Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-07
SEVERALCITTES +.
FIRMLY IN RACE
FOR II SESSION
Atlanta, Milwaukee and Des
MOines Delegates Make
Strong Bid.
.OTHERs MAY JOIN FIGHT


dianapoIis equipped with artillery to
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World.
The three cities contending principally
for next years convention are Milwaukee,
Atlanta and Des MoiRes-
Others may make last-minute fight.
Milwaukee and Atlanta have their
headquarters at the Claypool hotel, while
Des EOines is at the SEVERN.
The Milwaukee boosters promise cool
ebreezes ana a warm reception.
Atlantis holds out as one Of its big
Inducements the biggest and juiciest
v-,ltermelons in the world.
Des Moines is ready to show great
reception IN that enterprising western
town.
= The three cities are going the limit
to land the 1921 prize.
MILWAUKEE THROWS
IN LITTLE JAZZ.
A Jazz band invites delegates to the
headquarters Of the Milwaukee headquar-
tiers at the ClayDool.
There E G. Nicolai, chairman Of the
indianapolis convention committee from
Milwaukee, is always on hand.
First be pins on q delegates badge
which reads. Milwaukee, Bright Spot
1921"
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1hoosters who soon make II known that
the next contention is headed toward
Milwaukee.
sl Among the prominent Milwaukee boost
.ers here are J. E. Fitzgibbon. general
manager Of the Phoenix Hosiery Com
spany: Ralph Tuonquist. advertising man
ager of the Milwaukee Journal; William
Reese, advertising manager OF the Ster-
ling Motor Truck Company; Frank Jen-
Fha
Schuster Company; A B. Coogin, adver-
.tising manager Of the Sentinel. and Alex
Candee. president Of the National Enam-
cling and Stamping Company
ATLANTA HAS
ITS ARGUMENTS.
Good old southern hospitality is
handed out at the headquarters Of the
Atlanta delegation, who insist the South
must have the next convention.
David W. Webb, president Of the At
Ianta Advertising club, is head of the
ATLANTA crowd. which has hopes set on
getting the convention next year.
". r. C. Smith. who says that his
initials stand for 'Woman's Relief
Corps" is director-general OF the At
1anta convention board.
Il see that Milwaukee ssys that they
have cool spot for the next convention"
ed4A - u AcAEess AAC pA-A--oA N~-N5@ "a
the Atlantc Automobile association
why, way down in Atlanta we are 600
feet above the sea level, and when II
rains one stream runs into the Atlantic
and the other into the Gulf Of Mexico"
Cole E. Morgan Of the George Farm
Journal. has a handshake which says
ssVote for Atlanta, where the greetings
viii be warm and the nights cool"
Bruce Hall, representative OF the Rur-
alist Press. says that representatives
from Miami, Fla. Cuthbert, Ga, Savan-
nah. Ca. and other southern cities. are
all boosting for Atlanta.
WE'RE GOING TO
eHOOK IT." ONE SAYS.
ALTHOUGH Atlanta is several hundred
miles from the ocean, We have the Greer
Manufacturing Company, which manu-
factures more fish hooks than any other
concern in this country" said Baggs.
"And these hooks will aid US in land
ing the convention. too"
Bags also says that yellow legged
chickens viii be in the pan and there
will be gravy and hot biscuits. Oh,
man"
Although Milwaukee and Atlanta claim
that the race is between those two cities,
set the Des Moines delegation is hot on
the trail.
The Des Moines boosters have many
reasons why the grand old state Of Iowa
should have the 1921 convention.
T. ". Lequatte heads delegation If
thirty-six members Of the Des Moines
-Advertising cluD. who are here in earn
est to land next years convention.
One Of the main talking points Of Le-
auatte is that the convention should
recognize the smaller cities and towns
which go to make up its membership
and point out that Des Moines is the
ideal city.
They point with pride to the splendid
way in which Des Moines handled the
Methodist conference and maintain that
there is sufficient hotel accommodate cns
to take care of the convention crowd.
because thousands were attracted to
eDes NIoines during the war because Of
an army post nearby
Besides Mr. Lequatte. the Des Moines
delegation consists Of Ivan Coolidge. pres
si6ent Of the Collidge advertising agency /;
c. W Graham. former president Of the
.Des 8IOines club; John Wallace one Of the
publishers Of "Wallace's Farmer" z. y.
Hopkins. head of boys and girls club
work for Successful Farming" Harry
Watts, advertising manager of the
Register and Tribune: W. s. Arrant
advertising manager for a chain Of eight
shoe stores: Martin Tuttle. head Of the
Motor Listing Company; c A. Baum
cart. president Of the Iowa State As
sOciation Of Advertisers: Harter B. Hull,
Forrest Geneva. Ralph Faxon. E. z.
Etacy. Kenneth Smith. Clifford Depuy
b F. Rogers. F. f. McCray. E f Cor
bin, J. r. COrrie. Oliver .. Work. Ray