Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-01
HUNT OUTLINES SCHEME
Reciprocity With Other Cities Is
Suggestion Made.
500 FOR NATIONAL REGATTA
To Be Used for Entertainment of
Visiting Oarsmen in
August.

A permanent organization whose duties
1t shall be to bring conventions, and
then more conventios. to the Natioal
Capital was the proposition adopted at
meeting of the committee on conven-
tons of the Chamber of Commerce today.
The plan was outlined to the commit
tee by Granville Hunt, chairman of the
convention committee. 1t will be submit
ted to the board of directors of the cham
Der at its meeting next week.
Mr.. Hunt pointed out that there are
conventions going on all the year round
in the various cities of the United States.
and that the only way in which to keep
In touch with these conventions was to
maintain a regular index showing dates
and places of conventions and to employ
clerk to keep up the correspondence
with the organizations which hold con-
ventions and to get out into the field and
obtain conventions for Washington at the
proper time.
Success of Efforts.
Mr.. Hunt spoke of the recent success
Of the three representatives sent to st.
Paul by the Washington Chamber of
Commerce to make a fight for the next
convention of the Brotherhood of Fire
men and Enginemen.
He said that had it not been for work
done by these representatives Washing
ton would not have been the city select
ed by the convention, which, it is esti-
mated, will spend nearly 100000 in this
city when in session.
Another proposition that Mr.. Hunt sub
mitted to the committee and which was
adopted was to make an alliance with
another popular convention city whereby
Washington should pledge itself to throw
as many conventions as possible to the
other city provided the other city did the
same for Washington.
Rochester, N. Y, was mentioned as
a good city with which to make an al
lance That city has many conventions
organization to bring them to Roches-
ter. This, too, will be submitted to the
board of directors.
To Entertain 0arsmen.
The convention committee voted to
recommend to the board that an ap-
preparation Of 500 be made for the
National regatta, which will be held
here in August. This sum will be used
In helping entertain the visiting oars
men II 1t is granted. A Recommendation
was that similar sum be appropriated
for the entertainment of the national
convention of building managers. which
will be held here in September. 1t is
expected that about ITS delegates will
attend this convention, including many
of the great builders of the country If
the money Is appropriated it is to come
eventually from the conventions fund,
and not from the chambers treasury
A meeting of the general committee ap-
pointed to raise a sum of $4,000 to be
used to bring conventions to Washing
ton and to help entertain the conven-
tions once they are landed for Wash
ington was held this morning in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
d. j. Callahan presided ut the meet
ing in the absence of A. Lisner,
chairman. 1t was reported that nearly
$4,000 was I'm sight and that eontribu-
tions were being made to the fund gen.
erously by Washington business men. j;
is hoped to wind up the collection of the
$1,000 still needed some time next week.
Among the contributions received to-
day were 3. F. Saul. 800; John joy
Edison. $50; Washington Loan and Trust
Company, 500; National Theater, 800;
John Evans, $25.