George A. Faber
International President
1925 - 1926

The sixth annual convention opened in Omaha on Monday, August 10, 1925, with 26 clubs being represented, after an exciting trip for most of the delegates. To the Eastern clubs, Omaha was the most distant city in which a convention had been held. Many of these delegates were routed through Chicago and special arrangements were made with the Chicago and North-western Railway for a Craftsmen's special train leaving Chicago at 6:00 P.M. and due to arrive in Omaha at 7:20 A.M.

The special train left on time but arrived in Omaha four hours late due to an accident at Clinton, Iowa, which scrambled delegates and various brands of credentials all over the cars. No bones were broken, but numerous conferences were abruptly ended.

New York requested the 1927 convention be held in that city in connection with an exposition to cover a period of two weeks. Their request was granted because it would require two years preparation to assemble the conventions of the allied industries in New York during the time of the exposition.

District conferences were successfully continued throughout the Association. Some of them were organized on such a large scale that they began to take on the importance of annual conventions. There was a growing tendency to emphasize the social part of the conference, which also increased the cost to the delegates.

During the year, these new clubs were chartered: Kalamozoo-Battle Creek, Utica, South Bend.

As a result of much discussion at the Omaha convention, the Monthly Bulletin was increased to 16 pages or more as necessity required.

One of the most practical demonstrations of educational work was a treatise on presswork produced by the Boston Club. The 116-page book comprised five descriptions of the important phases of presswork.

The International board of governors met at the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., July 24, 1926, to unveil a tablet placed on the linotype machine used at General Pershing's headquarters in France during the First World War. President George Faber made the presentation and it was accepted by Public Printer George H. Carter.