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63about the mass meeting? Of course, invitations must besent out. But how and on what? After much deliberationit was decided that the members would take turns atwriting the invitations in long hand and distributing them.A friendly stationer gave them paper on credit.Hitler wrote eighty invitations and delivered them inperson. This was his test as propaganda chief and so hewas nervous when the hour of the meeting approached. Tocompose himself he took a long walk along the Isar. Punctuallyat the appointed hour he entered the meeting room.The attendance was four persons and when the chairmanopened the meeting an hour late there were seven personsin the room.Undaunted, they sent out hand-written invitations andsaw their efforts rewarded when eleven persons attended thenext meeting instead of the traditional seven. Slowly thenumber rose until it reached thirty-four. Then the chief ofpropaganda heaved a sigh of relief. The way was now openfor a crowd of a hundred. They raised some money andadvertised the next meeting in the Muenchener Beobachter.The result was startling. When Herr Harrer opened themeeting 130 persons packed the place.But instead of being happy Herr Harrer was worried.Adolf Hitler was on the speakers‟ list. Would the chief ofpropaganda cut a figure before such a large crowd? Hesuggested gently that if Hitler did not wish to speak thatnight he would be excused. But Hitler did not take thehint. He had twenty minutes to speak and the audienceclamoured for more when he wanted to stop.