The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-17
500 EDITORS OF NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION COME TUESDAY
Richmond and Omaha Will Compete
For Next Years Convention
Sessions In PontchartraIn.

Sessions In PontchartraIn.
Newspapermen from all over the
/ United States are arriving In Detroit
to attend the twenty-sixth annual con-
vention of the National Editorial as
ISOLATION, which will be held in the
Pontchartrain convention hall. Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, begin
ming at $50 Tuesday morning.
Representatives from two cities are
already on the ground laying the
foundations for campaign to bring
the convention In 1912 to their city.
Omaha, Nebraska, has II. v. Parrish,
manager of the publicity department
OF the Omaha Commercial club, work
ing for that city, and Richmond, Vir-
ginia, has sent William II. Dabney,
business manager of the Chamber OF
Commerce, and George w. Rogers, OF
the Richmond Evening Journal. a
member OF the city council. II Is ru-
mored that Jacksonville, Florida, will
also present an invitation to the con.
vention.
About 500 newspaper men are ex-
pected to attend and judging from the
reservations already made in local ho-
tells, the number will not fall far be-
low that Milton Carmichael of the
convention committee Of the Chamber
OF Commerce feels sure that the mum,
Der will be close to 500.
The meetings will open Tuesday, at
$3.50. when addresses of welcome will
be made probably by Governor os-
borne. Mayor Thompson and President
McRae, OF the Board of Commerce.
with responses by President Baum
gartner, of the editorial association.
Past President Walter Williams, dean
of the school OF Journalism of the uni
versity of Missouri. and Mrs. Matt
Parrott, OF Waterloo, Iowa
The program for the association in
cludes papers of interest to newspa-
per men during the sessions Tuesday,
"Wednesday and Thursday, with sup
Elementary pleasure trips about the
city. Tuesday afternoon will be enliv-
ened by trip about the city and Belle
Isle in automobiles, Wednesday by a
steamer ride to Livingstone channel.
and Thursday by visit to the Parke,
Davis & Co.'S factory or the Bur
roughs' Adding Machine factory. or
both. The association on all these
trips will be the guests of the Detroit
Convention and Tourists Bureau and
the Board of Commerce.
THE only city in the United States
that we have TO fear in competition
for a convention Is Detroit" said VIII
liam T. Dabney, who is boosting Rich
mond, Virginia, as a convention city.
Detroit has every natural advantage.
There are interesting sights. every
thing is neat and clean. the hotels are
excellent and above all the people ap-
pear to be prosperous and happy You
know that is great asset to a town
bidding for convention. Associations
like TO come to place where the
people are busy and prosperous and
happy.
There are only half-dozen or so
good convention cities in the country
and Detroit Is in II with any OF them
I understand that you had 1872 conven-
tions last year and you deserve them
THE only point that we talk when
competing with Detroit is our loca-
ton. We sometimes have an advan-
tage In our southern location. II
don't land this meeting II will be the
first one I have ever come to Detroit
for and didn't get"