The Washington herald., 1908-05-07
WILL GET SECRETARY
Committee to Act on Appli-
cants for Position.
WILL REPORT ON MAY 20
Board of Directors Take Action to
Secure officer for Chamber OF Com
Association of Virginia - Retail
Trade Committee Meets Tonight.

Resolved, That al applications for appointment
as secretary Of the Chamber Of Commerce be re-
feued to a committee Of five. to be appointed By
the chair
And that said committee shall make as thor
oggh investigation into the qualifications Of each
applicant possible and report conclusions 10
al adjourned meeting Of the board Of directors.
to be held May %
Be it further Resolved That for the pgesent
the salary Of such secretary shah not exceed $50
d month. and that his clerk or stsnographer shall
be paid not in excess Of So a month
At the regular monthly meeting Of the
board Of directors. at the headquarters Of
the Chamber OF Commerce yesterday, It
was unanimously voted 10 appoint a COM
nittee Of five members 10 pass upon the
qualifications OF applicants for the Office
Of secretary TO the body and report at
meeting Of the directors to be held May
%, This action Of the directors was in
line with instructions given by the cham
Der at its last meeting. and it is expected
that on the date set the committee will
recommend the election OF some one Of
the twenty or more applicants for the
CaTlihan Offers Motion.
The foregoing motion was presented by
=. J. Callihan, and was discussed by
the mover, Arthur Moses. Allen D. Al
bert, Arthur Marks. CunO H. Rudolph,
and D. J, Kaufman The question OF the
ability of the chamber to meet the added
expense OF the proposed permanent secTe-
tary was gone into at some length by
Mr. Albert, and he. with Mr. -Lisner and
others, counseled caution IN the employ
ment Of the secretary without being sure
that the money was in hand TO pay the
salaries
The expression OF opinion was decided
that the time had come when ii was es-
sential for the further work OF the cham
Der that it employ permanent secretary,
and this view OF the case was so urgent
that various suggestions were offered
looking to financing the enterprise should
the emergency call for it. and after a
free exchange of views the motion was
adopted without a dissenting voice.
To Entertain Virginia Editors.
a committee Of seven was authorized to
be appointed by the president TO COM
municate with the officers OF the Virginia
Press Association. ascertain the number
OF delegates expected, what accommoda-
tions would be required. and otherwise to
aequaint the chamber with what would
be expected in connection with the visit
Of the association to Washington next
month,
The committee will be named by Presi-
dent Harper probably to-day. II was the
sense Of the directors that the visiting
association should be taken care Of in a
manner that would reflect credit upon
the chamber, and it is expected that spe-
cial efforts will be made to make the
visit Of the editors from Virginia 10 the
Capital a notable one.
Capt James F. Oyster presented a re-
port from the executive committee stating
that the special committee on booklet
had reported that il was about ready TO
enter upon the publication OF the book
descriptive OF Washington, its advan-
tages. and such data as will assist IN CIV
ing outsiders better Idea Of the Capital
City as a place Of residence, trade, and
industry The committee reported that il
would issue 10000 copies Of the book.
Capt Oyster reported that arrangements
had been perfected with Mr.. Kenyon for
q lecture on business methods and get
ttrs trade. to be delivered IN the rooms
of the chamber in about two weeks Il
was stated that the members Of the
chamber would receive due notice OF the
proposed lecture.
Francis NJ. Afford, Edward Mclean, and
j. Dawson Williams were elected men,
beTs Of the chamber.
Plans to Advance Trade,
D. J. kaufman, chairman OF the com
mittee on retail trade, reported that a
meeting Of the committee would be held
tonight at S o'clock TO hear plans dis
Cussed for the furtherance OF the retail
trade OF the city and to take action
upon the plans TO be proposed. Mr.
Kaufman stated that a general invita-
ton had been extended TO the members
Of the chamber TO attend this meeting
he urged that there should be a large
attendance OF the members, as It was
expected that a large movement would
be inauguTated TO bring trade to the
city, and the cooperation OF all the mem
bers Of the body was needed, Mr.. Kauf-
man said the following would appear IN
the invitation sent 70 the members of
the chamber:
The development OF Washington's re-
tail trade cannot but affect favorably
every other line of activity Of the na-
tions Capital, The work Of this COM
mlttee through its various lines Of en-
deavOr CompTehends not only the develop
ment of local trade, but the fuller de-
velopment and advancement of Wash
ington as we'll"
The treasurer reported $1.4T.7 in the
treasury,
The secretary reported 424 paid UP mem
bers and 2g6 delinquents, making a total
enrolment OF 40. The question Of what
should be done with the delinquent mem
bers was discussed, with no definite action
taken, other than 10 refer the matter 10
the committee on membership. II is IN
derstood that efforts will be made 10 in
duce the delinquent members to pay up
as far as possible, and that the balance Of
them VIII be dropped from the rolls ac-
cOTding 10 the terms Of the constitution.
No Action on British Mail.
B. F. Barnes reported from the special
committee appointed TO investigate the
matter Of expediting the mail deliveries
from parts OF the British empire. that the
matter had been taken up with the super
intendent Of the foreign mail service, and
that the committee had been told that
the matter of sending mails from Scot
land and Wales was wholly in the hands
OF the British post-oftice department. He
recommended that no action be taken by
the chamber.
On motion Of Allen D. Albert. it was de-
termined that a special committee OF
seven should be appointed, with Thomas
G. Noyes as chairman, TO cooperate
with a like committee of the Board OF
Trade, looking 70 the adoption of some
uniform practice with reference 10 Civ
ing advertisements to publications issued
by charitable and other societies. The
committee viii be appointed, and the
subject VIII be gone into with a view TO
adopting some such practice as prevails