San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
MAY LAUD CITY
At Convention
Of REALTY MEN
Hope to Induce Etharidge
or Kirkpatrick to Make
Speech.
MEET AT WASHINGTON
Several San Antonians to
Attend National Con-
vention Of Boards.

II Tom H. Etheridge Jr.. or j. H.
Eirknatrick, local real estate meA
could be induced to attend the con
yention of the National Association
NJ Real Estate Boards which is TO be
held in Washington, June 3 TO u, San
Antonio would be entered in a ma
tional "home town" speech contest
Real estate men from all over the
country will laud their homes towns
In a five-minute speech contest at the
convention. 1t is expected that five
or six local members of the real es-
tate board will attend the conven-
ton.
Messrs Etheridge and Kirkpatrick
are both winners of a cup Offered at
conventions Of the Texas real estate
boards TO the best five-minute speaker
on "Why My City is the Best u
Texas" 1t was announced last week
by Executive Secretary OF the San
Antonio Real Estate Board. q. I.
Hammops, that il was expected that
five or six members OF the local board
would make the trip 10 Washington.
II is hoped by the board that either
Mr.. Etheridge or Mr.. Kirkpatrick can
be induced to represent San Antonio
in the contest.
A Feature Of Convention.
A national "home town. speech
contest, presenting the rival resour-
ces and achievements Of American
cities and the qualities which give
them individuality, will be a feature
of the coming annual convention OF
the national boards. The contest
will be for a silver trophy cup pre-
scented By the Chicago Real Estate
Board. Each speaker will be limitel
to five minutes. He must be an ac-
tive realtor of at least one years
standing as a member Of local real
estate board affiliated with the ma
tional association.
1t is announced that the contest
will be limited 10 twenty speakers.
If there are more than 20 entrants.
elimination will be by lot. In making
the list for drawing. preference will
be given TO boards which did not en-
ter the contest last year. Judges will
be selected by the Washington real
estate board.
- A national contest in real estate ad-
vertising will also be a prominent
feature OF the coming annual conven-
ton of the national boards. This
contest is expected to bring out the
notable general awakening OF interest
in display advertising among realtors
during the year, and TO mark the part
which institutional advertising is
coming to have in acquainting the pub
lie with the service Of the real estate
boards.
Newspaper Ad Contest.
Real estate boards only will be eli
gible 10 enter the contest, it is an
nounced. 1t will be in two parts,
covering the fields of individual dis
play advertising and of general pre-
sentation of real estate facts to the
public by real estate boards themselves
through the medium of advertising
pages.
One award will be given to the
board which presents the best result
getting display newspaper advertising
matter published by its members or
member firms since June 1. 1929. A
second award will be for the board
which presents the best selection Of
display newspaper ADVERTISING mat
Ter published since June I. 1923. over
the boards signature and designed 10
encourage home ownership. real es-
tate investment, and the use ~ the
realtors services. A jury Of imnartinl
advertising experts will make the
awards. which will be announced
from the convention platform,