The Washington herald., 1911-01-11

chair fullu8 8ppeoieo IrOLus " was C8C.
lily assented to in the end.
Thereupon the lines formed before the
four ballot boxes and the tight was on.
At the evening session at the Arlington
Hotel balloting ceased at o'clock and
the Chamber assembled to listen to the
annual reports of the onicers-
Healthy Balance On Hand.
President GUIDE in retiring said:
'The Chamber Of Commerce stands for
deeds, not words: action. not formal res
oiutions- Your board Of directors. your
executive and other committees have
worked faithfully to carry out the will
of the organization and to handle mat
ters requiring immediate attention.
Il present reports from the publicity
committee. Mr.. Isaac Cans, chairman.
reciting his project for q homecoming
week. an idea which might well be car
ried out at some future date. when q
large fund Of money Is in hand to prop
erly finance the plan.
THE retail trade committee, Mr.. Joseph
Strasburger, chairman, has discontinued
its existence as such and Is now the Re-
tail Merchants Association of the Cham
Der of Commerce. with an enthusiastic
membership Of nearly 100 of the ieading
merchants Of the city. I am advised by
the chairman and other members cf the
SoS0SiaIOu kudb ShS iu0tect ~ SoNHho
lis members money through inc cur:ail-
ment of indiscriminate donations and
quasi advertising they estimate that
much more than their annual dues have
been saved.
''The report of the Anacostia Flats COM
mittee, Albert Schulteis chairman, is one
that deserves special study by the men,
bers of the Chamber. The law ard legis-
lntion committee, A. L. Sinclair chair
has ovo~ninad and rAn0PtAd mum.
ber of bills pending in the House and
Senate. has investigated the question Of
the high cost of living. the proposed
change in the smoke law, the law relat-
ing to insurance in the District Of CO.
lumbia, the divorce law, the Murphy
anti-tipping bill. and others.
'Ihe report Of the committee on parks,
highways, and bridges. Joseph !. Weller
chairman, is a most interesting paper.
and I recommend its careful considera-
ton at a later meeting. Special time
and work were given to the committee
subjects by w. p. Richards. assessor Of
the city: Mr.. Hazen, city surveyor. and
Allan Davis. principal Of the Business
High School.
La1ds Convention Work.
1.-The work Of the convention commit
tee should be well known to every men,
Der OF the Chamber Its wonderfully
done much to elaborate the work inaugu-
rated by our secretary. Upon the rec
ommendation Of this committee your
board Of directors dispatched Messrs.
Hunt, p. J. Haltiean. and Grant to st.
Paul, where. after a strenuous campaign.
they succeeded in capturing for Wash
ington the convention Of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Ffremen and Engfnemen,
| an organization which brings to the city
Inn - La,
| in the city fortunate enough to secure
, them something like $25O.oo0
"One Of the first questions which in
| variably arises. when conventions are
discussed in this city. Is the one relating
to a suitable hall. Year after year. this
point has been dweIt upon by various
civic bodies. resolutions in favor thereof
have been passed, and year after year
the same condition has existed. Again
our enthusiastic chairman Of conventions
has gathered about him band OF ener-
getic and active members OF the Cham.
| Der. who are laying the plans for a ma
| tional campaign for the George Wash
! ington memorial hall. 1t Is needless to
| discuss here the need for such build
| ing in Washington. The time has come
for US to put our shoulders to the whee
and make the dream a reality.
| In September the Chamber was ap.
I pTOACHeu representative VI oSoi oS
| Washington University. a special com
mittee appointed to help that deserving
institution. which committee, under the
leadership Of II. b. F. Macfarland, ha:
done much to bring the needs of thu
university before the citizens Of the city
| Turning from the the serious work O
| the organization for q moment, let M
dwell on one of the most pleasing fea
| lures of the year-our baseball team
headed by Captain Phil King, has to III
credit a series Of victories which SHOULD
be inscribed on a tablet to be placed ol
the walls of the Chamber of Commerce.
"In conclusion let me say that no vor'l
| Of thanks can express my appreciation u
l each and every member OF the Chamoe
| of Commerce for the answering ioyalt!
and friendship manifested to me person
ally during my two years as President.
Its membership tonight numbers as
Healthy Balance on Hand.
A. Lisner, treasurer Of the Chamber
presented a report that showed the bod!
Ito be in the excellent financial position o.
having q balance Of about $1,000 in casl
on hand. besides the 5000 In bonds. tina
formed the nucleus Of the building fund
The receipts from the convention fun
had SO far been 81, so and the disburse
lmcpts Ss,s5S0s, leaving a balance of $s.S6
Iavailable.
While awaiting the reports of the teller
a buffet luncheon was served, durin
l which the results of the election of tn
lfrs. three officers was Informally declar
ed. After a long delay. tho full repor
Of the ballot was made, and the mem
lbers assembled again to hear the forma
announcement.
| Cant. James 8. Oyster was declare
unanimously elected president lof tn
chamber for the coming year and was es
corted to the platform, where he sal
that II the interest that he had take
in the chamber m any degree justifie
the compliment that had been paid hir
he was very glad Of its recognition 70
he had felt that at times he had no
done all that might have been expecte
of him. But since the Chamber had pu
him in this responsible position he mus
demand Of 1t the support to which h
felt he was entitled. Tho Chamber q
Commerce. he said. stands for the people
it works for the welfare Of the city:
CO. operates with all organizations to pro
mote better Washington.
Asks Better AttendaDee.
He called upon the board Of director
to give him tho benefit Of their regula
attendance At the ten regular meeting
and exhorted each member to add on
other to the membership. % that at th
next regular meeting there will be IL
! voters instead Of 800. Apologising for M
saying moro on this occasion, he said:
my motto has always been as 70
} know, To will. to work. to win.'''
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