Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
CHAIN Of GOLD
FOR E.F. COLLADAY
Board of Trade Honors For
mer Chairman of Member
ship Committee.
BANQUET IN HIS HONOR
AT HOTEL CONTINENTAL
Odell Smith Has Vision of Wonder
full Washington 100 Years Hence.
Other Speakers Laud Guest.

Dreams of the great Washington o.
the future mingled with ardent tribute:
of love to the city of today. at the
dinner given in honor of Edward r
chairman of the 1915 mem
bership committee of the Board OF
Trade, by the 1916 committee, at the
Hotel, last night. Tribute
to Mr.. Colladoy was paid by Presi-
dent E. c. Brandenburg. Robert N
Chris Gockeler, Charles
F. Crane and Odell S. Smith.
THE greater Washington is coming:
declared Mr.. Smith.
Mr. Smith described his dream of the
great city of Washington which will be
in the future.
Washington in 2O16.
washington is topic that never
grows old he said. 1T does not yet
appear what it shall be. our city OF
l believe that George
WI shington, when he founded the city
had no idea that in 1915 there would be
any such city here as is today. So. too
1 believe none of us can picture wha,
this city will be in 2O16.
For the greater Washington is com
ing. And it will come because We have
worked today, and because all the mer
loved as we work and love. There will
be setbacks, but it is coming"
The question of representation fol-
the District was sounded in the open
ing remarks of President Brandenburg
who acted as POSTMASTER.
Representation of the District ir
Congress is bound to come. he said
"On the Board Of Trade will rest the
burden. Only by constantly knocking
at the doors of Congress will we sue
ceed.''
Chain Given Colladay.
At 1890 o'clock a silent tribute te
the memory of the late William II
The big event" of the night fol-
presentation to Mr.. Cola
sponse As chairman of the 1915 mem
a total of $40 members to the rolls OF
the Board of Trade.
The next ten years will see the
greatest changes in the District oil
Columbia that have occurred since its
Mr. Colladay prophesied
In the course of his address he touched
briefly upon the hope and right of the
citizens of Washington to vote for the
President and senators and represent
atives. of the great work of the fisca
for the city and people OF
Washington. of the work and future OF
present school situation, as precipitatet
by the recommendations of the District
Commissioners.
Hope for Franchise.
Mr. Colladay expressed the belief that
a constitutional amendment giving the
vote can be accomplished. He pictured
the Board of Trade and the Federation
of Citizens Associations working to-
gether in all harmony for this good
end, as well as for many others for the
good and benefit of Washington and its
citizens.
The further we get to arousing all
good men in the city to active work.
he said. Just SO much sooner can the
desired results De obtained.
Mr.. Colladay declared his friendship
for the Commissioners, and strongly
upheld their sincerity in their recon-
for a new status of the
board of education and the local school,
system in general.
''If the Commissioners do nothing more
than to awaken every man in the Dis
trict to the fact that he has something &c
do for Washington the Commissioners will
have done good" Mr.. Colladay said
Messrs. Harper and Noyes Speak.
Mr. Harper paid tribute to the honor
guest.
Mr. Noyes. following Mr.. Harper. voiced
further expressions Of appreciation Of Mr.
Coiladay. who. Mr.. Noyes declared. "ha.
added so conspicuously to the numbers
and prestige of the Board of Trade"
Mr. Colladay performed the spectacu
lar feat" Mr.. Noyes declared, amid
laughter, of riding three horses bareback
the Board of Trade. the District Com
Associations. They are all obstinate ami
mails. with strong dispositions to take di
verse courses, unless handled by mas
ter hand"
The speaker reviewed the growth o
the Board of Trade from the year 1879
to the present day. telling succinctl,
of the strides made by the civic or
ganiZation to get in it's membership tn,
best and most influential business mel
of the city.
In 1894. Mr.. Noyes pointed out, Ton
Smith was chairman of the member
ship committee. and that year tn
membership of the board was Increase,
from 200 to 400 members. 1t RENAME,
at this figure until 1898, when MI
Noyes became president. That yea
saw the membership increased from
400 to about 700.
The year 1912, with Mr. Cocker a
chairman Of tho membership committee
saw further increase followed by ad
vances under the craftsmanship Of MI
Bangs in 1913. and the record year witt
Mr.. Colladay. when the membership O
the Board Of Trade was brought to near
ly 1.400.
The Board Of Trade" Mr. Noyes said
'Is thoroughly and conspicuously rep
resentative Of all Washington whe
We were at the Capitol before the fsca
committee We were assailed becaus
some said that the Board Of Grade wa
dominated by the real estate men.
But analysis demonstrates the >abso
lutte impossibility of the domination o
the Board OF Trade by any one grou
Of men or interests. The Board o
Trade stands 90 completely for tn
whole community that what is don
in this city by the board is done 70
the community"