The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-02
OFFERS TO RESIGN
AS CHAMBER HEAD
ALeftwich Sinclair Seeks to
Aid Move for Merger.
BOOSTERS. INSPIRE ACTION
Speakers at Meeting Demand Uni
6cation Of Civic Effort.
BOOSTERS INSPIRE ACTION
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professional men who are willing to
give their personal service in all
kinds of undertakings for the beneht
of Washington.
The Chamber Of Commerce cam
paign has convinced me that there Is
a revolt throughout our city against
this lack Of efficiency. Men are dis
RuSted with the situation. They feel
that there Il no good reason for the
state of affairs that exists.
Gets Strong IndOrsement.
"A number Of hrms called on dur
ing our campaign Endorsed Il strongly
and said that IL a Consolidation should
be brought about, they would be will
ing to increase their support Of the
organization from ten to hfty-fold-
They are willing to pay thousands OF
dollars into an organization equipped
to work for q greater city. but they
don't care to invest much In number
OF organizations that cannot hope %
be effective In . big way.
'what would happen II the presi-
dents OF the three central organlEa-
lions should resign, and q great con-
solidation move be startedf II would
mean, first Of all. a campaign By
every newspaper TO make the con
solidation q great success. Every
minister would indorse Il from his
pulpit Every individual and arm
with an investment in Washington
would support the organization In
proportion to their investment. 1t
would arouse the civic loyalty Of
Washington Gs never before, and
would bring about . state Of mind
that could accomplish almost any
thing within reason.
MY suggestion would be that, fol-
lowing the resignation OF the presi-
dents OF the three organizations, the
boards Of directors appoint = COM
mittee 70 confer on q plan for form
ing q new organization to be made up
OF ali three, and an Immediate cam
paigu be put on to take in a thousand
or two thousand new members"
Mr.. Brandenburg said:
an answer to your inquiry as to
whether there should be consolida-
ton OF the civic bodies OF this city.
am compelled 20 say that do not
believe IL e at all possible. There
was q time when 1 favored q consoli-
dalton, but in view Of the growth OF
the Board Of Trade. which has now
sixteen hundred OF the most repre-
sentative business and professional
men in the city, we are already ex-
periencing great difficulty in securing
accommodations for our meetings.
The interest in the board IL today at
its height, the monthly attendance
at the meetings varying from six to
eight hundred, and at the last two
meetings many OF the members were
. unable to obtain entrance into the
hall.
AT the time the Chamber OF Com
merce employed a booster for the
purpose OF Increasing its membership
which was then approximately 500
he devised the scheme Of calling II
q Forward Washington Movement,
and entirely ignored the fact that
there already was in existence q
strong and efficient organization,
which for more than twenty-five
years has been active in behalf OF the
District, and through its various COM
mittees has accomplished wonderful
results.
Throughout its long and success
full existence the Board of Trade has
devoted its entire time and attention
to the Forward Washington Move
ment. Those who are most familiar
with its work appreciate the great
service Il has and is rendering 10 the
community an the city"