Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-24
FORM CONVENTION
LEAGUE FOR CITY
Organization to Be Incorporated
and Begin Campaign for
List of Members
TO HAVE PERMANENT ROOMS
Attempt to Be Made to Duplicate
Work Done by Detroit
Association

The Convention league of Los An
geleS took tangible form last evening
at a meeting of delegates from differ
ent civic and mercantile organizations
held at the Alexandria hotel. 1t was
decided to incorporate the league under
the laws of California and bylaws
were adopted, committees were ap-
pointed on Incorporation and the place
of regular meetings was fixed.
With this much to work from, those
who have been active thus far in get
ting the organization under way, will
begin active campaigning for member
ship today, and it is believed that they
will have no trouble in securing the
cooperation of the realty owners and
merchants of Los Angeles once the
benefits 10 be derived from the league
are explained and thoroughly under
stood.
OUT FOR CONVENTIONS
The league will begin operations at
once is securing conventions for this
city.
The organization, according to the
by-laws adopted last evening, will be
governed by a board of directors Sc
leeed by the members of the league.
The directors, thirty in number, Will,
in turn, elect officers, a president, two
vice presidents, q secretary ana
treasurer, and q executive committee
consisting of nine members of the
hoard of directors. On this latter body
the great bulk of the leagues work
will fall.
1t is believed that the new organiza-
tion will have the unqualified support
of every civic organization in Los An
geles Those who attended last even
ing were enthusiastic over its pros
poets and expressed confidence that
Los Angeles with the aid OF the league
would advance rapidly to the front as
a convention city.
RAILWAYS TO HELP
The league will also have the CO.
operation of the railroads centering
here. Personal representatives from
all three of the trans-continental lines
have attended the meetings held thus
far and promise the support of their
roads. not only with funds but have
also volunteered the assistance or thelr
we'll organized passenger departments.
The plan of financing the league, as
worked out last evening, Is slIhple
one and it is believed will DIVIDE the
expense in a manner fair TO all CON
cerned. The different business estap-
lishnents which are members or the
association will be divided into classes
each class being requested to pay a
| certain fixed amount per month TOWARD
the leagues support. Classlhcatlorl
will be made according to the amount
of benefit each particular business de-
| rives from having conventions mere
For instance, hotels will be IN one
class. restaurants in another, con1ec-
| TONERS in another, and so on down the
| list of members, each contributing a
certain amount, some large some
| small.
SYSTEM OF DUES
It was the original intention to have
all funds raised by assessments pu'
after some discussion the delegates
were unanimous in their choice OF TIE
! dues system for support.
IF possible the Los Angeles league
will he made to do for this city what
similar organization has done for De
troit. Last year the latter city mad
convention open there every third DAY
| the wear round and the convention
league was largely responsible LOT 1t
| The chamber of commerce has 90
mated a suite of rooms for the use o.
the league as offices and meetlnt
rooms free of charge, and these WI VII
he fitted up and occupied at once. IN
first regular meeting of the league
| will be held in these room mex
! Wednesday at which time 1t Is prop
able that a board Of directors Will p
| selected. In the meantime commit
tee of Incorporation, appointed las
| evening. will have taken the necessar'
stems toward incorporating the league
This committee will meet Monda.
evening in Calvert Wilson's ONCE 90
Wilcox building.