The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06
BUSY
PLANNING TRIP
TO WASHINGTON
Rousing Meeting Seized.
uled To Arrange Details
OF Convention

III " VvaahtAStOh, LOU sLEOuS. Lev
this be the slogan of the Birmingham
Real Estate board from now until the
realtors enter their special train or
their special cars at the Terminal en-
route to the annual convention of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards to be held in Washington from
June 3 to g." Sam G. Starke, secretary
of the board, says.
ut is perfectly obvious that this yea,
offers the Birmingham board a superb
opportunity not only to do itself proud,
but to make such showing as will
prove magnificent advertisement of
their city and the good old state OF
Alabama. For many months past Ala.
bama has been in the limelight of ma.
tional interest on account of Oscar I'm.
derwood's candidacy for the presidential
nomination Of the democratic party at
this particularly favorable time, and
on account of the intense interest mani
tested everywhere in the final DISPOSE.
ton of Muscle Shoals. The Real
Estate board will not overlook its hand
and let slip such an opportunity to
write Birmingham in the memory of the
national realtors assembled at WASH
ington in way not soon to be for
gotten"
The first step In arousing enthusiasm
was taken at the meeting Thursday,
under the direction of the sales division,
of which Jim Drake is the chairman
The meeting had been announced as a
sort of Washington rehearsal and few
knew just what was going to happen or
just what the announcement itself
meant. After dispatching the short
business program, President J. L. Yam
cey turned the meeting over to Mr..
Drake and his bunch of statesmen.
Clyde Nelson, with his guitar, and
Howard Parish, with his determined
look, mounted table and started the
ball to rolling with q catchy song spe-
cially adapted for use at the Washing
ton convention. Parish soon had the
81 present, almost to a man, singing
a song they had never heard before.
Doubtless, in many instances men were
singing who rarely have heard their
own voices in song.
Chairman Drake called on John
Dearborn, Aleck Montgomery and Will
Ferguson to make brief and appro-
pirate remarks by way of encouraging
attendance upon the annual convention
and staging there something that will
adequately direct attention to Birming-
ham. A number Of apt suggestions
were made. One suggestion in partic-
ular has taken like wild fire, but this
cannot be disclosed here.
R0using Meet Thursday.
"It is now proposed to have rous-
ing meeting of the board Thursday to
be characterized by novel features and
some interesting announcements. ANY
active or associate member or member
of the sales division that fails to at
tend next Thursdays meeting a the
municipal market will miss a most UNI
usual event in the long history of the
Real Estate board. In the meantime,
one may rest assured that certain live
wires will be at work, live wires who
know how to get results" according to
Mr.. Starke.
The convention committee consists
Of Ed s. Allen, Clyde Nelson, John
Dearborn, and A. w. Dupuy of Ems
ley. 1t seems probable, If not actually
definitely decided, that the Birmingham
board will enter its champion in the
five-minute hometown speakers con-
test. This may require a preliminary
elimination contest to select Birming-
hams most hopeful representative to
bring home that silvr trophy cup Of.
fered as prize by the Chicago Real
Estate board
A complete roll Of the Birmingham
delegation must be secured as soon az
possible in order that the executive
secretary Of the board may make reser-
vations that have been officially desig-
mated for the, Alabama delegation. Il
is proposed to send promptly letters to
all the boards in the state suggesting
that their representatives join the Biz
mingham board here, or at Atlanta, and
all go on the same train on the Sea-
board Air Line, which has already been
adopted by the Birmingham board as
the official route from this city.
AS suggestion of how this annual
convention Of the real estate men from
all over the country is regarded, the
Nelson Real Estate and Investment
company of Birmingham is offering
this trip to Washington to the two of
their statesmen that win in the sales
contest they have inaugurated. One
need only inquire of a realtor to find
out how highly advantageous, stimu-
latlng, and enjoyable this annual con-
vent1on is expected to be.
The meeting of the board on Thurs
day promises to be largely attended and
great enthusiasm is expected to develop
in regard to the convention plans.
While it is not permissible here to an
itcipate the novel features of this meet
ing, It can be definitely predicted that
it will be quite distinctive in the his
tory of the Birmingham Real Estate
board.