Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
$500 AID CONVENTION
DELEGATES BACK FROM
AUTO RUN TO SHORE
They Just Can't Leave Philadel-
phia, These Ad Men-Who
Said City Was Slow?
They Ask
WILL ADJOURN TODAY

They just can't leave Philadelphia, those
| nd men. Even trip to Atlantic city, which
place enjoys a reputation as one of the most
seductive spots on the map couldn't win
the publicity makers from the town that
Ben Franklin never left once he trudged
into It. So back they came today. more
than $500 men and women, who had tenn
porarily abandoned Philadelphia for
bracer of salt air after the strenuosity of
ures day and night
They came back today, just like "the cat
In the adage"-because they couldn't stay
away Speeding through the Jersey pines
contestants In the Poor Richard roadability
run forgot their disappointment In falling
to win the st. Charles Cup in their enthu-
eiasm over the way they had been made
to feel at home in the City OF Homes. On
returning trains the one topic of converse
ton was the hospitality of the City OF
Brotherly Love.
Unfortunately. they unused, all good things
must end, and Convention Week today Is in
its closing phase. But the memory of the
departing visitors is one OF unconcealed
admiration for Philadelphia hospitality.
A great part of the credit for the success
of the advertising convention is given by
the visitors to Rowe Stewart, chairman
of the Entertainment Committee. In turn
Mr. Stewart is modestly bestowing the same
on the shoulders of the other members of
the Poor Richard Club, who worked SO
diligently in arranging the details of the
program.
Mr.. Stewart said 1.-The boys deserve all
kinds Of thanks This was the largest con-
vention ever held by the association. We
had the largest registration Of delegates
and raised $4,000 for the budget fund in
the Academy OF Music yesterday afternoon.
This sum exceeds by $1,000 the highest
amount raised at previous meetings.
s1,OOO,OOO FOR CITY.
THE city OF Philadelphia, for which we
started this convention movement, Will be
benefited to the extent of S1,000.O00 in
good will and business. This is apparent
by the many favorable comments expressed
by the members of the visiting delegations.
"The fact is established in the minds
of the delegates that they have misjudged
us in believing the old slogan that Phila.
delphia and slowness are synonymous
They will go away from here admitting
Philadelphia to be one of the most pro-
gressive cities. Our residents can point to
this convention as an argument that we
are not slow.
THE wonderful cooperation of every per.
son in Philadelphia, including the mer-
chants an the newspapers, is largely re.
sponsible for the success attained. Both
the EVENING LEDGER and the Public
Ledger handled the convention in wonder
full style. The other papers also deserve
credit.
when the Poor Richard Club planned
the elaborate program about nine months |
ago, the Idea appeared so stupendous that It |
brought laughter from many. We gave |
them all we promised, Our program was |
altered very little.
1.-THE elaborate plan OF entertainment |
was arranged with the thought that the |
business men that play hard, work hard. |
The successful business meetings held here |
proved the theory" SAr