The Washington herald., 1908-02-22

President Harper, his fellow-ohicers,
and members OF the house committee
were the recipients of many congratula-
tons last night at the house warming. al
the new quarters OF the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce, on the third floor
of the Brentano Building. Twelfth and F
streets northwest.
The occasion was the February meeting
OF the chamber, the first held in the new
home. and. for the majority OF the mem
bers, the first time they had seen the
rooms, handsomely furnished and equip
ped for the purposes of the body.
i A brief business session was held. at
which the routine business Of the month
was enlivened BY a short address by
Charles FlWeIler. secretary of the As
sociated Charities, on the work Of that or
ganization, and the introduction Of some
important new business. The meeting
soon adjourned and social hour was
spent. in which the members vled with
one another in expressing admiration of
the new quarters. and one OF the notable
evenings Of the Chamber of Commerce
closed with a buffe. luncheon in the Tea
Cup Inn. on the floor below the rooms Of
the chamber.
Members Flock TO New Rooms.
About SOC members of the chamber
turned out 10 the meeting and the even
ing was one OF great enjoyment. as well
as satisfaction at the forward step taken
by the youngest trade body OF the city in
taking possession OF a permanent home,
so well suited to its needs
The quarters Of the chamber consist Of
the entire third floor OF the buiIding-one
large room and a smaller one. which viii
be made into an Office for the secretary,
toilet and hallway. The large room has
| ten windows. five on Twelfth street and
! five on L street. The walls and ceiling OF
the main hall ara cream tint, wh'eh serves
as a rich setting for thn green hanEings
Of the room and the carpet. The window
! hangings are OF yellow material, fanked
with heavy green curtains. hung on brass
] -
yellow shades serving 10 tone down the
! light from the windows, making the inter-
/ Tor of the room seem warm and home
| like. Inasmuch as il Is the purpose 10
make the headquarters a clubroom and
gathering place for the members at the
lunch hour. this arrangement Of the light,
which otherwise would be glaring and op-
pressive. shows good taste on the part OF
| the house committee.
Carpet "A Rich Green.
The floor is covered with a rich green
| carpet. in two shades, the figure being
small. and the effect most pleasing 70
the eye. About the room is arranged
mahogany furniture, upholstered chairs,
desks. lounges. and rockers inviting and
resIful 10 the business men who viii IN
| future congregate daily TO enjoy social
hour with their fellow-members Of the
chamber.
Last night the room was filed tenn
porarily with folding chairs to seat the
members during the business session.
! which were removed Immediately after
! adjournment, Transforming the quarters
into a vast reception parlor. I'm which
the 800 present had plenty Of room and
freedom OF movement. Cigars were plen-
/ tifuI. and the session lapsed into an in
formal smoker. which placed everybody
at ease. and at no time was the oe-
| easion marked by the faintest approach
TO formality
piano and Victor phonograph. placed
in the rooms by Z. F. Droop & Sons.
added TO the entertainment OF the men,
bers- George oConnor happened to be
present and he was Immediately drafted
into service. singing several coon songs
with fine effect. among them being
''Ephraim Johnsing" and DE Preacher
and De Bear
Fine Pictures on the Walls.
The beauty and attractiveness of the
rooms has been much enhanced by the
courtesy Of o. L. Veerhof. who con-
tributed a number OF pictures, including
a large oil painting. for the walls. Dulin
& Martin also furnished bric-a-b7ac. brass
placques. and jardinieres for the rooms
and palms and ferns were provided bv
William F. Gude, and numerous rugs by
Moses & Sons. The rooms were complete
in their furnishings, bright with the finely
arranged scheme of electric lighting and
the new home Of the chamber was jov
and pride to all its members on the OPEN
ing night.
1t was announced last night that the
Commercial Club of the organization will
have its dining-roOm on the fifth floor OF
the building. ready for use next Monday
and thereafter. except Sundays The num-
Der Of members of the club Is as yet inde-
terminate. but it will start next Monday
with enough regular members to make st
success, so far as can now be deter
mined
President COngratulntes Chamber,
At the opening of the meeting last night
President Harper made brief address. in
which he announced that the house com
mittee had worked lRard in preparing the
new quarters. with the success which was
now in sight of the members. Mr.. Har-
per congratulated the chamber upon the
permanent home OF the organization. and
expressed the confident expectation that
the future work Of the body would be
better done with the new facilities af
forded. Mr.. Harper requested the mem
bers TO make the most possible use of
the rooms consistent with their business
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