William R. Goodheart
International President
1921 - 1922

The important influence exerted on the industry by the International Association prompted the organization of the First Graphic Arts Exposition to be held under Craftsmen's management.

Mr. Goodheart's club in Chicago had planned to have a modest exhibit in a hotel as a part of the annual convention, but the manufacturers supplying the industry so approved the idea of being able to exhibit in this way that extensive exhibit space was secured in the Chicago Coliseum July 23 to 30, 1921.

The second annual convention was held simultaneously with the opening of the exposition, July 25 to 27, 1921.

One of President Goodheart's suggestions was that of dividing the International Association into ten districts and having a representative for each district. After this step had been accomplished, the board of governors urged the clubs of each district to meet once a year for the discussion of local club management and to promote the general interests of the International Association

During the year the following eleven clubs were chartered: Trenton, San Francisco, Fort Worth, Dayton, Worcester, Connecticut Valley, Topeka, Providence, Witchita, and Los Angeles.

The year also marked the first clubs on the Pacific Coast. The moving spirit was Joseph Phillips of San Francisco who called a preliminary meeting of printing executives in the fall of 1921. The response was so favorable that the organizing meeting was held October 10, 1921, when the first permanent officers were elected.

Mr. Phillips then journeyed to Los Angeles in April, 1922, and talked to several friends there and these conversations resulted in the formation of a club at Los Angeles on October 5, 1922.