Evening star., 1917-11-06
CIVIC bOD|ESUN|TE
TO GET D. C: VOTE
Board of Trade and Chamber
of Commerce to Have
Joint Committee.
OTHERS MAY BE ADDED

The campaign for suffrage for the DIS
trict. as planned by the Washington Board
Of Trade and the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce. the National Capitals two
largest civic bodies was formally inau-
gurated at meeting of the board Of di-
rectors of the Board of Trade in the rooms
Of the organization yesterday afternoon
A Joint resolution was presented by
Theodore W. Noyes. who is a member OF
the special suffrage committees OF both
Board and Chamber. 1t provides that a
committee be named from each body to
act on joint committee. and was adopt
ed unanimously.
The resolution further provides that this
Joint committee shall have power to en-
large its numbers by admission of dele
gates equitably representing other citi
zens' organizations in sympathy with the
movement.
Planned Suffrage Campaign.
Both the Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade planned last year to
launch the suffrage campaign this fall
and to conduct it during the session of
Congress. 1t is anticipated that every
civic organization. lne press and many
ment in greater measure than ever be-
fore
The resolution adopted by the board of
directors of the Board of Trade yesterday
follows:
Whereas the Board of Trade and the
ChaPber of Commerce have unanimously
Endorsed the proposition to Americanize
the residents of the District OF Columbia
by constitutional amendment which en-
powers Congress to grant to the District
voting representation in Congress and the
electoral college.
Resolved by the Board Of Trade,
the Chamber of Commerce through its
directors or otherwise concurrine:
That there shall be created a Joint
committee to secure national repre-
sentation for the District of Columbia.
ihat these organizations shall each,
through its directors or otherwise.
name ten delegates to represent each
OF said bodies in the joint committee.
fhat the sole purpose of said joint
committee shall he to push to enact
ment by Congress and to adoption by
the state legislatures Senate Joint reso-
luton No. 64 and House Joint resolu-
tion No a3 of this Congress. proposing
= constitutional amendment which em-
powers congress to grant to the Dis
trict OF Columbia voting representation
IN congress and the electoral college.
Power to Add Members.
That said joint committee shall have
power to enlarge its numbers by ad-
mission of delegates equitably repre-
senting other citizens organizations
which indorse the proposed constitu.
tional amendment and wish to Coop
crate in the campaign of residents of
the District to secure it's enactment:
and that the Board of Trade and Cham
Der of Commerce extend specific and
hearty invitation to the Federation of
Citizens Associations and the Retail
Merchants Association and the Monday
Evening Club to indorse the proposed
constitutional amendment and to send
representatives to cooperate in the
work of the joint committee
That power is reserved to each of
the organizations represented in said
gates at any time from said COMMITTEES
and TO act independently"
Proposition Not Approved.
A proposition submitted by John
Dolph on behalf Of the Monday Even
Ing Club that there should be a foint
standing committee representing the
several civic bodies of the District was
not approved 1t was pointed out that
tne Board of Trade could not bind II.
self TO action Of a committee having
general legislative matters in charge
and on which it had but a small per
centase of representation.
iscsoiOtioHS OI regret OF the death of
James Lansburgh were adopted unani-
mously following presentation by John
r. Larner, Plans for the creation of
new National Guard for the District Of
Columbia were referred to the speciaI
military committee
These applicants were elected to
membership: G. K. Caldwell, Heryey
= Knight. William H. Mcknight, w. W.
Trewhella, Ernest NJ. Butz, E. ii. wall.
J; W. Jacobs. H. Wade Petit and j. ].
Farrell o.