San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
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SPOTLIGHT .
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S. A. Delegation, Largest
There, Heads Action
Program.

Realtors of TEXAS will renew their
fight for a license law. This was
definitely decided last week at the
annual convention of Texas Real Es-'-
tate Boards at Galveston. The license
bill held the spotlight of the conven-
ton for the three-day session and
realtors voted TO launch a concerted
drive in 1927 in an effort to enact the
law which they believe will benefit all
Texas financially.
Senator Robert Stewart of Fort
Worth, who sponsored the bill before Z
the last Legislature, addressed the
Texas realtors and agreed 70 aid IN
the next attempt to get the bill passed.
The most promising outlook in all
history for Texas development was the
report of practically every principal
speaker at the meet. 81
MANY FROM S. A.
San Antonio's delegation was the
largest represented by any city:
l.. w. Benton, 81. Z. Dickinson,
Ray Mackey, r. W. Austin and ID. ).
Thorman represented San Antonio as
speakers.
Wichita Falls won the convention
for next year. Cities sending delega-
tons were: Amarillo, Beaumont.
Dallas, Denison, Fort Worth, Calves
ton, Houston, San Antonio, FL Paso.
Corpus Christi, Corsicana. The
Arkansas Association of Real Estate
Boards was also represented. -s..
The convention was brought 20 a
successful close on Wednesday night
at a banquet at the Galvez Hotel
where II. E. Dickinson of San An
tonic presided as POSTMASTER.
Ell PASO WINS CUP.
The San Antonio trophy cup was
awarded to Harry Van Horn of III
Paso, Tex. There were five cities
competing in the annual five minute
speaking contest. Tom II. Etheridge
was entered from San Antonio, but
at the last minute the committee in
charge decided not to let San Antonio
enter the contest this year for the
reason that the Dallas trophy cup had
been permanently won by Frank b.
Scott of the Dallas convention in
1924. The San Antonio delegation
readily agreed to the decision of the
committee. but the convention itself
insisted that Tom H. Etheridge de-
liver his prepared speech after the
close of the contest, which he finally
agreed to do. The judges indicated
that his speech would again have won
the cup had not the committee ruled
against his entering the contest.
The outstanding topic of the con-
vention was the discussion Of a.
license law for all real estate brokers
in Texas. State Senator Holbrook of
Galveston, State Senator Stewart OF
Fort Worth, and State Representa-
tives Kemble and Potter, also OK
Fort Worth, were guests of the con-
vention and gave very interesting
talks on the real estate license bill
and assured the delegates assembled
that they would continue TO work
for the bill, when the Fortieth Legs
lature conyenes. -
OFFICIALS FROM S. A.
Three San Antonio realtors were
honored by the convention with places
in the official family. Loren W.
Benton was reelected to the office
of third vice president, H. E. Dickin-
son to a three-year term on the board
of directors. and Alfred W. Rohde as
secretary of the newly organized farm
lands, ranches and orchards division
in the state association. ,f
The following San Antonians at
tended the meet:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Thorman, Mr..
and Mrs. H. J. Shearer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Etheridge, Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Rohde, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Fite, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Patton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Mackey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. V. F. Buchek,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Rush, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Dickinson, Mrs. NJ. a.
Stevens. B. G. Irish, William Beuhler,
J. A. Dresses, Fred Reutzel, n. 9.
Wood, r. W. Ogden, NJ. o. Upton.