Masonry Magazine August 1972 Page. 20

Words: Jan Sutherland, R.W. Offerson
Masonry Magazine August 1972 Page. 20

Masonry Magazine August 1972 Page. 20
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COMING EVENTS


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October
20-21.. Canadian Masonry Contractors Association. Fall Board Meeting. Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, P.O.

22-25.. Brick Institute of America (SCPI) Annual Convention, Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton, Fla. Contact: R.W. Offerson, BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Road, McLean, Va. 22101, phone (703) 893-4010.



November
1-5..MCAA Fall Executive Board Meeting, Casa Blanca Inn, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact MCAA Executive Office, 208 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill, 60604

30..3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Apprenticeship Conference, Ramada Inn, Phoenix, Ariz., running through December 2nd. Contact the RMAC at 1130 N. Ist St., Phoenix 85004, phone (602) 261-3401.



December
2.. Annual "Excellence In Masonry" Awards Dinner Dance. Regency Hyatt House, Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago. Contact Jan Sutherland, MCAGC, 1550 Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, Ill, 60068.


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January
7-11.. Annual Convention, National Concrete Masonry Association, Miami, Florida. Contact: Convention Chairman, NCMA, P.O. Box 9185, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Va. 22209.



February
15-19.. Sixth Annual Convention of the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, P.Q. Contact CMCA 134 Oakdale Road. Downsview, Ontario,

22-28..23rd Annual Convention & Educational Trade Show, MCAA, Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 208 S. LaSalle St. Chicago, Ill. 60604.


Fuller Co. to Manage Restoration Project

The George A. Fuller Company, New York, N.Y., which completed construction of the Lincoln Memorial in 1918, has been entrusted with the $6.5 million renovation of an historic building where Abraham Lincoln gave the speech credited with winning him the Presidency.

The structure is the eight-story Foundation Building of The Cooper (Continued on page 40)


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