16 The First 25 Years The factory, which is seen through the window, signifies the special application of workmen’s compensation laws to industrial accidents. History of the IAIABC’s Official Seal The globe at the top, which shows the entire North American Continent, signifies the international character of the Association. The book, which is the focus of the seal, represents workmen’s compensation laws. The man with a crutch and the woman holding the infant, who sit beside a window looking out on an industrial scene, characterize the injured worker and the dependent widow for whose benefit workmen’s compensation laws were enacted. The official seal of the IAIABC was adopted in 1938 at the Association’s annual meeting in Charleston, West Virginia. Each part of the seal has a specific meaning.

17 IAIABC’s 25th Annual Convention “Twenty-five years of constant and continuous labor and effort have resulted in the perfection and usefulness that our organization has reached. Whatever we have achieved is the accomplishment of many devoted men and women working together to promote the welfare of those engaged in industry. Our organization today is the sum of the united effort of the representatives of the many jurisdictions of the world conferring together and comparing methods to the end that the best may be attained.” ~ Albert G. Mathews, IAIABC President President’s Address at the 25th Annual Convention September 26-29, 1938 | Charleston, West Virginia