OCR Text |
Show GREETERS WILL MEET 1 IN B0ST1HU NEXT YEAR "Hub" Wins Easily Ovei Buffalo, the Only Other Contender for Honor. SALT LAKER HONORED J. J. Acomb Is Elected a Member of the Board of Governors. Boston was yesterday chosen as the i 1H17 convention city for the Grceters of America at their afternoon meeting ! at the Newhouse hotel. Buffalo was the only contesting city, bu in view of the early popularity accorded the appeals of tho delegates from the "Hub,'' dropped out of the race early in the balloting. E. E. Pitts of Detroit was elected national president of the hotel men's association, after considerable interest had been manifested in the candidacy of Colonel William Andcrsou of Omaha. At the banquet at the Newhouse hotel last evening the attendance was between be-tween 3(10 and 400, including GreetCrs and their wives and friends. An excellent excel-lent programme was provided by entertainers enter-tainers from the various cafes in the city. Appreciation Expressed. Retiring President L. D. Moulton thanked the Utah charter, No. 15, for the "most magnificent welcome ever accorded the Greeters by any convention conven-tion city." ' . ' Toastmaster C. D. McFaddan of Omaha expressed his appreciation of "the way in which the city commissioners, commission-ers, the 'mayor and the governor, the merchants 'and the citizens of the city of Salt Lake have, taken the Grceters of America into their hearts." Other speakers at the banquet were equally enthusiastic. One of the decorative features of the banquet was tlie contribution of Portland roses at each guest's plate. With each rose was a card bearing the inscription, "Boost for the 191S National Convention for Portland." The .hall was beautifully decorated , with flags, ' flowers and bunting. Tribute to Wilson. The only two resolutions passed at yesterday's yes-terday's sessions were those thanking the Utah charter for tlie magnillcence of their entertainment and instructing the secretary secre-tary to extend to President Woodrow Wilson tlie offer of every moral and physical aid that the Greeters of America can lend him and his government In the present crisis. The most notable feature of the elections elec-tions was the choice of J. J. Acomb as a member of the board of governors of the Greeters. This is the first time that a far western man has been chosen for this board, and it was said by members of the organization last night that it came in recognition of the services of Mr. Acomb as chairman of the entertainment entertain-ment committee. The compliment fund, which heretofore has been somewhat of a bone of contention conten-tion among the Greeters, was abolished by almost unanimous vote, and the moneys now in the fund were turned into the general treasury. The compliment fund had been used in a few cases for the relief of needy members of the organization. organ-ization. Officers Elected. Officers elected were: President, E. E. Pitts of Detroit; first vice president, A. H. Chapman of Atlanta; second vice president, Louis Aver of Oakland, Cal. ; third vice president,' Fred Morrison of Buffalo; fourth vice president, G. E. Gould of Boston; fifth vice president, J. H. .Getz of Spokane; sixth vice president, C. G. Aderman of Houston. Tex.; secretary, secre-tary, V. S. Warriner of .Denver; treasurer. treas-urer. B. D. Keith of Pueblo: attorney, J. C. Cieary of New Yprk; chairman of the board of Rovernors. W. JL. Kleeburger of Kansas City; members of the board of governors, J. J. Acomb of Salt Lake; J. C. O'Neill of Chicago; J. U Mulhern of Galesburg, 111.; A. B. Riggs of Indlanapols; F. A. Sears of Rochester, Minn.; J. R. Parcell of St. Louis. |