Planning the Event
Planning the Event
Planning the 1912 Convention
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After Club 25 sent Ed Filiatrault to the 1911 Portland Convention & he landed the 1912 convention for Duluth, preparations began to host this big event. Club 25 hoped to surpass Portland's turnout of 19 clubs and 149 delegates attending.
The general arrangement committee, made up of E. J. Filiatrault, F. E. Randall, and A. A. Michaud, made these plans. The dates were set for August 6,7,8 & 9, Tuesday through Friday, 1912. The convention headquarters and committee rooms were booked at the Holland Hotel. Social functions were planned for the Commercial Club, the St. Louis Hotel, and the Spalding Hotel. 9,000 pennants and streamers which read "Welcome Rotarians", "The City Is Yours", & "Glad to See You" were made and distributed to local businesses to put up. Businesses were asked to use Rotary colors of Royal Blue & Gold for exterior decoration.
An advertisement was put in the Duluth News Tribune on August 4, 1912, which read:
ATTENTION AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
Owing to the large number of delegates who will be in attendance at the international convention of Rotary clubs in Duluth on Aug. 6,7,8,and 9, and part of the program being an auto trip over the boulevard on Wednesday, Aug 7, the committee realizing the large number of cars necessary to take care of the delegates, will appreciate very much if those of you who have not been called upon by the committee, and who are willing to donate the use of their car a short period for said afternoon, will call Grand, No. 1, giving name and size of car.
The committee expects to make this the largest auto parade ever held in the City of Duluth.
Cars to be at Fourth Avenue West and First Street for decoration at 2 p.m
DULUTH ROTARY CLUB -ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
Transportation was arranged for delegates to come to Duluth. Two special trains, A Soo Line and North Western, were reserved to bring Twin Cities Rotarians to the convention. A boat was reserved to bring Southern delegates up to Chicago. The Anchor Line was reserved for Eastern Delegates to travel by water. When the convention opened at the Commercial Club at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 6, there were 41 clubs and 598 people attending the 1912 Duluth convention. |
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