Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-27
invite COOPERATION
TO GAIN D. C. VOTE.
Executive Committee Names
Special Committees to Work
for National Representation.

The executive committee Of ne Joint
committee on national representation
for the District OF Columbia met yes
terday afternoon.
The executive COMMITTEES will act as
cooperation. and appointed subcommit-
tees for specific purposes. as follows:
l. To invite cooperation by the Dis
trict Commissioners and bench of the
District. The presidents of the Ave CO.
operating organizations. w. T. CALI
her. A Leftwich Sinclair, r. p. An
drews, John Dolph and c. S. Shreve.
with Chairman Noyes as member ex-
officio
z: Cooperation with Central Labor
Union and American Federation of La
Dor, George G. Seibold and E. w OYSTER
3. Cooperation with National Amer
l &c woman Suffrage Association. ID.
Z. branch. G. +. Bowerman, Louis Of
seabeF go T; w; Noyes. es-ofticio:
Graham and G.. F. Bowerman
Topham.
g. Bar Associations. c. Branden-
burg. A. l. Sinclair Chaplin Brown.
c. s. Shreve and Louis Gutenberg.
= Bankers Association--John Joy
Edson, W. 7. Galliher and Robert y.
HARPER
Help of Real Estate Brokers.
S. Real Estate Brokers' Association
c. S. Shreve. chairman; Ralph W. Lee
and C. A Baker.
. The large citizens associations
outside Of the federation are to be
invited TO indorse constitutional amend
ment and send one delegate each to
joint committee.
10. Washington Newspaper Publish
ers Association, Press Club and Grid
iron Club-T. w. Noyes, J. Harry Cum
bingham and presidents of the Eve CO.
operating organizations-W T. CALI
her, A Leftwich Sinclair, r. p. An
orews, John Dolph and C. S. Shreve
IL. The democratic and republican
national committeeman for tho Dis
trict of Columbia were invited to be-
come members of the executive COM
mfttee. These are John F. Costello
and L. F. Colladay.
Subcommittee Are Appointed.
The executive committee VIII act as
general committee on petition. and the
following subcommittee were APP
pointed:
Board of Trade committee on petition
-Odell S. Smith, c. 3. Crane, C. J.
Gockeler and H. e. Clement. with power
to enlarge.
Chamber of Commerce.. T. Oyster,
W. F. GUIDE. p. T. Moran and J. I.
Weller, with power to enlarge.
Retail Merchants Association-Joseph
Berberich, Ralph Lee and Washington
Topham, with power to enlarge.
Monday Evening Club Wilmer
Latimer, George F. Wilson and Prof.
John A Ryan, with power to enlarge.
Federation of Citizens Associations
Jesse P. Crawford. William McK-Clay-
ton and Herman E. Phillips. with power
to enlarge.
Finance committee-Ralph w. Lee,
chairman: Walter A. Brown, vice chair
man, and the presidents of the five CO.
operating bodies-W. T. Ga1liher. A.
Leftwich Sinclair. r. P. Andrews. John
Dolph and C. 8. Shreve. A popular
subscription will be undertaken. A
committee on office administration to
assist the chairman and secretary was
appointed. consisting of Thomas Grant.
bus.
The chairman was authorized to ap-
point later, when the organization Of
the joint committee and executive COM
mittee was perfected. the following
committees:
A. Committee on historic and statis-
teal facts concerning political status
of residents of the District.
B. Committee on legal issues in CAM
paign for national representation.
c. Committee to prepare argument
and to argue before congressional COM
mittees.
The executive committee adjourned
subject to call OF the chairman.