Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
URGED BY NEW PRESIDENT
M. B. Trezevant of New Orleans
Elected Head of Organization.
DAVENPORT. IOWA, IDEA LIKED
st. Paul. Mimi, Selected as Meeting
Place for Next Years
Convention.


CARNATIONS in this country was the key
note of an address delivered before the
American Association of Commercial EH-
ecutives today by NJ. b. Trezevant or
New Orleans. newly elected president or
the association. Mr.. Trezevant declared
that the permanence and strength OF the
commercial organization. which is playing
such an important part in building up tho
country today. depended upon "A stand
ardization OF these organizations Ito
urged every member of the association
to give this matter his earnest considera-
ton during the next year
Officers Are Elected.
The election Of officers for the ensuing
year was an important feature of the
work of the session of the conventions
of the commercial executives today in
the Chamber of Commerce The officers
elected. in addition 10 Mr.. Trezevant. are
as follows: First vice president. James
Bell. second vice president. =. Christy /.
Mead third vice president, w l.. Seeley:
secretary-treasnrer. Edwin l.. Quarles,
five directors. Richard r. Various. Mil
ton Carmichael. y. Y. Smell. Walter Reed
and ia. Y. Eva. Gron the announcement
of VACANCY in tho board Thorndyke
Deland was elected sixth director
report on commercial orga nizations o.
the country. compiled by r.. A Brand OF
the Department of Commerce and Labor.
made public today. was distributed at the
meeting. OF much interest To the dele
gates WAS Mr.. Brand $ discussion of the
Davenport. Iowa. plan for encouraging
the establishment of manufactures In 4
city. Irving c. Norwood formerly a
Washington newspaper man and at pres
ent secretary of the Davenport Com
mereial Club, is among the active dele
gates to tho convention
To Aid Manufactures Here.
This plan is of considerable interest to
Washington, where. under the leadership
of Robert " Harper. chairman OF the
manufactures committee OF the Cham
Der of Commerce. an effort is being made
TO formulate plan for aiding in the es-
Establishment of manufactures in this city.
Much of the morning session was given
over to discussion of mistakes" which
commercial executives have made and
which should he avoided. One OF the
greatest mistakes. according TO many OF
the speakers. was for the secretary OF 4
commercial organization to make IL his
business TO collect the dues Of members.
This work should be left to another en-
ploye Of the organization. or to a COM
mittee OF members. ii was said.
Trade Extension Trip.
Trade extension trips and the commits
sion form of government for cities wera
also discussed at the morning session.
After a luncheon the convention again
began it's work, and it is expected that
an adjournment will be had sometime
today.
The convention selected ST. Paul. MINI.
as the place in which to hold its next
meeting Three ballots We're necessarv
for a choice On the first two St. Paul
was tied with Ottawa. Canada On tho
final ballot, however, the vote was: ST.
Paul, 80 and Ottawa, 10
DR.. Hutchinson's Address.
The delegates attended reception at
the National Press Club last night. TAX
ing an evening off from the business OF
the convention to spend II in good fellow
ship. The feature of the evening was an
address by DR.. Woods Hutchinson, who
is one of the delegates to the Interna-
tional Congress on Hygiene and Demogra-
ply He was introduced to the delegates
as the greatest living exponent OF the
of medical science. making il
to the layman
He said that the medical profession
We're striving. through the mastery OF
preventable diseases. to reduce the
untimely deaths and illnesses in
by one-third. He declared
that the work would have to be under
taken by the community as whole in
order to make it thoroughly effective.
At the afternoon session a short
paper on the Panama canal was read
by j. F. Carter. secretary of the San
Antonio Chamber of Commerce. &. j.
owen director Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress- also made an adj
dress explaining the work and objects
of that organization. The convention
adopted resolution commencing the
congress and its proposed study OF
European conditions.