The Washington herald., 1918-03-23
ALEXANDRIA TRADE
BODY HOLDS Meeting
Reorganized Chamber of Commerce
Has Enthusiastic First Session.
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Alexandria. Va, March 22.-The
first business meeting of the new
chamber OF commerce, which organ
ization now has a membership Of
726. was held tonight in the audi
torium of the Elks' Home, with q
representative gathering OF busi-
ness men. numbering about 200. re-
presenting practically every line OF
manufacturing and business inter
ests OF the city. in attendance. A
permanent organization was ef-
fected with the election OF twenty
directors after the new bylaws had
laws provide that meetings of the
organization be held the second
Monday in each month.
The twenty directors were nomi-
mated by a committee and Unami-
ously elected. They are: Robert l.
Payne, Harry Hammond, DR.. w. NJ.
Smith, c. s. Cropiey. Robert L.
Knight, c. S. Taylor Burke. George
E. warfield, B. W. Morse, Robert S.
Jones, Leopold Ruben. Carroll
Pierce. Howard W. Smith. Wallace
Lindsey, Samuel c. Brent, John W.
May, o. H. Kirk. Z. F. Ticer. w. A.
Smoot, jr.. George D. Hopkins and
Kenneth W. Ogden.
The nominating committee was
composed OF James r. Cation, Paul
B. Hulfish. John G. Graham. T. c.
Howard, s. W. Pitts, B. Well, A d.
Brockett, John H. Trimyer. George
w. Lewis and c. T. Nicholson
The directors following the meet
ing elected the following officers to
serve for the year. Robert L
Payne, president: Harry Hammond,
vice president; J. T. Preston. secre-
tary and treasurer. Committees will
be appointed to select q business
manager and also to select suitable
quarters to house the new chamber
of commerce.
The meeting was called to order
by President Payne. Carroll Pierce,
chairman Of the membership COM
mittee, reported that the actual
number Of members received to date
was 726 with IS good prospects"
and he said il looks as IL the new
goal Of 500 will be attained.
Colvin Brown. field secretary Of
the Chamber OF Commerce of the
United States. delivered a patriotic
address. He told of the many ad-
vantages of a live wide-awake
chamber of commerce, saying that
there are l,276 such organizations
in the United States. The speaker
told how all can help win the war
by doing their part. Efforts. he
said, should be made to make the
organization 100 per cent efficient
and to see that there are no slack
ers" in Alexandria and then he said
we will set an example for other
cities to follow. A tremendous ef-
feet, he stated. can be made by the
efficiency in which the organization
carries on its work.
Others who made addresses were
Rev. E. V. REGISTER, DID. pastor of
the NJ. E. Church South; W. n.
whittaker, who soon will open two
hotels here, and Leo P. Harlow.
President Payne stated that on
the roll for memberships are two
women and two ministers.
Among the new memberships just
announced are the following: Capt.
tai Refining Co., Relee, Alexandria
County, 4; Corby Baking Co. 6;
william H Duncan, /: Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co.. 5; J.
Thomas Cook, /; Safety First Man
ufactering Co.. /; D. J. Wolford, 1;
T. c. Rawlett. i; Charles r. Clark,
/. Alexandria Automobile Co.. /; DR..
Jesse Hayes, i: P. o. Cockey. /; The
New Southland, /.
A service flag will be thrown to the
breeze Sunday afternoon from the
main entrance to st. Mary's Catholic
Church. The flag will contain more
than sixty stars, representing that
number OF young men from 81
Mary's who have responded TO the
call to the colors. Preceding the
placing of the flag there will be pa
triotic exercises in the Lyceum at
which time addresses will be deliver
ed by Representative c. c. Carlin and
Rev. Louis Smet, the latter pastor OF
st. Mary's Church. The public is in
vited to the exercises.
Fragments OF a torpedo placed on
the electric railway track today broke |
a large show window in the store
of l. Shuman and Son. SIG King
street. 1t is supposed that boys plsc-
ed the torpedo on the track.
George II. Burke, who was engaged
in the general merchandise business
at Burkes Station, Fairfax County.
died last night, at his residence, at
that place. Surviving him are sew
eral children.
The body of Mrs. Maria NJ. Robbins,
Y years old, a former resident Of this
city, who died Wednesday, in Detroit,
will be brought here tomorrow morn
ing for burial. II will be taken to
the residence of Mr.. J. A. Eggborn,
4ls Duke street, from whence the fu-
neral will take place.
Eugene Conway, Peter Robinson and
Walter Foster, all colored. charged
with violating the prohibition law.
were arrested tonight by w. E. Payne,
prohibition inspector, assisted BY y.