The Washington herald., 1910-06-13
PLAN TO AID CLERKS
Prominent Men to Speak at
May Meeting. !.
TAFT AND CANNON INVITED
Committee, Under Auspices of Busi-
ness Mems Association, Is Arrang-
ing an Active Campaign in the
Interest of the Aged Employees
DismIssed-PIan 10 BE Formulated.

With promises from a dozen influential
men to plead publicly for deposed gov
eminent clerks. discarded because Of
age. the Business Mems Association viii
hold a big mass meeting at old Masonic
Temple Thursday night.
Representative ]. Hampton Moore, OF
Philadelphia, will preside. Secretary of
the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh, Diree-
tor John Barrett, of the Bureau of Amer
lean Republics; John w. Yerkes, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue; Senator
Elmer J. Burkett. of Nebraska, and COZ
John McElroy will deliver addresses.
other speakers will be called upon by
the chairman. It is expected that the
hall win be filed to overlooking. and res
olutions will probably be introduced car
rying a petition to Congress.
Taft and Cannon Invited.
Invitations have been issued TO Presi-
dent Taft. Speaker Cannon, the members
of the Cabinet, and the members of the
Senate and House committees. and each
has been notified he has been elected
vice president of the committee.
Louis p. Shoemaker has added the fol-
lowing TO the executive committee:
Clarence Ncunent. r. n. Hamper. d. ]. Callahan,
E Droop A. C. Moses, Ashley NJ. Gould, + L
Graham J. Whit. HeTTOn John h. Small. homei
Reside Dr. Henry Runner. Philip f. Larner, John
McElnoy. Thomas II. Anderson, Theodore w Noses
Z Berliner, B. II. Warner, sr.. Rev. Chafies NO
John B. Henderson Gist Blair. William r stone
/ Howard C. shober Royal T. CabeiA A. Piatt An
drew. Clarence r. Edwards. and p B. Chase
The membership committee consists OF
the following:
! Col John AIcElroy. chairman; Joseph W. Buck
Dr. Henry Runner. Oliver Metzerott. W ID Henry
W. Z. sroufe. Grant Let, Royal l. Ca1eh- A =
/ Noses. and W. II. West.
Other. committees win be announced II
| the near future.
Plan to BE Formulated.
The following committee has been ap
pointed TO meet at the Board OF Trade
wednesday to decide the best way t
nresAnt the matter OF deposed clerks L
Congress-: Gen. George II. Harries, Johr
Jov Edison. W. T. Galliher. w. V. Cox
Clarence Norment, Emile Berliner, B
Fl. Warner. ST. c. J. Bell, John B. Hen
\ derson. Dr. Henry Runner. John w
| Yerkes, and Isaac Cans.
The Business Mems Association VII
/ probably recommend that Sl,000s00o be Sc
/ aside to care for the clerks, rather thar
that an appropriation of 100000 be mad
TO conduct an investigation They con
/ tend that no investigation Is necessary
and that the amount might well be saved
Il Following is the executive committee o
II the association. which is making plan
for an active campaign:
Louie P. Shoemaker. president; John Joy EdsoE
vice president: ". v Cox SECRETARY; Joseph
Buck. assistant secretary; Isaac Cans. Treasures
Charles J. Bell chairman Clarence Nonneut' VIC
chairman; Thocas Anderson. 4. Pratt Andrew
Scott C. Bone +. BerliDeT, Gist Blair. John ba
rett. ROYAL F. Cabell G. \. Conrad, q. 9. Con
well d. J. Callahan p. b. Chase. Z. Drop. ia
ence r. Edwards W. +, GUIDE, w. 7. Galllhe
Ashley NJ Gould. f. c. Graham. George H. Ha
ries J. Philip Hermann. W. d. Henry, r. y IA
per. J. Whit. Heron John B. Henderson. 81, WI
ton J. Lambert Grant Leet. Philip +. Lame
Frank B. Metzerutt Oliver Aletzerott, H. B. I
Macfarland. A. c. Moses. John McElroy, Thosni
c. Noyes Charles F. Nesbit. Theodore W. Noye
James F. Oyster. AIyT0n NJ. Parker. Or. Hem
Runner. Homer Reside. ". F. sroufe, John
Small. William F. Stone. Howard c. shoeer, Y
NJ. Terrell. John ". leTkes. W. II. West, ;.
Woodward. Rev. Charles Wood. and B. II. Wa
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