Evening star., 1915-12-05
.POMERENE GIVES
FRANCHISE PLEDGE
Senator From Ohio Promises
to Work to Give Vote
in Washington.
SPEAKER AT DINNER
TO C. J. GOCKELER
Retiring Secretary of Board of Trade
Extolled-Congressmen Advise
Work for Suffrage.

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A complimentary farewell dinner to
e. J. Gockeler, retiring secretary of
the Board of Trade, by about zoe men,
| bers of that organization, was given
! at the New Willard Hotel last night
and was marked by a spirit of earnest
| confidence in the future of the Nations
Capital.
| Members of the House and Senate and
leaders of thought in the business and
professional life of Washington, be-
ginning upon the theme of Mr.. Cooke
ler's achievements in civics during his
more than five years service as secre-
tary of the Board of Trade, entered
upon discussion of the relations be-
tween those who live in the capital of
the United States with the federal gov
ernment. and with the other people of
the United States The result was that
Washingtonians were advised by Sena-
tor Atlee Pomerene of Ohio, Senator
George f. Chamberlain of Oregon and
Representative Samuel r. Winslow of
Massachusetts to begin to work for
the right of suffrage and representa-
tion in Congress.
Two speakers-John Joy Edison and
ANOytS-Sd"
paid to Mr.. Gockeer by his fellow
toWnsmen a great promise for the fu-
ture of Washing gton. and a great lesson
for the youth of the city. upon whom
they declared. will depend the future
welfare of the city, and whom they
charged with the solemn responsibility
of carrying out the work older heads
and hands have performed and are per-
forming.
Pomerene for Franchise.
| Senator Pomerene went so far as to
say. in discussing the lack of voice in
| their own affairs suffered by the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia:
| Il will accept my full responsi bility
! to clothe you with the rights of eiti-
zenship."
| Senator Chamberlain allowed 1t to
| become known that he has been asked
| to serve on the joint select committee
of Congress which has been investi-
eating the fiscal relations of the Dis
States government. but that he had
declined because he is property own
er here. In pointing out what secre-
taries of boards of trade, such as Mr..
Gockeler, he said, can do for communi-
ties. he declared
You ought to have a man in the
halls of Congress and at it's doors
morning. noon and night to look out
| LOT your interests ana see lndt you get
what belongs to you"
| The banquet took place in the large
| ballroom of the New Willard Hotel. At
its conclusion Mr.. GockeIer was pre-
sented with gold watch, at the hands
of Cuno II. Rudolph, who had been Sc
lected to make the presentation speech.
| Many tributes of affection and esteem
were voiced toward Mr.. Gockeier. to
which he responded briefly. At the, con-
clusion of the banquet those present
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| A musical program was given by
Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, Mrs Will
| liam r. Reed, Richard P. Backing. Ed
win Callow, Harry wheaton Howard,
George O'Connor, Martin Horn and
| Herman Rakemann, assisted by an or
chestra. e. H. Droop. E. c. Graham and
odell S. Smith constituted themselves
INTO an impromptu trio to sing I've
Been Working on the Board of Trade"
to the tune of i've Been Working on
the Railroad" from which those pres
eht gathered the idea that working for
the Board of Trade. as Mr.. Gockeler
has done, is hard work, indeed
Speakers of the Evening.
There were twelve short speeches. E.
c. Brandenburg, president of the Boa rd
| of Trade, was introduced as toastmas-
ter by William d. West, chairman of
the committee which arranged the din
| ner. The speakers were Louis Brown
low, Commissioner of the District of
Columbia; Representative Samuel e,
WinsloW of Ma assachusetts, Senator At
lee Pomerene of Ohio, Senator George
Z. Chamberlain of Oregon, John Joy
Edison, Joshua Evans, jr.: Theodore w
Noyes, William T. GalIiher, Robert N
Harper. Odell S. Smith, Cuno H. Ru-
dolph and Mr.. Gockeler.
In stating the occasion for the din
ner. Mr.. Brandenburg called attention
to the fact that the community of