Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-04
flavor HIGHER PAY STOLEN BY |ND|ANS|
Increase for Commissioners Woman's Identity Learned
Endorsed by Board of Trade After Sixty Years.
DIRECTORS TAKE ACTION LIVED AS CHIEFS WIFE
Meeting Held Yesterday Frances Socum Would Not Leave
New Officers in Charge. Tribe for Her Relatives.
COMMITTEE CHAIn1dEN NAMED MONUMENT IN HER MEMORY
Devotion to
to the District Heads Soon Perpetuaed by
Appointed Women
DIRECTORS TAKE ACTION
IN LIVED AS CHIEFS WIFE
Business Meeting Held Yesterday.
New Officers in Charge.
CHAInMEN NAMED
Arrangements Made for Reception
;. to the District Heads, Soon to
Be Appointed.

| Resolutions recommending an increase
| in the salary of the Commissioners Of the
District from $1,000 to $500 year and
| planning a reception by the Board of
Trade to the new Commissioners, soon
| to be appointed. were passed yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the directors
of the Washington Board Of Trade Gen.
George H. Harries. the new president of
| the board. presided.
A communication from Seth Low. pres
ident OF the National Civic Federation,
| was read, requesting the appointment of
delegates to the national conference on
| uniform state legislation, which will meet
here January II, Is and 10. A resolution
| was passed providing that the chair APP
| point f1ve delegates. whom President Har-
Browne, Thomas w. Sidwell, +. c.
Brandenburg, DR.. Frank +. Gibson and
Scott G. Bone
A communication from Middaugh &
ditions prevailing in back yards of resi-
dences was referred to the committee
on public health for report. A conn
| munication was also read from the ex-
ecutive secretary of the AllAmerican
exposition to be held in Berlin next
year. asking that the Washington
Board of Trade assist in making the e2-
position a success. >
At the suggestion Of President Har-
ries 1T was decided to send to the Sec
rotary a printed list of the members
of the Board of Trade. checking the
names Of those who would be likely to
be interested in the exhibit.
Suggestions From the Chair.
Gen. Harries announced that no
agreement had been reached with the
Chamber of Commerce whereby each
| body could eliminate some Of it's COM
| mittees and thus prevent duplication
Of work. He suggested several changes
! standing COMMITTEES of the board in the
| interests Of Capitalization and eff
| ficiency, which will be embodied in the
recommendations of the special COM
mittee on committees. which is not yet
quite ready to report. Arthur c. Moses
| urged that the special committee. on
hall for public conventions be dismiss
| ed to be opposed to this step, he declln-
ed to put his suggestion in the form OF
| a motion.
The resolution recommending an in
| crease In 1.-THE salary of the Commission
ers was introduced by Thomas P. Nor
was also decided that at the next meet
ing of the Board of Trade, the latter
part Of the evening following routine
business, would be given over to re-
leeption to the new Commissioners and to
Engineer Commissioner Judson.
The president OF the board announced
the appointments Of chairmen and vice
chairmen Of committees for 1910. which
| were approved by the board Of directors.
The president Of the board was also en-
powered to name the other members Of
the committees.