b'MIDWESTRoofingConlracfors Association,Inc.MailAddres: l000 Power &Lqhl BlJq. Knnsos Ct 4 ,Missouri ROBERTL.KODERC.D.ANDREWSEARL F.DOUGLASSRober!P.L4ons PAULMOR.RI$ PresidentSecretoryVtc:ePresidentVice PresidentE,u?culiveSecre.lm4 4900BlueParkway1188SixthAvenueHiwoy7 1South131-4 - 15th Street KansasCity,MissoudDesMoines,IowaCarroll,IowaGreeley, ColoradoGRonJl-0848 VolumeIVJanuary Issue1BULLETIN1960 KansasCityConventionWrapUp ImmediatelyfollowingtheconclusionoftheTitanicTenthAnnual ConventionofMRCAheldinKansasCity,Missouri .,inlateNovember yourEditorwasplungedintoamassofyear-endbusinessactivity liberallylacedwithholidayfestivitieswhichhaspreventedthe timelypublicationofthisBulletin.Belatedlywereport.,theref\'ore, -thatTheTitanicTenthmorethanliveduptoitsadvancebillings,catapultingMR.CAintotheseconddecadeofitsvigorousyouth.T_otalregistrationattheConventionexceeded400 .,andincluded representativesfromapproximately85%ofourmemberfirmsaswellas manynon-members.Thegalafinalbanquetanddanceinthehotelballroomwasattendedbyacapacitycrowdof200,nearlytwicethenumber atthecomparablefunctioninprioryears.The41exhibitor 1 sbooths receivedalivelyplaythroughouttheConvention,andwehavereceived amultitudeofcomplimentsonthisaspectoftheConvention,bothfrom theexhibitorsandfromtheConvnt1ondelegates. Afewacknowledgmentsandthanksareinorderforthosewho laboredsodiligentlyandsowelltomaketheTitanticTenthatremendoussuccess:ToConventionCo-ChairmenPaulMorrisandEdDaly,whohandlednotonlyalloftheConventiondetailsandarrangementsbut alsosoldthebooths ToMrs.PaulMorrisandMrs.EdDaly,who,alongwiththe wivesofseveralotherKansasCitymembers .,formed-theladies\'committee,andwereresponsibleforaladies 1programthatwillbelongrememberedToEdDaly,BobKoderand(pinchhittingatthelastminute)PaulWatkinsformoderatingthebreadandbutterforumswithaplomb andfinesse ToBillBuckleyformarshallingandmoderatingapanelofexpertsfromacrossthenationonthesubjectofroofdecks ToJohnSheaandPaulMorris,whoteameduptocorraltheverytopexecutivesofthenationalmanufacturersandsupplierstodiscussproblemsofindustry-wideconcern.(ElsewhereinthisBulletin youwillfindasmallportionoftheproceedingsofthispanel.) "-"\'El - AMIDWEST ROOf\'INO CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION'