The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-11-12
BOARD Of TRADE
URGES NUMEROUS
REFORMS IN CITY
Increased Activity by Organi-
cation Shown at Annual
- Meeting.

Unusual activity by tile Board OF
Trade this winter seems 10 be assured
as the result OF the largely attended
annual meeting ut the New willard
1ast night, and the recommendations
contained in the annual report Of the
president. presented by A. c. Moses.
The board Of directors, composed OF
the twenty members whose terms nave
mot expired and the ten elected at last
nights meeting will meet Thursday at
A:l5 to elect officers Tor the ensuing
year and commence consideration oI ,n%
various measures suggested ana recon-
mended by committees and President
Moses. That the present officers Mili
all be reelected seems probable today.
The New Directors.
The newly elected directors are:
Theodore W. Noyes, DIR. Frank f.
Gibson, Odeil s. Smith. Adds d. Browne,
Edwin c. Graham. J. Harry Cunning
ham, Samuel J. Prescott, s. w. Wood
ward, George w. Harris, and John
P9Sle, total vote OF ,b So s was Gas1, Of
the outlying park section OF the NC
MILAN Park Comm ssion's PLAN for the
development of Washington: the value
of active cooperation in bringing con-
ventions to Washington: Importance of
the Fairgrounds and Boy Scouts move
Inent; the creation OF Special leg,
lative committee, ana me use y, .nd
public school buildings Tor soSiai anu
other purposes are some OF the mat
ters which received special attention
in the presidents report.
Secretary William John Eynon re-
ported that the membership sn1 Oh IN, the
board had increased to LOO, and TINS
figure was corrected by treasurer Y.
J. Gockeler to 1910. Mr.. Gockeler also
announced his resignation as chairman
r.. III. .YtNtt
M.or;., % Noyes
meinoiiai " No'e''
With the members OF the board stand
.no william II singleton chairman OF
e' -, o,,,,,,,,aa ,n,oirted n draw
spectral eol'''"''' ap'o -,
sultapie i'eIhor'a' " W, 'o''
dent Thomas c. Moves read an eloquent
'rlou,e W '"e e,,nd bv Jaath After the
roadinp Of the memorial the annual
election of directors was held.
That the pres, mt campaign to get
action OH the development oi the MI
MILAN park plan will ave definite re-
suits was asserted strongly by fresi-
dent Moses
IL am convinced that whether or not
the coming session OF Congress ne
said, I'VE shall have awakened new m
terest in the Identification OF the Ma
tional Capital. ,-,
Mr.. Moses suggested that the Board
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part In the ceremonies at the unycilng
OF the fountain next April, when Is
now being erected In Mcmillan PARK bS
the people of Michigan as memorial
to the late Senator MCMILLAN.
The committee on law recohmenue11
that the Bar Association DE leGu.s,'u
10 give consideration to dfaiu Oh
new incorporation law ana ne" ihu-
nicipal code FOR the Dlstrlct' , ,,,.
Two recommendations wcf" inaue Tor
the committee on Charllies ana ToI''
tons: That the proposed abolit,on OIL
the Board OF Charities ana inc suDsi i,tI:,
ton therefor of director OF chai ..'ps
under the commissioners ne "sap
proved. and that electrocution ne sun
stituted for hanging as pu"isn'''en |
for murder In I'll" trSt degree III Tue
District
Urge School Reform.
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Mr.. Moses urs'u Una. '''e
dation of the committee on private
schools that they be standardized by
The Commissioner of Education, be fur
thercd.