The Washington herald., 1918-01-18
EXCEPTION TO
BE SOUGHT BY
LOCAL STORES
The Chamber of Commerce
Takes Initial Step to Have
Order Modified.

Commerce yesterday took the first
step in the District to secure a mod
ification of the five-day coal-saving
closing order for stores, when the
board of directors at a special meet
ing decided to appoint a committee
Of three to confer with the local
fuel administrator.
The appointment OF the commit
tee will be left in the hands of Pres
ident A. Leftwich Sinclair. He has
not yet announced his choice. The
committee will be required to re-
port at the first opportunity ito the
executive committee of the cham
ber.
Upon the proposal of P. T. Mo-
ran, the board ordered the appoint
ment of a second committee of three
to investigate and report to the
February meeting of the board the
possibility Of abandoning early morn
ing deliveries of milk in the District.
James B. Henderson and Hugh
Reilly were elected to fill vacancies
on the board.
Cndpln bTO"H was lS-SlcStOu
general counsel. Ralph w. Lee,
treasurer, and Thomas Grant secre-
tary of the chamber.
Committees Appointed.
The following executive commit
tee was elected by the board for
the ensuing year:
A. Leftwich Sinclair. president:
Albert Schulteis, first vice presi-
dent: Isaac Cans, second vice presi-
dent; Charles ]. Bell. Col. Robert
N. Harper, f. c. Graham. Capt.
James F. Oyster. d. S. Porter. DR..
Lewis ]. Battle. Merritt o. Chance
and Hon. H. G. Classic.
Officers of the following commit
tees appointed ars:
Membership and reception COM
mittee-Samuel A. Kimberly. chair
man; George H. Brown, vice chair
man.
Wholesale trade-James NJ. Denty,
chairman; Arthur J. May. vice
chairman.
Retail trade-Robert p. Mann.
chairman; A. G. Hermann, vice
chairman.
Transportation and freight rates
Nathan Boone Williams, chairman;
s. B. Hege, vice chairman.
Building ndustries-Appleton P.
Clarke, jr.. chairman; Thomas II.
Melton. vice chairman.
Publicity-EarI Goodwin. chairman;
D. ]. Kaufman, vice chairman.
Police and fire protection-Willism
F.. GUIDE, chairman; william B. Har-
dy. vice chairman
Insurance. banking and brokerage
Wade H. Cooper. chairman; F. w.
Bolgiano, vice chairman.
Public schools-J. P. r Moran,
chairman; DR.. Arthur Ramsay, vice
chairman.
Public health-Dr. G. r. Dufour.
chairman.
Jackson II. Ralston, chairman; Judge
Milton Strasburger.t vice chairman
- Law and legislation-Col. John G.
Capers. chairman; Levi II. Davis,
vice chairman.
Jackson, chairman: George II. Cal
vert, jr., vice chairman.
Public utilities-Hon. James T.
Lloyd. chairman; Capt. James F.
Oyster. vice chain man.
Parks, highways and bridges
Hon. p. J. Haltigan, chairman,
Louis Gutenberg. vice chairman.
Taxation and assessment Geo.
Frances Williams, chairman: Will
lam H. Saunders, vice chairman.
District finance-Hon. Henry B.
F. Macfarland, chairman; Benjamin
II. Stinemetz. vice chairman.
Harbors and waterways-Charle |
A, Baker chairman. Isaac CAM
vice chairman.
Coaventions-Joseph A. Berber-
ich, chairman; Frank A. woodfield. |
vice chairman.
Manufactures - Col. Robert N. |
Harper. chairman; Lewis Holmes,
vice chairman.
Charities-Dr. Louis J. Battle.
chairman; B. r. stickney, vice
chairman.
District National Guard-winfield
tones, chairman; W. o. Hiltabidle,
vice chairman.
chairman: Albert Schulteis,
1ice chairman.
Referendum from the Chamber
II Commerce OF the United States
,hapin Brown, chairman; James B.
vice chairman.
Building-Charles L. Howser.
'hairman; s. T. Cameron. vice
chairman.
House-F. A. Van Reuth. chair
nan; c. J. James, vice chairman.
Audit-Oscar T. Wright, chair
nan; George P. Killian, vice chair
nan.
Americanization- - Hon. Samuel
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