Masonry Magazine January 1965 Page. 21

Words: Lester Dietrich, Henry Nemec, Peer Pedersen, Walter Kunze, Herb Johnson, Irv Wermont, T. Fallon, Reverend Dreheim, Ralph Locher
Masonry Magazine January 1965 Page. 21

Masonry Magazine January 1965 Page. 21
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EQUIPMENT


IDEAS


Monday, February 15th
Registration. Registration Desk, Grand Ballroom Foyer, Mezzanine Floor
Hours: 8:00 Α.Μ. to 5:00 Ρ.Μ.

Opening Session of the 1965 MCAA Convention (Opening Meeting) Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine Floor, Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel
Presiding: Lester Dietrich, President
Presentation of Colors: U.S. Marine Corps.
Invocation: Reverend L. A. Dreheim, Chaplain, Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Address of Welcome: Henry Nemec, Chairman '65 Convention
Welcome to Cleveland: The Honorable Ralph S. Locher, Mayor of Cleveland

Address: "The First 15" by Les Dietrich, President, Mason Contractors Association of America

Address: "Where Do We Go From Here?" by Irv Wermont, Nationally known humorist, author and educator

"The Angry Earth" by Walter Kunze, Director of Promotion Planning & Engineering Services, Portland Cement Association.


Tuesday, February 16th
Announcements

Recess to '65 MCAA Educational Trade Show. Mezzanine Floor
Hours: 12 Noon to 6:30 Ρ.Μ.

Registration. Registration Desk, Grand Ballroom Foyer
Hours: 8:00 Α.Μ. to 4:00 Ρ.Μ.

Second Session of the 1965 MCAA Convention (Open Session) Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine Floor
Presiding: Lester Dietrich, President
Call to order
Invocation: Reverend Father Kenneth W. Mulholland, St. Malachi's Church, Cleveland, Ohio

"It's The Law" by Peer Pedersen, MCAA Legal Counsel.

"Looking Ahead" by Herb Johnson, Vice President and Economist, Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., Chicago, III.

"Sales Clinic" by T. D. Fallon, Director of Sales Training, National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, N.Y.


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