William A. Renkel
International President
1924 - 1925

The fifth annual convention and the Third Graphic Arts Exposition opened in Milwaukee on Monday, August 18, 1924, for a period of four days. The exposition continued to the end of the week. Thirty clubs were represented at the convention.

An inter-club conference, including the district representatives, was held to discuss matters relating to the welfare of the local club. From this conference came practical suggestions for the conduct of future district conferences. The policy of submitting future amendments to a referendum of the local clubs was suggested and was adopted at a later date.

Believing that expositions were being held too frequently, a group of prospective exhibitors entered into a gentlemen's agreement not to exhibit their products at Milwaukee. While the exhibition was not as extensive as its two predecessors, it was important from an educational viewpoint and demonstrated the persistence and determination of the Milwaukee Craftsmen to finish what they had started.

Control of future expositions was fixed by the adoption of an amendment restricting them to periods of not longer than five years; the date, place, and plans to be acceptable to a committee composed of the International president, the first and second vice presidents, and subject to the approval of the board of governors.

With this convention, the first five years of the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen had ended. Since the first eight clubs had met in Philadelphia, it had grown to forty-six clubs. An emblem had been chosen: a motto, "Share Your Knowledge," had been adopted; a monthly bulletin was an established publication; the organization was divided into districts which held spring conferences. Five annual conventions had attracted many Craftsmen and guests; three trade expositions had been successful. That it resembled the present day organization so much much was a real tribute to the foresight and the wisdom of a group of self-sacrificing men who believed in the "Share Your Knowledge" movement.