Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
new CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EVIDENCE OF HEARTY SUPPORT
OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
Meeting Yesterday Afternoon Of COM
mittee on Membership-Plans
for the Session Tomorrow.

Still further assurance of the hearty sup
port of the whole business community OF
Washington for the new Chamber OF Com
merce was evidenced at a meeting yester-
day afternoon of the temporary committee
on membership chosen by President Robert
N. Harper following the organization meet
ing of the association last Monday night.
The committee. which consists OF Allen d.
Albert, John Weaver, Norman Gait, Ernest
Daniel and Isaac Cans. and President Har-
per and Acting Secretary William f. GUIDE.
as ex-officio members, assembled in Guides
Hall, 1914 street, at o'clock pm. yes
terday and passed favorably upon forty
two applications for membership.
Further It was stated a large number
of additional applications will be in hand
before the hour Of the next meeting Of the
chamber at the Arlington Hotel tomorrow
evening. and the membership committee
will hold special session at z o'clock
p. m. tomorrow to act upon them. Probably
the total of new members seeking admis-
sion will by that time exceed seventy, and
all names reported favorably will imme-
dIately be submitted to the full Chamber
of Commerce for ratification so that the
newcomers may exercise their voting
powers in the election of the board OF
thirty directors.
Regarded as Good News.
All members of the chamber who had
heard of the intimation going the rounds
last night that Charles ]. Bell had agreed
to accept the craftsmanship of the new
building committee were hailing 1t ex-
ceptionally good news and as q practical
assurance that the proposition to construct
a 100000 or 100000 Chamber OF Com
merce building in the city will be carried
to early realization. President Harper last
night confirmed the fact of Mr.. Bells ac-
ceptance of the responsible post, and he
said the reason for bringing the matter be-
fore Mr.. Bell yesterday afternoon was that
the latter will be absent from the city the
suing week and II was desired to place the
new building committee on an active foot
Ing when the subject comes up at the
meeting tomorrow evening
In preparation for the selection OF the
board of directors President Harper has
requested George B. White; r. II. Lynn
and r. A. Claughton to act as judges or
election. and d. F. Parker, Frank c. Roach,
BENJAMIN F. Barnes. Major Richard Syl-
vester, N. ]. Ward, John d. Prosser and
Edward F. Albert as tellers.
Names Of New Members.
The names of the forty-two applicants
for membership passed upon favorably by
the committee yesterday follow: K. H.
Etz, Augustus c. Taylor, Edw. F. Albert,
Arthur C. Newmyer. w. d. Brown, Scott
c. Bone, Geo. H. White, Morris Mayer, r.
E. Claughton, Andrew H Baker, Thos.
Somerville. w. H. Saunders, Geo. E.
Walker, Lester A. Barr. J. c. Weldon. c.
L. Cake Frank Upman, j. Sprigg Poole,
A. s. Trundle, Maurice j. Sheehan, Daniel
Doody ]. I. Saks, John l.. Weaver, Clifford
Lewis, Thos. Hume. Edw. l.. Mosely. Chas.
]. Cassidy, H. c. Bairstow. Geo. Y. Worth
ington, L. E. Breuninger. Norman L. Sans
bury, G. B. Farquhar. Isidore Grosner, 3.
F. Barnes Geo. M. Oyster, jr., VIM. E.
Chancellor Odell g. Smith, NJ. r. Colds
borough, B. Stanley Simmons, DR.. ]. J.
Richardson, H. c. Bergheimer, j. s.
Swormstedt and F. @. Engler.