The Washington herald., 1909-06-04
BOARD OF TRADE
AT MARSHALL HALL
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speech OF DR.. Gibson. seconding his re-
marks about the worthiness OF the cause
but repudiating In emphatic terms the
idea that victory 20 the Board OF Trade
team was assured. He intimated that
there might be ball players in the young
er organization who would give a good
account OF themselves. and possibly wrest
victory from DR.. GIbson's husky players
cuno II. Rudolph, chairman OF the
Fairgrounds committee. made a witty
speech relative to the forthcoming game.
and said Il was all important that there
should be crowd upon the bleechers and
the grand stand 70 witness the game.
President welcomes Guests.
President Small welcomed the members
Of the board 10 the annual outing, and
spoke a genial word 10 the invited guests.
which included several members OF the
House OF Representatives and heads OF
the departments Of the government.
Commissioner Macfarland responded for
the guests in a happy manner. He re-
ferred 70 the bail game. saying that the
matter Of the victory would be taken care
Of. as It was the intention this year TO
have both sides win and that the game
would be kept going. II necessary. all
summer. Mr.. Macfarland also made
witty reference to the "thirty-nine varl-
eties," and the welcome extended by the
mayor Of Marshall Hall
Mr.. Nacfarland spoke al some length
upon the progress Of Washington, COM
plimenting the Board OF Trade on the ex-
ceilent work II has done toward the civic
development Of the city. He said that
this had been specially the burden OF the
board. and that Il had been borne valiant
" and patiently. with excellent results
% the city and the good OF the commun-
ity. Mr. Macfarland went over the his
tory OF the city. and showed how the
citizens OF the District had always borne
q heavy tax for the upbuilding OF the
Capital.
Up to ISIS the tax payers had done
Il all and since that time they had car
ried half the expense OF the city's de-
gelopment into the grand Capital Il now
Is. The Commissioner brought out a
storm or applause when he said that in
the half-and-Ealf arrangement now IN
force che citizens Of Washington were
paying annually about $l6 per capita for
the Improvement Of the city and the
people OF the United States were paying
cents per capita He thought the per
centage OF the people outside OF the Can
ital might well pay a little more. and
asked what would happen II the nation
should pay as much as y cents or IS
cents per capita toward the upbullding
OF Washington.
Representative Campbell SDeaLH.
Representative Philip P. Campbell. OF
Kansas. spoke briefly. directing his re-
marks chiefly to the relation existing
between the Capital and the people OF
The nation He said there was every rea-
son Why The greatest nation on the globe
should have the finest Capital, that the
people wanted it. and in time would
have Il. 8Ir. Campbell thought well OF
enthusiastic activity Of the trade bodies
Tor the upbulding % Washington. and
encouraged them 70 go on With She work
and he though Congress would come |
more and more 70 their aid IN solv-
ing all the municipal problems. big and
little. as they came 10 the front
W s Washburn. a member of the
civil service commission IN the Pbilip-
pine Islands. spoke upon what Americans
are doing for good government IN the
Islands. and for the general advancement
OF civilization IN all the Orient.
Thomas c. NOyes gave a general round
up Of the events OF the day IN his char
acteristically witty vein. 5olIying every
body and giving a specially happy turn
70 the occasion by telling several good
stories and rapping the officers OF the
body, the baseball teams. and the COM
mittee OF arrangements on the bad
weather and the breaks IN the pro-
gramme which had occurred on that ac-
count.
At the Guests Table.
Owing 20 the dampness OF the afternoon /
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