The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-08-23
ALBANIAN TALKS
Of BIG MEETING
Of DMENSCLUB
STOPS OVER IN BRUNSWICK
AFTER ATTENDING cONVEN-
TIoN IN BOSTON.
w. F. Parkhurst, Representative of
Atlanta Concern, Tells of Big Meet
ing Held in Hub City, at Which
Georgia Got Some Good Advertising.

William F. Parkhurst, of Atlanta, a
representative of the advertising
agency of J. NJ. McMichael, spent yes
terday in Brunswick, the guest of his
uncle, w. A. Mcdonald Mr. Park.
hurst came via the Clyde Line from
New York, after attending the eighth
annual convention of the Ass 0cia.ed
Advertising Clubs of America, wl:ch
was held in Boston August l, 2, 3
and 4.
In speaking of the convention, Mr.
Parkhurst said: The Boston conven-
ton of the advertising men OF It ~
United States was one of the great
est gatherings of business men ahd
brain workers held in many years
and was attended by nearly 5000 men
from the Pacific to the Atlantic, WHO
are interested in the great cause of
advertising. Enthusiasm ran high at
every meeting and much good for ad
vertising was accomplished The
keynote of practically every speaker
was honesty in advertising and it
was stated that more and more is the
public coming to a realization of the
importance of advertising both as an
economic and social force. Every pei
son who advertises was urged to
eliminate from his printed announce
ment everything that might be con-
strued as misleading or untruthful in
any respect, and Furthermore the pub
! lishers put themselves upon re cord
as. favoring the refusal of any untrue
or auncleanr advertisement. Many de-
partmental sessions were held each
day Of the convention, at when were
discussed various phases of advertis-
ng-general, mail order, retail, bill
board, wholesale, painted bull stin,
street car, trade journal, house or.
gans, ETC..
The South was we'll represented
at the convention by delegates from
Charleston, Memphis, Louisville, At
lanta, Richmond, Nashville and athcr
cities, to say nothing Of the Texas
delegation numbering over one hun
dred which came in a special tain.
These Texas boosters succeeded in
securing the next meeting of the As
sociated Advertising clubs, to be held
in Dallas next summer or fall. Forty
persons attended the convention from
Atlanta, and they secured a great deal
Of advertising for Georgia when they
entertained all the delegates az a
| (,QnrOio w a fnrr al 1,
Copley Square (opposite Boston Pub
lie Library on the evening of August
| z. The Atlanta Ad Mems club had
shipped 1000 genuine rattlesnake
melons to Boston and kept them on
ice three days, serving them to tneir
guests sweet and cold, and the New
Englanders and all delegates were
enthusiastic in praising the Ge)r-
gian's hospitality. 1t was really an
event in Boston, many persons tast.
ing good watermelons for the first
time.
Samuel C. Dobbs, of Atlanta, ad-
vertising and sales manager Of ne
Coca Cola company, who had been
national president for two terms. re-
fused to allow his name to be used
again for the nomination, and after a
hot fight between three candidates, G.
w. Coleman, of Boston, a well-known
advertising man, was elected to serve
for the ensuing year. Mr.. Dobbs has
made splendid official, and was pre-
sented by the advertising men win a
handsome chest of silver, a he auti-
full hand hammered silver loving cup
and. passenger automobile.
T. r. Basham, of Louisville, was
elected president of the Southeastern
division, composing twelve SO 1t 1ern
states, to succeed William F.. Park
hurst, who declined reelection, and
L. D. Hicks, OF the Massengale AG-
vertising Agency, Atlanta, was elect
ed secretary and treasurer. The So
cial features of the convention were
many and varied, including numerous
auto trips to the historic poiars in
and around Boston, an evening spent
on Boston's harbor with supper aboard
the ship, New England clam bake
many dinners and luncheons, and
wound up with splendid banqne- at
symphony hall. at which the lead
ing speakers were Ebert Hubbard
John Kendrick Bangs, and William G.
McAdoo."
\ Mr.. Psrkhurst was driven nver
Brunswick, and commented on IN
4 Der Of Improvements since his last