Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-20
For Patriotic Societies.

sense of the word however, the associa-
ton intends to erect as memorial to
Washington an immense national audi
forum. where educational, patriotic,
scientific and other societies of all kinds
can meet and formulate plans for ad-
vancing the welfare of the nation along
all lines.
Every state in the Union will have the
right to use the building for any conven-
ton that tends toward the promotion of
the public welfare. Such building will
carry out Washington's idea to see estab-
lished at the National Capital an lnsti-
tuition for the general diffusion of knowl-
edge
1t isn't going to be hard to carry out
the plans and it isn't going to take long.
The time has come, however, for you
gentlemen in Washington to take the
initiative and subscribe generously to the
fund. / hope you are going to make my
task easy. If you do it right now you
will help me in other cities. Today, May
IL. is my fathers birthday. ! hope 1t
will also be the day when the Board Of
Trade starts right in to aid the George
Washington Memorial Association with
all its power. l am going to push the
thing. l have got good. generous friends,
but have got to have your help
After Mrs. DimOck's address a resolu-
ton was passed authorizing the president
of the Board of Trade to appoint d spe
cial committee of seven members to take
the matter in charge
by tomorrow. Mrs. Dimock.'' said Gen.
HarrieS, the members of that committee
will have their coats Off
Speaks in Boston Tomorrow.
Mrs. Dimock spoke yesterday after
noon in Wilmington. Del, where she was
promised the support of prominent per-
sons in that state, and this morning she
RnStOn vh 1,,, in
Vitation. she will speak on the George
Washington Memorial Association before
the Massachusetts Society of Colonial
Danes.
Considerable routine business was trans
acted by the board at it's meeting, which
will be the last session until fall. }.
Louis Willige presented the annual re-
port Of the committee on membership,
showing that during the year eighty
new members were elected There was
a loss OF thirty-three members by death
or resignation, and at the date of the re-
port, last November, there were TOO men,
bers in the Board of Trade. Allan o.
Clephane read the report Of the commit
tee oil public order, which was adopted.
1t made tho following recommendations
Increase in police force CT 100 privates
Of class one: new station house fer first
precinct; equipment OF all station houses
with modern steel cells replacing present
patrol wagons wit hmotor vehicles; auto
mobile for the use of the major and SUI
perintendent at police headquarters;
ownership by the District of horses used
by mounted officers; erection of suitable
armory for the District National Guard.
Regulation of Traffic.
The following recommendations were
contained in the report of the commit
tee on commerce and manufactures, the
present industrial interests committee:
nd nf
care In federal and state legislation in the
regulation of common traffic, and believe
that legislators should not unduly dis
turb financial conditions by ignoring es-
ton in regulation of common carriers
should be made only after expert analysis
and study Of business conditions.
THAT we favor the development of di-
rect steamship communication between
the United States and Latin American
countries. and presentation of this SUBJ
ject by our delegates for favorable con-
sideration by the National Board of
Trade
The report of the special committee
on conventions was received and re-
ferred to the board of directors, and
the reports on the Public Library and
public schools were adopted without
discussion. Regarding the schools the
committee reported:
THAT the Washington Board Of Trade,
recognizing the inadequacy of public
school building accommodations. urges
upon the municipal authorities the rec
Ommendation. and upon Congress the
granting, of the most liberal appropria-
tions for public school buildings"
Urged New Armory.
w. III. Parsons presented the report
of the committee on railroads, which
was unanimously adopted. Charles E.
Langley read the report on public build
ings. containing the following recon-
mendations:
urgent need for National Guard new
armory building and for immediate &C
ton in selection of it's site: building to
accommodate all bureaus, thirteen in
number, under head of Department of
Commerce and Labor: urge plumbing in
spector's recommendation for convent
ence stations at 32d and NJ streets. 18th
street and New York avenue. and at
the Peace monument: also that public
bath be built; hospital for chronic dis
cases, convalescents and inebriates, on
available ground on Municipal Hospital
site.
After Mrs. Dimock's address the board
adjourned and a buffet luncheon was
served.