Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-11
AID MEN WELCOME EAGLES
Omaha Boosters Qualification Takes
a Different Turn.
HAVE GOOD WORDS FOR OMAHA
Market Towns AdvertisinE ProcIiv-
titles Commended by Head Officers
OF m Lodge OF the
Eagles.

The Notification banquet given by the
Omaha Ad Mems club last night at the
Paxton TO jubilate over the success Of
the delegation to the national convention
at Louisville IN securing the next national
convention 10 Omaha was turned into a
sort OF a welcome to the grand officers OF
the grand aerie Of the Eagles, who will
meet In national convention in Omaha next
week.
All the grand officers Of the Eagles
who are now In the city and those who
expect to be after the convention next
week we're I'm attendance and several Of
them responded to toRsts. The Ad club
men who went to Louisville told how the
convention was secured and told what
means had been used TO win Louisville
and the delegates TO the convention TO
become boosters for Omaha. Grand
Worthy Vice President Frank y. Herring
said that he knew the reason the conven-
ton was secured for Omaha was because
Loo Eagles IN Louisville told the dele
gates that a city which was good enough
for an Eagles convention was good enough
for the National Ad Mems club conven-
ton.
"Omaha secured the convention through
advertising" said Ed T. swobe, who made
the nominating speech. setting forth the
advantages of Omaha as a convention city.
All Louisville was talking about Omaha
and II was better known than ever beforf
long before the delegates began to arrive.
We made 80 much noise for Omaha that
we simply smothered competition"
r. w. Harwood told the guests that the
way to secure a convention was to get
the people OF the convention city to boost
ing for you. John Steele of the Commercial
club told how the news was received al
home. Rome Miller welcomed the Eagles
to Omaha and A. w. Jefferis said that
Omaha had found out that the only kind
Of advertising that paid was to send al
visitors away as boosters and not try tC
wiring a few extra nickles out Of visitors
while they we're within the city gates, HI
said that Omaha always tried to show
them such a good time that they wer'
always glad to return.
Conrad II. Mann, grand worthy secre
tary Of the Eagles, told how for four year.
TuthIll had boosted for Omaha until the!
had finally concluded to give the city
good tryout. and here they were. 'Omahi
will be called upon to entertain 25,O0O Eagles
and I know from what 1 have already seel
that they will go away boosters said Mr.
Mann.
The next three speakers were the mex
grand worthy president, who will be elected
at the convention next week, and the tw,
leading candidates for the position OF gram
worthy vice president, an office mucI
sought after, as the holder Of that offic
becomes the grand worthy president at tn
following convention.
Omaha has been offered 20 us SO man.
times that l feel perfectly at home" sal
Frank E. Herring Of South Bend, gran
worthy vice president of the Eagles. 9TH
Eagles are coming for a great and seriou
purpose to carry out a great ethics
movement for the betterpent of mankind
We believe that it is far better to hav
small social sessions than to hold expensiv
~banquets where the members would spen
IS a plate with money which their fam
lies might need at home. We believe ths
the people should be educated up to
higher moral standard rather than legii
lated up to that standard"
Senate Thomas f.. Grady Of New Yor
proved an excellent after dinner speakt
and handed out jollies right and left, whic
put all In the best OF humor. RE is a car
didate for the office OF grand worthy vic
president, so some of the others announce,
j. 8. Parry OF San Francisco, the othC
candidate. told OF the good work Oman
did for his city during the earthquake, tel
ing OF the carloads Of supplies from Oman
which were the first TO reach San Fra
cisco at that time.
r. e. Sunderland. the president Of II
club and POSTMASTER OF the evening, ha
his totem pole on exhibition.