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Systems”. Mr. McKee was from the Carbondale Machine Company, a compressor manufacturer of great renown at the time. In November, National Secretary Brewer drafted an article on the reasons to attend the upcoming convention. National Second Vice President Glenn saw his article “Refrigerating Plant operation” published for the first time. J.H. Lamar drafted an article entitled “Plant Overhauling”. November 11th was the next Chicago Chapter meeting. As you can imagine the last-minute preparations for the National Convention monopolized the business meeting. Harry Sloan, a well-known engineer from the Vilter Corporation, conducted a short course on ammonia compressors and their efficiencies. On November 12th, the Kansas City Chapter issued an announcement of their new officers: James Gallup as President, T.G. Shawhan as Vice President, H.L. Frentop as Secretary/ Treasurer, and F.J. Taylor as Sergeant at Arms.

And with that, it was time again for Conference and the New Year began. We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into the History of RETA. As you can see, many people have contributed to the success of the organization at the National level and the Chapter level. If you have any corrections, please send them to us. If any of the articles mentioned seem of particular interest, please let us know and we will attempt to return them to print.

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