Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
Commerce Chamber Plans to
Advertise Washington.
ADVISED BY COMMITTEE
Educational Advantages Of Nations
Capital to Be Presented.
BEAUTY AS RESIDENTIAL CITY
Plan Proposed in Aid of George
Washington Memorial Rejected.
Routine Business Considered

The Chamber OF Commerce is II have a
publicity agent to advertise Washington
as residential city. Al the December
meeting OF the chamber last night recon-
mendations calling for the employment of
such an agent, and a Stenographer to aid
linn. and defining his labors. were adopted
by a vote of A TO -. The recommends
tions were submitted ny a special sub
committee OF the publicity committee of
the chamber. headed by u. j. Callahan.
The proposition. which calls for the eN-
penditure of $500 year, without taking
into consideration the postage. stationery
and printing. prov oked warm discussion
The publicity agent is 10 receive d salary
of s., go and the stenographer 5000 year.
n laying the committee report before the
chamber. II. J. Callahan said the sub
committee had spent several months In
consideration Of the matter and had gone
carefully into all the details. The COM
Inittee consisted of MIR. Callahan. Fleming
Newboid, y. II. Marks. Washington Top
ham, T. G. Graham and W. T. alliher.
y man for the position of publicity agent
already been selected. His work will
be under the supervision of a committee
10 he appointed by the president of the
chamber.
Outline of Plan
Mr.. Callahan told the chamber that it
was the plan of the committee to adver-
tise the educational advantages of Wash
ington, its beautiful parks and broad
streets and avenues. it's fine system of
government and the handsome homes
which are to he found here He quoted
from The Star. stating that Washington
should he developed as a residential city
and should he made the most beautiful
capital in the world.
There was considerable opposition to
the plan. the opponents holding that it
would be unwise for the chamber to en-
bark upon a movement which might run
up expenditures to an aggregate of many
more thousands of dollars than the COM
mittee had provided for. Others took
the ground that Washington was already
being advertised throughout the length
and breadth of the land and that it
would be a waste of money on the part
OF the chamber to add what might be
called a mere drop in the bucket. Among
the opponents of the plan were G.. Gros-
Venor Dave, managing director of the
Southern Commercial Congress, and b.
III. Warner. Mr. Warner declared that
the real estate dealers in Washington
were doing more to advertise the city
of Washington, by sending handsome
circulars to all parts of the country tell
ing of the advantages of the city. than
could be done by any single publicity
agent of the chamber.
Isaac Cans. chairman of the publicity
committee, who declared that Washing
ton must get out and hustle just other
cities are doing, if ii is to keep pace in
population and wealth with other cities.
Memorial Project Rejected.
y project submitted to the chamber by
Il. V. Cummins and George II. GALL
which looked to the sale of subdivisions
OF land i'm Washington, the profits of
which were to go to the Chamber Of
Commerce for Washington's share i'm the
erection of the George Washington Me-
mortal Convention Hall and for other
purposes, was rejected by the chamber.
The project was favora5ly reported TO the
chamber by a special committee which
had carefully gone into the matter, con-
sisting of Charles W. Darr. chairman:
T. c. Graham and Granville NJ. Hunt
Mr.. Darr informed the chamber that the
committee had laid the project before
some of the most successful real estate
operators in the District, and they had
declared that it was practicable. He said
the committee had the highest kind of
recommendations of Mr. Cummins. from
the Rock Island Railroad Company, for
which he had sold whole towns in the
west.
The opposition to the project was based
on the ground that the plan appeared on
the surface to be real estate scheme
and that it would be unwise for the
adoption of such schemes. George Y.
Worthington. Chaplin Brown and L. T.
Moran led the assault upon the project
One of the reasons given for not taking
mp the project was that the Chamber of
commerce is not commercial organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Darr explained that the chamber
would be in no way liable for any ex-
penses failure which might occur if
the plan We're taken UP.
MI. Bells Resignation Withdrawn.
President James F. Oyster announced
that a committee had called upon Charles
}. Bell second vice president of the cham
Der, and prevailed upon him TO withdraw
his resignation as an officer of the or
ganization. Capt. oyster said that Mr.
Bell had explained he rendered his resig-
nation because his time was too much
occupied 10 attend many of the meetings
and TO take an active part in the work of
the chamber; but that he had withdra wn
his objections TO serving after hearing
the committee
President Joseph Strasburger of the Re
tali Merchants Association. reported that
the association had had much success
with its campaign for early Christmas
shopping and in having Thanksgiving day
generally a holiday throughout Washing
ton stores
\. Lisner. az chairman OF special
committee, reported favorably plan
for the construction of seven great high
ways. all passing through Washington to
various parts of the country. The prof.
ect was outlined by Gen. Floyd King at
meeting of the board of directors and
- before Congress in the shape of a
dill. The chamber voted its approval OF
the plan.
Approval of Organic Act.
Richard Il. Watrous, secretary of the
american Civic Association. rendered the
chamber an invitation TO the sessions OF
lis association, and r.. j. Webster OF
Spokane. Wash. gave a brief talk on
the beauties OF Washington compared
10 other capitals of the world. He will
make a more extended address at Il
future meeting of the chamber.
One point made by Mr.. Webster was
that the people of his state anxious
20 have the National Capital made the
most beautiful city in the world. and
that they would certainly approve the
continuance OF the present plan, by
which the federal government PAYS one
half OF the expenses OF improving and
maintaining Washington.