The Washington times., 1912-12-03
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BOARD Of TRADE
DIRECTORS HOLO
/. LIVELY SESSION
Argue Over Proposed Me-
MILAN Park Plan
Committee.

pushing the proposed Mcmillan para
p'sn' With Arthur c. Moses as chair.
nan, should be appointed. as authorised
~ tne last meeting Of the board Of d.
sSotors OF the Board Of Trade. or should
% @ooived on the ground that It would
- working on the same lines as the
oSessr. Washington. Committee, brought
oa . lively discussion between Mr..
1osss and President Droop at the meet
M OF the directors at the Willard yes
tsrdsy. The result of the argument was
tpes President Droop was instructed to
pfoceed st once with the appointment
o1 the committee, with Mr.. Moses a.
chairman.
. The matter rests now exactly where
" WAS left at the meeting Of the direc-
VI on November 8. At that meeting
snoMuon was passed authorizing the
appointment Of the special committee,
0Nt since then Presiden. Droop and
Osner members Of the board came to the
Svinion that the work Of this committee
wCu,o be somewhat the same as that
VI the Greater Washington Committee
Demands Its Appointment.
ar. Moses opened the discussion by
demanding that the committee be ap-
pointed at once. He said the greater
warrington committee had several OBJ
Secu In view. the main one being tho
proper situation Of Lincoln memorial
Mf. Noses also showed that the greater
washington committee Is working as
quietly as possible. lodging publicity.
He said his committee would use all the
pubhcity II could get in an effort to
bring the proposed park system to the
ettention OF the entire country.
william II. Singleton made the point
that It would not impair the success Of
the project 10 have the two committees
II they did work along similar lines
Tho only danger. Mr.. Singleton said.
would be to have two committees work.
ing In opposite directions, but such
would certainly not be the case in this
instance.
Prudent Droop finally said he did
not mean to dissolve the committee, but
merely wanted to bring the matter be-
fores the board. All motions, therefore,
vera Withdrawn. and the instructions Of
dent should appoint the committee.
were not changed.
The directors authorized the payment
o. Noo to the charities Endorsement. COM
said they had received benefits from
this committee In the form Of recon-
mendations Of worthy charities and
warnings against unworthy ones.
the president was authorised to appoint
Q committee OF three to draft suitable
resolutions on the death Of Alvin NJ.
Lothrop.
! kiksd TO- Iudorse Bill.
The Endorsement Of the directors was
asked for bill. now in Congress. known
40 the Sultzer bill, to create a final
oourt Of patent appeals. The bylaws Of
the organisation prevented the directors
from acting on It.
Chris J. Gockeler made report as
treasurer. showing balance on hand Of
3SS2.l%. with debts amounting to more
than this amount. He also made re-
port from the membership committee.
announcing the acquisition Of fourteen
new members. They are D. A. O'Con.
nor, J, Shaw. J. F. Costello. W. II.
Whitaker. Charles W. Pimper. L. A.
Roberts. David N. Rust. jr.; Charles
H. Doing. ID. w. Gall. Henry Leonard.
A. r. McChesney. James W. McNeal
and Robert r. Tuttle.
President Droop announced the ap-
pointment Of the chairmen of all stand
ing committees except those on law.
public schools. public transportation,
sewerage. and water supply. The ap-
pointments announced and ratified by
the directors were as follows:
BRIDGES. A. Ralph Server: charities,
". q. Flephane: industrial interests. d.
8. Porter: insurance. Clarence Dodge:
special street traffic. a new committee,
Le Roy.Mark: membership. H. c. Bangs;
municipal art. G. w. Totten; municipal
finance, Col. George Truesdell: parks
and reservations. Judge Charles &.
Bundy; private schools. Thomas W. Sid
well: public buildings, William d. West;
public health. Dr.. D. p. Hidiling; public
library. Fred G. Coldren: public order.
Chris J. Gockeler; rivers and harbors. NJ.
I. Weller: streets and avenues. William
q. Henderson; universities. William X.
Cooper; history of District of Columbia,
G. =. Kerr. and flag. William V. Cox.