Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
81 CONVENTIONS
IN a To DRAW
THOUSANDS
Boosters Hear Glad Tidings at
Annual Meeting-S7,500 in
Sight for Bureau Work.

More than 100 Atlanta business
men came downtown Wednesday
morning with n new realization OF
the things that the Atlanta Conven-
ton Bureau IL doing to make Atlanta
the Convention city Of Dixie, in fact
as we'll e. in theory
They were awakened at the annual
meeting and dinner OF tho Bureau at
tho Winecoff Hotel Tuesday night
when President Ivan r. Allen and
Secretary Fred Houser told how
they landed 100 conventions in 1913,
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 flgures-there are
"a conventions coming to Atlanta IN
1914 Then he told that Atlanta had
secured the 1914 meeting of the Assoc
ciated Rexall Clubs Of America, one
Of the largest conventions in the
country, and one OF the most coveted.
It will bring several thousand
EUOChnOlutIE VI bAAt VI AAip itAA bN7N -
porations in the United States. with
several thousand dollars to spend
with Atlanta hotel men and mer-
charts.
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 dollar and collar, and never
change eitherl"
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 Winecon
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 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, POSTMASTER;
Judge William T. Newman. of the
United States Court; Mayor James
c. Woodward, Nell r, Wilkinson,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce; C. j. Haden, president OF the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce: j. r.
Lection, vice president OF the Atlanta
Hotel Mems Association: Wilmer l..
Moore, ex-president OF the Chamber
of Commerce; w. ]. 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 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
Rted a sensation when ne declared
that the City Council. In the new
financial sheet that is now under con-
sideration. appropriates $500 to the
work of the bureau instead OF the
$500 II got last year
But dent let anybody hear about
this. Marion Jackson might find II
out, and then we won't get IT." he
shouted.