Motography (1912)

248 MOTOGRAPHY VOL. VII, NO. 6. United States and Canada is invited to attend the Chicago convention. Big preparations are being made for the accommodation and entertainment of visiting exhibitors. Arrangements have been made with the La Salle hotel, where headquarters will be established; two large halls will be at the disposal of the exhibitors. The entire eighteenth floor of the La Salle hotel will be devoted to those who wish to make exhibits. All of those who intend displaying their goods at the convention are advised to write the La Salle hotel and make arrangements for reservation at an early date. Headquarters of the local committee at Chicago has been established on the third floor of the Orpheum Theater building. President M. A. Neff will make a trip east in the interest of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America for the purpose of organizing state organizations, and promoting the interest of the Chicago convention. The following is the Chicago executive committee on arrangements : VV. J. Sweeney, chairman ; R. R. Levy. C. L. Hull. C. C. Whelan, C. A. Anderson, S. I. Levin. I. Natkin. C. Abrams, L. H. Frank, A. J. Balabin. L. A. Schindler, J. Miller. M. Hyman, F. Officers of the Motion Picture Exhibitors L. J. Dittmar, Sherman Arn, First Vice Pres. Second Vice Pies. L. H. Ramsey, J. H. Stamper, Jr., Secretary. President. League of Kentucky. A. J. Wellman. Orine Rapker, National Vice Pres. Schaeffer, J. A. Olcock, H. A. Hill. Every member of the Moving Picture Exhibitors' League of America should give the Chicago convention as large publicity as possible. It is confidently expected that not less than four thousand exhibitors will attend the convention at Chicago. As evidence of the great interest being taken in the League organization, many new states are making application for membership and the Cincinnati headquarters is a bee-hive of activity. The Ohio State League is in a very prosperous condition. Cincinnati Local held a meeting at the Sinton hotel. Monday, May 13. M. A. Neff presented a part of the new code which is being drafted and so far as it was complete, was adopted. At the next meeting the full code is expected to be read. The Moving Picture Exhibitors' League of America, Cincinnati Local No. 2, raised $400.00. They decided always to keep a fund in the treasury, not less than $500.00, in order that the interests of the Local might be efficiently looked after. The state organization of Kentucky reports many new members. G. N. Wesley, organizer for the state of West Virginia, reports that all of the exhibitors in the state are joining the League. Indiana will hold a convention in the near future. They expect a very large attendance. The Ohio State convention is to be held at Toledo on the 16th and 17th of July. Toledo confidently reports that they will break all former records and "show the boys just how to handle a convention." Meetings at Columbus and Cincinnati M. A. Neff, president of the National League ; C. M. Christenson, national secretary; O. B. AA^eaver, state treasurer, and W. A. Pittis, vice-president of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of Ohio, were present at a meeting of the Local Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of Columbus on Tuesday, May 14. After they visited the local organization they, with Max Stearn and the president of the Local, Mr. Maddox, held a counsel at the Chittenden hotel in the interest of the State League. Big preparations are being made for the Toledo convention. Cincinnati Local No. 2 held a rousingmeeting at the Sinton hotel Monday, May 13, at 1 :30 p. m. Several visiting members were present and eight new members were added to the list. A motion was passed that every member of Local No. 2 secure the National certificate of membership signed by the * president and secretary and hang the card in a conspicuous place in the front of his theater. Every member present paid the required amount, 50 cents, for the card and in the near future every local theater which is eligible in Cincinnati will have a certificate of the National League displayed in front. The new code which is to govern the motion picture theaters of Cincinnati was read section by section and will soon be ready to present to the proper authorities. "West Virginia Meet The Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of West Virginia met in Huntington at the Carnegie Library hall at 2 p. m. on May 1, where they held a convention and transacted a large amount of business. The meeting was called to order by the state president, M. M. Weir, of the Colonial hotel, Charleston. W. Va., who introduced the national president, M. A. Neff, who addressed the convention. Mr. Neff advised the elimination of suggestive pictures and explained the necessity for more educational pictures and more clean comedy. He dwelt upon the importance of an organization and the co-operation of all motion picture exhibitors. His address was enthusiastically applauded. In the evening feature pictures and high class vaudeville were given to entertain the visiting delegates. On the second the delegates again met at the Carnegie Library hall at 11 o'clock, where they transacted much important business. Members were present from all over the state and a large number of new members were taken into the organization. When the convention met at Huntington there was only one local exhibitor, E. W. Waugh, who belonged to the League. Now every exhibitor in Huntington is a member of