Masonry Magazine February 1967 Page. 5
Vice President Donald Bidwell, with the assistance of Mrs. Bidwell, wields the big MCAA scissors and prepares to cut the ribbon which officially opened the '67 MCAA Show. Others (1. to r.) are: Mr. and Mrs. Les Dietrich; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Laureys; Bidwell; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison, Mrs. Bidwell and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Jollay.
1967 MCAA Convention Report
St. Louis, Mo. The 1967 MCAA Convention is now history but it will long be remembered as one of the biggest and finest of the Association. From the MCAA Show on through the Banquet and Dinner Dance, each of the various activities was well attended and showed that MCAA members are interested in fundamental issues of today and are keeping pace with the great changes taking place within the construction industry.
Standing in for Anthony Perri, MCAA President, who became ill just before the Convention, was Donald Bidwell, Detroit, Vice President. Mr. Bidwell did an outstanding job in conducting the affairs of the organization and in making sure that each of the events progressed as planned.
At the Annual Meeting held Tuesday afternoon, Anthony Perri, Brooklyn, N.Y., was re-elected President with Donald Bidwell, Detroit, re-elected Vice President. Robert Harrison, Chicago, was re-elected Treasurer, with O. L. Jollay, Atlanta, Ga., elected Secretary.
Regional Vice Presidents are: David Sibbald, Hartford, Conn.; Harry Strauss, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; Frank Laureys, Barrington, III.; W. W. Bartlett, Houston, Texas; Guy Apple, Phoenix, Ariz.; Montie Smallen, Portland, Ore.; and Eugene George, Kitchner, Ontario, Canada.
Opening the convention activities was the Executive Board Meeting held on Saturday morning where all the (Please turn page)