Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-19
Life Insurance Men Will Meet
Here in December.
GOING AFTER CONVENTIONS
Chamber of Commerce Campaign to
Bring Them to Washington.
REPORT OF CHAIRMAN HUNT
Proposed Adoption by the Business
Men of an Envelope. Showing
Advantages Of Meeting Here.

: Granville NJ. Hunt chairman of the
conventions committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, has just received a letter from
Thomas Grant who is in Des Moines. Ia,
endeavoring to induce the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners to hold their next
convention in Washington stating that
special convention of life insurance presi-
dents and eastern agents will be held in
Washington next December. when the in
surance bill comes up before Congress.
The convention will probably remain in
session during the entire time the bill is
under consideration by Congress. The
regular convention of the life insurance
agents will be held next year in Pittsburg.
Mr.. Hunt has also received a commune
cation from Henry Wallace, the new pres
ideut of the Conservation Congress, in
which he writes that as soon as the con-
vention committee of the congress- which
will decide where the next convention
will be held. is appointed, he will send
the names to Mr. Hunt. Mr.. Hunt was re-
Gently in ST Paul. where he created much
favorable sentiment for Washington as
the place In which to hold the next meet
ing of the congress.
Rivers and Harbors Congress.
: The chances that Washington will
remain the meeting place of the Rivers
and Harbors Congress at it's seventh
annual session next year are said
to be excellent Some time ago 1t
looked though the congress would
meet next year in either Toledo or Chi
cago. as both those cities offered $4,000
as inducement. The Washington
$500. and the advantages of Washing
ton as convention city are regarded
as so great that this smaller offer will
probably be accepted.
TO y, fa1, Iaot "a
where the next session will be held is
composed of Joseph E. Ransdell. John
A. Fox and j. F. Ellison. Mr.. Hunt said
today that at least two OF the three
members of the committee are in Ia
yor of the congress remaining in Wash
ington.
Envelope Booming Washington.
The adoption by the retail merchants
and other business men of the city OF
a business envelope booming Washing
ton as a convention city is another
method by which the Chamber Of Com
merce hopes to sbring people to Wash
ington.
At a recent meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association the "Washington en-
velope was discussed, and Granville NJ
Hunt was instructed 20 submit a design
and estimates of the cost of the enve-
lopes. The envelope which will be sub
mitted for approval mas In nght tint
view of the Capitol and the Washington
Monument and the following printed
across its face: Washington. the city
beautiful Washington, the city of homes.
The logical convention city. Has more to |
interest you than any other city on earth
You have helped to make 1t what II is
Come and let US show you how your
money has been spent.
II the latter is adopted by the local
merchants many thousands of them will
be sent out each day to all parts of the
country advertising Washington as con- |
vention city
souvenir automatic lead pencil, bear |
ing the legend 1.-THE Cham Der of Com
merce wants you in Washington next
time has been adopted by the conven- |
tons committee Of the chamber, to be |
presented to delegates at various conven-
lions which representatives of the cham
Der are trying to bring to Washington al
their next meetings.