The Washington herald., 1917-05-17
SUFFRAGE BILL BOOSTS
BUSINESS MEMS DRIVE
Chumber of Commerce Encouraged in
Forward Washington" Movement.

A Leftwich Sinclair, president OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, and one Of the
leading workers in the chambers For
ward Washington movement. last night
gave high praise to Senator Chamberlain,
OF Oregon. who has introduced a Senate
joint resolution which would amend the
Constitution and give the people Of the
District a vote.
"This move by Senator Chamberlain, ="
said Mr.. Sinclair, ''is in direct line with
the forward Washington movement and
for which many of Us in the Chamber of
Commerce have been working for years.
We will certainly do all in our power to
support his measure"
As result Of the enthusiastic way in
which Washington business and profess
sional men are supporting the Forward
Washington" movement for q greater
city. all members of the Chamber of
Commerce and other trade bodies and
their friends, have been asked to meet
at the rooms of the chamber tomorrow
morning at $50 O'Clock. where a rally
VIII be held and efforts made to increase
the membership by several hundred by
nightfall-
Ninety-fve new members were enrolled
yesterday, which brings the total of new
members up to about 200. At the luncheon
In the Ebbft yesterday, each committee
chairman reported the number OF calls
made and In practically every instance It
was seated that, In addition to the mem
bers actually signed I'D, there are q large
number Of prospects who requested that
they be called on later.
D. J. Kaufrnan's committee, consisting
Of Louis Bush, 2. B. Dean and Mr.. Kauf-
man. led the list yesterday with a total
OF Is new members.
Beginning today, the working force will
be materially increased by volunteers
from the ranks of business and profess
sional men Of Washington, irrespective
Of whether they are now members of the
Chamber OF Commerce or not. Every
member Of the chamber has been requested
to give a certain portion of his time each
day to this work between now and to-
morrow night, when the present big drive
ends. Those who became members yes
terday are:
ID. Alpher, James Alexander Company,
Inc, Leon E. Albert, c. c. Adams, AL
bright & Barker. d. W. Ballinger, H. E.
Barrett, d. H. Bennett, a. c. Bobys &
Son, Harry F. Boryer, Howard Boyd,
Henry P. Blair, Charles H. Beach, Saul
N. Brown, George B. Bryan. Robert w.
Buckley, A. V. Burdine, T. r. ]. Camp
bell, Daniel B. Casley, G. Bowie Chip
man. jeremiah Collins, Adam Cokinos,
William Knowles Cooper, Lillian NJ.
Chapman, Mrs. F. c. Chorley, William
Fl. Cross, Francis s. Dunigan, Rufus S.
Day. Edwin W. Davis, Mortimer Du
Perow. Gus Escher, Frank Boughton
Fox, John J. Fister, A. T. Ferguson.
Robert c. Fowler. John NJ. GoodelL
Hoehling. Peele & Ogilby, Samuel Han
lein, Harrison & Dracopulos. Isaac R.
Hit, J. ]. Haas, Harris & Shafer,
Thomas T. FARRELL. Scott F. Kittredge.
John ]. KOlb, Edwin S. Keen, Harry j.
XIII, George d. Lefas, Newman Little,
Ben Livingston, Leroy LIVINGSTON, T.
I.aman Jackson. Miss Jane W. Lake,
Wallace LuChs, II. Burton Deary, Charles
s McNeir, Louis Mandes, J. Upshur
MOOThead, Louis c. Maltby, Guy NJ.
Neely. Frederick c. Perry, NJ. c. Ramer,
Henry TAFT Rodier, c. a. Roussos, Albert
SOrensen. Samuel Saks, L. A. Snead,
Aba Sigmund, stephen P. Spitz, Harry ].
Sears, f. Selby. Strohecker & Guist, H. w.
Sickel. John Tucker, Samuel NJ. Tucker,
Mrs. NJ 4. Velati. Charles S. Vermillion,
Z. B. Wells, Wenner Motor Sales Com
Dany, MaXimillian Winkler. f. E. Will
hanson, the Globe -Wernicke Company,
Frederick J. Walker. William C. Worth
ington, Samuel Z. Yeager, W. Z. Young,
August Zimmerman.