Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
LARGE sum PAID IN
Gratifying Increase of George
Washington Memorial Fund.
REPORT OF CHARLES J. BELL
Announcement to Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce.
MORE MONEY FOR LIBRARY
Investigation to Be Made Into the
Question of Higher Pay for
Department Clerks.

Oepdl IlIlcuC CleIhS.
That the fund for the erection OF the
proposed George Washington memorial
invention hall is growing rapidly was
| announced at meeting of the board of
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
last night by Charles J. Bell who is trus-
tee for the fund. Mr.. Bell reported that
about 100000 had been paid in by sub
scribers to the fund. both in Washington
and in other parts of the country. He
added that he had heard from Mrs
Henry f. Dmock of New York. president
of the George Washington Memorial AS
ISOLATION, which is backing the project to
erect a great convention hall in this city
as a memorial to George Washington
that she had received pledges of more
than 100000 in addition to that which
had already been paid in
Granville NJ. Hunt, chairman of the con-
VentlonS committee of the chamber
which is taking active part in raising
the S2.,o00D which is to be WashingtonS
share OF the cost of the big building.
acknowledged the receipt of a letter from
Mr.. Bell telling of a subscription of $1,000
sent recently from Italy by = Washing
tonan to be added to the fund. Mr.. Hunt
said that his committee was going ahead
| as fast possible with the work of rails
ing the money here.
Upon the recommendation of Mr.. Bell
the board of directors authorized the ap-
polntInent of a committee to urge upon
Congress that the estimates made by
the District commissioners for the Pub
lie Library be replaced in the District
appropriation bill. The bill as passed
by the House contained scant appropra-
ton for the Public Library. Mr.. Bell
said. The committee appointed consists
of Henry r, f. Macfarand, Charles J.
Bell and d. j. Callahan.
More Pay for Department Clerks.
The board of directors decided that the
chamber should make a thorough investi-
cation to learn what increases of pay
should be made the government clerks
in Washington. Isaac Cans brought up
the matter. He said that many move
ments had been launched to obtain for
the government clerks better salaries and
that he thought these movements should
be co-ordinated. Mr.. Cans said that. al
though the cost of living had grown
rapidly in recent years. there were hun
dredS of clerks in the government service
whose salaries had remained the same
as they were ten or twenty years ago.
f c. Graham said that he was heartily
in favor of obtaining for the government
clerks all that was due them He pointed
to the fact that at the navy yard and in
several other branches of the government
service an effort had. been made to keep
the pay of the employees about the same
as the pay of persons doing similar work
for private concerns Mr.. Graham said
that the chamber should ascertain. if pos
sible. how the salaries of the clerks In
the government service compared with
the salaries of the men and women doing
similar work outside the government.
This information would be very valuab le
he declared, in getting justice for the
clerks.
Proposed Incorporation
E. H. Daniel proposed that steps be
taken to incorporate the Chamber of
Commerce A committee of three was
authorized to look into the matter.
\. Lsner. treasurer. reported that the
chamber now has Sj,14975 in the treas
ury, exclusive of 50 100 invested in bonds.
He proposed mat $1,000 more be invested
in bonds to be used in the future as a
building fund. This plan was agreed to
by the board
The publication of official magazine
by the Chamber of Commerce was sug-
gested by Granville NJ. Hunt. The plan
found favor in the eyes of number of
the directors and committee was ap-
pointed to go farther into the plan and
The board voted to grant representa-
tives of the Associated Charities and the
Citizens Relief Association hearing be-
fore the chamber at it's February meet
ing
Chairmen and Vice Chairmen.
The chairmen and vice chairnen of the
standing committees nominated by Presi-
dent oyster and the other officers were
bcrship of five committees as selected
was ratified. Action the other stand
ing committees will be taken at an early
date.
The chairmen and vice chairmen are:
Membership--Isaac Cans, chairman; +.
ii, Daniel. vice chairman.
Building a. Lisner. chairman a. r.
Randle. vice chairman.
Manufactures-A. {. Moses, chairman;
Geo. ii. Judd, vice chairman.
Law and legislation-.A. Leftwich Sin
clair, chairman: Charles Linkins, vice
chairman
Municipal legislation-Chapin Brown.
chairman: \. &. Browne, vice chairman.
Audit-Albert Schulteis, Charles w.
Darr, H. &. G. Stiles.
Anacostia flats : Albert Schulteis.
chairman; E. +. Thompson. vice chair
man.
Building industries-E. II. Daniel,
chairman: 3. F.. Saul, vice chairman.
Charities-T. c. Noyes, chairman; A.
T. l.. Leckie, vice chairman.
Notwithstanding NJ. Hunt, chair
man.
District finance-Georse w. White,
chairman; Alonzo Tweedale, vice chair
man.
Parks, highways and bridges-Joseph
l. WelleS, chairman: w. =. Richards,
vice chairman.
House-George Y. Worthington, e. c.
Graham, George Schultz.
Publicity-Isaac Cans. chairman; p. c.
Patterson, vice chairman.
SchoolS-P. NJ. Brown, chairman;
Arthur Ramsay, vice chairman.
Public health-Dr. II. NJ. Kaufman,
chairman.
Transportation and freight rates-R.
p Andrews, chairman; r. J. Earnshaw,
vice chairman.
Five Committees Ratified.
The five committees ratified by the
board are as follows:
Law and legislation-A Leftwich Sim,
clair chairman; Charles Linkins. Walter
G. Balderston, Irving O. Ball, +. w. Boil.
giano. Percival NJ. Brown, j. II. Gran
ford. Charles w. Darr. o. J. DeMoll
john Dolph, William a. Foster. Byron
l.. Graham, Walter b. Guy, F. G. Handy,
Leo p, Harlow, William b. Hardy. Hugh
+. Harvey, Oliver C. Hine. William III.
Holloway, Walter A. Johnston, E. A.
Jones, George II. Judd, ]. Miller Ken
Won. j. r. Kreh, jr-; William Meyer
levin Leonard J. Mather. Oliver S.
MetZerott F.. W. Mackenzie, John Mitch
ell ir.: George M. Myers, o. p. Newman