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Moving Picture News (1911) . were taken on a trip by boat on LakeErie which lasted some two hours and was wonderfullyreplete with exciting episodes. Among one we may mentionthe fact, that for the iirst time in the history of the lake boats_a moving picture exhibition was given to the assembly ofexcursionists, and every make of Independent film was ex-hibited in the two and one-half hours occupied by thistrip. How this scoop was obtained is a puzzle,^ but thecredit must go to ^ilessrs. Rubenstein, of the Sales Company,and Burn stein, of the Yankee, who worked indefatigably tosecure the permit f
Moving Picture News (1911) . were taken on a trip by boat on LakeErie which lasted some two hours and was wonderfullyreplete with exciting episodes. Among one we may mentionthe fact, that for the iirst time in the history of the lake boats_a moving picture exhibition was given to the assembly ofexcursionists, and every make of Independent film was ex-hibited in the two and one-half hours occupied by thistrip. How this scoop was obtained is a puzzle,^ but thecredit must go to ^ilessrs. Rubenstein, of the Sales Company,and Burn stein, of the Yankee, who worked indefatigably tosecure the permit for the exhibition of these pictures, On the return of the party, we were taken to the meet-ing rooms at Webbers Hall and some three to four hundredguests sat down to a repast provided by the ExhibitorsLeague. Before partaking of the good things, Sir. Neft, thepresident, read a telegram of regret at his absence from;Mr. William X. Selig,.of Chicago, and another from of Detroit. Then followed an address from A GROUP OF THE COMMITTEEMEN Havens, of the Labor League of Cleveland. Sir. NefE thenwelcomed the assembly in a very neat speech, among otherthings remarking on the respectability of the exhibitorspresent, and congratulated them as business men, and uponthe amount of work they had accomplished during the sea-son. He expressed great surprise that they had not organ-ized before, and from what he could see, from that meeting,he was assured that they would be heard from in the nearfuture with no uncertain voice. Max Levy, of Detroit, ]\Iich-igan, entertained the assembly with humorous stories, andwas followed by ]\Ir. Alandelbaum, of the Lake Shore FilmExchange, who in a few words welcomed the conventionto Cleveland. S\lr. N. Willis, who has charge of the Gen-eral Film Companys office of Cleveland, was next calledupon, and was followed by Sir. Herbert ]\Iiles, secretary ofthe Sales Company, who touched upon his reminiscences ofthe early days of making pictures,
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