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

More than 100 Atlanta business
men came downtown Wednesday
morning with new realization of
the things that the Atlanta Conven-
ton Bureau IS doing TO make Atlanta
the convention city Of Dixie In fact
as well as in theory
Thew were awakened AZ the annual
meeting and dinner Of the Bureau at
the WinecoH Hotel Tuesday night
when President Ivan F. Allen and
Secretary Fred Houser told how
they landed 100 conventions in 1918,
and how they are going TO land more
than that in 1914. having already
booked So gatherings. many Of them
OF national importance.
Another Gathering Added.
And Mr.. Houser and Mr. Allen had
hardly mentioned the fifty-third con-
vention when DR. w. s. Elkin stated
that both Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Houser
were wrong in their figures-there are
81 conventions coming to Atlanta IN
1914. Then he told that Atlanta had
secured tho 1914 meeting of the Asso-
ciated Rexall Clubs of America, one
OF the largest conventions In the
country, and one of the most coveted.
II will bring several thousand
stockholders of one 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
Rexall people and the Shriners," de-
clared President Allen. that we're
going after this year. We're through
trying TO get the ones that come here
with a dollar and a collar, and never
change eitheri"
For the first time in the history OF
an Atlanta organization, perhaps, full
ly rs per cent OF the bureaus Nom
bership gathered around the tables on
the mezzanine floor Of the WlnecoR.
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 well served-and the
speeches we're elaborate, too, and
served with he 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, POSTMASTER.
Judge William T. Newman. of the
United States Court, Mayor James
G. Woodward, Nell r. Wilkinson,
president of the Chamber OF Com
UNtTte. \, d. iidueHs DIeSlucnl OF lUt
Georgia Chamber of Commerce: ]. It.
Lection. vice president OF the Atlanta
Hotel Mems Association; Wilmer l..
Moore, ex-presldent OF the Chamber
of Commerce; w ]. Dabney, presi-
dent of the Decatur Board OF Trade,
and II. w. Miller. OF the board of di-
rectors Of the Convention Bureau
Appropriation to Be Increased.
Most of the speeches were in face
tious vein. harmonizing with the spir-
II OF the evening. The work OF the
Convention Bureau was Endorsed en-
Enthusiastically, and the secretary, Fred
Houser. and President Allen were
given full credit for what has been
accomplished.
Mayor James G. Woodward Gre
ated a sensation when he declared
that the City Council in the new
financial sheet that is now under con-
sideratton. appropriates $500 10 the
work OF the bureau instead OF the
$500 II got last year
but don't let anybody hear about
this. Marion Jackson might find II
out, and then we won't get IT." he
shouted