The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-21
BOOST CAPITAL
NOW THE SLOGAN
Retail Merchants Body Pro-
vides for Individual
Memberships.
MINIMUM DUES ARE S.
Automobile Trade-booming Trip Into
Virginia and Maryland to Be
Made in September.

Boost for Washington, Summer and
Winter" was the slogan at last nights
meeting of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation at the Raleigh Hotel. and in order
to give everybody in Washington an op-
pOrtunity to participate in the forward
movement the associations bylaws were
! amended to provide for individual men,
bcrships at s. or more year {.
Firm memberships in the association
emitting the holder to the full service
benefits of the organization. will be the
same as in the past, from $40 to 500
year, according to the size of the bust
ness. Individual members at s. will be
identified with such unit of activity S
they shall elect, according to the needs
of their business or their ambitions for
Washington.
A Washington boosters section of the
Retail Merchants Association henceforth
will play an important part in the activi-
ties of the organization. Announcement
was made that four individual trade
bodies will amalgamate with the Retail
Merchants Association.
Trade-boostinE Trip.
September 10 and IA We're the dates de-
cided on for the merchants automobile
trade-boosting trip into Virginia and
Maryland. President R. P. Andrews,
chairman of the boosters committee. an
nounced that reservations should be made
at once, and that positions in line and
other accommodations will be arranged
for in the order of receipt.
Fake auction houses came in for a
great deal of condemnation Secretary
Charles J. Columbus was directed to
transmit a letter to Corporation Counsel
Conrad II. Syme. expressing the appre-
citation of the merchants for the great
help his office is giving in the prepara-
ton of a bill to be presented at the next
session of Congress covering the fake
auction evil
The Association also unanimously
adopted a motion for the appointment of
a committee of five to assist the corpor-
alton counsel in the promotion of the
legislation before Congress The COM
mittee consists of NJ D. Rosenberg, gen.
eral counsel, chairman; E. C. Graham,
Isaas GINS, S. w. Straus and George
w Spier
Announcement was made of the death
of John Hansen. He was an active
worker in the organization. The asso-
citation voted that a floral tribute be
sent to the residence of the deceased
and directed the appointment of a COM
.mittee to prepare resolutions and to rep
resent the association at the funeral this
afternoon at o'clock. President An
drews named NJ. A. Leese. chairman:
Washington Topham,' George W. Spier,
Richard l.. Lamb and Max Rich.
A resolution was adopted directing the
secretary to officially advise Public
Printer Cornelius Ford of the merchants
appreciation of the efficiency OF the &C
counting department of his bureau.
Plans for Lecture.
Secretary Columbus was directed to ar
range with Gilbert McClurg. of Denver,
Col, for an illustrated lecture on Pan
oramic Colorado" at the December meet
ing of the association.
The firm Of r. c. NJ. Burton & Son was
elected to membership.
Following the meeting refreshments
were served.
Many of the merchants present at last
nights meeting called attention to the
fact that their business is showing a
healthy increase.