The Washington herald., 1910-02-08

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the attention Of the directors Of the
board Of trade yesterday at the Febru-
airy meeting, two interesting matters
were introduced. and preliminary action
was taken toward realizing one Of them
One was a dinner by the citizens OF
the District 90 President Taft and the
other was a suggestion that the direc-
tors OF the Board Of Trade who are also
directors Of the Chamber OF Commerce
withdraw from one body or the other
so as 10 affect severance OF activity in
the ruling committees Of both bodies.
Dinner 90 Mr. Taft.
The proposed dinner 10 President Taft
came up on resolution introduced by D.
j. Callahan. setting forth that it was the
sense Of the directors that dinner given
by citizens OF the District similar 10 that
rendered the President last year should
be given at some time in the near
future acceptable to Mr. Taft. The TesO-
luton also provided that the details Of
the banquet be worked out by the execu-
tive committee. and II was empowered
to create other committees and enlist tire
cooperation Of such other persons as it
might ind advisable. The resolution was
unanimously adopted.
A letter was received from Commits
sioner Cuno II. Rudolph. rendering his
resignation from the board, saying that
II was his intention TO withdraw. as far
as possible, from official position in the
as he should be Commissioner. His resig-
nation was accepted with an expression
Of regret and, by unanimous vote. +. c.
Graham was elected TO the vacancy.
Elect Twenty-One New Members.
Twenty-one new members were elected
as follows William s. DuvaU, Sidney
Alexander, W Hamilton Smith, D. J.
DUNCAN, James Rush Marshall, Q. 81.
Lewis. F. +. Sergeant, Mrs. Caroline B.
stephen. Richard D. simms. Samuel II.
Henry. Leslie Z. F, Prince, George c.
Jordan, John a. Johnston. William II.
Turton. N. II. Herman. H. Z. Clafin.
G.. Z. Crump, William D. West. F. II.
Stephen. Henry Evans. and c. A Ham
nett
The suggestion relative 70 the severance
OF directors from one Of the two trade
bodies was brought forward by A. c.
Moses, who said a letter had been pre-
scented 10 MIN, which he signed, setting
forth that Il was for the best interests Of
the Board Of Trade that members Of the
board Of directors in one body should not
serve upon the board in the other body
Mir. Moses said he was IN favor u the
proposition. He thought probably better
service would be given If the members
held the position In one body alone.
Favored I'm Both Bodies.
has. been growing of late among the di-
rectors Of both Of the trade bodies, and
il is among the probabilities that con-
certed action may result. which will effect
a severance between those holding the
position Of directors in the Board Of
Trade from a similar position In the
Chamber of Commerce.
Several communications received by the
board were read and, in part. referred
TO appropriate committees,
J. H. RaIston, chairman OF the special
committee 10 investigate the cost OF iiv-
ing. was voted an appropriation Of $40 for
the use Of his committee. A similar re-
quest from the chairman Of the committee
on the history Of the District Of Column
bia was read, and an appropriation of $25
was authorized for the use Of that com
mittee.
The committee on membership reported
the resignation Of four members from the
board. and Louis z. WiIlige, the chair
man, was directed TO confer with the re-
signing members with a view TO inducing
them to withdraw their letters.
President Harries announced that the
secretary had received about 100 copies
Of The Uniform Commercial Acts
which could be obtained at Z cents a
copy.