The Washington herald., 1912-01-03
BROWNS ELECTION
TO BOARD URGED
Members of Chamber Want
Architect as Director.

A determined effort is being made by
number Of members Of the Chamber OF
Commerce to have Glenn Brown. seere-
tary Of the American Institute Of Archf-
tects, chosen a member Of the board OF
directors when the annual election OF the
Chamber is held next Tuesday night.
As chairman of the committee on the
future DEVELOPMENT Of Washington OF the
Chamber of Commerce, Mr.. Brown mas
done much toward the betterment OF the
National Capital. and a large number OF
members Of the Chamber are anxious
that he should be elected to the board OF
directors in recognition for the services
he has rendered.
In hopes Of bringing about the election
of Mr. Brown the following letter has
been sent out 10 the entire membership OF
the Chamber over the signature OF forty
of its members:
Dear Sir: OF the undersigned, c. J..
Bell, ESQ, Chaplin Brown. ESQ.,, ID. j.
Callahan, ESQ, William F. GUIDE, Esq,
Col. r. n. Harper, A. Lisner, Esq, Hon
H. B. F. Macfarland, A. C. Moses, Esq,
and Capt James F Oyster took pleasure
in formally nominating Mr.. Glenn Brown,
secretary of the American Institute Of
Architects, and chairman of the Cham
ber's committee on the future develop
ment Of Washington, for a position as di-
rector. -....s-.....
..Mr. Browns work for the Capital
City, in which we are all so vitality
interested, cannot well be estimated In
a letter, but II is no exaggeration TO
say that with the exception of Gov.
Shepherd. few men have done as much
as Mr.. Brown for the making of wash
ington what it should be-one of the
most beautiful cities of the world. The
plans for this end are so far-reaching
that Mr.. Brown has years Of work still
ahead of him, and his friends believe
that the Chamber will be doing itself
an honor, and aiding in the work by
selecting Mr.. Brown as one OF the ten
directors of the Chamber Of Commerce.
For the future development OF
Washington may we ask your vote for
Mr.. Brown, and the aid you can give
him through your friends
The letter is signed by the following:
Charles J. Bell. Chaplin Brown, d. ].
Callahan, Charles W. Clagett, w. S.
Corbey G. b. Chipman, Charles w.
Darr. W. ]. Eynon, B. B. Earnshaw,
William E. GUIDE. Isaac Cans, r. n.
Harper. W. T. Gailiher, G. NJ. Hunt, A.
I.isner, Harry King, DR.. Harry NJ,
Kaufman, Phil King. H. B. F. Macfar-
land, a. c. Moses. A. c. May, James F.
Oyster. A. d. Prince, Hugh Reilly, Jo-
seph Strasburger, A. Leftwich Sinclair,
Albert SchUlteis. II. c. c. stiles. B. F.
Saul, J. NJ. Stoddard, William E. Shan
non. Joseph I. Weller, Olonzo Tweedale,
J. l. Weaver George W. White, p. H.
Warner, Sidney West, and George
WOrthinEton.
At a meeting of the membership
committee Of the Chamber held yester-
day at noon favorable action was taken
on the applications of ten new men,
hers Those from whom applications
for membership were received were
John Milton Culp. 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue: c. L. Bowman, Provident Saw
ings Bank: Simon Oppenheimer, 500 2
street: /. D. Shaw, 1865 Park road: s.
s Richard, COrcoran Building: Fulton
R. Gordon. Colorado Building; Charles
l. Evans. Evans Building; NJ. J. Col
bert, s21 street: Joseph Letter, wash
inEton Gas Company. and NJ. E. Horton,
6O9 Pennsylvania avenue.