Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-12

| the street, 1t was more or less EN-
barrassing. Everybody seemed tc
think it remarkable when they saw
the word Honolulu" on my hat thai
] came so far, lots of people stopped
and asked me il / knew so and so
and / was given many cards to de
liver home. In fact they came so fast
that / omitted TO write the names OF
the persons in some cases for whom
they were intended, and If anybody
in Honolulu has friend in Baltimore
| they had better give me his name and
/ will probably find card which
was instructed to deliver.
He Knew Charlie.
was not many minutes on the
street when a gentleman came along
who have since learned was a sen
ator from New Jersey, and asked me
, If knew "Chas. Hail." said "Chas
B. Hall?" He said, "Yes." l replied
rather should say / did know him
He Is personal friend and a mighty
good fellow. He said, Kindly give
him my card, know he is a good
fellow all right" l asked, "Have you
known him long% He said, Slight
ly, married his sister," This gentle.
man had only been in Baltimore three
hours.
just mention these matters to
show you Honolulu was in evidence
on the streets of Baltimore as well
as in the convention proper.
Hawaii to the Front.
On arriving at the convention hall
on Monday, j found the banner mark
ed off to Hawaii was right in the
front row next to the speakers plat
form; this was only a forerunner OF
many courtesies your delegate receiv
ed from the exceedingly gallant and
estimable gentlemen of the Baltimore
AID Club. ~
The morning sessions at the Con.
vention hall on Monday after Presi-
dent Coleman had called the great
gathering to order, were addresses OF
welcome by Governor Goldsboruugh
Mayor Preston, and Felix Shay. presi-
dent of the Baltimore AID Club, and
ten-minute addresses by prominent
speakers. The enthusiasm was I'M
bounded, rounds of applause and fire.
quent cheering punctuated the ad-
dresses. and the delegates were also
so thoroughly happy at the grand re-
ceptiUn they were given that the
name OF Baltimore each time it was
mentioned was a signal for a fresh
Ioutburst
Business Meetings.
4 le first business was to decide the
place for next years convention
Toronto, meeting with no opposition,
carried tae day. trust Honolulu will
have representation at Toronto, be-
cause San Francisco wants the con-
yention for 1915, and as Chicago is
also anxious to have it, San Fran.
cisco will need the help of everybody
to bring it to the Pacific coast.
King and President.
Toronto AID Club intends to have a
mighty fine gathering. Mayor Hocken
OF Toronto, who attended Baltimore
as delegate, says one great event
that is being planned is to have the
king OF England go to Canada at the
same time, and celebrate one hun
dred years of peace between this
country and England The idea is
i to have the king advance across the
suspension bridge at Niagara Falls
from the Canadian border, and Presi-
dent Wilson from the American side
for them to meet in the center of the
boundary line and shake hands as an
object lesson in peace to the whole
world.
Should Feel Proud.
! tell you, gentlemen, Honolulu AID
Club members can feel proud to be
afhliated with such a live force as
the Associated Advertising Clubs
proved themselves to me at the big
doings in Baltimore.
Before getting to regular business
on Monday, William Woodhead was
nominated and has since been elected
president to succeed G. w. Coleman.
There was another name proposed In
the person of Herbert Houston of New
York, but he very graciously withdrew
in favor of Mr.. Woodhead, who is an
able and very popular man and likely
to be worthy successor to the great
Coleman. Mr.. Woodhead is the pub
Usher of the Sunset Magazine.
Not Only Ad Men.
After various other officers were
hoAiiholOu Tue IOSuIdT business OIL the
session began. A fixed program had
been arranged for the six days work
ahead, and men who thoroughly knew
how to handle their subjects gave ten
minute talks to crowds of interested
listeners. 1t was not only advertising
men that spoke and men who sell ad
vertising, but amongst the many
speakers were men who buy advertis-
ing and who mad valuable suggestions
to offer pro and con.
Advertising Exhibit
An adjournment was taken fol
luncheon and not a single delegate
had occasion to leave the armory, be-
cause the Baltimore club again show,
| ed their hospitality. by serving fine
luncheon on the eastern part of the
great building. After doing justice tt
the good things provided, the delegates
inspected the exhibition of advertising
matter, which was very fine exhibit
| indeed. and contained samples from
all parts of the States and Europe;
tthen wendell their way back to the