Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-06
BIC MEETING Of
SP|R|TUAL|STs
National Convention to Be
Held in Dallas Next
October

Special &c Daily News
Dallas, Tex. March October OF
this year promises TO be the busiest
month OF the year for Dallas mer-
chants. for in addition to the State
Fair of Texas. which will occupy the
center OF the stage during the last
two weeks of the month. there will
be a national convention OF Spirit
ualists held In the city from October
3 TO Il.
The National Spiritiulists Associa.
ton of America is composed of men
and women in all walks of life.
said d n. Hitchcock of Dallas, yes
terday and look for any number
from 5000 to 10000 to attend the
convention AT Dallas next October
There will be eleven days of work by
the convention proper and there will
also be large number of smaller
meetings. The gatherings will all
be held at Lake Cliff Park and We
will use every available space In
the grounds and also will have sew
eral meetings AT the State Fair
Grounds
Mr.. Hitchcock was delagate TO
the national convention Of the as.
ISOLATION held at st. Louis last year
He was the only representative OF
Texas in gathering Of SEVERAL
thousand people from all parts Of tho
United States and Canada. but armed
mayor Of Dallas. Chamber of Com
merce and Governor Colnuitt. he Sc
cured big meeting for Dallas. He
saws that the coming OF this great
body Of Spiritualists to Dallas in
tossed into the Ian Of Dallas and
Dallas merchants during the eleven
davs Of the convention He saws
there will he more than 1000 del
eeates on the floor OF the gathering
and that several thousand other Spir-
itualsts will come to Dallas to take
part inthe work Of the association
to watch the work of others and TO
gather more information Of their
creed
In the invitation from the Dallas
Chamber of Commerce" said Mr..
Hitchcock. we promise the Spirit.
ualsts that Il they would hold their
next anspal convention in Dallas
hospitality which would he rs gener-
ouS as orr state is large. While only
n portion of those who come TO the
convention will be delegates. all OF
them will he interested in Texas aftay
this visit and Il means more people
added to our four million which We
already have Many Of them will
take ADVANTAGE of the reduced rail-
road rates at this season of the vea~.
looking for future homes and invest.
ments. and the Dallas real estate
men will find among them MANY
customers
" is conseryatiyely estimated that
there are more than five million
SpiritualistS in the United States and
Canada. and while az this time only
IA small part of these know that The
next annual convention OF the nat .ou-
al body will be- held at Dallas We must
let them know, and our publicity
campaign has already begun We
will reach an the Spirirualis's .u me
world through the columns of the
/ SuiriWalists papers and war11.nos
published In the United State. Dul-
Ia and England
The advertiser md m.' r
which TEXAS and Dallas VilI rr.. o.
throueh this big convention ,omHg
Nerc, will reach and impress .'.~s
OF people heretofore not acquainted
with our cougeuial climate. orr ll-
most unlimited aud uudevclonol POO.
sources and our generous hospitality.
In the eleven DAYS which these people
will be assembled 40 Dallas they
will spend with the hotels and res
taurants alone. more than quarter
OF a million dollars We expect Co fIll
the new Adophus full 90 oycrf'oN.us
with Spritualsts durius the first
two weeks Of October and Jl' other
hotels In the city. as VIII as huu-
dreds of private homts
We expect to begin our campai-n
for funds Monday morning. he COM
tinued. and want 10 impress on The