Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-12
AMERICA SENDS
THOUSANDS TO
AID GATHERING
Declared That London Meet
ing of Advertisers VIII be
Greatest Business Confer
ence In World

LONDON, July H. Americas two
thousand delegates go the International
Advertising convention which opens here
Monday began arriving today from Pis-
mouth. Southampton ana Liverpool
Special boats which conveyed the dele
gates from New YORK dackcd at these
ports last night and this morning
The huge contingcnts II delegates and
their wives and children and baggage m
set the even flow of the English train
system iniS forenoon tn arriving in
special trains AZ intervals of ten minutes
They We're met and welcomed ny Sir
Herbert Morgan AMI e.. Harold Vernon
IN behalf of the advertisers and repre-
srntativeS of the Lord Mayor. the Brit
ish empire exhibition and many CONNER
sial organizations
Sn scarce were accommodations III this
tourist ridden city thar the Americans
had 10 stop M hotels scattered i'm every
part Of London and it, suburbs The
delegates were Si0rmed from the minute
of their arrival by hosts 0f reporters
who sought ~ obtain from each IL them
an interview "a the possibilities of ad
vertiSing Great Britain ON the road 70
prosperity out VI the present commercial
depression. which il TO b. the keynote of
the conversion. In most eases the re-
pnrterS were successful.
When | 900 OF The delegates from the
I'nitcd States and Canada diScmbarkcd
from the steamship Repuhli of South
ampfon. they We're welcomed hy George
Roberts. representing the advertising
clubs ~ Great britain and civic business
organizations. Lou II. Holland. presi-
dent ~ the Associated Advertising Clubs
= fthe World. replying on behalf OF the
delegates. said he was certain the London
meeting would he the greatest business
congress the world had ever seen.
This evening the delegates are expected
to attend the first gathering ~ the con
vention at Albert Hall. where they will
be- the guests at a reception and dance
10 be given IN LondcnerS a. 4 forerun-
ner Ii next weeks convention.
London will have smother 2.Ggsiti dele
gates from European countries. the
English countryside and the British
domiuonS. Registered Delegates today
numbered i.G7S, which was 1000 more
than had evlr attended any previous
meeting ~ the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World.
Never before had delegates been
treated 10 such mn array of entertain
mcnis and speeches by notahies a. they
are about IN. .-sc"ive now. They will
~ addressed hy The Prince of Wales.
the premier. cabinet ministers afid- lead
ing bankers. merchants and advertisers
of both hcmiSpheres.
Most of the business houses of the
West end today were decorated with
flags IA honor of the arrival OF the dele
gates while the authorities ~ many
boroughs which make up metropolitan
put np the decorations which they use to
honor distinguished visitors.
Texas Delegation Parades.
Tie delegation from Houston. Texas
which ailcd from the United States On
i special steamer waited until this after
noon a. arrive in London when they
paYadcI IN Charahancs to the adycrtis-
ing convention headquarters displaying
banner urging Houston - the 1925 Goa
vcntioi city. They plan to keep up
continuous campaign until the day when
the selection of The city IL made.