanooga, Tenn. 703 Newport, R. I. 704 Plymouth, Mass. 705 Washington, Pa. 706 Lafayette, Ind. 707 Seattle, Wash. 708 Greybull, Wyo. 709 Sanford, Fla. 710 Butte, Mont. 711 Johnstown, N. Y. 712 Great Falls, Mont. 713 Ashland, Minn.

FIRST DAY-MORNING SESSION.

Toledo, Ohio, August 13, 1917.

The Nineteenth Convention of the United Association was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m., Monday, August 13th, in Memorial Hall, by Horace S. Potts, Business Agent of Local No. 50, Toledo.

Mr. E. J. Wellman, Local No. 50, Assistant State Plumbing Inspector, presided during the opening exercises.

Chairman Wellman: Ladies, Friends and Delegates-To me has been allotted the extremely pleasant task of opening this convention. This is one of the proudest moments of my life, and my only regret is that I am not able as an orator to more fully arise to the occasion. I feel more or less consoled, however, by the advice of your General President, who says that the slogan of this meeting is brevity and speed.

Local No. 50 of Toledo welcomes you with a sincerity of spirit that is characteristic, not only of our fair city, but characteristic of the whole state of Ohio, for it is due greatly to the efforts of our State Association that this meeting has been made possible. I will now introduce to you Mr. Charles Lawton, representing our Mayor, who has been called out of the city and could not attend this meeting. I think, however, you will be welcomed with the same sincerity you would have been welcomed by the Mayor if he could have been here.

Address of Hon. Charles Lawton, City Director of Law.

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: Because of the absence of the Mayor, the very pleasant duty of extending to you a hearty welcome in behalf of the Mayor and all the people of Toledo has been accorded to me. I have sat in this hall before and welcomed fraternal societies and other conventions that have been held in Toledo, but never before have I welcomed a finer looking body of men than are here this morning. While sitting here listening to the opening address I thought that if I were not a lawyer I would want to be a journeyman plumber, gas fitter or steam fitter; and if I were not eligible to your organization I would want to be the first wife of a journeyman plumber or steam fitter or gas fitter, and if I could not be his first wife I would want to be his second wife, and if I were so unfortunate as not to be able to be his second wife I wouldn't get married at all.

I don't know exactly what business you will transact here during your stay in our city, but I do know enough about life to be sure that it would be well for us all if we had more occasions like the present, when for a few days or a week we might put aside the cares of this cold, calculating world and meet together, exchange friendly greetings and kindly salutations with those engaged in our avocations and get their broadening views con

own

cerning our business. Shake hands, I know that these conventions are not engaged in business all the time. If we had only business to attend to life would not be worth living. The great trouble with the people of America today and the great trouble with all the world is, as shown by the war that is sweeping over and devastating all lands, that men have been so absorbed in securing wealth and attaining place and power that they have not been able to become acquainted even with their own families or enjoy all the social intercourse the world affords.

So I say it would be better if we had more occasions like the present one, when we could put aside the calculating handshake and sit down and commune with each other. There are in this world men and women who believe that those who laugh and enjoy themselves are weak and shallow. I cannot subscribe to that doctrine. I cannot believe an icy heart or a solemn look is the badge of a mighty brain or the manifestation of a great soul. Where there is no laughter there is no love, and where there is no love life is one long drawn-out weary way. Laughter and sunshine and love are the elevators of mankind. I have often thought that if ever I was elected to a legislative body the very first act I would have passed would be one providing that no man except a fat man, a bald-headed man or a man with a big nose would be eligible to the matrimonial state. Why? Because such a man is always happy, always contented, usually the head of a large family and easily managed by his wife.

Now,

And, ladies, one word of wisdom from the wise. If you are contemplating entering the matrimonial state seek a bald-headed man, a fat man and a man with a big nose, for of such I am told is the kingdom of heaven. about the fat ladies. God bless them! They are things of beauty and a joy forever! The noblest work of God is woman. One objection I have to fraternal and other organizations is that they do not admit the women. We complain a great deal about a lack of enthusiasm. I have no doubt if women were eligible to your organization there would be no lack of enthusiasm. Every married man knows that a woman usually speaks for herself. The Good Book tells us that even the happiness of Paradise was incomplete until a woman was added to its other attractions; but that Good Book also tells us that the moment she struck Paradise she got enthusiastic and began to flirt with the devil and he has been to pay ever since.

In the last few years there has been a great deal said about the "new woman." Why, there isn't anything new about her, although today she is admitted into all professions. As a lawyer, she can draw your will so that after you are dead you don't know who is going to get your property; as a doctor, she can massage and rub you so that when you go to sleep you wish you would wake up on the golden shores. We do not know that the progress we have

made toward a higher and better civilization is due to the efforts and the influence of woman. Show me the conditions of any society and I will tell you whether or not a woman has a voice in making those conditions. As we go down into our own hearts we must feel that there is no man present here today who has any lofty aspirations, any hopes for the future that are not connected with the name of wife, mother, sister, brother or sweetheart-the five grandest and most sacred words that were ever coined by any brain or that ever fell from the lips of

any man.

I like to talk-I don't know when to get through-but as your chairman said things in this convention are going to be speeded up and speeches are to be brief, I will not take up much more of your time. I am here to extend to you a hearty welcome in behalf of the mayor of Toledo. I have no doubt many of you have attended conventions in other cities where you were well cared for, but I venture the assertion that when your labors have been completed here you will say you have never been in any city where welcomes grow more luxuriously than in Toledo. That may be due to the particular kind of fertilizer we use. If I had the power I would gather the welcomes of the 250,000 inhabitants of Toledo, cast them into a bombshell and shoot smiles and handshakes throughout this convention.

I hope your stay in Toledo will be so pleasant that when you return to your own homes you will have the most kindly remembrance of your visit to this city. We have with us today the chief of police, and he has asked me to tell you that in our city the life-saving stations close at 12 o'clock, so if any of you delegates have any fear that you may lose your lives, secure your life-preservers early. However, should anything interfere with your machinery and you do not want to subscribe to the hard rules of those that belong to the waterproof fraternity, Mr. Quinlivan and a few others of the fraternity know of a few five- and ten-cent stores around town that keep open after 12 o'clock. Of course, I don't want to tell this to the chief, who doesn't know anything about it. I do. I don't know what time they open-I know what time they close.

If anything should interfere with your machinery, I have no doubt the chief, at all hours of the day or night, would be pleased to come to your assistance. We will both leave our numbers, and if any individual or body of individuals who may not always like to wear the white flower of a blameless life should wander from that straight and narrow path that keeps good citizens from going astray we will be there with a little patrol to take care of you. Chairman Wellman: In introducing Mr. Law ton this morning I said he was a good representative of the mayor. I think he is. While your chief executive was in the city some time ago he told me a story that I will repeat to illustrate what may follow. I don't believe in telling stories that ridicule the plumber after the manner of our "funny" papers, but so long as President Alpine told me the story I feel warranted in repeating it.

President Alpine was seeking a hall that was supposed to be occupied by plumbers holding a meeting. It was in an eastern city. He arrived late and, not having a guide to conduct him to the hall, he stumbled around the city looking for it. He finally saw what he supposed was the hall, climbed the stairs, and there at the head of the stairs was an officer in uniform. President Alpine looked for indications that the meeting was open, but could not find any. He told the officer he was looking for the plumbers. This happened to be a police station. The officer in charge seemed to take in the situation, for he called out to some one inside, "Gus, are there any plumbers here?" The answer came back, "No, but the evening is young."

With that in mind I visited the chief of police and informed him that we were about to turn 500 plumbers loose in our fair city. He said, "Before you do that, let me look them over." Now I want you to meet our genial Mr. Herbert so you will not have to go to the club house where he presides to do so. I take pleasure in

introducing Mr. Henry Herbert, chief of police of Toledo.

Chief Herbert's Address.

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is rather out of my line to make a speech to such a body as this. However, I am more than pleased to have you here with us and will do all I can to make your stay as pleasant as possible. As Mr. Lawton said, you have his number and you have mine as well. He has extended to you the keys of the city, and I think I might make it unanimous and extend to you the keys to the city jail. I am not a speech-maker, but I extend to you a hearty welcome and the assurance that I will do anything I can to make your stay pleasant.

Chairman Wellman: We have with us this morning a man who is young in years but old in experience in our great movement. He is not a Toledo product, but very early in life showed his wisdom by moving to this city. He represents the great body of labor in this city and is first vice-president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor. Many of you are acquainted with him and know of his activities in that movement. Through his efforts a great many of our workers have secured increases in their wages, better working conditions and other things we are striving for. I take great pleasure in introducing to you Brother John J. Quinlivan, business agent of the Toledo Central Labor Union.

Address of Mr. John J. Quinlivan.

Mr. Chairman, Delegates to the Nineteenth Convention, Ladies and Gentlemen: I need not say it is a pleasure to attend a convention of this nature. I do not know of any convention composed of men that have a more vital influence upon the welfare of the people as a whole than a convention of plumbers, steam fitters and all the other crafts associated with your organization. No class of men is more subject to the jibes and jokes of people than the men of your craft, yet the plumber and steam fitter today are responsible in a larger measure for the health and welfare and the conservation of the public than any other body of men in the community.

At the present time the labor movement of this state and other states is confronted with Condimany weighty and mighty problems. tions have arisen during the past twelve months that have caused many homes, many families and many communities to change their manner of living, and they are wondering what is to come. Through the newspapers and on the platform we have been asked, "What is labor's attitude in this crisis? What is labor going to

do and what has labor done?" Every time I see a newspaper put that query to the workers of this state or any other state it makes my blood boil, for I know that long before any of those newspapers, long before any of these socalled "friends of democracy" were pleading for democracy labor was striving for it through shorter hours, better wages, abolition of child labor, compensation laws and many other reforms. Yet we have speakers and newspapers at this time who dare ask of the labor movement, "Where do you stand at this time?" We don't need to answer such questions-our labor movement gives everything it has. We haven't riches to bestow, but we bestow our labor power, everything we have, our lives if necessary, yet sometimes we have to defend labor against the attacks of people of that kind.

The delegates in this convention will be confronted with serious problems. You have many things concerning your craft to consider, but I want you to consider that above all things you should stand for the protection of the women and the children in the homes. Today under the guise of patriotism we have employers of labor appealing to state legislatures and Congress to repeal laws that protect women and children so that they may grind them in the industries to make profit. Your business here and the business of every labor convention is to protect these women and children in industry.

The history of the labor movement has shown that the women and children must be protected for the good of the race. The children of today