Year book of motion pictures (1925)

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The home telephone of the Executive Secretary is Crawford 2188. Inasmuch as the entire Film Board of Trade serves on the Joint Arbitration Board in rota tion, we have no fixed membership for that body. However, the exhibitors serving on said Board are, namely: Morning Session: Ben Bervc, John Dittman, Chas. Nathan. Afternoon Session: L. Siegel, A. Saperstein, Samuel Abrahams. CINCINNATI Telephone number of the Board, Canal 5570. Officers: President, W. A. Kaiser, Vice-Pres. J M. Johnston, Ohio Educational; Treasurer, E. M. Booth, F. B. O., all in Broadway Film Building; Secretary, Maurice Strauss, 409 Palalce Theatre Bldg. Home telephone number of Secretary, Avon 4103. CLEVELAND 205 Cleveland Film Exchange Bldg., Prospect 393. Officers: President, Frank D. Drew, Fox Film, Film Ex. Bldg.; Vice President, Norman H. Moray, First National, Film Ex. Bldg.; Secretary Treasurer, C. E. Almy, Metro-Goldwyn. Film Ex. Bldg. ; Executive Secretary, H. W. Christman, Film Ex. Bldg. Home phone Hemlock 3797M. Arbitration Board : Chairman (without vote) J. J. Harwood, Lexington Theater; M. J. Barth, Cozy ; E. Deutsch, Regent ; F. Gross, Grand. Cleveland; L. Thompson, Universal; N. H. Moray, First National; C. E. Perry, Film Classics. DALLAS 19l7J/2 Main St., Phone Y-4732 Officers: President, W. G. Underwood, Specialty Film Co., 300 S. Harwood St.; Vice-Pres., D. J Coughlin, Pathe Exchanges, 1715 Commerce St.; Official Secy., Educational Film, 1919 Main St.; Treas., L. E. Harrington, F. B. O., 2009 Jackson St.; Exec. Secy., Don C, Douglas. Home phone, X-2756. Arbitration Board: Exchangemen : J. E. Luckett, United Artists; L. Bickel, Metro-Goldwyn; R. A Morrow, Producers Dist. Co. Exhibitors : E. L. Byar, chairman. Lyric. Terrell; A. W. Lilly, Colonial, Greenville; H. B. Robb, Robb & Rowley, Dallas; L. Bessinger, alternate, Queen, Dallas, add 79 DES MOINES, IOWA Officers : R. F. Crawford, President, Famous Players Lasky; F. W. Young, Vice-Pres., F. B. O. ; R. S. Ballantine, Secretary-Treasurer, Pathe; M. Benjamin, Sec, 1528 Linden St., Wal. 6035J. Arbitration Board : Exhibitors, Ed. L. Wegener; Harry Hiersteiner; B. I. Van Dyke. Exchangemen, R. S. Ballantyne; E J. Tilton ; A. W. Kahn. DENVER, COLORADO 919 Foster Building, Phone Champa 1355 Officers: Pres., Ward E. Scott, Fox Film, 1531 Tremont; Vice-Pres., M. S. Wilson, Famous Players-Lasky, 1625 Court PI.; Eugene Gerbase, Secretary, Universal, 801 21st St.; Duke W. Dunbar, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, General Counsel, 919 Foster Building. Home telephone number of seoretary, Franklin 1077J. Arbitration Board: Exhibitors, Max Schubach, (Chairman); Jacob Epler ; A. J. Hamilton. Exchanges, J. S. Hommel, Chas. R. Gilmour, Eugene Gerbase. DETROIT 456-57 Joseph Mack Bldg., Phone Cadillac 3804 Officers: Ralph E. Peckham, Pres., Producers Dist. ; Otto W. Bolle, Vice-Pres., Famous Players Lasky; A. M. Elliott, Treasurer, F. B. O. ; David Palfreyman, Secy & Mgr., Res. Phine, Garfield 6684. Arbitration Board: Exchanges, M. Harlan Starr, Chairman, Educational; W. D. Ward, Fox; Lester Sturm, Metro-Goldwyn. Exhibitors, Edgar E. Kirchner, Family, Detroit ; James C. Ritter, Rialto, Detroit ; J. R. Denniston, Family, Monroe. INDIANAPOLIS 1207-1209 Roosevelt, Bldg., Phone Circle 0397 Officers: W. W. Willman, President, MetroGoldwyn, 440 N. Illinois St.; H. H. Hull, Viceresident, F. B. O., Ill W. Maryland St.; Dudley Williston, Treasurer, Selznick, 224 Wimmcr Bldg. ; Helen Brown, Secretary, Spink Arms Hotel, 410 N. Meridian St., phone Main 5803. Arbitration Board: Exhibitors, Frank Heller, Victory Kokomo; Billy Conners, Luna-Lite, Marion, O. I. Demaree, Opera House, Franklin. Alternates, A. C. Zaring, North Star, Indianapolis; Chas. Metzger, Mecca, Indianapolis. Exchanges, H. Dressendorfer, Educational, 215 Wimmer Bldg.; A. W. Plues, Pathe, 200 Wimmer Building; L. B. Goulden, Celebrated Players, 144 W. Vermont St. KANSAS CITY 111 W. 18th St., Phone Harrison 6902 Officers: Truly B Wildman, President, 115 W. 18th St.; E. C. Rhoden, Vice-Pres., 1712 Wyandotte St. ; C. C. Vaughan, Sec. and Treas., Ill W. 17th St.; M. McCullough, Rec. Secy., home phone Hyde Park 5056. Arbitration Board: Exhibitors, Kansas: R. Liggitt, Gene Gauntier Theater, Kansas City, Kans., Chairman ; F. Meyn, Pershing Theater, Kansas City, Kansas; C. Smith, 10th St. Theater, Kansas City, Kansas. Missouri, H. H. Barrett, Colonial Theater, Kansas City, Mo., Chairman; J. H. Watson, Benton Theater, Kansas City, Mo. Exchangemen : A. L. Kahn, Film Classics, Inc. ; B. Blotcky, Famous Players-Lasky ; R. E. Churchill, F. B. O.; C. C. Vaughn, Pathe, alternate. LOS ANGELES Hellman Bldg. Officers: President, William Jenner, Pathe, 920 S. Olive St.; Vice-President, Harry Cohen, F. B. O. ; Trustees: William Jenner, Pathe; Harry Cohen; Robert Yost, Fox, 914 S. Olive St.; A. B. Lamb, Metro-Goldwyn, 1010 S. Olive St.; Wm. Knotts, First National, 918 S. Olive St. ; Secretary-Treasurer and General Counsel, A. P. Michael Narlian, 246 I. W. Hellman Bldg. Arbitration Board : Robert Yost, Fox Film ; Harry Cohen, chairman, F. B O. ; Clarence Hill, Vitagraph; Glenn Harper, 2125 Oak St.; Mr. Van der Lip, Motion Picture Theater, Inglewood, Cal. ; N. B .Bernstein, 935 S. Olive St., Southern California Poster Exchange. MEMPHIS-LITTLE ROCK 302 Mulberry St., Memphis, Phone Main 2900 Officers: A. J. Cary, President, 302 Mulberry St., Memphis; Sol Davis, Vice President, 1003 W. Markham St., Little Rock; W. E. Sipe, Treasurer, 226 Union Avenue, Memphis; Alma A. Walton, Secretary, 302 Mulberry St., Memphis. Secretary's home telephone number is Hemlock 6369J. Arbitration Board : Exhibitors, W. L. Mack, Jonesboro Amusement Co., Jonesboro, Ark. ; Tom Young, .Vaudette. Dyersburgh, Tenn.; Homer Williams, Grenada Opera House, Grenada, Miss. Exchanges. C. E. Peppiatt, Chairman, F. P.-L. Corp., Linden and Front, Memphis. Tenn. ; T. R. Adams, 1114 W Markham St., Little Rock; P. L. Franconi, 106 W. Cross St., Little Rock. MILWAUKEE 327 M. & M. Bank Bldg., 216 W. Water St. Phone Grand 7387 Officers: Harry Hart, Pres., F. B. O., Toy Bldg. ; Frank DeLorenzo, Vice-Pres., Selznick, Toy Bldg.; Gen Koenig, Secy, and Counsel, 415418 M. & M. Bank Bldg.; V. F. DeLorenzo, Treas., Celebrated Players, 713 Wells St.; Sam Shurman, Sergeant-at-Arms, Metro-Goldwyn, 102 9th St. Home telephone number of the Secretary, Grand 5681J. Arbitration Board: Exchange Members, H. Fitzgerald, Asso. First Nat., 208 11th St.; Sam Shurman; J. G. Frackman, Progress Pictures, 713 Wells St.. Alternates, O. J. Wooden, Famous Players-Lasky, 119 7th St.; J. Hickey, Producers Dist. Corp., Toy Bldg. Exhibitor Members, E. Van Norman, Chairman, Parkway, 3413 Lisbon Ave. ; George Bauch, Mirth, 1271 Kinnickinnic Ave.; Harry Perlewitz, Savoy, 2624 Cen 342