San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
VISIT Scene
Of LOUISIANA
PURCHASE
Locals Will Attend Great
National Meet jan
uary 1922.

A visit to the place where the great
est real estate transaction in history
was consummated-the famous old Ca
bildo at New Orleans, scene of the
signing of the Louisiana Purchase,
will be feature-but only one fea-
ture-of the social and recreational
program planned by the New Orleans
Real Estate Agents Association for
the coming visit TO New Orleans Of
the National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards, January 1922 inclusive.
Messrs. III. G.. Thorman, Il. G.. Irish.
II. r. Dickinson, ii. J. Shearer and
Russell c. Hill will represent San An.
tonic.
An all day sightseeing excursion, in
Guiding a morning boat trip through
the harbor of New Orleans up the in
dustrial canal and along the shores
of romantic Lake Ponchartrain is an
other notable part of the entertain
ment plan. Visitors will also be in
vited to make a trip through the in
dustrial section over the New Or
leans public belt railroad, touching
many of the 1000 factories and other
industrial plants of the city, and its
docks and wharves, according TO
Charles Rush. executive secretary of
the board.
RECREATION FEATURES.
An informal assembly and dance
will be held on the evening of the
opening day of the meeting, January
10. There will be a special luncheon
Wednesday noon at the Orleans Club
for more than one hundred women,
who are expected to be Of the con-
vention party. A Realtor-talent Re
vue with dancing to follow will be
given Wednesday night.
A trip through the picturesque old
French quarter Of New Orleans, with
its balconies graced with wrought iron
lace work and its tavern doors still
bearing the heavy bolts that barred
them when they were pirate rcndez-
vous, will be the recreation feature
for Thursday. On Thursday evening
the inaugural banquet will be given,
at which President Charles u. I'd
wards, Of New York, will formally
turn over the gavel to the incoming
president, Robert Jemison, Jr.. of Biz
bingham, Ala, and will install with
him the associations IS vice presi-
dents-elect. five incoming members of
the board of directors and 10 chairmen
OIL national committees.
A trip to the famous races which
will be in progress during the con
vention period is planned for Friday
afternoon. In honor of the incoming
Realtor president the race will be
designated the Jemison handicap.
PLAN CRUISE.
George Danziger, secretary Of the
Nop, nrlaana hoo ri haoI af ,,o,tI-
tiple listing bureau. ex-actor and ex.
mittee planning the convention enter
tainment.
A cruise Of the Caribbean Sea, with
stop.overs at Havana, the Isthmus of
Panama and Port Limon, Costa Rica,
will follow the convention. The steam
ship Carriage has been chartered for
members of the association and their
families and friends. The boat leaves
New Orleans Saturday. January 23.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. G. Irish, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Thorman and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. J. Shearer plan to make the
sruise.
Among those who will make the
rip in addition to President Charles
6. Edwards of New York, president
elect Robert Jamison, Jr.. Of Biz
mingham and Mrs. Jemison. and other
officers of the association already an
nounced. are the following: w. II.
Wright and Mrs. Wright Of Chicago,
Mrs. Wright is chairman Of the ad
vertising committee of the National
association ]. S. Warterfield of Chi.
cago, chairman of the associations
committee on multiple listing. and
Mrs. Warterfield; NJ. A. Devine of
Atlantic City, formerly on the board
Of directors, and Mrs Devine; w. Ed
win Blair Of Philadelphia, member Of
the executive committee of the prom
erty management division. and Mrs.
Blair; c. T. Donohoe, national com.
mitteeman for the Washington, D. c..
division.