Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-05
HITS GEORGE REPORT
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Finds Inaccuracies.
MAY GO TO THE CAPITOL
Appropriation Made for the Chair
ties Endorsement Committee.
TO HOLD ELECTION JANUARY 10
Resolution Unanimously Adopted Elk
pressing Regret at the Death
of Alvin M. Lothrop.

The Chamber of Commerce will be
asked to authorize it's municipal legisla-
ton committee to go before the congress
sional committees in refutation of the
Henry George, jr., report on assessments
in the District, 1t is understood. At
meeting of the board of directors OF the
chamber last night Chaplin Brown. chair
man OF the committee, announced that
the committee was making thorough
investigation of the George report, and
had found a number of inaccuracies in
the testimony upon which the report is
based. The report of his committee, he
said, would not be made public until 1t
could be effectively brought to the at
tention Of Congress.
Mr.. Browns statement in reference to
the report was made in reply to a ques-
ton from d. j. kaufman, who introduced
a resolution which brought about the IN
yestigation by the municipal legislation
committee.
The directors appropriated $1OO to ala
the charities Endorsement committee III
carrying on its work during the next
year. Henry b. f. Macfarland chairman
of the committee told the directors that
there were $50 charities seeking aid from
the public in Washington, that hfty-nVe
have been Endorsed and two refused IN
dorsement by the committee, ana the oth-
ers were being investigated.
Regret at Death of A. M. Lothrop.
A resolution expressing the regret OF
the board upon the death of Alvin Mason
Lothrop, who was a member OF the chanl-
Der, presented by William T. Galiher,
was unanimously adopted. 1t read as
follows:
vi nf
of the Washington Chamber of Com
merce, That we. learn with the keenest
sense Of loss of the death OF our .es-
teemed member. Alvin M. Lothrop.
HE. was member OF this this o ,l1;ainnS
generosity in all public and private mat
tiers, his cheerful and amiable DISPOSE
ton and his spirit of justice in all his
dealings endeared him to the wide circle
with whom he came In contact.
I'VE feel that the chamber has lost a
valuable member, the capital one or It's
best citizens, and by this formal motlon
write on our records the expression OF
our sincere appreciation of the man.
| BE it frther resolved. That the sec
rotary transmit copy to the family or
our late member.
Streets Made Slippery by Watering.
Complaints that watering the streets,
particularly Pennsylvania avenue, made
them so slippery that horses are unable
| TO draw wagons over them were received.
The secretary was instructed to take the
matter up with the District Commission
| ers.
The secretary was instructed also to
| learn whether the chamber should take
part in entertaining the 100 bluejackets
| who will visit Washington the guests
| of the Norfolk Navy Y. NJ. &. A.
Election January 13.
The next meeting of the directors of
the chamber will be held January 2, and
| the annual meeting of the chamber will
take place January Is, when officers OF
| the chamber will be elected.
| Mr. Worthngton. chairman of the men,
bership committee. reported that there
were many delinquents among the men,
bers. there being less than 800 now eligi-
BILE to vote. and urged that all dues be
paid up before the annual meeting, to be
held in January. Two directors We're
automatically dropped from Office owing
to their failure to be present at the meet
ings.