Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-29
To GIVE AID
Convention City to Entertain
Spanish War Veterans.
IN HANDS OF DIRECTORS
Selection Of Secretary Of Commercial
Association to Be Considered.
VIEWS OF EXPERIENCED VISITOR
Secretary Glenn Of Illinois Manufac-
turers' Association Talks Of Greater
Washington Boom.
IN HANDS OF DIRECTORS
VIEWS OF EXPERIENCED VISITOR

ish War Veterans. to be held In this city
the week beginning October 8. win be taken
up. 1t Is said. at the meeting of the board
Of directors Of the Jobbers and Shippers
Association to be held tomorrow afternoon.
A conference was held today at the office
Of Mr. Charles J. Bell. president Of the
commercial organization. In reference to
the matter, and he expressed himself as
favorable to the project.
1t was stated that as yet but a few hum
dred dollars had been subscribed for the
purpose of entertaining the thousands Of
soldiers Of the war with Spain who are
expected to visit Washington early in Octo-
Der, and that it will be necessary to raise
several thousands of dollars to maintain
the reputation of tho city for hospitality
and to carry out the idea of having the
capital recognized as 'the convention CITY,"
It was shown that at the last encamp-
ment of the Spanish War Veterans In Mil
waukee they were invited to hold the forth
coming national meeting and reunion here
by the Commissioners of the District, the
Board Of Trade and the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION. That in view OF these cordial
invitations Washington was selected IN
preference to San Francisco. Cleveland.
Ohio; Buffalo, N. Y; Newark, N. j., and
other cities. During the progress OF the
Milwaukee encampment numerous tele-
grams were received from citizens and Or
ganizations in the District requesting the
soldiers of 1898 to come here
Usually the encampments have been held
in September, but realizing that Prest
dent Roosevelt. who is an active member
of the organization, might be away from
the city at the time of the 1906 encamp-
ment, should it be held in September, the
date Of the reunion was left open to suit
hts convenience. Later President Roose-
welt named the week beginning October
as the time for the assembling.
Assured Of Large Attendance.
President Bell of the Jobbers and Ship
pers' Association was assured that there
will be a large attendance Of the Spanish
War Veterans here at the time Of the en-
campment, including many uniformed
bodies. Also that such active members OF
the association as General Dick. senator
from Ohio; General J. Warren Keifer, the
first commander-in-chief Of the Spanish
War Veterans: Colonel John Jacob Astor
Of New York. Generals Shafter, Grant and
Others: Admirals Dewey and Schley and
other prominent figures in the war with
Spain, who are active members. will be
present, also representatives Of the gov
errors Of many states
To Be Considered Tomorrow.
It is regarded as probable that the mat
ter will be taken up in earnest by the
board Of directors Of the Jobbers and Ship
pers' Association at its meeting tomor-
row.
Colonel NJ A. Winter, commanding the
Minute Men of the United States. In a
letter to Mr.. Charles E. Howe. acting Sec
rotary Of the commercial association, today
said:
Il wish to say that am pleased to note
that your association has taken some ac-
ton with the end in view Of aiding the
Spanish war veterans in their efforts to
consummate plans that would enable them
to entertain the thousands Of visitors that
will be attracted to Washington next Oc-
tober as a result Of the encampment of this
great organization. / think this matter
should be taken up with the business men
of the city in such a way as to prevent any
discredit coming to the fair name of this
city by reason Of a lack of funds to properly
defray the expenses incident to this event"
AS an evidence of his sincerity in having
the national encampment of the Spanish
war soldiers made q success Col. Winter
nt-to Capt ]. Walter Mitchell. command
er OF the Department of the District of Co
lumbia, his personal check for $50 to be
added to the encampment fund.
At a meeting Of the finance committee of
the Spanish war veterans held last night
at the committees headquarters. at the Ho-
tel Regent, Maj. Fred s. HodgsOn. chair
man, called attention to the interest the
Jobbers and Shippers Association Is tax
ing in the encampment, and the thanks of
the members were extended to the com
mercial association.
Selection Of q Secretary.
The matter of selecting a secretary for
the Jobbers and Shippers Association will
be taken up at the meeting Of the board
of directors tomorrow afternoon. Several
applications for the place have been re-
ceived by Mr.. Bell, and they will be pre-
sented to the meeting. Another important
matter to come before the board will be the
recommendations of the publicity commit
tee for fully advertising the Greater Wash
ingfon movement.
The freight committee will hold another
meeting this afternoon and prepare re-
port to be submitted to the board tomor-
row.
One of the most enterprising Of the rail-
road and shipping men who appeared be-
fore the interstate commerce commission
yesterday was John M. Glenn of Chicago.
the secretary of the Illinois Manufacturers
Association and also secretary of the Amer
lean Shippers Association.
Mr. Glenn was much interested In the
boom now on in Washington and. as an ex-
pert in that line, he was asked what he
thought Of the movement and II he had any
suggestions to offer. He replied that he
was not close enough in touch with the con-
ditions of the new commercial advancement
to speak with much effect, but that as a
general proposition he could frankly say
that such movement was destined to sue
cess Just in proportion to the amount of
money that the local people were willing to
invest in 1t.
Money a Requisite.
ut takes money" he said. ''as well as en-
thusiasm. You want enthusiasm and you
want the people to get together and pull to-
gether. But you have to spend real money.
especially at first, to make the movement
go. Perhaps 1 should not say It, but in
reality the life of an organization such as
you are starting here is the secretary. You
want a good man who can devote all his
time to the movement but to do that you
will have to pay him a mans wages and
give him money to spend In the interest of
the enterprise Now, owing to my expert
ence in such lines. am frequently applied
to by new commercial organizations in my
part of the country to find them a good
man for the secretaryship. Naturally ask
them what sort of a man they want and
how much they are >willing to pay him.
They are always very prompt In describing
the desired official They want some one
with lots of sense and hustle, who knows
all about publicity and promotion and who
has good front and that sort of thing.
And as to wages they usually say that they
want to pay about 81. 500. That Is just it.
tell them they want a 5000 man for
81. 500 and they can't get him. A good sec
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