The Detroit times., 1917-06-14
statesmen
PLAN GREAT
EXPANSION
Would Make Congress
Greatest Organiza-
ton of Its Kind
PLAN CAMPAIGN
TO RAISE 100000
NOrval Hawkins Sure
of Reelection AS
President

20 MAKE the WoIiu Nhthul1n-
ship congress the greatest CONNER.
cial body Of It's kind IN the world
within the next year is the ambi
ton OF D. NJ. Barrett. secretary.man.
ager OF the organization 90 we'll as
It's founder. To thar end II has
been arranged 10 conduct cam.
paign for raising fund Of 500 600.
10 be used in extending the innu
once OF the Organization.
On June - the delegates. TO the
present convention will call meet.
ing OF then clubs in the IS cities
where there are branches. These
meetings viii be known as echo
meetings" when the delegates will
tell the members who stayed at
home about the Detroit convention
Following these meetings for the
next three days the as clubs in the
United states, with their member.
ship or 10000 Will get out after the
100000 fund. which will be used 70
extend the scope and membership
OF the congress. not alone in the
United States but abroad as well
II Is hoped that before next years
meeting there will be 100 branches
in the United Sta,es. with a mem
bership OF At least 100, 900.
While the campaign is in progress
special wires running into the once
OF Noryal 4. Hawkins. president OF
the congress. will carry reports as
10 the progress OF the drive. This
has all been decided upon and will
be ratified by the convention AT its
closing session Thursday night in
Arcadia. when the officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
On the last DAY OF the congress n
appears almost certain that Norval
A. Hawkins. OF Detroit. will b. re.
elected president of the organiza-
ton 10 succeed himself and that ST.
Louis will be chosen as the city In
which 10 hold the congress next
year. Leaders OF the organization
want Charles VI Schwab TO become
vice. president and 10 that end have
sent him telegram. asking II he
will accept Before the election
reply is expected from him and
II II Is favorable II is said he will
be elected unanimously.
II is a foregone conclusion that d
NJ Barrett will be eleaed TO sue.
coed himself as secretary manager
and as editor OF "salssmanship. the
officisl odgan OF the congress.
An effort ia being made to switch
from 81 Louis TO Detroit and name
this city for next years congress.
but that is not regarded with favor
even by most OF the Detroit men.
The organization was founded here
IL months ago and both OF the con-
yentions thus far held have been
here. Meanwhile st. Louis organ
lied the largest branch that exists
anywhere in the country and brought
the largest delegation TO Detroit.
Most OF the leaders believe 81. Louis
Is entitled TO the gathering.
Woodbridge y. Ferris, formerly
governor OF Michigan, spoke al
the Thursday morning session
Ina Arcadia on Waking atten-
tion and holding interest" MIR
Ferris IS president OF the Ferris
institute. az Big Rapids ED Thur
man, OF Cleveland. presided over this
session. other speakers scheduled
were r. Happy Day. Houston, Tex:
William r. Malone, New York NJ.
J. Murphy. Minneapolis; H. n.
rolles. Chicago; Warren NJ. Horner.
Minneapolis. William Bethke, Chi.
cage. H. a. Woman. Cleveland.
There was long program OF in
teresting addresses ut the evening
session on Wednesday joe Mitchell
Chapple. editor .of the National
Magazine. of Boston. made distinct
hit with his address on The mental
powers Ia ceiling" II really turned
out TO be a patriotic address In
which he predicted that America
would be- satisfied with nothing
short OF an unconditional victory
over Germany II. L. Roesch, OF