The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-01
CONVENTION DELE
GATES ENTHUSIASTIC
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ions and unpleasant features of
great commercial centers. There is
convention atmosphere about the
seashore, an atmosphere that is
Naducive to good clear thinking
and the accomplishment of a great
volume Of business.
Reference to the Bulletin publish
ed by the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, shows that Allan
tic City stands well up with the
leaders among convention cities of
the United States. Here are ente1-
tanned many Of the finest and
largest conventions in the country.
Chief among these are the Ameri-
can Railway Association, National
Electric Light Association. Ameri-
can Bankers Association, American
Gas Association, American Electric
Railway Association, General
Federation of Womens Clubs.
Rotary International, American
Medical Association, Grotto,
Shriners, Northern Baptist Conven-
ton, Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,, international Lions Clubs,
American Federation of Labor,
National Association of Credit
Men, American Health Congress.
American Nurses Association,
National Exchange Clubs. National
Association of Life Underwriters,
etc, etc.
There is in course of construct
ion in Atlantic City at the present
time the worlds largest convention
and trade exhibition hall. The main
auditorium of this building win
seat close to 1900 persons. There
are 20 other assembly places of
varying seating capacities ranging
from committee rooms to meeting
halls seating 5000 persons. The
available exhibition area totals
2S5,000 square feet Both the Penn
sylyania and Reading Railroads
have tracks leading directly into
the convention hall where there are
travelling cranes to handle the
heavy machinery that is a part Of
many trade shows. With the COM
pletion of this building it will be
possible for exhibitors to route a
carload of machinery direct from
the factory to the Atlantic City
Convention Hall. The trusses in the
main auditorium have a span of
$50 feet over which area there are
no supporting pillars of any kind.
The new Atlantic City municipal
auditorium, with convention facili-
ties unsurpassed in any part of the
world at the present time, COM
bined with the unexcelled hotel
and entertainment facilities avail
able, will undoubtedly help to place
New Jersey in the forefront of the
/ country's convention states.
Following is partial list Of con
7 ventions announced:
| State Bankers Association, May;
Vehicle Wheel Mfrs. Conf. Cast
Div), July; State Funeral Direct
ors Association, National Spring
Hotel Exposition. May; Manufact-
urers' Assn. OF n. j., May; Degree
of Pocahontaas Ct. Council, May;
Medical Society of New Jersey
June; Canning Machinery & Sup
plies Assn, Jan; State Funeral
/ Directors Assn, Security Mutual
Life Ins. Select Cir. Club, July;
State Firemen's Assn. Sept ;
Knights of Pythias Cd. Lodge
Sept; Prudential Insurance Co.
/ Business Conf, Oct; National Food
! Brokers Association, Jan; Sons OF
Union Veterans Civil War, n. J
Div, June; National Brotherhood
of Operative Peters, July; State
Bar Association. June; Penna
Library Club. Spring: American
Assn. of Genito Urinary Surgeons
April; Assn. Of Highway Off of No
Atlantic States, Foresters of Amer
Cd. Court, May; Sheet Meta
Workers Init. Assn. Sept; Whole
sale Stationers Assn. of the U. S.
, Feb.
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