The Washington times., 1912-02-22
CAPITAL BOOMERS
WILL TRY TO BRING
CONVENTIONS HERE
Hall Project Nearer AS Re-
suit of Meetings
Yesterday.

The George Washington Memorial
Convention Hall project may see reali-
zation at an early date, as the result
of two meetings here yesterday, the
| annual meeting of the George Wash
ington Memorial Association, and the
first meeting of the new conventions
committee on the Chamber of Com
merce.
At the latter meeting II was an
nounced by Thomas w. Buckley, one Of
the original projectors of a convention
hatl for Washington. that Senator CAL
linger would now be willing to father
and urge bill providing for a District
bond issue with which to raise Wash
ington's share of the fund, provided
leaders in the movement here were
agreeable. In this manper, Mr.. Buckley
pointed out, every person in the District
would become contributor to the fund
Mr. Buckley was appointed chairman
of a subcommittee, which he VIII
| choose, to consider this new phase Of
the situation.
At the meeting of the memorial asso-
citation at Rauscher's, Mrs. Henry f.
Dimock, of New York. was reelected
president, and announced that the sub
SCriptiOns to the fund now amount to
100000. with 100000 Of this paid into
the treasury.
Thinks Bill Will Pass.
Mrs. DimoCk is convinced that the bill
| introduced by Senator Root, proposing
that the Government shall provide the
| old Sixth street station site for the me-
mortal building, will pass. This, with
the other favorable aspects Of the situ-
alton, has led Mrs. Dmock to announce
that architects will be invited this
spring to submit competitive designs for
| the building itself.
The 1872 work of the conventions COM
mittee of the Chamber started off with
| Il rush at It's first meeting last nlght'
| Not only was the George Washington
Memorial Building considered, but plans
| to secure a number of conventions were
discussed, and several SubCOmmitteoS
| appointed and set at work upon them.
! Twenty-Five members of the committee
were present.
SubCOmmlttcCs were appointed to con-
| slider the following matters: An inter
collegiate and scholastic athletic meet
! in June; that the Builders Exchange
| building be altered so as to provide for
| conventions; to confer with officers OF
| the National Dental Association regard
| ing the entertainment of their COnvcn-
| tiOn in Washington next September; 10
! get the National Beekcepers AssOca-
| tion to hold its next convention In
| Washington; to consider the Cntertain-
| i''i' " -. i''''t7i' ~ -
| International Congress of Chambers OF
| Commerce, which meets In Boston, I'm
June; to consider entertainment of the
| convention of the American Association
| of Commercial Executives (which will
meet in this city next fall; to induce
| the Pan-AmeriCan Scientific Congress
| to hold it's 1913 convention in Washing
| ton: to consider the publication of a
booklet, and the advisability Of inviting
| the odd Fellows of the United States
and Canada to hold their next conven-
| ton here.
Would Bring Money.
The statement was made by +. w.
| bradford that the odd Fellows ConVcn-
| tion, If obtained for Washington, would
bring between $1,000 and 100000 visitors
to the city They met in Winnipeg this
| year.
The committee decided to recommend
| an appropriation of 500 to send the
| Chambers bowling team TO the meeting
! Of the National Bowling Association in
| Paterson, y. j., next month, and tC
| work for the next meeting for Wash.
| ington. q. G. Hammer announced that
| he expected no difficulty in landing tho
| convention for Washington. An apprO.
priation OF SlOO toward the entertain.
ment of the Navy League convention
| was approved.