The Washington herald., 1911-11-20
FIRE AND POLICE
PENSION FUND TO
BE CONSIDERED
Civic Committees Will Con-
fer Tomorrow Night.
TENTATIVE BILL READY

Tomorrow night has been set fol
joint meeting of the committees Of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Board of Trade in the campaign inSti.
tuted by The Washington Herald to OBJ
tain for the police and fremen of the
District adequate and assured pensions
William F. GUIDE, chairman of the spe-
cial committee of the Chamber, anc
Walter A. Brown, chairman of the
Boards public order committee, yester-
day decided to hold the meeting in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.
The meeting may be attended also by
! representatives of the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations and may result in the
Endorsement of a proposed pension meas
ure.
I'VE want to rush this thing to a sue
cessfuI elimination at the earliest posi-
BILE moment" said Walter A. Brown,
chairman OF the Board committee, follow
ing his conference with Mr.. Guide yester-
day. Mr.. GUIDE and myself, represent
ing our respective committees, have been
striving for the same goal-adequate pen
sionS to be assured members of the po-
lice and fire departments. We want to
get action from Congress as soon as pos
sible. We would like to get the necessary
legislation enacted before Christmas that
we may present the assurance so much
desired and needed by members of the
two departments and beneficiaries of the
fund as a Christmas present from appre-
ciative Washington. But whether we &C
complish our ambition in that time or
not, we want to win out as quickly as
possible"
Mr.. Guides Attitude.
The meeting has been called at this
early date" said Mr.. GUIDE. chairman OF
the special committee of the Chamber
because we want to map out our course
and prepare our argument in time to pre-
nit of its presentation as soon as Con-
gress convenes.
Mr.. Brown and myself have given
much time and thought to the prepara
ton Of a bill. Barring a few minor de-
tails, the measure is complete. The fin
ishing touches will be applied at a con-
ference before the meeting, so that We
shall be able to present to the joint COM
mittee a dennlte measure. If the COM
mittee Endorses the measure We prepare
we will start with it as a working basis.
II II fails of Endorsement in its entire
ty, Mr.. Brown and myself will, of course,
be guided by the decision of the COM
mittee.
In addition to deciding upon the bill,
the Joint committee probably will plan
a mass meeting of representatives of ci-
vic organizations of the District or map
out some course looking toward the in
dorsement of such organizations of the
bill proposed by the joint committee"
The Joint Committee.
The joint committee comprises the fol-
lowing:
Chamber of Commerce-William F.
GUIDE. chairman; Isaac Cans, Ernest H.
Daniel, Robert N. Harper. and Joseph
Strasburger.
Board Of Trade-Walter A Brown,
chirman: Z. F. CoIladay, Alan o. Gle
phane, Edward S. Bailey, Robert A.
Bates. Charles S. Bradley, James A.
Cahill, George ]. yesterday, William K.
Ellis, Morris F. Frey, William E. Har-
vey, ]. F. Kelley, G. B. Kennedy. Alex
ander Mckenzie. Thomas P. Morgan,
Andrew Parker, H. B. Polkinhorn, Harry
L. Rust, Frank A. Sebring, George L.
Starkey, James H. Taylor. Ferdinand
Waldman, and Oscar w. White.