Masonry Magazine December 1965 Page. 3

Words: Donald Stevens, C. Dewitt Brown, Donald Bidwell, Anthony Perri, Lester Dietrich, George Miller, Robert Tubesing, Frank Laureys, O.L. Jollay, David Sibbald, Leonard Eden, Peer Pedersen, Fred Frodesen, John Yoxen, Les Osborne, R. Hendershott, Jerry Jorboe, Si Zentner
Masonry Magazine December 1965 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine December 1965 Page. 3
President
Lester Dietrich
Vice President
Anthony Perri
Treasurer
Frank Laureys
Secretary
Donald Stevens
Regional Vice Presidents
David Sibbald
O. L. Jollay
Donald Bidwell
C. DeWitt Brown
John Yoxen
Fred Frodesen
Leonard Eden
Publication Committee Chairman
Robert C. Tubesing
Legal Counsel
Peer Pedersen
Executive Vice President
George A. Miller


Calendar of Events
JANUARY 7 & 8, 1966: Masonry Estimating Course, Hopkins House, Hopkins (Minneapolis), Minn, Contact: R. J. Hendershott, 112 Poyside Road, Hopkins, Minn.

JANUARY 11-13, 1966: Annual Meeting & Convention of the Wisconsin Concrete Products Association, Red Carpet Inn, Milwaukee, Wis.

JANUARY 23-26, 1966: 47th Annual Convention of Associated Equipment Distributors, Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, III. Contact: AED, Oak Brook, III.

FEBRUARY 19-22, 1966: 16th Annual Convention of the Mason Contractors Association of America and the '66 MCAA Educational Trade Show, Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.

APRIL 1 & 2, 1966: Masonry Estimating Course, Denver, Colo. Contact Les Osborne, MCA of Colorado, 123 Vallejo, Denver, Colo.

APRIL 16, 1966: Annual Meeting of the Mason Contractors Associations of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

AUGUST 11-13, 1966: Annual State Meeting of the Associated Masonry Contractors of Texas, The El Tropicano Motel, San Antonia. Texas. Contact: Jerry Jorboe, 1114 Cortland, Houston, Texas.

The Magazine for the Masonry Industry
masonry
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
December, 1965
Volume 5, No. 12
Robert Tubesing, Chairman Publications Committee
George A. Miller, Publisher


CONTENTS
3 Calendar of Eevents

5 Greetings from MCAA President Les Dietrich

7 Winter Protection of Scaffolding

9 Selling Parade

11 Mason Contractor News & News of the Industry

11 World's Largest Shopping Center Completed

11 People & Events

12 Washington, D.C. Chapter Honors Its Past Presidents

12 Si Zentner and His Orchestra to be Featured at MCAA Banquet

13 Photo Review of St. Louis Masonry Estimating Course

19 The Washington Wire

21 Advance Program for the '66 MCAA Convention

22 Washington, D.C., Your '66 MCAA Convenion City

26 Registration Form

27 Product Profit Makers

28 Advertisers' Index

As the official publication of the Mason Contractors Association of America, masonry publishes authoritative announcements and articles concerning activities of the MCAA. Statements and opinions expressed in editorials ar articles by the editors and contributors do not necessarily represent the official position of the MCAA, and the publication of advertising does not imply endorsement of products advertised nor statements made concerning them.

Published monthly. Editorial and Executive Office, MCAA, 208 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Subscription price $5.00 per year. 50 cents per copy.

Mason Contractors Association of America 1965.


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