Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

28 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 27, 1928 NEW OFFICERS ELECTED BY MPTO A President— R. F. Woodhull, Dover, N. J. Vice presidents — J. C. Brady, Toronto; R. R. Biechele, Kansas City, Kan.; Harry Marx (Publix), New York; Charles C. Picquet, Pin -hurst, N. C; M. A. Lightman, El Dorado, Ark. Treasurer — Jay Emanuel, Philadelphia. Secretary — M. J. O'Toole. Board of Directors — Colvin W. Brown, of Keith-Albee-Orpheum and Pathe, nominated by Jules Rubens; Harold B. Franklin, president of West Coast Theatres, by E. M. Fay; Harry M. Crandall of Stanley-Crandall Theatres, by A. J. Julian Brylawski; Sam Dembow of Publix, New York, by Fred J. Dolle; M. E. Comerford, Eastern Pennsylvania, by Fred Desberg; Joseph W. Walsh, Connecticut, by M. A. Lightman; Jack Miller, Chicago, by Frank Walker; Fred Wehrenberg, St. Louis, by Oscar Lehr; Dave Cohen, Binghamton, N. Y., by W. A. Dillon; Free Desberg, Cleveland, by Henry A. Staab. (Dolle and Brylawski, also nominated, withdrew.) Desberg, as temporary chairman of the directors, announced that selection of the regional contact men had been deferred. Exhibitors Bring Home Wealth of New Ideas (Continued from preceding page) tional organization, to whom was presented the key to the city. Large Equipment Exhibit Entering the convention hall, the Pompeian room, exhibitors were pleasantly surprised to find the side and rear walls banked with tastily arranged equipment exhibits, which overflowed into the corridors and balcony of the mezzanine floor. National Theatre Supply had one entireside of the convention hall and through the efforts of George DeKruif in getting the exhibits through the customs office, all were in place when President Woodhull brought down the gavel for the first session. Outstanding among the reports of officers at this meeting was that of A. Julian Brylawski for the board of directors and the national legislative committee. Brylawski first traced the successful fight against the Lankford bill for blue Sundays in the District of Columbia, and warned that Lankford intends to make the measure an issue at the coming session of Congress. Copyright Bill Delayed Among the copyright measures which have been fought by the committee is the Vestal bill which would have further entrenched the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors. Brylawski reported that the committee "sat entirely neutral throughout the entire proceedings" on the Brookhart bill for fed era] regulation. "Certain features of this bill," Brylawski stated, "in our opinion would be a very dangerous experiment and other sections are badly drawn. We feci that Senator Brookhart evinces a most sincere desire to be a friend of our industry and he is anxious to help us but our opinion is he has been badly advised." (Continued on page 32) Home from the Canadian Front Mrs. R. F. Woodhull was the honored guest at the many events the Canadian committee staged for the womenfolk at the M P T 0 A convention, while "P e t c" manipulated the gavel at the sessions. F. J. McW ill turns (left) luts the Parkway at Madison, August Berkliollz is planning a new theatre at West Bend. Wis. Dr. Murdock McLeod of the Presbyterian Church at Pinehurst, /V. C, gave a brilliant address. With him are U. K. Rice (left) and Charles C. Picquet of North Carolina. North Carolina had amoiiK its representatives Picquet and (Griffith of Ireland. /V. C. It ilh them is our old friend Fred J. Herrington of Pittsburgh. Jack Ilarwood of Cleveland and Louis Israel of the Cinema and Standard, also at Cleveland, Here much in evidence.