Evening star., 1909-03-09
PUT ON COMMITTEES
NAMES ADDED TO ROLLS
Means to Prevent Congestion of the
Population.
EXHIBIT MAY BE SEEN HERE

EXHIBIT MAY BE SEEN HERE
Plans of European Cities Covering
the Next Two Centuries-Amend-
ments to Constitution.
Proceedings at the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday afternoon as written in
the minute book have the appearance of
a carnival of names. as the committees
for the year. aSSresatinS about three
hundred members, were announced to
the board of directors. and thirty EIGHT
new members elected The resignation of
William Loeb. jr., from the board and
from the chamber was accepted and APP
pleton p. Clark. jr.. elected to fill MI.
Loebs unexpired term director.
A matter which will be laid before the
chamber in full meeting this evening was
introduced yesterday by James +. oyster
and explained in detail by Allen D. AL
bert. jr 1t relates to the bringing to
Washington of an exhibit which is being
used i'll various parts of the country to
quicken civic interest in preventing con-
gestion OF population. Z. F. Marsh of
New York is in charge of the exhibit
and has stated that there are fourteen
days III April in which the models, pic
lures. lantern slides, etc, can be shown
in Washington.
Reveals Startling Things.
The exhibit has been built and the data
collected at an expense of about $4,000.
contributed by persons and institutions
interested in sociological studies and con-
ditions. and, according to the statement
of Mr.. Marsh. has revealed some start
ling things, among which is the fact that
European cities are planning for citizens
OF the next two centuries, while American
cities in many cases are crawling along
with conditions which seem suicidal.
Mr.. Albert explained that Liverpool
had spent twelve million dollars in max
ing ready the water front for the busi-
ness of coming centuries; that Berlin
had provided hospital room for people
throughout the century 1900; that Bir-
mingham has safeguarded its trade by
bringing the sea to Its factories by means
of a great ship canal
The exhibit aims at two things-to re-
duce the squalor and misery OF alley and
tenement life and to impress on Amerl-
cans the necessity of looking forward into
their commercial future.
those in charge of the exhibit and repre-
sentatives of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Board of Trade, and as the mat
ter now stands with the Chamber. or
Commerce II that body is willing to in
dcrse the action of the board of directors
it will cooperate with the Board OF Trade
or ask it's cooperation in bringing the eN-
hibit to Washington. The total expense
of the exhibit set up in the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms would be about $i0o.
Names Of New Members.
The thirty-eisht who were yester-
day elected to membership in the cham
ber represent five weeks of activity
Twenty of the NV members were secured
by Thomas Grant, secretary. The list
follows: n. Auth. James S. Beall. Claude
y. Bennett. Arthur l.. Bissell, Joseph W.
Buck, A. D. V. Burr II. Ralph Burton,
]. Worth Carnahan. John Fl. Carter. J.
f. Chopen, .. P. Collins, A. l.. Cline,
John r. Crowley, Fred ". Emerich. Hen
ry La Fontaine. George n. Fries. Henry
III. Classic. J. II. Klein, Albert Kahlert
j. Miller Kenyon, Charles Linkins, VII
liam C. McCurdy. l.. Fl. Mcmillan, John
J. Meehan. Edward +. Morgan. Edward
William b. Severe, Walter J. Tharp. H.
B. Terett. James A. Toomey. John L..
Tucker, Aonzo Tweedale, Henry E. Will
kens. George Francis Williams, Edward
Stanley Wolfe and Frederick Whippler.
The two amendments to the constitution.
offered by Messrs Albert and Hunt and
referred TO the board of directors at the
last meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, were called up yesterday and re-
ferred to a committee Of five for consid-
Grafton and report. The amendments cov-
er the payment Of dues for the half year
previous to the time Of annual meeting
and new method of voting.
BClLDING INDUSTRIES.-B F. Saul,
Joseph Richardson, William f.. Shan
non, T. H. Daniel, a. p. Clark, jr; John
Mitchell, jr.. Albert Schulteis. r. Har
rison Johnson. l.. f. Breuninger and
COMMITTEE ON AUDIT.-William L.
Shannon, George W. White and j. l.
Weller.
Porter, C. II. Rudolph and +. l.. Sid
dOns
BOOKLET CoMMITTEE.-Chair
| Charles w. Clasett; vice chairman,
Albert Schulteis
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.--Cha
man. Chaplin Brown: vice chairman. =.
+. Browne w. W. Bowie, p. ~ Brown.
l.. ii. Etz. r. S. Graves, r. II. Colds
borough, George II. Harries, William
f. GUIDE. John l.. Newbold. d. S. Porter,
George ". White. r. S, Simmons, B. r.
Saul. Albert Schulteis. Emmett Adams.
Louis Dent. John D. Carmody, Byron L.
| Graham. +. S. K. Smith. J. l.. Mather. A.
d. V. Burr. 7. c. II. Vance, ]. /. Peyser.
James l.. Norris. jr.. Samuel Maddox, F..
q. Sisgers. II. G. Thomas, George p.
Hoover and Simon Wolf.
COMMITTEE ON CHARITIES.-T. C..
Noyes. Allen D. Albert A. +. l.. Leckle.
Ralph w. Lee, S. S. Shedd and William
| l.. Downey.
| WHOLESALE TRADE COMMITTEE
| Chairman. r. p. May; vice chairman, B.
r. Earnshaw: r. T. Andrews. w. II.
Bradbury, II. Clay Browning. W. G. Car
ter. Henry Evans, John Fleming, W. T.
Galliher. b. W. Guy. Frank a. Harrison,
| d. f. Kieps. Carl G. Mueller. Hugh Reil-
| ly. c. II. Rudolph. n. II. Shea, Charles
! Semmes. Thomas Somerville, Herbert
Shannon. Washington Tophan1. h. ..
Whitford. c. NJ. Woolf, Louis Hirsl,, J.
| G. Ergood. A. G.. Hermann, John Mitch
ell, jr.. and r. w. Bolgiano.
| RETAIL TRADE COMMITTEE.-Chair
man, d. J. Kaufman; vice chairman. 4.
I.isner; Dwight Anderson. Conrad Becker.
Henry G. Bergheimer,. Scott c. Bone. +.
w. Bolgiano. \. w. Burchell J. d. Car
| mody. Carl Droop. Jake Eisenman. f. II.
| Etz Isaac Cans, Julius Garfinkle. Thomas
f.. Gilbert, Isaac Goldenberg. Charles \.
| Goldsmith. Alexander Hecht. ]. Philip
Hermann. Joseph jacob, S. kann. Harry
| King, Charles G.. Lacey, Lansburgll Bros,
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