Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01

bankruptcy law, opposition to the then
proposed parcels post etc.
At the meeting February 10 the local
board received the report of its commit
tee on railroads recommending the
enactment by Congress of a law giving
authority to the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia to frame schedules
for the street railway systems OF the
District. and provide penalties for fafiure
to observe such schedules. The report
was fully discussed and the subject was
finally tabled by the adoption of a motlon
that action be deferred. Inc poaro nelu
its fourteenth annual shad bake at River
View May Is. about 200 members and
guests being in attendance.
At the annual meeting of the board
the evening of November II there was
spirited contest over the re-entIon in the
bylaws of an amendement. which had
been adopted at a meeting of the year
before, providing that the period OF serv-
ice of directors should be limited TO two
consecutive terms of three years each:
Many speeches were made in favor OF
a repeater and probably an equal number
in favor of giving the bylaw a fair trial
The latter contingent won out, the maj
vote being 100 against the proposed repeai
and e8 for it, Ten new directors were
elected at the same meeting. The annual
report of Brig. Gen. John Al. Wilson. the
retiring president was received. together
with its recommendation in favor or
new conduit from Great Falls; deepening
systems; reclamation of AnacoSt1a mats:
law protecting the flag of the nation and
the purchase of land between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and the Mall.
The newly elected directors of the Board
of Trade organized by choosing Cuno H
Rudolph. president; +. Southland Parker,
first vice president; ]. Henry Small. 1r.,
second vice president; John B. larner,
general counsel: Gen. George H Harries,
secretary: w P. Van Wickle, treasurer,
and William NJ. Shuster. assistant secre-
tary.
A union of the Business Mems Associa-
ton and Jobbers and Shippers Associa-
ton was proposed early in the year, and
the first meeting of a joint committee
which had as its purpose the organiza-
ton of the Washington Chamber OF Com
MERGE was held in April. Cha rles j.
Bell of the Jobbers and Shippers Associa-
ton was chairman of this committee. and
Capt. James F. Oyster of the BUSINESS
Mems Association was vice chairman.
Later in the same month both the assocla-
tons ratified the plans made by the COM
mittee for the amalgamation of the two
organizations and they became one
The Washington Chamber of Commerce
May 6. Robert n. Harper was elected
president. James F. Oyster. first vice
vice president. After much discussion
the new organization fixed its annual
membership dues at $50.
One of the first expressions by the
tndnlDer or commerce was the lHleullOH
to erect a handsome, modern office build
ing in the downtown business section, as
its home, and the building committee.
with Charles ]. Bell as chairman, was
one of the most active branches of the
Chamber of Commerce. Tentative plans
We're prepared calling for the expenditure
of about 100000 for the site. and about
s2S5000 in the actual construction of the
proposed new structure. The pushing
to speedy elimination of the building
plans was deferred on account of the
financial depression.
The Chamber of Commerce held it's
first meeting of the fall season October
s. with 200 members present. The or
ganization pronounced itself in favor of
legislation by the present Congress plac
ing police jurisdiction over the Conduit
road in either the United States or the
District government. Plans for the issue
of booklet descriptive of tie residential
and commercial advantages of the Ma
tional Capital were completed by the
chamber in November. largely attend
ed meeting was held December 10, and
the chamber went on record as being op-
posed to the two weeks gambling, twice
a year, at Benning"