The Washington herald., 1910-07-07

Whereas the retail trade committes Of the Cham
Der of Commerce has applied under section Of
the constitution for the consent and approval q
the board Of directors to organize retail mer-
chants association Of the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce; Therefore be II
Resolved, That consent is hereby given for the
formation Of the retail merchants association Of
the Chamber Of Comrerce for the purpose Of pro
noting more effectively the interests Of the retail
merchants Of Washington; provided.
That al members Of said association shall Be
members Of the Chamber Of COmmerce.
The foregoing resolution represented
the action taken yesterday by the board
OF directors after a thorough discussion
OF the proposition placed before them by
Joseph Strasburger. chairman OF the re-
tail trade committee. BY a subsequent
motion. 800 was appropriated. or so much
as might be needed. to defray the ex-
penses of the committee.
Plan of the Retailers.
Mr.. Strasburger. in submitting his re-
port. said his committee had held sew
erai meetings, some OF which had been
attended by the local merchants who
were not members OF the committee He
said 1t had been decided to organize a
separate body, auxiliary TO the Chamber.
with which the retail merchants Of Wash
ington might generally affiliate. which
should specially look after the interests
of the retail trade. should have additional
dues@.for the work OF the body, and
should employ e secretary or clerk to
organize. among other things. credit
bureau for the use OF the members.
The directors spent some time in dis
cussing the relation which the proposed
body would have TO the Chamber. No
opposition 10 the projest developed. but
several of the directors desired to satisfy
their minds as 10 Just what the new
movement meant. When the questions
raised were answered 10 the satisfaction
/ OF ell, the resolution enbodying the
action OF the board was unanimously
adopted.
Pulling for Conventions.
Granville Hunt, chairman OF ths con-
vention committee. made report upon
the campaign waged In ST. Paul to bring
the annual convention OF railroad firemen
and enginernen here in 1914 He described
how and why Il became necessary for
the representatives OF the committee 10
enter into q contract with the officers
Of the brotherhood TO guarantee certain
features OF entertainment for the con-
yenton while here. This contract, and
bond accompanying It. brought thu
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brotherhood had once voted 70 go 70
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| Mr. Hunt said this one campaign had
demonstrated what could be done In the
way OF bringing conventions when q de-
ftermined and wise effort was made 20
get them. and he told the directors that
It now seemed necessary 70 get to work
on q permanent basis so as TO bring
other conventions hers and 20 keep Q
continuous stream OF them going on
through the year. Mr.. Hunt proposed
three things to be done Immediately.
wants Special Committee.
! One Of these was the appointment Of
three members OF the board OF directors
as a special advisory COMMITTEES and
board OF control OF the conventions com.
mlttee, 20 supervise its action and q
guide its expenditures when the special
fund for bringing conventions 20 the city
should become available.
The second suggestion was ths aE1iznce
OF the Washington Chamber OF Com
merce with the trade bodies OF ore ol
more cities. with 8 view TO reciproca
efforts to bring conventions here.
The third proposition was the employ
, ment OF q secretary TO attend 20 the cor
respondence Of the committee. TO get Il
. touch with the national bodies that hol
regular conventions. and 10 keep in hi
, Office the necessary information and IN
dexes for the proper enlightenment o
the body at all times relative TO th
time and place OF given conventions .
that when necessary a represeptakiv
could be sent to look after them.
BY vote the directors appropriated 3.
additional 500 to the conventions com
mittee. $3.50 to the local committee O
Q the National Regatta. and 800 for th
! care OF the Building Superintendent.
Convention. which will meet in Wash
ington this year.
It was also voted that the Angus
meeting OF the directors be held on IA
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