New-York tribune., 1919-01-21
Governor Appoints
A Reconstruction
Body for N. Y. State
Abram [. Elkus, Formerly
Minister to Turkey, Heads
List of 35; $4,000 Is
Asked to Support Work

ALBANY, Jan. 20-Govern Smith
announced tonight the names of the
mon and women he has chosen to serve
on the reconstruction comm ission
which will grapple with the economic,
industrial and social problems follow
ing the war.
The appointments were accompanied
by message to the Legislature out
lining the work which the Governor
expects the commission to undertake.
priation of $4,000 to be transferred
from the unexpended balance of some
appropriation for war work.
Ahram l. Elkus, former minister to
Turkey, heads the list of thlrty-ive
nominees. While the members of the
commission will attend to all the de-
tails of organization and elect their
own chairman, the Governor hopes that
MIR. Elkus will be the favored one.
The other members of the commits
sion are:
Charles II. Sabin, president Of the
Guaranty Trust Company of New
York
Bernard Baruch, of New York, chair
man of the Federal War Industries
Board.
Gerrit Y. Lansing, of Albany, banker
and Federal Fuel administrator for AL
bany County.
John Alan Hamilton, president of the
Legal Aid Bureau Of Buffalo.
DR.. Felix Adler, president of the New
York Society for Ethical Culture.
Charles P. Steinmetz, of the General
Electric Company, of Schenectady, in
ventor and electrical expert
John G. Agar, lawyer, of New York,
active in war work.
William NJ K Olcott, former District
Attorney of New York County.
Arthur Williams, Federal Food Con-
trolier of New York.
Michael Friedsam, president of B
Altman & Co.. New York.
John c. Mccall, secretary of the New
York Life Insurance Company, New
York.
Thomas ]. Quinn. president Of the
Bronx National Bank, New York.
Alfred j. Johnson, City Chamberlain
of New York.
Carleton A. Chase, business man, of
Syracuse.
George Foster Peabody, of Saratoga
Springs, director of the Federal Re-
serve Bank.
DR.. Henry Dwight Chaplin, physician,
Of New York, interested in child vel
fare work; Mortimer L. j. Schiff, son
of Jacob II. Schiff, banker and philan-
thropist, of New York; Sarah A. Con-
boy and Peter j. Brady, of New York,
representing the State Federation of
Labor.
Addison B. Colvin, of Glens Falls
banker and Federal Fuel Administrator
Tor Central New York.
Mrs. Walter w. Steele. of Buffalo
prominent war worker.
Mrs. Ella Hastings, of New York
member of the executive committee of
the Democratic Committee of New
York.
Edward r. Boyle, Judge Of the Mu-
nicipal Court of New York.
Henry Evans, New York, president
of the Continental Fire Insurance
Company.
Samuel Stern, member Of the Board
! of Education Of New oYrk City; Mrs
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Barrytown
wife of former Lieutenant Governor
! Chanler.
Thomas V. Patterson, New York
Z fACSiucHC Ol lUc LcnlSn ana scranton
Coal Company and member of the New
York Produce Exchange and the Brook
iyn Chamber Of Commerce; Mrs Will
iam ). Good, New York, president OF
the CIVIC Club and active in charitable
and civic organizations and a membe,
OF the National League for Women s
I Service
Norman Z. Mack, Buffalo, editor Of
THE Buffalo Times" and the Demo
cratic national committeeman from thi:
state;
j. M. Beckley, Of Rochester;
Otto Shulholf, manufacturer, of New
York;
V. Everit Macy, Westchester. chair
man of the Shipbuilding Labor Adjust
ment Board and chairman Executiv,
Committee of the National Civic Fed
Grafton;
Richard s. Ncwcomb, lawyer, Flush
ing, l.. l.;
l.. J. Lowell, Frcdonia, president O.
the New York State Grange;
Alfred +. Mgrling, New York. prcsi
dent Of the New York Chamber of Com
merce
Temporary President Walters nm
nounced tonight the appointment q
q new Senate committee on reconstruc
ton, to supercede the special war com
mittee appointed year ago. The com
mittee is composed Of the following
Walters, chairman; Sage, Hewitt. Lock
wood. Muilan, Yelverton, Carson. Grave