Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
TO OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Plans Being Made for Collection Of
Fund of 100000.
MEETING THURSDAY EVENING
Literature Urging Higher Salaries
for Federal Employees Will Be
Freely Circulated.


the Chamber Of Commerce, today an
nounced the personnel of the central
committee, which is to conduct a ma
tion-wide campaign to obtain higher
salaries for the $4,000 clerks in the
government service.
Impressed with the necessity for
prompt action in carrying out the
movement inaugurated by p. b. Chase
several weeks ago, Capt. Oyster and
Thomas Grant, secretary OF the cham
Der, have notified each member of the
committee to meet in the rooms Of the
trade body. 18th and F streets north
west, Thursday evening at s o'clock.
At this session a plan Of procedure will
be mapped out, and q chairman and sec
rotary selected. 1t is proposed by those
advocating the crusade that q fund Of
100000 be collected. not only In Wash
ington. but in all the cities OF the Union.
Headquarters will be established in this
city within few days, and every effort
will be made to push the movement to q
speedy and satisfactory conclusion.
The men who will have charge OF the
collection and administration Of the fund
of 100000 are William Knowles Cooper.
secretary of the Y. M. c. A: William
Corby of the Corby Brothers Baking
Company: p. B. Chase. proprietor Of
Chases Theater: Isaac Cans, manager of
Saks & Co.: julius Garfinkle, merchant;
Electric Supply Company: William F..
Guide. president of Guide Brothers Com
pany: Hugh F. Harvey, president ~ the
Liquor Dealers Association; Wilton J..
Lambert. lawyer: A. Lsner. proprietor OF
the Palais Royal: A. NJ McLachlen.
Post; A. c. Moses. merchant; Theodore
w. Noyes Of The Star: o. p. New
man of the Times: Thomas Nelson
Page. author; P. ]. Ryan. lawyer; F. l..
Siddons. lawyer; Thomas w. Smith. lum-
Der merchant; Corcoran Thorn, banker.
and H. l. West Of the Washington
Herald.
To Have Advisory Board.
As an advisory board to this commit
tee there will be an organization COM
posed Of one delegate from each state.
to be appointed by the governor, and
one representative from thirty-three
large cities, to be appointed by each
mayor.
Literature will be circulated freely
in every state and direct appeals made
to voters to aid employees In the fed
eral service. It will be made clear
that no change has been made In the
salary scale in the government depart
corporations keeping abreast Of the
times have Increased their wages scale
in proportion to the growth OF the ma
tons trade and commerce.
Not only will the committee strive
for legislation for increased compensa-
ton for federal government employees,
but 1t will ask for higher pay for those
persons employed by the government
Of the District OF Columbia. The ma
tiona! legislators, it is understood. also
will be asked to make provision for
vide other remedies for so-called evils.
Will Be Waged Vigorously.
P. B. Chase and others who have been
fostering the movement declare that the
crusade will move with renewed vigor,
inasnuch as 1t has now assumed definite
form. Contributions to the cause are ex-
pected to flow in within a day or SO after
headquarters are established.
Hundreds OF clerks have signified their
intention Of assisting the campaign in
every way possible. and, judging from the
mass Of letters received by Mr.. Chase.
every member of Congress will receive
scores Of personal communications from
government employees in Washington urg-
ing assistance when the matter is laid
before Congress-.
It is specifically understood that no
clerk will be allowed to contribute to the
fund.
Should the campaign prove successful.
desired legislation is enacted, this residue
will be turned over to the fund now being
raised for q George Washington me-
mortal in this city.