The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-03
TURNER WILL HEAD BUREAU
Will Be Formed Immediately
 by Various Organizations
TRAYLOR ENTERTAINS
Hcst at Dinner at 1utwiler to Repre- sentatives of Organizations Inter ested-Committee Named to
 Draft Constitution

A convention bureau will be organized immediately by the Chamber of Com merce the Business Mems League, the Merchants Protective association and the local Hotel Mems association acting jointly and oscar c. Turner will be its first president. This was decided last night at a dinner at the Tutwier hotel, which was attended by representatives of all the organizations named. George M Traylor, Jr., was the host of the oc- casion.
 Henry Hiden, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee on conventions acted as temporary chairman of the meet ing last night. William C. Radcliffe made the motion that the representatives ] proceed as far as possible at once with the organization of the bureau. This motion had hardly been seconded before pr. L.. T. Pritchard was on his feet proposing that oscar c. Turner be made president of the bureau. This motion was carried by acclaim and MT. Hiden asked MT. Turner to take the chair On motion MT. Turner appointed the following as committee to draft suitable constitution and bylaws for the bureau: c. H. Nabb, Harry B. New of the Hotel Mems associations Henry Hiden and R. T. Brooke of the Chamber of Commerce: R. A. Brown and B. B. Burton of the Business Mems League. President Brown of the Business Mems League struck a popular chord when he arose and said | Gentlemen, it strikes me we can write 4t,,. about seven words. All this bureau Is to do is to go after conventions for, Birming- | ham, We could have a slogan: rConven- | tions for Birmingham and stick to it. | We don't want to have anything to do | with politics, or to raise funds for any purpose other than securing for Bir- | mingham conventions. That could be
 our bylaws and our constitution" | The applause indicated that his audi | ence was with MT. Brown.
 l Finance Committee Named On motion a finance committee was appointed as follows Dr. l.. T. Pritchard
 of the Empire hotel, chairman; George | NJ. Traylor, Jr., of the Hotel Tutwiler, | and George A. Binn of the Business Mems League This committee will de- eide how the bureau is to be financed
 and on Friday. July 10. they will meet l with the other members of the bureau l | a report.
 1 During the discussion of the evening it | was pointed out that other cities, some l in the south and near to Birming ham, | had made huge success of convention | bureaus. It was pointed out that one | southern city had secured 93 conventions | for 1915 since the comparatively recent | organization of its convention bureau l This city spends not less than $1o,0o0 a | year for the sole purpose of getting con ventions and employs an expert to at | tend to the work.
 l R. A. Brown told of the success of | the conventions bureau of the Chicago | Association of Commerce, quoting a | friend, who lives in Chicago: Before the
 organizations of it's conventions bureau said MT. Brown, there was an average of 400 conventions a year to that city | With the bureau in operation this year | 4o00 conventions will go to Chicago in a | single year. That amply demonstrates the worth of such an organzation,'
 Robert Jemison, Jr,, said: Tt seems te me that this convention bureau has grea possibilities not only as a civic enter prise, but in the way of helping tn,
 hotels, the railroads and merchants oi Birmingham. The various civic organi
 zations are right in cooperating in it | establishment
 Brown Suggests Plan
 | IIGSlQSil DTOWI Ol thc ouSlIcSS NIGH
 League suggested plan which probabl,
 will be followed in the organization 0
 the convention bureau. MT. Brown sug
 gested that a committee of a number ts
 be decided upon be named from eaci
 organization that helps defray the ex penses of conducting the bureau. I'm
 bureau will be officered from this com
 mittee. The committee will in all prob
 ability, have a business manager, who's
 duty 1t shall be to get conventions fo
 Birmingham. All the organizations rep
 resented will pay into the bureau cer tain sum each year, with the understand ing that the money Is to be used fo nothing but conventions.
 | George M. Traylor Jr., was called upol ] by the chairman and said that his com
 pany was entirely in accord with tn : civic organizations in the matter of es , tablishing the bureau and pledged hi support to the movement. Every hote man present did likewise. as did tn representatives of the other organiza tions, individually and collectively. t It was pointed out by the several speak CTS that Birmingham had the advantag
 of its southern rivals in the matter c g securing conventions. because we hay } something to show 'em here." The nee 7 of Birmingham for conventions wa 5 stressed greatly and the added hot' @ facilities were frequently referred to a 5 additional reason why this city shoul 3 be the Mecca for conventions of the large l size
 7 Henry Hidden said that there would b
 few conventions coming south in 191 0 because of the worlds exposition in Sa e Francisco. But in 1916 we'll be read = for them" said MT. Hidden. We wi n have a large auditorium by that tim, e despite the temporary setback we hay = received and with concentrated effort wi t be able to land many large meetings"
 Among the speakers of the evenin 8 were: Henry Hiden, Robert Jemison Jr T R. A. Brown, George M. Traylor Jr !, Oscar c. Turner, Dr l.. T. Pritchard, . K D. Mason. w. M. Clemens. B. B. Burton . George A. Blinn, R. T. Brooke H. I y New, William c. Radcliffe, Sam F'owlke T W. Blanks Everett.
 Following the discussion of the matte e in hand Henry Hiden proposed risin y vote of thanks to MT. Traylor for tf d delightful menu he had served, wit 8 especial emphasis upon the dessert IT = motion carried.
 . a Shades of MendelssOhn! | From the Church Family Newspaper. > In the Liverpool diocese few weel n ago a very popular wedding too plac
 the contracting parties being a your : clergyman and the daughter of widel n known vicar.
 M As the happv pair left the church