The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-10

1t was the band tnat ulu IT. M
other means could have. been so sue
cessful in herding the delegates Mon.
day from their breakfast tables anc
cozy lobby chairs as the band. which
led them like the pied Piper Of Ham,
lein" to the convention hall, The re.
suit was full hail when the first
speaker began.
"AmerIca" was sung by the assem-
blaae to begin with. II voIleyed forth
rather brilliant. but real sound came
when "smIIes," H1'm Forever Blow
ina Bubbles" and few other selections
were sprung. allow Dry | Am" was
not sung, only thought by the dele
gates.
There Is one man at the convention
who wants to be denoted. This is Col
w. b. Thompson, Of New Orleans
Everywhere he goes, he says it's a
case of "Howdy, Colonel" He wants
it Just plain Thompson, Mister or even
Bill.
Col. Thompson achieved military dis
tinction and honor by duty on the
staff OF the governor of Louisiana
Since thfre are. so many real colonies
nowadays he says that he is anxious
for them to forget his great strategy
and battles of political Louisiana"
Four firms. w. A. Gage & Co.. STRAIT.
ton Warren Hardware Co., oliver Fin
nile Grocery Co.. and Adam schaaf, have
been added to the list of patrons and
supporters Of the convention.
.
d. M. Stovall. Of Sykes, La, is about
the only delegate from the Pelican
State who is not telling how wonder
full the oil wells are in his section. He
even says there isn't any there except
that which Won buV Louisiana nv the
way. has some dozen or more delegates
at the convention already and more
coming.
r. G. Jackson. Mount Hope. Ala, is
one of the real boosters. He says there
Is no such thing as pessimism In his
community He says crops are fine,
people prosperous, plenty Of money, a
steady Increase In the birth rate and
regular raids on moonshiners. Whar
more could a community want2 he
asks.
Warren L. Huggins is Judge Fe
is real judge. minus the pompous
dignity but with all the sound law
sense that goes with a good jurst. His
talk on labor problems has won recog o.
milton throughout the nation and his
trip to Memphis is a rare treat for the
merchants He il a modest sort of per-
son and won't tell about his talk until
he gets ready to spring IT,
Thirteen is the real lucky number for
Finger, Tennessee, according TO the
reports brought In by A. c. Bishop. who
Is around the convention hall. Bishop
says there are 13 stores In Finger, all
of them doing a bood business and all
competitors are good friends. inelden-
tally, he plans to return home on Fri
day, the 18th.
One great topic was heard among all
Of the Memphis business men at the
sessions Tuesday. This was the need
and demand for m adequate auditor
ium. The room used at the Chsca is
large, but not neaT as large as ncces-
saTy TO handle convention Of this
character. The result was that peo-
Pile stood in the aislcs and in the back
Those who came little late were down
in the lobby and heard Of the conven-
tion only as the others came out and
told them about it.
An Idea Of the blgness Of the con.
Ventlon Isl found In the fact that the
clerical force at the booth and In
Secretary Birmlnqhsm's office consists
Of more than a dozen people.
The convention badges Of red and
blue are worthy OF comment Each
delegate has his name posted on the
badge and through this means there
were several impromptu reunions of
men from various sections who knew
each other only by reputation, the name
cards doing the rest.