Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-11
Commerce Chamber Meeting.

A meeting of the chamber of COM
merce was held last night at it's
rooms, at which time the standin s
committees for the year were announc-
ed by President Brockett.
The question Of rates for teams on
the new ferry was discussed and re-
ferred to the committee on transporta-
ton.
An invitation was extended c. Yer
non Ford. chairman of the committee
on arrangements, for the erection of
an overhead bridge at Telegraph Cross
Ing Fairfax county, to hold it's next
meeting in the rooms of the chamber
of commerce. Resolutions reported
upon by committee on the death of
j. Il. n. Curtin were ADOPTED. The
Southern Bell Telephone Company was
admitted to membership.
List of Committees.
Committees were appointed as follows:
Executive-W. y. Snoot, jr., chairman;
George d. Hopkins, ii. Kirk. jr.; w W.
Ballenger, e. S. I. Burke.
business; enterprise-George ID. Hop
kins, chairman; r. NJ. Graham, Harry
Hammond, .. J.. IIousel G. Z. Bur-
roughs.
Insurance and legislaton-J y. Viii
lams. chairman; r. NJ. Graham, c. r.
Yates, III. X. Field, J. NJ. Hill.
Transportation and expressly. 4.
Smoot, jr., chairman; George S. Hinkens,
B. +. Board, John W. May y. H. Kirk
Conventions and celebrations-T G.
Smith. chairman: j. r. Cation, jr.; ~ S.
Manfin. William l. Rammel and T. w.
Robinson.
Reception and entertainments l..
King, chairman: II. T.. Gentry: James r.
Cation, ST.; +. L. Gift and c. w. Wattles.
Streets, roads and parks-Carroll Pierce.
chairman: j. NJ Hill, G. r. Yates, j.
Louis Loose and DIR. Hugh Mcclure
Postal. telephone and telegraph-C. S.
I. Burke, chairman; J. S. Jones, j. +
Myers. c. r. Jones and William Jorg.
Arbitration-R. :. Jones. chairman: II.
X. Field. E. 5. Leadbeater, c. r Nicol-
son and c. X. Yates
Advertising and trade-H. Kirk, ir.,
chairman: G. :. T. Burke. vice chair
| man; ID. y. Hulfsh, A. c. Moss and
| George r. Beuchert
River of Navgation-G. S. French,
chairman; W; A. smoot, sr.; II. X. Field,
w. NJ. Reardon and G. w. Wattles
Municipality. w. Ballenger. chair
| man: r. :. Leadbeater. Gardner L.
| Boothe, T. NJ. Erwin and Windsor w.
Domaine.
Membership. NJ Duncan. chairman:
John Leadbeater. G. S. T. Burke. Carroll
Pierce. w. y. Smoot, jr., G. d. Hopkins,
John w. May, NJ. l.. King, ]. Y Williams.
W. w. Ballenger
Credit and collection-JOhn Leadbeater
| chairman: F. ]. Davidson. Jr, T. w.
Robinson. J. Thomas Cook, William Jorg
| Finance-Worth Hulfish, chairman; G.
E. Warfield. W. b. Smoot Julian r.
Burke. F. T. King.
Agriculture and immigration-J Y VIII
liams. chairman: John w. May, vice
chairman: Walter Roberts, John p Rob-
inson, w. q. Harvey.
Soldiers Under Charges.
With his head wrapped in bandages,
Coleman Joyce, a soldier from Edsalls
Va. who was assaulted Saturday night
last i'm the northeastern section of the
city. appeared as witness in the police
court this morning. and s. l.. Brown
and William \. Smith. also soldiers from
Fort Washington, were arraigned to
answer a charge of assaulting joyce Sat
urday evening last.
Joyce said he did not recollect anything
about the assault and, of course could
not identify his assailant.
The testimony elected from other SOL
diers was that quart bottle, partially
filled with whisky. was welded by Brown
on JoyCes head during a melee. Justice
Thompson fined Brown so and fined
! Smith s. for disorderly conduct
James Dempsey. Harry Stern and Har-
ry Sinclair, also arrested at the time of
the trouble, all soldiers, were acquitted
Other cases disposed of were as fol-
lows: William Doherty. Il stranger