The Washington herald., 1907-05-24

The board Of directors of the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce held It's second
meeting yesterday afternoon. Twenty
two members of the board were present
who disposed Of great volume of busl-
ness during the two hours session.
! The chief business transacted was the
report of the committee on the number
and personnel of the standing committees
/ Of the board, the employment of special
| counsel to incorporate the chamber. TAX
ing steps for an excursion of the members
of the chamber to the jamestown EXPOSE
/ zion. and deciding upon temporary quar-
/ ters Of the board and its Offices
/ Jackson II. Ralston reported from a
/ special committee an order Of business
for the meetings OF the board, which fol-
lowed the usual parliamentary form. and
was adopted.
! 4 communication was read from ID. J.
/ Callahan. manager Of the Washington and
/ Norfolk Steamboat Company. Offering the
I use of steamer Of the company for
special trip to Norfolk to attend the
/ jamestown Exposition. In general terms,
/ the offer was for the boat a 5000 for the
/ trip. the details of the excursion to be
suggested by the board
/ Excursion Committee Named.
! a special committee Of five. composed Of
I Chaplin Brown. Scott c. Bone. James F.
/ oyster r. A. Chester. and D. c. Gala
han. with President Harper. ex-oficio
chairman, was appointed, with power to
act for the hoard. 20 arrange the details
of the excursion. which viii take place
/ on the evening Of June TO- This commit
| tee will meet at Guide Hall next Saturday
az 2 O'Clock.
Charles W. Semmes. chairman OF the
committee on wholesale trade reported
/ that it had been decided that his commit
tee should consist OF twenty-five mem
/ bers, and that he had received the accept
ance OF twenty 90 serve as follows. w
/ G.. Carter. E. II. Dr0op b. 3. Henshaw.
Z y. II Shea, L. S. Harre',. r. p. Andrews
Monroe Luchs. B. ". Guy. r. 2. May. A.
G. Herman. y J. Ward. Seat0u Kent. W
/ H. Bradbury. carl Mueller. q. n. Wolf
/ F. L. Graham. +. r. Adams. j. *. Frey
J. II Ralstou chairman OF the commit
/ tee on law and legislation. reported his
committee Of fifteen. as follows. Charles
/ Linkins, vice chairman. A. y. Albert, Jo-
| seph Burkhart. o. $. Netzerott. Simon
| Lyon II. : Gott, W. 4. II. Church. W.
J. Lambert. $. A. Kimberly. d. p. Hlck-
/ ling. r s. Donaldson. a. +. T. Leckic,
! James Sharp. and J. A. Whitefeid.
Capt James r. oyster. chairman of the
committee oE membership, reported the
personnel If a committee of twenty. as
follows. r. a. Chester Conrad H. Svme.
Ernest II. Daniel Percy Foster. John
Mitchell jr.. James I. Norris. ir.. John
Poole, Joseph Strasbgrgcr, =. T. Barnes,
e.. W. Claggett. o. 5. smith. C. +. Wood.
+. l.. SiddOns. H. l.. O'BHen, ". 7.
Gaiiaher. ". S. Hoge, Charles Dcmouet.
Cuno H. Rudolph. James y. Henderson,
and ". E. Hilton.
Cuapin Brown. chairman of the commit
/ tee ON municipal legislation, reported a
committee of twenty-five as follows.
Percival NJ Brown. Albert Schulteis. DIR.
r. L. f. Johnson. y. r. Saul. A Left
Wich Sinclair Conrad Syme. H. Bradley
Davidson. Charles W. Claggett. Ernest
! II. Daniel Allen Albert ir. ". Gwvnn
Gardner john Callahan. r Harrison
Johnson G. i. Bairstow. Fulton Lewis.
j. L. Atkins. j. u. Blackstone. John Z.
McLareu. owen Owen. r. a. Wickersham.
J. G.. Weldon, Joseph ]. Weller. Appleton
F. Clark jr. Franklin T. Sauner and
Charles T. Gailaher.