Millwork Institute Meets at San Diego

The Tri-Annual Convention of the Millwork Institute of California was held at San Diego, Thursday and Friday, August 5th and 6th. The meetings were held at the San Diego Hotel.

It was most decidedly a highly successful Convention, taken from all angles, and President Harry Gaetjen and Managing-Director H. T. Diedsch have expressed themselves as being gratified.

Eighty-three members and guests were registered, with a large percentage of the number in close attendance at the four sessions.

San Francisco was selected as the next Convention City, the dates to be fixed later to coincide with the StanfordCalifornia football match. The meeting place will be announced at a later date.

President Gaetjen called the Friday morning meeting to order, introducing Mayor John L. Bacon, of San Diego. He fittingly welcomed the Institute to the southern city and extended the famed Golden Key.

The President's address was as follows:

Gentlemen:-

"In calling this meeting to order today in the City of San Diego, we are gathered together in that historic spot where Cabrillo first landed in 1542 and discovered California; and I wish we could be imbued with that same spirit that those explorers had, and that we might be the organization to build up the Millwork industry with the same result as has been accomplished in our State of California.

"We are assembled to discuss the problems of the Industry and to bring forth results that will benefit all of us. As the various subjects are announced I wish all of the members would take part in the discussion.

"The extent of our success and progress is measured by the efforts put forth by our mernbers in helping to solve our problems, not alone here, but throughout the year in your respective localities. We have the machinery, all we need is your cooperation.

"'We also need more members; there are many Mills that do not belong but should. Letters do not seem to bring these into our institute, which means personal solicitation; therefore everyone is on the Membership Committee, so get busy.

"I am glad to report that during this year many of the Mills have installed Standardized Ledger Accounts and trust that others will follow. after our discussion'at this meeting.

"I want to call to your attention, that the Millwork Cost Bureau of Chicago is about to start a course of Billing and Detailing which should be of interest to us all.

"We are well on our 3rd year of existence and should begin to see.the results. of our work; among ourselves, and in the relations between ourselves and the contractors and the architects. Our bulletin service should commence to show returns.

"In reading various Eastern Trade Journgls, I have noticed that we are mentioned in many cases, showing that we are attracting some attention and that some of our work is being copied.

"In closing, I want to ask the members to attend all our sessions and take part in all the discussions."

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