The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-13
Formally Considering Propo-
sition of Organizing a
Stock Company.
ANALOSTAN OWNERS
TO CONTRIBUTE SITE
Good-FellowShip Rules at Meeting
Last Night Honor Mem
bers' Congratulated.

The Washington Chamber of Com
merce Is now formally considering the
proposition OF organizing a stock COM
pany to erect an auditorium building on
Aualostan Island.
Within less than sixty hours from the
publication in the Sunday evening ed
ton of The Times that the purchasers
of Analostan would donate a site for
an auditorium, provided the Chamber of
Commerce would promote the orsaniza-
ton Of 4 stock company to construct
the building. the chamber last night
had been formally presented with the
offer, and had set in motion the ma
chinery of the organization which may
result in the project being carried for
ward TO an early and successful COM
pletion-
The first matter to be brought TO the
attention of the chamber last night was
the AnaIostan offer. and 1t was pre-
scented in a letter by J. Louis Willige'
president of the real estate firm Of VIII
hEe, Gibbs & Daniel, the local represen-
tatives OF the purchasers of the Dig
island Mr.. Wnlige's letter was as FOL
lows
Afr William F. GUIDE.
President Chamber OF Commerce, City
AS REPRESENTATIVES OF the purchasers
Of -AnalOstau island, we are directed 10
confirm the statement IN The Washing
ton Times of Sunday. October 10, that
the new owners of the island are PIE
pared TO donate a spacious site on the
island for the erection of an auditorium
building Tor the accommodation OF con-
Ventions and other public gatherings,
provfded the Chamber OF Commerce VIII
promote the organization Of a stock
company for tie construction OF the
building, toward the cost OF Whlch
structure our clients are willing 10 con
tribute the sum of $500 IN cash 70 De
paid at such time as may be requisite
ia Connection with the progress Of con-
struction. Respectfully yours,
J. LOUIS WILLIGE-
Immediately following the reading Of
the letter a motion was made that the
committee Of the Chamber on cOnVen-
lions take up the offer and report TO
the Chamber at its next meeting, which
unanimously.
VIII Subscribe $1,000.
Not only is the site offered free, but,
according TO Mr.. WiHiges letter, the
purchasers win subscribe TO the stock
N the amount Of 5000 cash. With the
success that was met in placing stock
subscriptions for the last auditorium
project il is believed the Chamber
would have no trouble in securing a
sufficient amount with which 70 erect a
building. since the cost Of a site Is abb
solutely eliminated
Last nights meeting OF the Chamber
was one of the most unique IN It's MS
tory. Reports and routine business were
cut short, and the session developed into
a meeting OF good-fellOwship1 Ia when
members Of the Chamber who nave has
various honOrs bestowed upon them re-
Gently were congratulated
The meeting served 10 demonstrate
the fact that the Chamber is in sym
pathy with the work OF the Southern
Commercial Congress. and that IL wants
quarters in the building. which that or
SANITATION is now considering erecting
John NJ. Parker, Of New Orleans, presi-
dent Of the Southern Commercial Cou-
gresS- Charles Han Davis, Of Peters
burg. Va chairman of the executive
committee. and @ GrOsvenOr Dave,
local director general. were present. and
each was called upon TO address the
Chamber.
To Honor Sylvester.
Il was decided 10 honor Major Richard
Sylvester upon his having been elected
for the eleventh successive time presi-