Evening star., 1936-02-02
12CONVENT|ONS
SET THIS MONTH
Wild Life Conference Larg.
est of Group-Twice as
LARGE as That of 1895.

An even dozen conventions in Wash
lngton this month just doubles the
record OF February last year, accord
ing to Curtis Hodges. executive d.
rector of the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Washington Board
Of Trade
The largest of these will be the
American Wild Life Conference, called
at the suggestion OF President Roose-
welt, winch with open tomorrow at the
Mayflower Hotel and continue through
Friday. Approximately 1000 delegates
ere expected to attend the sessions.
Approximately 5000 are expected at
the other meetings. one of which was
held yesterday and another which Will
end this afternoon. The Rensselaer,
Alumni Association held its annual
meeting yesterday at the Wardman
Park Hotel. which was followed last
nirht by the installation of DR.. Will
liam Otis Hotchkiss as president OF
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute. A
group of distinguished engineering
college presidents and other educa-
ElOD OIICldlS dUtCllOCA tAAC va ASdAOAAy'
The National Conference on Pales-
tine, attended by many leading Jews
from all parts OF the country, opened
ut the Willard Hotel yesterday and
will be concluded tonight.
Other conventions scheduled for
this month include the following:
National Rifle Association, Board of
Directors, Mayfiower Hotel, Feb
ruary Z.
American Association of Social
Workers, Mayfower Hotel, February
IA to Is.
American College Publicity Associa-
ton, District No. 2, February IA to l6
American Type Founders Corp,
Mayhower Hotel, February Is to II.
Association of American State Geol-
ogists. Department of Interior Build
ing, February 20 and 81.
Loyal Order of Moose, Midwinter
conference, Mayflower Hotel, Febru-
ary 81 and %.
Solid Braided Cord Manufacturers
Association, Willard Hotel. February
19.
National convention of the Mizrachi
Organization of America, Jewish Com
munity Center and Cairo Hotel, Feb
ruary II to IA.
Association of Retail Credit Bu-
reaus, exact dates not yet announced.
LulIy Heads Restaurateurs.
julius Lully of Harvey's was elected
president of the Washington Restau-
rant Association at its annual meet
ing held at the Raleigh Hotel last
week.
j. w. Marriott was elected first vice
president; Miss Emma T. Hahn, Sec
ond vice president; M. H. Pollen, treas
urer: Edward D. Shaw, secretary; Rob-
ert j. Wilson, business manager, and
the following directors:
Bert L. Olmsted, A. H. Bacas, Peter
Borras. A. G. Earnest, Frank Ham,
Milton Hollander, Mrs. Ruth c. Justus,
John A. Liggett. Raymond Lurba, j.
w. Marriott, Mrs. H. Papps, Mrs H. L.
Pieper, j. Allen Praether. E. A. Sholl
Theodore D. Sloat and j. N. Nest.
Olmstead. the retiring board chair
man, was reelected the associations
representative on the Board of Gov
ernors of the Merchants and Manufac.
turers' Association, of which the asso-
citation is branch.
The restaurateurS presented theil
retiring president, Hubert H. Keller,
with loving cup and Mrs. Keller with
q bouquet OF roses.
Hammond Heads Institute.
Harry Hammond was chosen presi-
dent of the National Capital Ice In
stitute at its annual meeting held
last week. Other officers chosen
are M. w. Bennett, secretary, and
William J. Mcnamara, representative
to the Board of Governors of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
ciation. The institute is the ice man.
ufacturers' branch of the M. g. M.
]. C. Dulin to Speak.
:. James c. Dulin, treasurer of the
American Security g. Trust Co., will be
the principal speaker at the February
meeting of Washington Charter, No
81, Hotel Greeters of America, to be
held at the La Fayette Hotel on the
night of February 13. He will dis
cuss the handling of checks and other
negotiable instruments.
r. F. Donnelly Of the Mayflower has
recently been appointed general chair
man of the National Transportation
Committee to handle arrangements for
the national conference of the greet
ers to be held in New Orleans in May.
The appointment was announced by
Graham Hall, international president.
Washington Greeters plan to send
large delegation to New Orleans in an