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Show THREE CITIES fill 1928 101! I'EKl New Orleans, Atlantic City and Cleveland Want Next Convention. ' International Board Will Consider Invitations at Meeting Today. The triangular contest between , Orleans, Cleveland and Atlantic city t the International Rotary convention Z 1920 has closed and the returns are u The fight has been a lively one n,l , Hons publicity stunts bv which th h '' cities have sought favor during h ?" vention have delighted tho luibll,' "" The international hoard, consisii. , the president, the Immediate iws't dent and the three vice ures idrnu . ", hold a public session at ! ,. ? 1 receive the Invitations for the' I'm I I vention. According to tho bv-hw. , Rotary, the board is not required t ,,, nounce a decision for a period of T, weeks following tho meeting 11 k,. been predicted, however, bv m.mv ' Rotarians that a decision will' he , , nounced today and the triangular oont. decided without further deliberation. Three Cities Active. Each of the three cities mentioned hurt its publicity man and he was ahviivs "0, the job." Joseph A. McN'amec represemJ Atlantic City, Fred J. Gillespie represent ed Cleveland and James V. 'Greshon led the fight for New Orleans. The first evidence of Atlantic City nub licity was the arrival of a carload of wheel chairs brought from the board walk. Atlantic City boasted of Its von. derful recreational opportunities. A mw. ing picture of Atlantic City attractions was placed In one of the leading movlni picture houses. Atlantic City advertised Its sea bathing its fishing, dancing on the cool, breeze-swept breeze-swept ocean piers and entertainment to be found In palatial cafes. The hotel accommodations ac-commodations of Atlantic City were lauded. Atlantic City Is said to have apoed to reserve 10,000 accommodations fur vis. itors, should the city be selected for thn 1920 convention. It boasted of 3000 beach front hotel rooms and 6500 side avenue hotel rooms. New Orleans Busy. New Orleans attempted to give Rotarians Rotari-ans a taste of things in store, should It get the convention. The delegates stagel the Mardi Gras at the president's ball at Bonneville. The delegates emphasized tho picturesque features of the city, as well as its modern attractions. Literature was circulated which told a little of the fascinating history of the town and which contained attractive Illustrations of old mansions, moonlit bays and other southern south-ern scenes. The New Orleans delegates stated that wonderful new additions had been mads to the town within the past few yean and they wanted Rotarians to see them. Thev pointed out that, although New Orleans Or-leans was one of the most plcturesnui cities in the United States, it was also one of the livest industrially. Cleveland Is Center. Cleveland's chief claim for the convention conven-tion was that it Is in the very center of things; that it has unexcelled travel facilities fa-cilities and accomodations for entertaining entertain-ing visitors. Cleveland boosters stated that its industrial record could compare favorably with any city in the United States. ,,, The beauty of Its prk system was b to rival that of any city in the world, with acre after acre of public greens borderln? Lake Erie and miles of boulevards, m lakeside resorts, steamship rules won derful ore docks and even its 3-eenl ; stret car fare were used as arguments in favor of Cleveland as the next Internationa, Rotary convention city. |