Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
MOVEMENT TO UNITE
Plan Affects Board OF Trade
and Chamber of Commerce.
preliminary STEPS TAKEN
Project for Advancement Of Business
Interests.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
Presentation of Loving Cup to Will
liam F. GUIDE as Token of Es-
teem-Committee Members.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION

Preliminary steps looking TO an ANAL
.ation of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce and the Board of Trade were
taken at the monthly meeting of the board
Of directors of the former organization
yesterday afternoon. Discussion on the
subject was started by Arthur c. Moses.
who presented a resolution advocating a
union of the two bodies and arranging for
prompt execution of the necessary initial
moves and the resolution was passed with
only one dissenting vote. J. II. Ralston.
D. J. Callahan and Allen D. Albert. jr..
were appointed committee to represent
the Chamber of Commerce with a similar
committee from the Board of Trade.
The resolution adopted sets forth that
AS we believe that the time is particularly
opportune when effort on the part of
the Chamber of Commerce and the Board
of Trade. looking to the advancement and
Improvement of the city's business inter-
ests will be materially benefited by a
closer and more confidential union. and as
such closer association Will enable our
business and professional men to frater-
lnize more literally, and. we hope, to each
others mutual benefit. therefore. COM
mittee of three be appointed from the
hoard of directors from the Chamber or
Commerce to confer with similar COM
mittee TO be appointed from the Board or
Trade. with view to perfecting all de-
tails looking to the amalgamation of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Board of
Trade of the city of Washington: and
that the committee consist of J. II. Raj
ston. d: J. Callahan and Allen d. AL
bert, jr.''
Effect of the Resolution
In discussion of the effect of the reso-
luton 1t was pointed out that much time
is now wasted in both the Chamber of
Commerce and the Board of Trade be-
cause the work of the organizations over
laps. while an amalgamation would lead
To a larger body numerically and a much
more powerful one financially. Mr.. Moses
said the proposition was not brought
forward without warrant. because he had
been assured the majority of the board
of directors of the Board of Trade would
welcome the invitation of the younger
body to join forces. and that the plan
would receive large majority vote In
the whole Board of Trade.
Among those who entered into debate of
the question were Charles j. Bell. d. j.
kaufman. William F.. Guide. John l..
Weaver. E. III. Droop, B. F. SAUL Allen
Callahan.
Views of Mr. Rudolph.
Mr. Cuno H. Rudolph president of the
Board of Trade. in speaking today of the
action of the Chamber of Commerce in
Board of Trade. said there has been con-
siderable agitation recently in favor of
such move. and formal action will be
taken by the, board of directors of the
Board of Trade next week to determine
the attitude of the whole organization to-
ward the plan. II will bring the matter
before the board of directors at the regu-
ar meeting next Tuesday," Mr.. Rudolph
continued. land / understand that several
members have already expressed them
selves as favoring such proposition. If
The directors vote to accept, committee
similar to the committee of the Chamber
Of Commerce will be appointed and en-
powered to prepare formal plan to unite
the two trade bodies. This plan. of
rourse. would then be submitted to vote
before the whole Board of Trade and
upon their decision would rest the final
approval or rejection of the proposition.
Presentation to Mr.. GUIDE.
Mother feature of the meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce was the
presentation to William F. Guide who has
acted as secretary to the Chamber of
Commerce. and who informed the body
recently that his business interests would
necessitate his resignation from the posi-
tion. OF d loving cup. a present from the
board of directors. On one side was in
scribed the name of Mr. Guide and on the
other the fact that 1t was from the board
of directors. and the date. February 5,
1908. The presentation speech was made
by President Harper. and Mr.. Guide ex-
pressed his appreciation of the honor.
1t was decided that the next meeting of
the chamber be postponed until the new
quarters. now being furnished in the
BrentanO building, are ready, about Feb
ruary 20 or 81.
Standing and Special Committees.
Under the head OF routine business the
directors authorized the appointment of
the following standing and special COM.
:nittees:
Executivo-James F.. Oyster. chairman
Chaplin Brown. vice chairman. Scott c.
Bone T. c. Dublin. Allen d. Albert. jr. W.
8. Hoge. ID. J. Callahan. b. r. Barnes
Cuno Rudolph. and y. j. Kaufman
Membership-Allen d. Albert. jr.. chair
man: Z. II. Daniel. vice chairman; John
Poole Joseph StrasburSer. l. o. Ball.
Isaac Cans. Walter A. Brown. William F.
GUIDE. J. c. Ersooi. r. W. Henderson. G.
y. Joerisse1. Harry King. Monroe Luchs
]. p. kinnear sydney West. William e.
Hardy. Hugh F. Harvey. III. X. Boss. l..
T.. Breuninger. John Brewer. F.. s. Lin
coin. =. NJ McQuade. w. III. Parsons. A.
G. Plant A. ID. Prince. .. s. Smith, W. S.
Hoyt and Ell. Siddons.
BuiIdi ,c-Cha,!es J. Bell. chairman: A.
I.isner, vicc chairman: b. W. Guy III. r.
Dulaney Hugh +. Harvey. Joseph l. Saks,
J. T. May +. p. Miiburn. O. p. Metzerott
y. F.. Randle. L. f. Saul. W. VI. Saunders
F. l.. Avcrill. John IL. Magruder. J.
NIa0ry Dove. Christian Heurich. I. Col
denberE. George ID. Horning. Arthur ID.
MARKS. William Loeb. jr.. John McGresor.
-. s. Smith. T.. NJ. Tildcn. John l.. Weav-
er. ". g. Davidson and r. w. Smith.
Manufactures-A. c. Moses. chairman ;
John l.. Weaver. vice chairman: F. l..
Siddols. =. e Graham II. G. G. Stiles, w.
$ I;orby T.. a Smith and Harry King.
Wholesale trade-F. p. May chairman;
T. 4. Earnshaw, vice chairman: w. q.
Carter. T.. o. Whitford. n. II. Shea. f.: H.
Droop r. +. Andrews. Il. w. Guy. J. Il.
Kendall. W. L. Galliher. Monroe Luchs
Hugh Reilly. G. III. Rudolph. Charles W.
Semmes. Thomas Somerville. Washington
TOpham. w. ii. Bradbury, Carl Mueller
s. Kent. III. Clay Browning. Henry Evans
John Fleming and D. f. KEEPS.
Law and Legislation.
On law and lesislation-J. ii. Ralston
chairman: c. II. Syme, vice chairman;
Joseph Auerbach. W. j. Lambert. R. A.
Chester. W. +. Downey. Samuel Ross. ]
Il. Sleman jr.: Corcoran Thorn. Alexander
Wolf. Ralph w. Lee. X. Golden Donald
son and James Sharns
Municipal legislation-Chapin Brown
chairman: \. Ii. Brown, vice chairman:
George w. White, John l. NewboId~ Ii, s.
Simmons. Simon Wolf. w. W. Bowie T.
IL. EtZ George II. Harries. h. s. Graves
T. r.. Saul. j. /. Weller. Richard IL
Goldsborough. ID. 5. Porter. Joseph Rich
ardson l.. NJ. Brown. y. Schulieis Cha lies
I.inkins and w. A.. Guide.
On motion Of ID. j. Callahan the board