Glass Manufacturers hold 47th convention; D. C. Jenkins listed

Glass Makers Hold 47th Convention

Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers, Hold Interesting Meeting

W. A. B. Dalzell, Succeeds Marshall W. Gleason as President.

THE meeting of the American Association of Flint & Lime Glass Manufacturers was held last Monday afternoon, July 16th, at the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., which marked the forty-seventh annual convention of the organization. While the meeting was not quite as well attended as usual, it was nevertheless enthusiastic.

After many years as president of the Association, during which period he had given unstintingly of his ability and time, the resignation of Marshall W. Gleason, of the Gleason-Tiebout Glass Co., Brooklyn, was received with genuine regret by his associates in the organization, by whom he was looked upon with real affection.

The meeting differed this year from those in the past, there being no regular address to the manufacturers by President Gleason and no special speaker provided for. The elimination of the first mentioned feature was a disappointment, for the members always derived food for thought from Mr. Gleason's annual message to them.

Following the roll call and the reading of the minutes of the quarterly meeting, held at Wheeling, W. Va., on April 5th, President Gleason announced the election of officers as next in order and said before appointing the nominating committee, that he specially requested, that his name be not considered for re-election. He said that in no year, since he had been in business had he been more active than the one just past, and since he would soon pass his seventieth birthday, he felt it was time to retire from active participation in the association entirely and take things easier all round. He said that from the inception of the National Glass Association, dating back about thirty-five years, he had attended every meeting and conference, this being the first that he would be absent from the conferences. He said that after so many years activity in the association, which had been crowded with so much interest and pleasure, it was not easy to step out. He spoke with special feeling of some of his former associates in the organization who had passed to the great beyond.

Mr. Gleason appointed Charles West, Howard Jenkins and R. A. Farris, as nominating committee, and their recommendations for the various officers of the association were unanimously elected as follows:

President, W. A. B. Dalzell of the Fostoria Glass Co.; First Vice-President, Marion G. Bryce of the United States' Glass Co.; Second Vice-President, Nicholas Kopp of the Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Co.; Treasurer, E. P. Ebbertts of the Phoenix Glass Co.; Actuary, John Kunzler; Directors: W. A. B. Dalzell, Marion G. Bryce, Nicholas Kopp, E. P. Ebbertts, Marshall W. Gleason and A. J. Bennett.

Immediately upon the election of officers, Mr. Gleason said he would relinquish the chair to Marion G. Bryce first vice-president, who presided over the remainder of the meeting, in the absence of Mr. Dalzell, in his usual the manner.

Marshall W. Gleason, Retiring President

A letter from Clarence Heisey, of the A. H. Heisey Co., was read, relative to a plan to impress the beauty, utility, etc., of glassware upon the consuming public, in a series of articles. Considerable interest was evidenced over the subject and a committee was appointed to go into the matter further. The committee consisted of Reuben Haley of the United States Glass Co., Charles West of the Westmoreland Specialty Co., and George Dougherty of the Economy Tumbler Co.

The following resolution on the death of Jacob Franklin Kirk was read, adopted and a copy ordered sent to the family.

Again it has become the duty of the American Association of Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers to record the death of one of its old members. On Tuesday, March 27th, 1923, Mr. Jacob Franklin Kirk passed to his reward.

For twenty-five years he represented in this Association the Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co. For a like number of years previous to this he had represented the original Rochester Tumbler Company in the capacity; of traveling representative, and as such, was perhaps one of the best and most favorably known of the fraternity in the United States and Canada, and was one of the pioneers to introduce American Pressed Glassware in foreign countries, including Great Britain, Australia and South America, which countries he visited and helped lay the foundation for the present volume of business.

Therefore, Be it Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Jacob Franklin Kirk the American Association of Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers has sustained the loss of one of its much valued members and friends, and be it further

Resolved, that, the Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the Association and that a copy be sent to the bereaved family in assurance of the heart felt sympathy of its members, who join with them in sorrow and loss we all have sustained.

W. A. B. DALZELL,

E. P. EBBERTTS,

H. C. FRY,

Committee.

Victor G. Wicke of the Imperial Glass Co., said as this was the last meeting that Mr. Gleason would attend in an official capacity, he wanted him to know how much he had appreciated him. He said he had been a real friend to him and a great help on many occasions. He said that it was Mr. Gleason's broad mindedness and absolute fairness, that had been responsible for keeping him in the association. He said that he had combined dignity, with a friendliness in the office, that had been greatly appreciated. She said it would be utterly foolish and unfair to ask him to continue as president, when he did not want to, but that he sincerely hoped he would come back and not forget the association altogether.

Mr. Gleason in reply said he wanted to extend his thanks for this expression of friendliness and said he had always looked upon the members of the organization as his friends and that now he knew they were.

The following were present at the meeting: R. A. Ferris, Belmont Tumbler Co.; Arthur Bennett, Cambridge Glass Co.; John Beiswanger, Gill Bros. Co.; E. A. Gillinder and Geo. F. Steele, Gillinder & Sons; Marshall W. Gleason and Chas. Gleason, Gleason-Tiebout Glass Co.; A. C. Franc, Holophane Glass Co.; V. G. Wicke, Imperial Glass Co.; Addison Jenkins and Howard C. Jenkins, Jenkins Glass Co.; A. J. Smith, McKee Glass Co.; D. A. Taylor, H. Northwood Co.; E. P. Ebbertts, Phoenix Glass Co.; C. M. Rodifer [sic] Rodefer, Rodifer [sic] Rodefer Glass Co.; Geo. Dougherty, Economy Tumbler Co.; M. G. Bryce and Reuben Haley, U. S. Glass Co.; Chas. R. West, Westmoreland Specialty Co., and Calvin Roe. of the Fostoria Glass Co.

The trade press was represented, at the meeting by H. R. Handy of the Pottery, Glass & Brass Salesman, J. G. Kaufmann of China, Glass & Lamps and F. Calvin of the Fostoria Glass Co.