Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-03
BUILDING FUND OPEN
Chamber of Commerce Votes
$1,000 as Starter.
CASH TO BE INVESTED
! Thirty New Members Elected.
Standing Committees for Year
,, Are Announced.

Il Setting aside 5000 to start q building
fund. election of thirty new members. APP
pointment of standing committees for the
year and transaction of a good deal OF
routine business occupied the attention
of the board OF directors of the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce at meet
ing held in the chambers rooms last
night.
! The matter of erecting a permanent
home for the Chamber Of Commerce has
been discussed informally for several
months by the members of the organiza-
ton 1t was not until the finances of the
chamber warranted laying aside small
amount as a starter that definite action
was taken.
Building Fund Started.
4. Lisner, treasurer of the chamber, an
nounced last night that the treasury con-
tanned 3.23S54, and introduced a resolu-
ton for the establishment of building
fund. The resolution. which was adopted
with slight amendment follows:
/ Whereas, the rapidly increasing MEM
bership of the Chamber of Commerce is
making it desirable for that body to have
in the near future a commodious building
of it's own,
therefore, be it resolved. That the
of about 5000 from the treasury of the
Chamber of Commerce to be invested in
| gilt-edge securities as nucleus of
building fund.
This check shall be drawn by the
treasurer in the name of the Chamber of
Commerce. A. Lisner, treasurer. Said
purchase of securities to be made by
committee of three to be appointed by
the president, which is to have full power
to make said investment at an interest
no less than per cent, and. if possible.
) per cent.
''The purchase to be made as soon as
this resolution is approved by the board
of directors
New Members Elected.
The new members elected were Louis
Abrahams Charles Arey, Joseph Auer-
BACH Virgil F.. Bourne, Martin H. Bray,
T. Janney Brown. CampbelI-Ryder Co.
John B. Colpoys, William S. Duvall Ben
| jamin Einstein, H. Marion Fulton. John
w. Hurley, James G. Jester, George A.
Lamb, John G. Let's, g. Percy McGlue
Robert F. Mentzel, John j. Miller, J<re-
miah O. Conner. Owen Owen, Herman u
Plugge. John II. Rupert Abraham Sig
mund, ]. NJ. Stein, William B. Turpin,
George S. Wainwright, William A. Yates,
Charles j. Walker and William D. Wes..
Standing Committees Announced.
/ The following committees were named
Anacostia fats-AIbert Schulteis, chair
man; Eugene E. Thompson, vice chair
man; II. F. B. Mcfarland, A E. Randc.
Capt. James F. Oyster, DR.. H. C. Wood
ward, r. N Harper, William F. GUIDE.
George E. Walker. B. w: Guy, B. 3.
F. Saul, DIR. William H. Wunder. Allen
Davis, d. J. Callahan, n. L. BurcheIl.
Ernest H. Daniel. N. Auth, Louis II.
Bicks. Robert F. Bradbury, A. A. Cha
pin w. A. H. Church. William B. Creecy,
A. G. Hermann, Ira Z. Bennett. ]. Whit
Heron, Henry l.. West and Allen ID. AL
| bert. jr.
Advertising-lsaac Cans. chairman; P.
! West Col, A. E. Randle. Scott e; Bone.
J. Whit Heron. A. d. Marks, Allen d.
Albert. F; Fl. Dillon, James r. Fenner,
ton ' Topham. 4. Lisner. william F. Gude.
George II. Gan, c; il. Rudolph, Gen.
Johnston. Mai; hudson. f. II. Droop;
James A. cahIll' p. ! pnnigan, E S,SaG
Bieber. Percy Foster, William T. Calf
her, George F. Walker, Thomas Grant.
Frank II. Edmonds, Arthur Copeland and
Randle, vice chairman: Charles J: Bel.
Clark Golden G. GeE5y Ernest nhn
Edson' Benjamin W. Guy. William 3.
Hibbs. William D. Hoover. Robert \.
HaTpsr fTaHyls n Hpn Ed Fyan1
Milburn, Theodore w. Noyes. James F.
oyster, D. s; Porter. a; Ramsay, G.; H.
Rudolph. William e; shannon shannon WiIliyn
! Wardman, John L. Weaver, Henry l..
West, George W. White, Simon Wolfe.
George Y. Worthington, NJ J. Luchs, AL
| fred IIisbie, Walter Brownley, II. q.
Berglng, Ray L. Middaugh and Louis j.
| Siiverman.
. Building industries-Ernest III. Daniel.
chairman; b. L. Saul. vice chairman.
| A. Ii. Beers, c. L. Brooks. James a. Ca
hill, Arthur Carr. John Childress. w. 4.
/ H. Church. A. p. Clark jr. Arthur Cow
sill, Floyd E. Davis, Jesse De Vilbees,
| H. r. Dulaney. D. j. DUNCAN, w. T.
Galliher. Philip F. Gormley, Frank A.
| Harrison, Melvin G.. Hazen, A. T. Hen
sey. NJ H. Herman. ]. X. Heyl, Clar-
Bedrock. H. r. Howenstein. James l..
Karrick, Norton NJ Little. Morton ].
Luchs, George II. hardwood, William
F. Matteson. T. II. Melton. John J. No
| LAM Robert l.. O'Bren, F. B. Pyle, John
Quinn. John Rau. Hugh Reilly Joseph
/, Richardson, Samuel Ross. Franklin r.
sanner. William II. Saunders. Emil g.
| Schaefer. Edward p. Schwartz. Samuel
| s.. Shedd. Louis Fl. Stabler, George w.
Stuart. II. L. Sansbury, Harry Sher-
wood. John Oman. George f. Walker.
Harry Wardman. John l.. Warren, ]. c.
| Weldon, w. A. Wimsatt, r. Harrison
| teis,. T. C. Noyes and Walter C. Balder-
/ ston.
/ Advisory members-James L. Parsons,
| George c. Hough. Charles A. Langley
! and William P. Lipscomb.
| Conventions-H. c. c. Stiles, chairman;