Moving Picture World (April 1912 - June 1912)

120 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD (i) Members and Guests, Ohio Exhibitors' Convention at Dayton, O., March 25-27, 1912. shows here in our own city every week and more frequently at times there are certain educational films run along that channel, and you have the grand opportunity and I know you are going to do it. We appreciate pictures. We couldn't do without them. We can't do without the motion pictures. It is a part of our organization and our educational work here, and you people have the grand opportunity, and we want to congratulate you on being together here as an assemblage to try and work out a better way of pushing vour grand good work ahead. \\ e wish you God speed in it. We wish you the most successful convention you can possibly have, and I want to extend to you the hospitality of this factory. It is yours for a day or two. You can have any piece of it or run it any old way you please. (Laughter and applause.) We turn it over to you and you can make any suggestions vou want to, and if there is anything over there that you think will help you in your business just take it home with you. (Applause.) The delegates were then instructed by President XeflF to meet in the same hall, on Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, in open meeting, and afterwards in private session. In the open meeting the president announced that the officers of the National League had decided in executive session, Tuesday evening, that the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America would be incorporated, and requested all delegates of the Ohio League present to go to an adjoining room and sign the necessary instrument before a notary public. After this had been done the delegates deliberated in closed meeting, which lasted until late in the afternoon. It was learned that National and State censorship was strongly advocated in the closed meeting, and al?o that a resolution was passed prohibiting members of the Ohio League from giving away premiums or gifts of any kind at their theaters, for the purpose of inducing patrons to attend. During the same meeting Max Stearn, owner of the Exhibit Theater, Columbus, Ohio, announced his resignation as treasurer of the Ohio League, owing to pressure of business. O. B. Weaver, a prominent business man of Dayton and owner of the Lvceum Theater there, was unanimousrelected to succeed Mr. Stearn. whose discharge of the incumbent duties was highly praised. Resolutions of sympathy for the relatives of 1. P. Chalmers and profound regret for the sad accident that caused his untimely death were drawn up, and C. M. Christiansen, ot Cleveland, secretary of the National League, was instructed by the members of the national executive committee to put them in the proper form and forward them to the Moving Picture World, New York. At the closed session, Wednesday afternoon, a vote was taken as to what city should secure the next Ohio convention. Toledo outvoted all others, it being decided to hold the next convention of the Ohio delegates in the Maumee City, the second week of July. Among the strong fighters for the selection of Toledo were E. R. Kelsey. Dr. W. V. Prentice, D. C. Dyer, John Braunschweiger, O." L. Brailey, Mr. Levy! Mr. Rodgers and Will C. Bettis. all residents of Toledo. As arrangements involving considerable expense had been made for the banquet, Wednesday evening, at the officers' club dining rooms of the N. C. R. Co., b" the Dayton delegation, it was concluded to hold it, although the delegates would have preferred to observe their respect for Mr. Chalmers' memory to the letter. Congressman Lentz was one of the notable speakers at the banquet. Transactions of Officers of National League. On Monday evening the officers of the National League present in Davton met and transacted business. There were present: M. A. Neff, president; vice-presidents Wm. J. Sweeney, of Chicago; Mr. Dickson, of Winchester, Ind'.; Fred Herrington, of Pittsburgh; S. E. Morris, of Cleveland; F. Brylawski, of Washington, D. C, and Mr. Ullman, of Michigan (Mr. Phillips, of Wisconsin, was absent); Mr. Reider, of Michigan, treasurer, and C. M. Christiansen, of Cleveland, secretary. During the meeting Missouri and Kentucky were given the right to organize, and preliminary steps were taken for the organization of the State of New York. West Virginia, organized three weeks ago, was admitted to the national organization. Mr. Brylawski, of Washington, D. C, was elected vice-president of the National Association, subject (3) Members and Guests, Ohio Exhibitors' Convention at Dayton, O., March 25-27, 1912.