The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-25
Delegates to Association Of Com
mercial Executives Take a Night
Of and Make Merry.
TRIP TO MOUNT VERNON
SPOILED BY HEAVY RAIN
City Promotion Is Discussed, but
Delegates Differ as to the
Publicity Method.

Delegates Of the American Association
Of Commercial Executives took a night
OF from the strenuous duties Of their
annual convention and had an evening
Of fun at the National Press Club. The
reception in their honor was given by
members OF the club and was arranged
as an informal affair by some OF the as
sociate members who are also members
OF the association.
The feature Of the evening was a short
talk by DR.. Woods Hutchinson. who was
an invited guest, and who is attending
the Congress on Hygiene and Demog-
raphy DR.. Hutchinson's talk was half
serious. half humorous and sparkled with
wit and some appropriate tales. He was
introduced as the greatest living expo
nent Of the popularizing Of medical
science and making 1t understandable to
the man Of affairs.
DR.. Hutchinson said, among other
things that the medical profession hoped
by the mastery of preventaole diseases
to reduce by one-third the untimeiy
death and illness Of the community. This
he thought a commendable object. as 1t
would increase by a similar proportion
the working and productive power or
the world. He expressed the opinion
that the work would have to be UNDER
taken by the community. as the poor
people to be directly benefited were not
in condition TO provide food and en-
vironment for their cfring.
Solution for Poverty.
Dr. Hutchinson declared that the prob
lem OF poverty would, in his opinion, be
finally solved by the proper feeding. pro-
viding play and good air to the children
of those who bear the burdens and do
the work of the world. He said medical
science had attacked this problem with
determination to succeed, and he
thought that results already achieved
warranted the belief that in another gen
community as whole would be ad-
advanced 30 per cent. This would add
about one-third TO the working power OF
the world and decrease illness. idleness,
crime. and attendant evils by a similar
ratio.
Last nights entertainment came to the
secretaries as a pleasant relief from the
activities of busy day, beginning early
with a reception by President Taft at
the White House and ending in a long
afternoon session filled with business and
discussions OF the interesting sort which
has marked the meeting thus far.
President Taft made an address to the
delegates yesterday morning. in which he
complmented them on their work and
praised the objects which they and the
commercial bodies Of the land are seek
ing to accomplish.
The first business of the morning ses-
sion was the report of the nominating
committee who named candidates for the
Offices Of the association for the coming
year. The election will take place to-day.
The nominations submitted were as fol-
lows: President. NJ. B. Trezevant; first
vice president. James Bell; second vice
president. Herbert n. Davidson and S.
Mead: third vice president c. B.
Yandell and w. L. Seely; secretary-treas-
urer. c. Frank Terhune and Edwin
Quarels; board OF directors. five to be
elected. Henry T. Hoag. Richard B. Wat
rous. H. G. Spaulding. Vincent Stevens,
H. V. Eva. A. V. Smell. George H. Leh-
man. George H. Lenhart. John NJ Glenn.
NJ. c. Huggett, William Nelson. W. r.
Williams. Thorndyke Deland. Milton Car
michael. A. G. Brown. and Walter Reed.
Discuss City Promotion.
City promotion was one OF the subjects
discussed by Joseph H. Beck. OF ST Paul.
and R. ]. Mclean. OF Spokane. Mr.. Beck
took an attitude in opposition to what he
termed the hot-air method" and stood
out for solid and truthful advertising in
question, leaving to time and the interest
thus created beneficial results which
would be sure to follow. Mr.. Mclean de-
Tended the news bureau, describing how
1t was operated in Spokane and what re-
suits had been achieved. This bureau
sends out real news about the progress of
Spokane, and il is published by hundreds
OF newspapers in different parts of the
and serves to keep that city con-
stantly before the people OF the United
States as a live and progressive commu-
nifty.
The afternoon session began at Il
o'clock. A short paper on the Panama
Canal, read by ]. F. Carter, secretary
Of the San Antonio Chamber Of Com |
merce. led to a discussion upon the ben
efits of that project to the general COM
merce and manufacture OF the country
and to big cities in particular.
c. J. Owen, director of the Southernl
Congress, made a short ad-
dress at the afternoon session on the
work and aims OF his organization. Al
resolution was passed by the association
the work of the congress
and its proposed study Of European con-
ditions. |
The trip to Mount Vernon. scheduled for !
yesterday afternoon, was postponed onl
account of the weather and will take
place this afternoon IL the skies clear |
the convention will decide upon the next
place of meeting. 1t is likely that al
lively time will be had over this part
Of the proceedings as several cities are
in the race for the honor.
The convention will adjourn tonight
at an evening session after the return |
from Mount Vernon, or at the afternoon |
session, il the trip is permanently aban-l
doned on account OF rain.