The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
Committee Will Launch Cam
paign at Home Of Mrs.
Henderson.
EXCURSIONS ARE URGED
R. P. Andrews. Cuno H. Rudolph. W.
F. Guide, and Newspaper Men
Will Form Definite Plans.

The committee of seven merchants and
newspaper men, who will manage the
campaign to attract American tourists
to their own National Capital, will get
real start next Monday evening, when
they will be the guests at dinner of Mrs.
John B. Henderson at her home at Six
teenth street and Florida avenue.
The four Washington newspapers will
be asked today by Ross P Andrews,
president Of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation; William F. GUIDE, president of
the Chamber Of Commerce, and Cuno Il.
Rudolph, president OF the Board of Trade,
to name a representative each. This will
complete the personnel of the committee
and they will organize at the meeting at
Mrs. Henderson's on Monday. With this
beginning they will proceed at another
meeting to be called the same week to
formulate definite plans for the work
ahead OF them.
Numerous Ways suRgested.
merous and already Messrs. Andrews,
GUIDE and Rudolph are turning over in
their minds some Of the more promising
ones.
One reported in The Herald yesterday
that of sending Frederick L. Fishback, a
Washington lawyer. into the States with
his remarkable collection OF Washington
lantern slides to meet crowds and show
them their Capital on canvas and talk to
them directly-has met with general ap-
provaL Mr. Andrews strongly indorsed
the idea yesterday. He was not in the
city Wednesday when II was suggested
by Washington Topham, the leather
goods merchant A. meeting will be ar
ranged between the committee and Mr..
Fishback in order that the proposition
may be talked over.
An effort will be made to bring large
excursion parties here. With the rail-
roads offering special inducements in the
form of reduced rates II would be only
necessary, Mr.. Andrews thinks. for the
committee to bring home TO the people in
the large communities the beauties of
Washington. A trip to Washington is an
annual event In a great number Of large
private schools, especially in New Eng
land, and the committee proposes to make
a special effort to stir up interest in
schools in other sections.
Others Would Cooperate.
Similar effort might be directed with
equal, II not greater, success toward the
masses in all sections. Tourist agencies
here and there can be depended upon, II
is thought, to cooperate with the COM
mittee by assisting railroad agents In
making up the tourist parties.
Inc otnef class OF travellers the COM
mittee has in mind-those who make II
their pleasure to spend several months
each year en- tour and WHO usually go
alcne or in family parties-wiIl, OF course,
be reached in a different way. There are
thousands Of them in this country. and
now that the gates OF Europe practically
are closed to them. II is thought they
must tour their own country. 1t Is re-
markable, but true. shat thousands OF
wealthy Americans have never made a
trip to the National Capital 1t is thought
IT would be necessary only TO convince
these folk that a trip to Washington
would satisfy them.
There are plenty Of ways Mr.. Andrews
thinks. of advertising our city's attra0L
tions throughout the country. He now is
working upon one idea which he is con-
fdent will be successful