Evening star., 1914-02-09
Chamber of Commerce of
United States Also to
Elect a President.
ORGANIZATION TO MEET
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Program for Sessions at New Will
lard Hotel Being Prepared. :.
Convenes Wednesday. <

The board of directors of the Chamber
OF Commerce of The United States gath
cred al the national headquarters OF the
organization. in the Riggs building. this
morning, for session, which viii last
nearly all day. In preparation for the
second annual convention of the national
chamber. 10 be held at the New Willard
Hotel. beginning Wednesday
II is understood that there is TO be a
change in at least half of the directorate
of the big organization. which represents
.2o."o individual business men in the
United States. and il WAS said today AT
the directors meeting that much of the
interest in tho coming convention will
center in the question of who will ste
ceed twelve out of the twenty-five direc-
tors. well as who will succeed II. 4.
Wheeler Of Chicago as president MIR.
Wheeler having declined to serve again.
II is said that there Will be considerable
play of opinion to the selection of a
new president and the twelve directors
whose places are TO be tilied. 1t is hoped
to get equally strong men. II not strong
will be filled. The new men will be
pledged to work Those who are drop
ping out are said 10 have neither
strengthened or weakened the organiza-
give attention to its affairs.
Address by Guy E. Tripp.
Business men are here from ali over
the United States to take part in the con-
vention and its preliminaries. and as an
instance of the type of man to whom the
convention is expected to listen it WAS
announced today that Guy L. Tripp.
chairman of the board of directors OF the
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing
Company, will address the convention in
connection with the discussion to be he'd
on the proposed antitrust legislation
of the administration. Mr.. Trip will
speak Thursday.
The directors at today's meeting pre-
pared their annual report. showing the
matters to which the convention has been
and is expected to he committed II Is
understood that it has been decided TO
distribute in the convention sheets show
ing in parallel columns the British mari
time laws and the Cnited states mari
time laws. with the intention of showing
just how additional responsibilities VIII
be placed upon the merchant marine o.
the United States in case the so-called
seaman's bill now pending in Congress
becomes Law.
Th.. report of the board will show that
the national chamber is committed to a
national budget to tariff commission
and is lined up in an effort to aid Secre-
tary ReliielG in his desire TO establish a
bu reau of foreign and domestic commerce..
The report is also expected to show
that the chamber is in favor of Il leg
islative reference and bill drafting
bureau for the national government an
adjunct in operation in twenty
five states. but not in Congress, so thai
Congress is not always informed on
the subject of what laws have been
passed in relation to matters upon
which it is desired to legislate.
Court of Patent Appeals.
The chamber at the coming conven-
ton. il is stated today. is expected to
take steps 10 bring about, if possible,
!, court of patent appeals and an ex-
pert patent commission. \ report Will
be submitted on this subject by the
patent committee
Since the last convention of the cham
Der. held in Washington a year ago. tie
terms of the following directors have eN-
pired or about 10 expire: f'rederlch
Bode, Chicago, John II. Fahes. chair
A. J. Hogan. Pittsburgh: ". ID. Mullen.
Wilmington Del: August ii. Nogel. Mil
wauisee and +. T.. Wells. Minneapolis.
Since that time. also the following have
resigned: A. 5. Caldwell. Memphis. Tenn.
- q. Craddoch. Lynchburg. Va: Homer
II. johnson. Cleveland. George IA. Kelly.
Omaha. and j. W. Note. Savannah, Ga
Elias Michael. ST. Louis. has died.
Friday morning. II Is ANNOUNCED. TIE
convention will assemble in the Pan
American Union building to transact busi-
ness on the invitation Of John Barrett
director general OF that organization. The
other sessions will be held in the ball
room of the New Willard Hotel