Evening star., 1909-05-06
WITH NO OPPOSITION
Chamber of Commerce OireC-
tors Favor Auditorium.
VOTE TO TAKE STOCK
Resolve to Subscribe $1,000 Toward
the Fund.
PROPOSED GAME OF BASE BALL
Good Will for Southern Commercial
Congress-Justices Elected to
Honorary Membership.

The board of dire ctors of the Chamber
of Commerce showed its friendly feeling
for the national auditorium project by re-
solving to lay before the full chamber the
proposition to subscribe 81, 900 toward the
fund and take stock in the company. This
decided at the May meeting held
yesterday afternoon. The only possible
objection to the matter. according to D.
e. Callahan. who opened the subject is
that some one may think the Chamber of
Commerce cannot hold stock. On the
other hand there are lawyers In the
chamber who believe the organization can
hold stock without changing its constitu-
ton.
Mr.. Callahan's resolution received the
backing of Robert N. Harper, Mr.. Lisner,
A. I.eftwich Sinclair, who referred to the
preamble of the chambers constitution,
which contains the reason for the exist
ence of that body ito promote the well
fare and interests of the District of CO.
lumbia. MIR. r. +. May also indorsed
the resolution, and it was carried unan-
imousy.
The matter will be laid before the
chamber at the next full meeting in all
probability.
The Proposed Ball Game.
A lively discussion was held regarding
chamber wants to play with team from
the Board of Trade. 1t will be remembered
that following an alleged game Of ball
last year the Board of Trade, after send
ing in tremendous number of substi-
tutes, took away trophy from the cham
Der. 1t was a grand time for all hands,
and Mr.. Harper made d fine speech when
lie presented the Bradbury Companys
trophy to the winning team. He made a
phophecy then that the next time they
played the trophy would change hands
s.; the chamber seems to be willing to
play the Board of Trade. and all the more
so because the money taken in will go to-
ward helping along the Fairgrounds. The
discussion yesterday hinged on the ad-
visibility OF getting team into shape
and taking precautions to have the play
ers in training. The chamber will send
a committee to the Board of Trade to see
about the game. |
Southern Commercial Congress.
Mr. Sinclair introduced resolution of |
good will Tor the Southern Commercial |
Congress and cooperation with it, and |
suggested that the chamber might some
day occupy quarters in the new building |
TO be erected by the southerners. He |
also recommended the creation of COM |
mittee on public health, and both motions |
were carried
w +. Shannon's resolution caused the |
board TO authorize engraved member |
ship card to be placed in the business
place of every member of the chamber. |
owing to the fact that the chamber is |
getting it's janitor service at a cheaper
rate than originally authorized, it
was decided to raise the salary of one
of the stenographers of the chamber.
Elections to Membership.
The board elected to honorary member
ship the following representatives of the
District courts, the names being pre-
sented by Mr.. Sinclair:
Seth Shepard, chief justice of the Court
of Appeals, and Charles H. Robb, Josiah |
T. Van Orsdel, associate justices of the |
Court of Appeals; Harry NJ Clabaugh, |
chief justice of the Supreme Court; Job
Barnard, Thomas II. Anderson. Ashley NJ. |
Could Daniel Thew Wright and Wendell |
Supreme Court.
ship in the chamber a total of twenty-six: /,
Carter. Edward b. Dean. James l.. Fee
ner, George c. Gertman. Harry E. Glad |
Irwin H. Holander. William Hinton Hollo- |
way, William d. Hoover, Claude E. Mil
Ter, II. w. Mitchell l.. D. Moore. Jesse
NJ. Sellinger. David Edgar Stephan, B.
norman and w. w. Mansfield
The treasurer, A. Lisner, reported |
balance on hand of s2.S7356.