The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-16
DIRECTORS ELECTED.

Members Of the Washington Board OF
Trade turned out 70 the annual meeting
at the New Willard last night about 6c
strong. listened TO the reports Of IN,
president. secretary. and treasurer. elec,
ted ten directors TO serve three year,
from a list OF forty-two candidates. two
Of which withdrew their names at th,
meeting last night.
The proceedings passed off pleasantly
the best Of good feeling predominating
the result Of the election being received
at 12.So o'clock with a hearty cheer by lOl
or more members who remained to the
last
Promptly at s o'clock President Small
raped FOR order, and after a motion dis
pensing with the formality OF reading the
minutes. proceeded to read his annual
report. II was quite a voluminous docu-
ment. but proved 20 be well written and
full OF interest on every page Il was
listened to with eager interest, and the
popular president was bliged 20 rise two
or three times 20 bow his acknowledg-
ments Of the applause which greeted him
at IT'S close.
speaks on District Finances.
Among the things attracting greatest
attention in the report were Mr.. SmalTs
references 10 District finances and -
friendly relation existing between the
Board and the Chamber Of Commerce.
With reference 20 the municipal finances.
Mr.. Small said:
The Plan for the rament q the floating and
bonded debt Of the District OF Columbia whirb
the Commissioners have approved and win recon-
mend 70 Congress. viii soon be brought before tho
board as a body for action. u IS now under c1n-
sdcnti0n oT the executive committee In uriur1rIe
this plan. with which doubtless most Of YOU are
familiar c1mmends its-lf as a businessik. st.p
IN the night direction. u provides for the debt
payment IN installments covering a period of ycsrs
IN manner that VIII PERMIT the carving forward
Of the great permanent Improvements now under
way or definitely decided upon as necessary 10 tho
cty's welfare.
Continuous work Is contemplatrd ,,7 IN, rl,r and
this feature Is Of the highest Importance As a
national city. Washingtons progress and dryeIo-.
ment should b Continuous and even more marked
II the decade 20 come than IN the splendid decade
Just passed
Praises Chamber OF Commerce.
Mr.. Small paid high tribute 10 the
work done by the rival. yet friendly.
body-the Chamber Of Commerce. At
tention was called 20 the wasted effort
of the two bodies in the duplication Of
work. and Mr.. Small said many members
OF both bodies were convinced that some
agreement ought 20 be reached whereby
this could be avoided-one body follow
ing one policy and the other another.
Mr.. Small. in suggesting some division
Of jurisdiction. followed the ideas ad-
vanced one year ago by his predecessor.
and said that a joint committee Of the
two bodies was now working upon a plan
OF the division Of committees which he
hoped would bring to an end the going
over OF the same ground by the two
bodies on so many public questions.
Secretary Rends Report.
Secretary D. J. Callahan's report.
though much briefer than that OF the
president, was interesting 10 the mem
bers. N1r. Callahan announced that the
terms OF ten directors expired at this
time, as follows: William T. Galliher.
Robert n. Harper, John B. Larner, Theo-
dore W. Noyes. R. Ross Perry. Frederic
L. Siddons. J. H. Small. jr.. E. c. Gra-
ham, John L. Weaver. and Scott c. Bone.
He announced that under the bylaws
four OF the ten would not be eligible to
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