The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-15
MILWAUKEE ID GET 1. NEXT ADMEN MEET
Campaign Is Formally An nounced to Elect Hopkins
 President of Association
By Associated Press

Atlanta, June 14-Milwaukee, Wis, was unanimously chosen for the 1923 convention by the presidents of the various departments of the As sociated Advertising Clubs of the World at their dinner tonight The decision remains to be ratified by the convention Thursday. but the choice of the executives is generally accepted
 Formal announcement of cam paign to elect George w. Hopkins of New York as president of the con ventfon was made tonight by his sup porters, who were said to number among them Samuel C. Dobbs, At. lanta; w. c. Darcy, St Louis former presidents. and other influential members of the association.
 Until this movement was launched the only man prominently mentioned for the head of the association hSd been Charles Henry Macintosh Of Chicago. The election will be held Thursday at which time the delegates are expected to ratify the choice by department heads of Milwaukee, Wis. for the 1922 convention.
 The United States already holds a commanding position in Latin American trade, arc will have nothing to fear from its rivals if American business men will make an earnest effort to under stand Latin America, Allen Walker. New York. declared in addressing the American division of the As- sociated Advertising Clubs of the World here today
 MT. Walker, who recently spent several months in South America, de- clared the association is working to make possible President Harding's plea for better understanding between America and the other na- tions of the world, and told of the, trade. possibilities in the accom- plishment of such an end.
 The convention held no general sessions today or tonight, the day be- ing given over to departmental meet ings and the evening to the 'presi- dents dinner" at which heads of over policies of the association. Nine of the departments eleeted off fcers today, the chief executives chosen being:
 Department Officers
 Direct mail advertising division, John R. Demarest. New Haven, Conn.
 Screen advertising department. Harry Levey, New York.
 Church advertising department, pr. c F. Reisener, New York.
 North American directory publish CTS. J. Martin Gardner, Toronto.
 Associated business directory pub fishers, Henry H Burdick. New York
 Directory and reference media de- partment. George w. Overton. Chi go
 Community Advertising associa tion. Charles F. Hatfield, St. Louis.
 Conference of Advertising Women, Miss Mary C. Wheat, St. Louis.
 Junior Advertising Clubs of the World H. J iIchele. St. Louis
 Want Waterways Developed
 The Community Advertising asso- eIation adopted resolutions today calling for permanent development of navigable waterways. adoption of a national policy in which sgricui- tural industrial and commercial in- terests shall be properly co-ordinated and urging wider Knowledge of American resorts and points of inter est to American travellers.
 The resolutions proposed that the federal sgovernment appropriate sl.- 900. GOO for advertising the national wonders of America.
 Appreciation of President Hard ing's action in appointing A. D. Las ker, Chicago advertising man. as head of the shipping board and Tn reappointing Rear Admiral Benson and Frederick I. Thompson. Mobile publisher. was expressed in resoiu- tions adopted by the National Asso- station of Newspaper Executives. The resolution praised Admiral Ben son, former chairman of the board as "an outspoken, Fearless and strong supporter of using the advertising columns of publications for such business messages as tns government wishes f> delives"