Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-03
CONVENTION FOR
ADVERTISING MEN
Thirty Members of Local Club
to Attend Session in Bal
timore Next Week.

About thirty members of the News
ark Advertising Mems Club will en-
bark on steamer of the Old Domino
ion line leaving New York city SAT-
urday afternoon at o'clock, to at
tend the annual convention of the
Associated Advertising Mems Club of
America, which will be held at Balti-
more next week. A novel program
has been arranged by the advertising
men during the trip to Baltimore and
while converting in the Maryland
city.
The steamer carrying the Newark
delegation will pass Sandy Hook, AS
bury Park, Atlantic City, Cape
Charles and Cape Henry en- route to
Norfolk, Va. The party will arrive
at Old Point Comfort at 9 o'clock the
following morning and at 1890 o'clock
will land at Norfolk. The remainder
of the day will be spent In sight
seeing in Norfolk and Old Point
Comfort.
The party will board a steamer at
6:15 o'clock that night for Baltimore
and will arrive in that city at 7
o'clock the next morning. Hotel ac-
commodations have been obtained in
Baltimore for the Newark delegation,
who will attend the convention DUR
ing during the sessions on June 9, 10
and II.
As early as Saturday, when the in
ternational advertising exhibit will be
shown, the delegates to the conven-
ton will begin to arrive at Baltimore
from all parts of the country Mon
day morning the delegates will march
in body to the Fifth Regiment Ar
mory, where they will be welcomed
by Mayor James H. Preston. There
will also be addresses by Marylands
Governor and Cardinal Gibbons. At
noon "plug-hat luncheon will be
given by the Baltimore Advertising
Club.
Ten thousand men will be in line
for the advertising pageant, which
will be held Monday evening. About
$50 national advertising floats will be
seen in the parade, which will include
twenty bands. The Governor and
his staff will take part, as we'll 8
the mayor, mounted cavalry and
regimental officers. The parade will
be followed by a carnival and thigh
jinks,'' according to the program.
Tuesday the Baltimore CLUB will
give a soft hat luncheon Early
in the evening Mayor Preston will
hold a reception for all visitors in
his home. Later there will be talks
on advertising successes by "the men
who paid the bills" including Charles
Post, Milo Jones and others.
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again Wednesday, when a straw hat
luncheon will be given. A moonlight
cabaret is planned for evening, when
5000 members will be seated at tables
under the moon" There will be sew
eral orchestras and eleven cabaret
acts performed for the amusement
of the diners.
A lacrosse match between the ALI
Baltimore and All-Toronto teams will
be witnessed by the advertising men
at the Johns Hopkins University
Field, at 4 o'clock Thursday after
noon. In the evening a reception and
ball will be held in the Fifth regi-
ment armory, when the Court of
old King Coleman with fifty clubs
contributing features, will be on ex-
hibition. The United States Marine
Band, of Washington, will be heard
at this affair
On Friday a BANQUET win be ten
dered to the speakers and the follow
ing day will be spent in sightseeing
at Washington, d. G.