The Washington herald., 1914-10-15
MAY SHOW CITY
in PHOTOGRAPHS
Scenes Of Washington Sug-
gested as Part Of Campaign
to Attract Tourists.
SOON TO START WORK
Meeting of Committee Probably viii
Be Called Today or Tomorrow to
Formulate Plans.
SOON TO START WORK

II Lantern slides showing hundreds oi
scenes OF Washington and its suburbs
may play a part in the campaign by
Washington merchants to attract tour
lists to the Capital, II was stated yes
terday.
President William F. GUIDE, Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, said he had
planned to call the heads of the other
local trade bodies and representatives
of Washington's four newspapers to-
gether today or tomorrow to fix q def
mite date for a meeting to formally
launch the campaign.
| Cuno H. Rudolph. president Of the
Board OF Trade, is out of the city. but
is expected back today or tomorrow TO
take part in the meeting. which will
probably be held at the palatiaI resi-
dence of Mrs. John B. Henderson, at
Florida avenue and Sixteenth street
Mrs. Henderson has invited the COM
I mittee to her home to organize a COM
mittee of seven for the work.
Interest of merchants in the project in
sures success, IL is thought. After per-
| fecting its organization the committee
| will consider a variety Of ways and
means of bringing tourists here, and It
is hoped this will end in many desirable
families establishing permanent resi-
dences here.
Lectures and Lantern slides.
Foremost among those under consid-
Grafton at present is the lantern-slide
scheme which was suggested yesterday
| by Washington Topham, leather goods
merchant al 1913 F street. 1t was pro-
posed that Washington merchants send
into many of the States a irst-clRss lee
| turer, with the largest and best collec-
tion Of slides that can be found. Many
merchants believe this would prove TO be
the best advertising available for their
purpose.
The merchants agree that Frederick L.
Fishback. a Washington attorney. would
be the man for the job. Mr.. Fishback
possesses what is said to be the finest
collection OF local slides in existence. He
is so familiar with Washington and its
entire history that his lectures are in de-
mand here and elsewhere. He will show
his picturs in Chicago on the evening OF
November ., and other engagements
there are expected As the result. Two
weeks ago Mr.. Fishback entertained the
members OF the University Club and
their friends at the club for several hours
and exhibited less than half OF his pic
lures.
A Herald reporter mentioned the mat
ter to Mr.. Fishback last night, and
while not committing himself definitely
one way or the other, he evinced readl-
ness to talk over the proposition with the
merchants or their representatives. He
did say emphaticaIly that he could give
considerable time TO lecturinE through
the country.
his pictures, said Mr.. TophAm, and
believe he will get results for US"
Idea Heartily Approved.
The idea was enthusiastically approved
by President GUIDE; Isaac Cans, Of the
firm Of Saks e. Co: J. B. Henderson, of
r. w. and J. B. Henderson. Incorporated.
dealers in furniture at 1lOS F street, and
Thomas Grant, secretary OF the Cham
Der of Commerce. and others. Mr.. Grant
said lantern slides of Washington are in
great demand all over the country. and
that the chamber had been besieged with
requests for them.
Il think II a splendid idea he con-
tinued. 1T would be necessary only to
show some OF our pictures on canvas to
bring thousands to the Capital. There
country who never have seen their
National Capital. Once convinced of its
attractions, they would find a way to
come here. There is no better means OF
advertising the city's attractions than by
pictures"
Mr.. Fishback stated that his pictures
earned Sg1 for a small church at Pixies
VILE, Md III they would draw that well
only forty miles from Washington, how
many would go to see them in the dis
tant cities?" said he.
Mr. GUIDE intimated that the campaign
proposition will not be taken up formally
with any OF the trade organizations until
the committee has formulated some def
mite plan. Then it will be time, it was
said, for these associations to act.