The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-30
MAY GET CONVENTION
Chamber Committee Lays
Out Summer Campaign.
WILL JOURNEY TO ST. PAUL
Forms Plan TO Bring brotherhood
OF Firemen and EnRinemen Here
in IOI2-George Washington Me
mortal Project COnsidered-ROOse-
welt Invited to he Present.

General lines Of the campaign to be
waged by the conventions committee Of
the Chamber Of Commerce 10 bring the
annual convention OF the National Broth
erhood OF Railway Firemen and Engine
men 10 Washington IN 1912 were ar
ranged last night at a meeting OF the
committee in the Chamber rooms,
BY invitation. John NJ. Hall president;
w. p. Borland. secretary. and W. A. Ca
hoon. delegate from Potomac Lodge. No.
Z. the local body OF the order, were pres
ent and participated in the discussion Of
the preliminaries.
The invitation 10 be extended TO the
brotherhood 10 hold its convention here
will be presented 10 the delegates. who
meet this year IN St Paul. MINI. The
local lodge interested the Chamber I'm the
project and the conventions committee
was given an appropriation OF $50 to be
used in bringing the convention here.
Last nights meeting. presided over by
Granville Hunt, chairman OF the commit
tee. was TO devise the best plan of get
ting the invitation from Washington be-
fore the ST. Paul meeting and inducing
the vote which Will bring them here.
VIII Send Committee.
II is proposed that Mr.. Hunt. H. C. G.
Stiles. and Thomas Grant shall visit ST.
Paul next June while the convention is
in session and present the claims OF
Washington. The representatives Of the
local body Of firemen and enginemen
offered valuable suggestions and others
were presented by members OF the COM
mittee.
Among the things talked about were
a booklet setting forth the advantages OF
the Capital as a convention city. a ste
reoptican entertainment to the delegates
showing views OF the city. souvenirs,
and headquarters for the delegation
from the Chamber while they are In St.
Paul. 1t was finally decided by vote
that the details Of the campaign to be
waged in ST Paul should be left 20 the
discretion OF the three representatives
OF the committee who viii go there.
The committee considered the general
plans of the George Washington Memorial
Association TO erect in Washington a
large building to be devoted TO the inter
ests Of education and science. and TO have
as principal feature a large auditorium
for the assembling Of conventions, scien-
tihc and other gatherings. congresses, and
the like
Plans Big Auditorium.
The plans OF the association were pre-
scented by Charles J. Fox. who said it was
the intention OF the association 10 raise a
building and endowment fund Of 50. 0o0. 600.
Of which upward Of $4,000 have already
been pledged. Schools. scientific bodies.
wealthy men. and others have subscribed
literally TO the fund. and the association
now desires the people OF Washington 10
raise II possible, about one-tenth OF the
building and endowment fund. as II will
be the chief beneficiary OF the structure
when Il is completed.
After hearing the statement OF Mr.. Fox,
the committee voted 70 report the matter
TO tho Chamber al its next meeting FOR
such action as Il may desire TO take
J. o. Evans and Alfred Higbee. mem
hers Of the National Building Managers
Association. which will meet here Sep
TENDER u 10 a. this year. reported the
facts TO the committe and requested the
Endorsement OF the Chamber and such
cooperation as It might be disposed "a
give. The representatives were told that
the matter would be presented to the
Chamber formally at the next meeting
Invites Roosevelt Here.
Isaac Cans. chairman OF the committee
on advertising Of the Chamber. yesterday
reported substantial progress toward thu
realization OF the homecoming week
next October. Chairman Cans has beer
busy sending out invitations and infor.
nation regarding the fete. one OF which
was a cable message 10 Theodore Roosp.
welt, addressed to Brussels. telling hin
that no Homecoming week in Washing
ton could be complete without his pres
ence. and bidding him 70 come.
Mr.. Cans said yesterday that inasmucr
as the weeks festivities would be parti.
cipated in largely by former employees OF
the government Il had been suggested
that the several days Of the week he
devoted one each. to the departments
with some feature OF evening entertain.
ment suited 10 each. Mr.. Cans though,
this good suggestion and that II might
be carried out
Thomas Grant reported last night tina,
as result Of the meeting Of the com.
mittee on membership yesterday. the fol-