Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-19
BLANKS
Chamber of Commerce Calls Atten-
ticn TO Necessity fer Their Beng
Filled Out and Returned.

zion To Necessity fer Their Beng
Filled Out and Returned.
| Members of the new Chamber o;
| Commerce and those still intending
10 affiliate with the organization are
requested to give special attention to
the "infornation blanks" which are
now being sent out. The membership
Of the bureaus is made Up from the
data supplied on the blanks. Today
o. tomorrow every member OF the
Chamber CT Commerce should receive
| che of these blanks.
! In filing out the blanks and select
inc the bureaus in wnicn the mem
bers wish to enroll, the Chamber Oh
Commerce has given to the Gazette
herewith a list OF activities of the va
rious bureaus. The work o. each bu-
reau is shown in general way by
| the following activities. There are
certain activities that properly be-
long to several bureaus, such as
housing, which woGld be ciassed unaer
both the civic and manufacturers ou-
(; ,aaus and city market, which would
come unaer civic and agricultural hu-
rsaus.
Civic Bureau-City government,
charities. housing, education, munich
pal art, parks and Fairgrounds puo-
lie buildings, social welfare, streets
and sidewalks, taxation, suffrage,
sanitation, city planning, city oeautl-
fvinp. lighting, public utilities, rest
rooms, public comfort stations, city
market, fire prevention, traffic regu-
lation, police protection, public libra
ry. cleanup campaigns.
Retail Merchants Bureau-Buy at
home campaigns. trade excursions
fashion shows, dollar days, suburban
DAYS, farmers picnics, credit rating
censorship Of soliciting, closing hours,
regulation OF trade evils, Legislation
affecting merchants.
Manufacturers and JoboeTs Ba-
reau-&cstering home Industries, Sc
curino new industries, industrial sur
vey, bettering labor conditions, nous
ing. recreation for employed people,
TRANSFORMATION. street car service,
wholesale trade expansion, trade re-
ciprocity.
A rricultaral Bureau-City market
Wholesale markets for farm products,
GOOD roads. comfort facilities for vls-
itine farmers, farm Developments
farm immigration.
Convention and Publicity Bureau
securing and entertaining conven-
tions, securing adequate hotel tacin-
ties. advertising Tor tourists, informa-
ton bureau, city advertising, AleXan-
dri, literature. entertainment Of vlsl-
tors.
Traffic and Transportation Bureau--
This bureau is to look after trainc
matters with the view OF rendering
service to the people in the way OIL
securing better service, ard OF pro-
tecting the city from discriminatory
rates and of increasing the citys
Importance as railroad center.
After the 'inforaoation blanks
have been filed out they should be re-
tnrned Immediately to the Chamber
Of Commerce. Where q firm has tax
Ell plaral memberships an" desires
to hava members o. the firm hoid
such memberships, additional blanks
should be secured 50 that each mem
hon. NAV choose his own bureaus.
One of the features OF the new
Chamber Of Commerce of interest to
members will be "Classiied Directo-
~ and Buyers Guide" which Will be
distributes. widely. This will contain
the list of members and also a bus!-
ness classified list. This will enable
members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
TO support one another III co-opera-
| tive way.
Large cards are being printed Wh'eh
will be given to every MEMBER OF '"e
| Chamber. These cards will be put
in a conspicuous place 50 that any one
NAV determine whether the firm or m
dividual is supporting the Greater
Alexandria" movement, which IS not
only movement FOR commercial anu
civic development, but movement
with decided patriotic purposes. Inc
co-oneration Of the people at this time