Masonry Magazine August 1965 Page. 3

Words: Donald Stevens, C. Dewitt Brown, Donald Bidwell, Anthony Perri, Lester Dietrich, George Miller, Robert Tubesing, Frank Laureys, O.L. Jollay, David Sibbald, Leonard Eden, Peer Pedersen, Fred Frodesen, John Yoxen
Masonry Magazine August 1965 Page. 3

Masonry Magazine August 1965 Page. 3


President
Lester Dietrich
Vice President
Anthony Perri
Treasurer
Frank Laureys
Secretary
Donald Stevens
Regional Vice Presidents
David Sibbald
O. L. Jollay
Donald Bidwell
C. DeWitt Brown
John Yoxen
Fred Frodesen
Leonard Eden
Publication Committee Chairman
Robert C. Tubesing
Legal Counsel
Peer Pedersen
Executive Vice President
George A. Miller




Calendar of Events

SEPTEMBER 17-18, 1965: MCAA Management Institute-A Course In Masonry Estimating, Hotel America, Hartford, Conn. Contact: David Sibbold, 51 Brace Road, Newington, Conn.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1955: Indiana Concrete Masonry Association Southern Region Meeting. Jasper, Indiana. Contact Robert Walton, 331 East 46th St, Indianapolis, Ind.

OCTOBER 8, 1965: Centennial Dinner of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers International Union, International Ballroom, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.

OCTOBER 15, 1965: All-Weather Construction Conference, Sahore Motel, Chicago, III. Contact: MCAA Executive Office.

NOVEMBER 2-5, 1965: 18th Annual Convention of the American Concrete Institute, Statler-Hilton, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact: ACI, P.O. Box 4754, Redford Station, Detroit.

NOVEMBER 8-10, 1965: Annual Convention of SCPI, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Contact: Thomas S. Lennon, 1220- 18th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

JANUARY 11-13, 1966: Annual Meeting & Convention of the Wisconsin Concrete Products Association, Red Carpet Inn, Milwaukee.

FEBRUARY 19-22, 1966: 16th Annual Convention of the Mason Contractors Association of America and the '66 MCAA Educational Trade Show, Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.




The Magazine for the Masonry Industry
masonry
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
August, 1965 Volume 5, No. 8
Robert Tubesing, Chairman Publications Committee
George A. Miller, Publisher


CONTENTS

3 Calendar of Events
7 Special Report, Part VIII Insurance For Contractors
10 Wet Basement
13 Mason Contractor News & News of the Industry
13 People & Events
13 Executive Board Meets At Bellaire, Michigan
15 Selling Parade
19 What Have YOU Done For ME Lately?
21 Job Quality Control
27 Product Profit Makers
28 Advertisers' Index




As the official publication of the Mason Contractors Association of America, masonry publishes authoritative announcements and articles concerning activities of the MCAA. Statements and opinions expressed in editorials or articles by the editors and contributors do not necessarily represent the official position of the MCAA, and the publication of advertising does not imply endorsement of products advertised nor statements made concerning them.




Published monthly. Editorial and Executive Office, MCAA, 208 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Subscription price $5.00 per year. 50 cents per copy. Mason Contractors Association of America 1965.


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