The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-12

II proof were wanting or the growing
power Of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce. It was furnished by the out
pouring Of the members to the annual
meeting Of the body al the Willard last
night and the snap of the proceedings
and enthusiasm Of the occasion. The
highest number Of votes. east for a win
ming candidate was 3lj. and, al a con-
vative estimate, at least 100 persons were
crowded into the small ballroom on the
tenth floor Of the hotel 20 hear the an
nual report or the president anI 20 par
ticipate In the voting. Il was the largest
meeting in the history Of the Chamber.
Arrangements for the meeting we're
perfect Everything moved or with the
precision Of clocEwork. The vote u,ss
.TuifeJf -Ind CUunted inside 6f one hour
and the meeting adjourned a few min
ues before II o'clock. The greatest good
feeling prevailed, and at the close Of
the meeting sincere congratulations were
showered upon the successful caDdf-
dates Though considerable rivalry ex-
isted among the twenty-five candidates
for twelve positions on the board Of di-
rectors, it was all forgotten at the last.
and the candidates who failed Of cleo
ton and those who went In were ex-
changing greetings in the hearuest man
ne9.
Regular Business Suspended.
Al the opening Of the meeting A. Left
wich Sinclair moved that the usual or |
der Of business be dispensed with. and
that the Chamber proceed at once to the !
reading of the presidents annual report. /
Mr. Guide then read his report, which. at 4
the end, was received with hearty ap- I
plause-
William T. GaIHher moved that. mas /
much as no formal nominations had been
posted for the offices Of president and
tie two vice presidents the old Off
dcials be elected by acclamati0n. Mr..
Ialliher spoke Of The excellent service
rendered by the incumbent officers. nam
Ing eacx, and extoIling each in happy
vein. SeFbnding speeches were made by
D. J. Callahan. Charles " Darr. VIII
am II. Saunders, Simon Wolf. and T. c. /
H. Vance, each Of whom praised the
work of the heads Of the Chamber. and
Urged that the vote for their reelection
be made unanimous.
Treasurer Submits Report
A. Lisner. treasurer. submitted his re-
port, which showed receipts for the last
calendar year Of S2.69t28. which. with
the balance on hand January I. 1909. of
1loS.55, made the total resources Of the
Chamber for the year N3.S0059. Dis |,
1ursements for the year amounted to
13425.04, leaving a balance January ].
90, of S315.55. Since January I this year
he receipts have been. From dues. s.
500. and interest. $22sl making a total
# s.. .263.s6. Disbursements for the month ,
lave been S269S7 leaving cash on hand !.
to S3,99399
President Guide called Robert N Har- >
'er. ex-president Of the Chamber to the >
hair to put the motion, which was car :
led by a standing unanimous vote. Mr..
Harper then stated that, according TO :
he constitution, it was necessary for the
Ulcers to be elected by ballot, and. with
ut objection, he directed the secretary
o cast the ballot of the Chamber for
William F. GUIDE for president, James F.
'yster for first vice president, and
'harles J. Bell for second vice president.
Ballot for Directors. 1
On motion of Granville Hunt, the Cham 5
er then proceeded to the balloting for c
velve directors. Preliminary TO that. six h
Idges of election were named by the v
resident and twenty-four teIlers. as fol-
'ws: Judges, W S. Hoge, B. T. Saul, t.
arl A. Droop, Ross 2. Andrews. T. c. V
oyes, and 3. S. Graves; tellers. Gran c
lie Hunt, Charles W Clasett, Byron Z. il
raham, o. S. Metzerott, J. B. Kinnear. L
ito Luebkert, Louis Dent. W. T. Rob c
is, Edward Walsh Frank Van SAINT. T
Bradley, William J. Eynon, George b
-uart, r. Harry Johnson, Walter Brom-
Y. George Pitt, p. T. Moran. Robert p'
Iuym, John H. Magruder. Walter B. D
uy, John E, Kreh. IT,, P. F. Gormeley. \
arTy H. Sherwood, and II. A. Foster. VI
The counting Of the votes was done u
ptdly. The vote was taken in two sec "
1ns, those whose names had the initial
tiers from a to NJ voting on one side
the room, and those from n to z on
e other side Two sets of ballot boxes III
ID been provided. and one set was re- "
owed when the vote was about half cast "A
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