The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-03

ISIS coming MONDAY on a hpcs
eisl train gotten up by the
Brooklyn, NJ. u. Daily Eagle.
No definite plans have been
worked out az yet.
Tho big idea 10 spreading.
Real Estate Men Busy
The Seattle Real Estate associa
ton has raised something over
$1,000 by subscription among the
real estate men Of the city, and
In preparing 10 give good time
10 tho 500 or more visiting real
estate men expected 10 pass thru
here during the summer. en- route
90 their Eastern homes from the an.
nuai convention Of the National As
soclRtion OF Real Estate Exchanges,
at Los Angeles. which closed a
week ago Friday.
They are going 10 wine. dine. and
rido the visitors. from the moment
they arrive until they depart.
They believe IL will carry the
ERHternerH Off their feet. and when
they get home Seattle will stand
foremost IN their memories OF the
cities they saw.
Chicago Men Here Tuesday
The Chicago Board OF Real Estate
men. scheduled to arrive Monday.
probably viii be delayed until Tues.
day. according to latest sdyiccH.
They will be In from Portland on
the Great Northern nj 1880 n. IN.
They will be met by delegation
OF the local association. and will
probably be entertained az break.
fast at the Arctic club. Then they
will be taken for an automobile
tour OF tho bouleyards. the uniyer
sity. Woodland park. and the canal
locks
A picnic lunch will follow. prob
ably az M,. Baker park. In the
afternoon there viii DO an excur.
sion around the bay. so the visitors
may get view OF seatties sky
line.
Then they will be taken back TO
the associations headquarters In
the Smith building. and there the
days program will end. They leave
at 1880 that night
Many Cities Represented.
A delegation from Detroit will
come up out Of tho South day
later. They arc 20 be here 80
hours.
Tho program for their entertain.
ment will approximate the above.
except that they probably will be
taken for ride on Lake Washing
ton instead OF the sound. or may
possibly be treated 10 a sight OF
the navy yard At Bremorton.
After the Detroit bunch will come
tho Minneapolis and ST. Paul az
grogations. due the latter part OF
next week.
Then will come Pittsburgh. Bos-
ton. Newark and Philadelphia. and
other associations from Kansas
City. 81. Louit and cities from
all over the United States.
Give EN- All Glad Hand
And Seattle's association viii be
there at tho trains extending the
glad hand 10 EN- all. and rushing
them around our city. showing them
the time OF their lives.
Now then. it's up TO other or
10 jump in and do the
same thing.
other visitors haven't been pro
yided for.
There are teachers. church peo-
pie, shoe manufacturers, electrical
business men. college
men and women. market men, hor-
Ilculturists. and lot OF others com.
ng.
Unless something IL done they
viii come In, enjoy our climate, Rd'
nire the city, and so home, prob
,bly without talking To more than
, dozen or SO OF people. all OF whom
viii be too interested In their own
,ffairs to pay much attention to
he visitors.
II. on the other hand, little sur
,riso party Is awaiting each delega
ion at the statlon--if they step
rom the train into a supposedly |
strange city and find q big bunch
II fellows standing on the platform
trimming hospitality and extending
he glad hand, they'll be so thunder
truck they never will get over IL.
All the noighbors viii hear about
[ back home-and word-of-mouth
beats the written stuff
II hollow. you know.
The Chamber of Commerce has
pent thousands of dollars in adver-
Using literature.
This stunt won't cost tenth as
nuch. and The Star believes the
esults will be 10 times as effec.
I've.
The Commercial Club Is boosting
he idea hard, and will help The
star keep tab on who's coming.
( you're interested and want to
now particulars as to the coming
4 any special delegation, ask the
ocal passenger agents OF the rail-
Dads.