The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-30
Birminghammer on Display

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 Birminghammer on Display
 The Birminghammer will be on display at the establishment of Louis Saks. As announced yesterday in The Age-Herald. the Birmingham Ad club will hold a spe- cial luncheon at noon Friday, at which the report of the trip will be made. The Birmingham delegation will present, on that occasion, a loving cup to John Spar row. president of the club, who was in charge of the party throughout the Texas trip, and who is chiefly responsible for the success of the most unique adver- Using venture ever attempted by d city of the United States.
 The members of the party were tired. for the trip had proved a strenuous one. The members of the party were happy, however, for they were home after hay ing done their share in adding to the glory of Birmingham.
 Two Strenuous Weeks Practically two weeks ago, the depar- ture was made from Birmingham. A brief stop occurred in Memphis. From there a sensational and record-brealing run was made over the Cotton Belt sys- tenn to Dallas. At the convention three editions of The Birminghammer were pub lished. and many other ssones turned for the benefit of Birmingham. Following the COnNentlOn, Tn one Ol lOuI SpeGldi lid1HS, the Birmingham party in turn visited Fort Worth. Hillsboro, Waco, San An- tonio Galveston and Houston. From the latter city the party returned to Dallas, where farewells were said to all other delegations save that of Charleston. From Dallas the Birmingham delegation depart ed at o'clock Tuesday morning. At ' O clock Wednesday morning. after having crossed half of Texas and Arkansas. the delegation found itself at Memphis From Memphis over the Frisco a rapid trip was made to Birmingham.
 The Greatest Convention
 The magnitude of the convention can scarcely be grasped by those who did not attend and even those who were on the ground are even yet un- able to appreciate. the degree to which the hospitality of Texas was extended The convention was composed of men whose business it is to advertise, to present to the people of the world in an attractive manner those things which they have for sale. Practically every large city of the United States was represented. Delegates came from Canada, from England and also from the Hawaiian islands. Attending the convention were more than 3200 of ficially registered delegates. In addi- ton there were about 800 visitors. 100 of whom were women.
 Hospitality of Texas
 Concerning the hospitality of Texas. volumes could be written. It could not be paralleled by any other state of the union. Every city entered was turned over to the visitors together with all the goods and household sup plies-and turned over willingly. In Dallas, day after day, marvellous round of magnificent entertainment was presented, banquets dinings re- captions, automobile rides. long dis tance inter-urban street car journeys, theatres and card parties. In Hillsboro, where a stop on the jaunt was made, thousands of citizens greeted the dele gates. Fort Worth. Waco. San An tonic, Galveston and Houston did their parts equally as well. In other words, the people of the cities of Texas en- tertained the 5000 visitors as luxurious Iy as a Birmingham family would en- tertain one distinguished guest or a relative.
 Work for Birmingham
 It was a fertile field for the Bir- min ngham party to work for the glory