Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-05
Directors of Board of Trade
Consider Future Scope.
NAME REVISION COMMITTEE
Co-Operation With Chamber of Com.
merce Is Motive.
EDSON-NOYEs MOTION ADOPTED
Adds B. Browne Is Opposed to
Making Amy Change and
Says So.

Whether or not the Washington Board
of Trade should Confine its activities
chiefly to civic matters. leaving the
strictly commercial and manufacturing
interests of the city to he cared for by
the Chamber of Commerce. became
topic OF general discussion at meeting
of the board of directors. held yesterday
evening in The Star building. The sub
ject was brought up by John Joy Edison,
who at a previous meeting had given
notice of his intention.
Mr. Edison made an address in which
he said that for a long time he had
been convinced that the Board of Trade
could do more effective work along civic
than along commercial and manufacture
ing lines. He compared the work being
done by the board and by the Chamber
of Commerce, and said that he would be
glad to see a division of labor between
the two bodies along the lines indicated.
He referred to the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION and to the Jobbers and Ship
perS Association, and expressed his
opinion that they had given too much
attention to civic matters, which were
really the special prerOgative of the
Board of Trade.
He expressed high praise of the work
IF the Chamber of Commerce, but also
his fear that this organization was like
wise giving too much attention to civic,
to the exclusion of commercial. matters.
To accomplish a proper division of labor
between the two bodies he suggested that
the standing committees of the Board
of Trade charged with commercial and
trade matters be eliminated and that
efforts be made to cooperate with the
Chamber of Commerce.
Edison Moves Committee Revision.
Mr.. Edison then offered motion provid-
ing for the appointment of special COM
mttee to take up the subject and report
back to the board of directors. After some
discussion the subject Theodore w.
Noyes said that for such report to be-
come effective it would have to be made
in the form of amendment to the by
laws and go before the Board of Trade
for action. He said also that the motion
providing for the appointment of the COM
mittee should be worded in such a man.
her as to convey no expression of opinion
that committees should be eliminated and
should leave the whole subject open. He
suggested that there be general revision
of the list of standing committees.
Adds B. Browne made an address in
which he questioned seriously tine wisdom
of making any change in the Board of
Trade. He said that the board had done
Excellent work i'll the past and should
continue to go along in its old way, ir-
respective of what was being done by
other bodies.
After the general discussion Mr.. Edison
offered the following resolutions:
That committee of the board of d.
rectorS of seven members with the presi-
dent of the board chairman, be APP
pointed to consider the committee list of
the Board of Trade. to report whether or
not it is the part Of wisdom to relinquish
any of these committees or to appoint ad
ditional committees. and II 1t favors any
change in the committee list to report
TO the board Of directors a proposed
amendment to the bylaws putting into
operation the views of the committee"
Noyes' Suggestion Adopted.
At the suggestion of Thomas c. Noyss
the following amendment was added
And that the said committee be author
lied to confer with a like committee from
the board OF directors of the Chamber of
Commerce, If appointed"
President Small then announced the ap-
pointment of the following committee. in
accordance with Mr.. Edson's resolution:
j. RI. Small, jr., chairman: Adds b.
Browne, john Joy Edison, Theodore W..
Moves. Scott G.. Bcne, Thomas p Nor
gan and John B. I.arner.
When President Small called the meet
ing to order yesterday evening at 4:1J
O'Clock there were present Scott c. Bone
William T. Gallhuer. John b. Larner.
Theodore w. Noyes. ]. II. Small. F.. l..
Siddons, John l.. Weaver. Walter A.
Brown. Ralph w. Lee, Thomas {. Noyes
John JOY Edison and j. Whit Heron
Regrets because Of inability to be present
were -eved from f.. c. Graham. Ed
waId ii. Droop, William f. Guide, A. NJ
I.othTop, Thomas Z. Morgan and G.. w
r. SwartZell.