Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
BUSY SEASON AHEAD
Chamber of Commerce Map
ping Out Its Program.
ACTIVITY OF COMMITTEES
Failure of Plan to Merge With
Board of Trade Discussed.
VIEWS OF PRESIDENT OYSTER
No Disposition Among Members, He
Says, to Abate Interest in
Civic Development.

Following the failure of the Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade to ANAL
gamate, Capt. James F. oyster, presi-
dent for the former organization. today
outlined what he declared in his opinion.
will be the future policy of the chamber.
Capt Oyster said that there is no dis
position on the part of the members of
the chamber to have that body relin
quish it's interest in matters pertaining
to the civic development of Washing
ton. The suggestion that the Board of
Trade give it's attention to civic matters,
leaving only problems of commercial
nature to be considered by the chamber.
will not be carried out so far as the lat
ter organization is concerned. he de-
clared
No Let-Up in Civic Affairs.
The suggested line of demarkation in
the work of the two bodies may have
the effect OF stimulating the chambers
commercial policy he said, but it will
not cause let up of interest in civic
affairs. AS far as / have been able to
ascertain, the consensus of opinion in
the chamber is that commercial progress
will he governed largely by healthy civic
conditions, and therefore the two can
not be separated"
That the merger talk will result in
arousing more interest on the part of the
chamber in commercial matters is the
view taken generally by members of
that body. They support their asser-
tons by pointing to the fact that the
publicity committee of the chamber has,
within the last few days. been authorized
TO inaugurate a campaign for advertis-
ing WashingtonS advantages as a resi-
dental city, while a new committee of
eleven is shortly to be appointed which
will make a study of the possibilities of
the Capitals commercial development.
Maps Out Summer Work.
Although the chamber has held its last
regular meeting until fall Secretary
Grant today said that the summer work
mapped out by the various standing and
special committees assures the busiest
summer in the history Of the organiza-
ton. 1t is considered probable that
special meeting will be called before
fall.
The directors of the chamber will meet
next Monday afternoon to consider the
Gallinger bill for the purchase OF the
Mount Pleasant playgruonds. Capt.
calling a meeting of the full member
ship to act upon the boards recommends
ton in regard to the playground mat
ter.
Tuesday night the publicity committee
will hold its first meeting, when plans
will be discussed for the advertising
campaign which it is to undertake.
Other Meetings Scheduled.
The Retail Merchants Association of
the chamber will meet Wednesday even
ing in it's last regular session of the sum-
mer. The same evening there will be an
informal meeting of the members of the
conventions committee to consider plans
for entertaining the convention of United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
which will meet in Washington in the
fall of 1912.
Capt Oyster today said he probably
will appoint early next week the mem
bers of the committee of eleven which
is to Investigate Washington's resources
for commercial development.