Show tar and locomotive halmers palmers Pal mers old point comfort va sept S alt the of this country and the as well ae the var loua car work were rep 1 resented this it the opening ot abe twenty eighth annual convention of the master car and locomotive painters association ot the united stacee and canada the convention was called to order 1 abe club room ol 01 the hotel nt 10 by national president charles copp of lawrence amons those were J II 11 pitard whittler etler ala A hunicke sedalia mo E A cole philadelphia 0 W mason Altoon aO E koons st louis II 11 G cre chicago A P dane boston thoa brye richmond va F S ball altoona TM Dunlap bure 3 F Lan columbus 0 EJ aubrey Musk cRon hobt mckeon kent 0 RG Au OA brayere Br ottawa ont W 0 quest after welcoming exercises exer cibes re were presented by the president and secretary robert mckeon of kent ohio the convention then took up the oi a number of questions re latier exclusively to the buei nees ol 01 the I 1 fraternity such as the relation that should eliet between a painter and bia superior and the advisability of rubbing to a dead the interior work of care iho convention will continue for three days and papers will be read on the best methods of cR canvas and methode of surfacing chatwill Th atWill beasi to macd paper and lump pumice stone for passenger cars and locomotive tenders an interesting paper has also been prepared by J A gohen of indianapolis describing the railway paint shop of modern times |