The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-01
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF FULLER BRUSH COMPANY LOOMS UP AS CHIEF INDUSTRIAL EVENT IN NEW LONDON Hotel Griswold to Be Seen of Gathering at Which 300 Delegates Will Be Guests of City.
 Notable Speakers-NOvel
 Stunts Arranged.

New London, June I.-Severa
 speakers of national reputation
 will feature the program of th
 eighth international convention of tn
 Fuller Brush Co., ,and Fuller Brusl
 Co.,, Ltd, of Canada, which will b.
 held June I8, Io and 20 at the Gris wold, Eastern Point, New London
 and on June 2I, at the company: plant in Hartford, according to re port given out at the home office More than 300 branch, district anc division sales managers of the com pany, from all parts of the United States and Canada, including large delegation from Cuba, will attend the convention, plans of which indicate that it will be the greatest in the his tory of the company.
 The major portion of those attend ing the convention will arrive in New London the afternoon of Sunday, June 17, in five special Pullmans from New York. They will make the last lap of their trip to the Griswold by launch. A get-together dinner will feature the program that evening, with short addresses by Alfred C. Fuller, president, and F. $. Beveridge, vice-president and director of sales, of the Fuller Brush Co.
 The convention will formally open Monday morning, with an address of welcome by President Fuller. This will be followed by an address, 'Wel- come to Connecticut" by George B.. Chandler, secretary of the Connect1- cut Chamber of Commerce. Harry l.. Spillman of New York, educational director of the Remington Typewriter Co.,, will talk on Personality" F. 5. Beveridge, vice-president and director of sales, of the Fuller Brush Co.,, will talk on "The Human Element in Business; and H. M Cotton, promo ton sales manager of the company, will have for his subject "The Prac- tical Application of High Ideal"
 During the afternoon the managers will enjoy a boat ride on the Sound to Block Island, and the evening ses- sion will be given over to pr. Russell H. Conwell of Baltimore, dean of the American lecture platform, who will give his famous lecture, Acres Of Diamonds"
 An address by Charles Coolidge Parlin of the Curtis Publishing Co., of Philadelphia, on "The Power of Advertising" with talks by several executives of the company, including Everett R. Smith, advertising man ager; w. H. Metcalf, of Oakland, Calif,- manager of western sales di- vision; E. A. Parlee and J. C. Alt rock, division sales managers, both ot Hartford, will feature Tuesday morn ing's session. During the afternoon the managers will be conducted upon an inspection tour through the sub marine base and later attend base ball game between the Base team and the Industrial league team of the session George H. H.>Abercrombie, sec retary of the company, will talk on "The Personal Equation," and A. A. Milestone, manager of correspond ence service, on "The Correspondence Service"
 Henry C. Moock. of Detroit, sales manager of the Hudson Motor Car Co.,, will talk on "The Pioneer Sales morning. Other addresses will be made by T. A. Ryan of Toronto, man ager of the Canadian sales division; H. A. Abele of Birmingham, Ala, manager of southern sales division; C. H. Shean, manager of eastern sales division; and Elmer H. Kaufman, educational director of the home office.
 The afternoon has been designated as stunt" afternoon, and will be de- voted to the exhibition of various stunts by the several sales divisions. In addition, a submarine will come from the Submarine Base and give an exhibition of diving near the hotel.
 Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of Nal den, Mass, acting president of Bos- ton University, and Strickland Gilli- Ian of Baltimore, journalist and we'll known author of humorous stories and verse, will address the Wednes- day evening session.
 Thursday morning the managers will leave New London and motor over the new state road to Hartford. The 75 automobiles will be escorted by the Connecticut state police. Fol- lowing luncheon, which will be served at the plant, the delegates will be taken on tour through the com pany's new factory and office build ing Wallace C. Campbell, secretary to President Fuller, is manager of the convention.