The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-11
Forty Real Estate
Men Viii Go To :
Annual Sessions

According to George W. Person, Mem
PMS real estate dealer, about 40 Mem
PMS real estate men will attend the
annual national convention in Kansas
CITY Jnne 2 to g.. Mr.. Person stated
that this meeting is to be one of the
most important ever held by the Ma
tional association.
More than 1000 delegates from all
parts of the country are expected to
attend" stated Mr., Person. He went
on to expain why the Memphis deega-
ton VIII not try to get next year S con-
Vention.
With the present shortage of hotel
facilities. the delegates would form a
wrong opinion of our city. he said.
I'VE will have to wait till the new ho-
so that we can offer the delegates some
of the comforts of home"
The following list of Memphis dele
gates is made public: Eaton Elder rep
resenting William White & Co; E. B.
LeMaster, Sr;, and E. B, LeMaster Jr.,
firm of H. l.. Guion Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Dean. Mr..
Dean will represent the firm of Dean
g. Tindall, as wei las being president
H. M. Callicott, representing the firm
of H. M. Callicott G. Co.
c. N. Churchill and j. c. II. Jones,
representing the firm of Churchill &
co. Rev. C. H williamson, chaplain of
the Memphis Real Estate association,
as well as the National association, will
attend.
DR. Williamson is thought great deal
of by the National association. as is
proved by the fact that ne attended
two conventions given by the Pitts
burgh board of trade and the Philadel-
phia board, both among the largest in
the country.
W. H. Foster, representing the Colo
nial Trust company; Miss Willie Dean,
secretary Of the Memphis Real Estate
association: Mr., and Mrs. n. S. Wright,
representing the Delta Land company
Two statesmen from this firm will alse
make the trip.
B. F. Hammond, representing the
firm of Hammond Sons; D. o. Hunt,
representing Hunt & Lowrance; w.
w. Farrts will represent the Interstate
Realty company; Joseph and Mrs Isele.
representing the Isele Realty company;
Frank Kerns, representing Hobson &
Kerns; Mr.. and Mrs. Emmet f. JOY
ner will go as delegates from the firm
of Emmet +. Joyner & Co.
f. T. Tobey, Mr. and Mrs. W w
Stevenson and ]. w. Ashner will repre-
sent the firm OF Marx & Bensdorff; Mr..
and Mrs c, c. Miller will attend: Err
nest r. Parham, Nate Sawrie and Ben
F. James will represent the firm Of
Ernest r. Parham & Co.
Mr., and Mrs George w Person. Mr..
and Mrs H. P. Wade and Julian Tharp
will represent the firm of Person &
Wade.
L. o. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. E j.
Hobbs, will go as representatives from
the firm OF Roush, Hobbs & Bailey; E.
T. DePass will represent the firm of
PASSING & DePass; Mr. and Mrs. Mil
lard Nall will represent the firm Of
Turley Naill Galbreath company. Il.
W. Walthall will represent Walthall
Bros.
The delegates will travel in two spe-
cial Pullman cars over the Frisco rail-
road, leaving Memphis on the night of
May 81
1t Is announced that John NJ. Dean,
president of the local board, will COM
pete for the cup offered by the Chicago
board for the best five-minute talk.
These talks are made by delegates from
all parts Of the country, choosing as
their subject description Of the city
they come from.