Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
81 Conventions
IN 4 To DRAW
THOUSANDS
Boosters Hear Glad Tidings at
Annual Meeting-$7,500 in
Sight for Bureau Work.

More shan 100 Atlanta business
men came downtown "Wednesday
morning with . new realization OF
the things that Oh" Atlanta 'onVen-
ton Bureau IS doing 20 make Atlanta
the convention city Of Dixie. in iact
as well 1s IN theory
They were awakened AT ;he annual
meeting and dinner ~ the Bureau at
he Whereof Hotel Tuesday night
when President ivan +. Allen ana
Secretary Fred Houser told ho~
they landed 100 conventions IN 1913,
and how they arc going TO land more
than that in 1914, having already
booked % gatherings, many of them
OF national importance.
Another Gathering Added.
Ard Mt Houser and Mr. Allen had
hardly mentioned the ffty third con
Nention " hen Or W. S. Elkin stated
that both Mr. Allen and Mr. iouser
were wrong in their figures there are
"a conventions coming 20 Atlanta ~
1914 Then he tod that Atlanta had
secured The l9l4 meeting Of the Asso-
oiated Rexall clubs OF America. one
Of the largest conventions IN the
country and one OF the most coveted.
II viii bring several thousand
stockholders Of ono of the largest cor
porations in the United States, with
several thousand dollars To spend
with Atlanta hotel men and mer-
chants.
1T is conventions like those OF the
Rexsu people and the Shrners,' de-
cIared President Allen, that we're
going after this year. We're through
trying TO get the ones that come here
with a dollar and n collar, and never
change either!"
For the first time in the history OF
an Atlanta organization, perhaps, full
ly rs per cent OF the bureaus mem
bership gathered around the tables on
the mezzanine floor of the Winecof
The dinner and the speeches consum-
ed more than three hours The din
ner was elaborate and well served. the
refreshments were just as elaborate
and just as Wen served-and the
speeches were elaborate. too. and
served with the seasoning OF fun and
humor that mark the difference be-
tween the speaker and he who speaks
They were all speakers" and among
them were Ivan Allen, toastmas ter,
Judge William 4, Newman, OF the
United States Court Mayor James
G. Woodward, Nell r. Wilkinson.
president of the Chamber of Com
mefCei 4. j. Haden, president or the
Georgia Chamber OF Commerce; j. f.
Letton, vice president of the Atlanta
Hotel Mems Association. Wilmer l..
Moore, eX-president OF the Chamber
OF Commerce; w j. Dabney presi-
dent of the Decatur Board OF Trade,
and II w Miller OF the board of d.
rectors OF the Convention Bureau
Appropriation to Be Increased
Most Of the speeches were in face
tious veia harmoni2inc with the spir-
il of the evening The work of the
Convention Bureau was Endorsed en-
Enthusiastically, and the secretary, Fred
Houser, and President Allen were
given fun credit for what has been
accomplished
Mayor James 6. Woodward ere
ated a sensation when he declared
that the city Council i'm the new
financial sheet that is now under con-
sideratioa. appropristes $500 to the
work OF the bureau instead of the
$500 IL got last year
But dent let anybody hear about
this, Marion Jackson might find II
out, and then We won't get IL" he
shouted.