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on Saturday Afternoon at 1:30 PM to allow the banquet to end before 4:00 PM. Outgoing Vice President J.E. Porter called the session to order in the absence of President E.P. Fryant. Secretary F.L. Brewer read the President’s address in his absence. In the closing of the address, President Fryant called upon those in attendance to “do our share and we will have the greatest Association in all the world”. The address included the following call for members: Give us men from the rank, Fresh and free and frank; Men of faith, and not of faction; Men of lofty aim in action; Men who never shame their mothers: True, however false are others. In the afternoon session, G.E. Kloss of the Franklin Ice Cream Company delivered a presentation titled “Refrigeration for Ice CreamManufacture”. It was very well received. So much so that Mr. Kloss was elected National President at the end of the convention. J.E. Porter delivered the presentation “Installation of Boilers”. This was followed by a Presentation by Norman Register titled “Engineer Work During Off Seasons”. This work was suggested by E.P. Fryant. Mr. Fryant “encouraged” officers of the organization to present papers at the convention. He went so far as to select topics he felt were appropriate to the organization. This paper will be republished in an upcoming issue of the RETA Breeze . The famous C.T. Baker presented a paper on “Electricity in Ice Plants”. This was followed by an extended discussion by those assembled of power consumption per ton of ice. Another discussion ensued concerning the Association’s role in the employment

changes of its members. As penned in the notes of the Conference: “It is not the policy of the association to encourage men in changing their employment, but where a man has definitely decided he is capable of earning more money, the association can do more for him than any private employment bureau, and of course no charge is made for the service. The secretary then mentioned a number of excellent positions available for members, and referred to others who had been placed in desirable locations during recent months.” On the second day of the Conference, Secretary Brewer read a paper prepared by President Fryant, “Lubricating an ice Factory”. This paper included revolutionary concepts such as developing oil specification and the keeping of an Oil Log. Bruce Dodson opened the afternoon session of day 2, with a presentation on the insurance costs of Plants. The presentation emphasized the concept of machine guarding. “We come now to perhaps the most important thing which an engineer can do to make the plant safe, and by which he can reduce the cost of insurance to the management of the plant. It is by providing adequate safeguards to dangerous machinery and to other hazardous conditions about the plant.” Many ideas were put forth in the discussions following the presentation. Even though this was the last presentation of day two, it was one of the most popular presentations of the Conference. Day three, the final day, opened with a presentation by J.D. Hansen entitled “Oil Burning”. The paper touted the

NAPRE of 1920 and RETA of today. RETA is governed by a Board of 12 Directors and 5 National Officers. NAPRAE of 1920 utilized a Board of 9 Advisors, a 3 person group of Directors and 6 National Officers. The Board of Advisors consisted of O.E. Morris, W.H. Biesley, F.H. Ladd, Carl Nessler, A.E. Page, Norman Register, I.W. Marshall, and Bennett Story. E.P. Fryant of the Bogaluse Paper Company served as Chairman of the Board of Advisors. The three directors of the organization included: Henry West, Norman Register, and J.E. Segar. The National Officers for 1920 were an interesting lot. Eugene Grey served as the Sergeant at Arms. Eugene was an employee of the City Ice Company of Rushton, Louisiana. W.R. Ilch served as the National Treasurer and F.L. Brewer served as Secretary. James Glenn served as Second Vice President. Carl E. Loker with the Chicago Artificial Ice Company served as First Vice-President. G.E. Kloss of the Franklin Ice Cream Company served as National President. Conference (1919): Referred to at the time as the Tenth Annual Convention, the 1919 Conference was held at the Coates House in Kansas City, Missouri on December 4th, 5th, and 6th. Attendance was less than anticipated due to labor shortages in some areas and the extreme shortage of gasoline. The Conference was plagued by issues. It was the only convention allowed to be held in Kansas City during the fuel crisis. The convention ceased at 4:00 PM to allow everyone to get back to their rooms prior to nightfall. Even the traditional banquet was not immune from the curfew. The banquet was held

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