Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
CALLAHAN WILL RUN
Candidate for Vice President
of Chamber of Commerce.
ACCEPTS CALL OF FRIENDS
Is Host at Luncheon to Special
Committee.
REQUEST TO ENTER CONTEST
Replies in Speech Outlining His
Services and Expressing Pur-
pose to Serve, If Elected.
ACCEPTS CALL OF FRIENDS
REQUEST TO ENTER CONTEST

Answering the call of more than a
hundred friends, admiring business as
sociates and members of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce. many of
whom had met previously and enthu-
siastically advocated his candidacy,
Daniel j. Callahan. general manager of
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, announced his candidacy for
election as first vice president of the
Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon at
the New Ebbitt House this afternoon.
Callahan Is Host.
Desiring to meet and discuss his pro-
posed candidacy with the committee
appointed by his friends to bring it
about, Mr. Callahan was the host to a
small gathering. composed largely of
members of the committee.
Edward III. Dloop, the chairman, in a
speech euIosizing Mr.. Callahan's indie
iatisable iaDors for the best interests
of aSningtOn's business men, formally
requested MIR. Callahan to permit the
use of his name as a candidate for the
of1ice of first vice president OF the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Callahan. replying, spoke of the ex-
ceilent work of the Chamber OF Com
merce. of the marked interest he had al
Ways felt in it's efforts to better the
business interests of the Capital city.
and thanked his many friends fer the
seif-sacrincing efforts they had put for
ward in behalf of his candidacy.
Announcement Of Candidacy
Mr.. Callahan said, in part:
Il would be less than human did not
make appreciative acknowledgment of the
generous tribute paid me by nearly lOo
of Washington's representative business
and professional men, many of whom no
doubt at a personal sacrifice repaired to
the rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
Thursday and bid you convey to me their
wish that l permit my name to>be offer-
ed for the office of first vice president OF
the Washington Chamber Of Commerce.
II have been a member of this progress
sive body since its beginning, was elected
to the directorate with the original thirty.
and after the first year was reelected to
serve a full three-year term, which ex-
pires December 81 Of the present year.
II have served also for the past two
years as a member Of the executive COM
mittee. Hence my tenure of office has
kept me in close touch with the many
public matters that have been so we'll
handled by the membership at large and
the various coordinate bodies.
II have been especially prompt and at
tentive to meetings. and at times made
some sacrifice to be present; nave toiled
as best ] could to further in every way
the many laudable projects placed before
the body as a whole or ita directorate.
and point with no degree of presump-
ton to my record in the chamber to for
tify this position.
"Bews in obeisance to Call"
II look upon the Washington Chamber
of Commerce as Q hive. wide-awake bust
ness organization. destined to grow each
year more in influence and usefulness to
the business interests of this community.
/ trust to be counted in the van of prog
ress. no matter il 1t be only as q private
in the ranks.
"Your committee. Mr.. Chairman, has
performed the service assigned to 1t In q
most graceful and pleasant manner. l
beg you will carry back to. my fellow
members of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce this message.
Il bow In obeisance to their call. II
my past service In the chamber merits
further recognition 1 shall not be found
wanting in the exercise of any additional
duties intrusted to my charge"
The committee gathered in the parlors
of the New Ebbitt about 1915 o'clock
this afternoon. Before luncheon Mr..
Callahan held an informal reception and
discussion Of the movement in his favor.
Among those present were Milton e.
Allies, Edward H. Droop, Thomas W.
Smith. w. M. Balderson, w. A. H.
Church, William T. GAlliher. NJ. A. Leese
George Y. Worthington, Isaac Cans, j.
NJ. Stoddard and Albert Schulteis.
Letters Indorsing Callahan.
To Chaplin Brown, chairman Of the
meeting which launched Mr.. Callahan's
boom last Thursday. letters from prom
inent business men throughout the city
indorsing Mr.. Galatians candidacy and
promising not only to vote for him, but