Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15

merce OF a department to bft known
as the convention: publicity and tour
asst bureau. This bureau to deal in q
business like. and result = getting
manner with the whole matter of
convention and tourist business; to
go after convention and tourist traffic
in a most nodern,way. profifiug by the
experience of some of the leading bu-
reaus of this character over the coun-
try. This bureau should be In charge
aof a. continuous publicity campaign
to be waged in behalf of the city
and it's people.
/ Tangible results from the opera
lions of such bureau can easily be
seen. The modern convention is recog-
nized as an actual money-maker for
the cities which secure it. Convention
delegates spend large sums of money
every year in patronizing the shops,
stores. hotels, eating places and
transportation companies of the cities
which entertain them. Properly de-
veloped and. directed tourist trade
also brings returns in dollars and
cents. Publicity is today an inn
portant factor in the successful prog
ress of any wide>awake city. Such
publicity. however, must be rightly
directed and must be continuous and
forcefu1.
The establishment of such a
bureau is of direct interest to every
man, woman and child of Washington
because it's work would result in a
continuous increase of the money put
in circulation in Washington and
would be never-ending drive to
teach the people Of the United States
that Washington lis their capital, in
which they have an abiding interest,
which they want to- visit and in which
they want to- spend ttma and money"
/ Activity in War Movements.
Mr.. Sinclair told of the strenuous
work which the chamber was called
upon to perform during 1918 in be-
half OF war movements.
For us. the year that has just
ed aetivity and abnormai achieve
ments. We have been called upon
repeatedly the governments and
the community for service never be-
fore rendered by the Chamber OF
Comknercea This neceSsitated great
labor.
1--WE assisted in tn Q. Carrying out OF
the seIective service law I'VE assist ed
in the appraisal Of real estate desired
plans TOR housing; We assisted in
the liberty loan scaxnpai8ns and in
the sale or war savings ana thrift
stamps. we assisted in the various
Red ,CrOsS ACTIVITIES: W6 assisted In
the uplift work Of the 7. NJ. c. A..
We assisted in the, weak, OF, The food
administration and that of the fuei
administration, in the war EaTdens
movement. and in the handfinD OF tbs
TRANSPORTATION problems, - resulting
from the war"
commends Chambers ssBoosteE"
Mr. Sinclair called attention to thu
opportunity which the Booster, orgar
Of the chamber, affords to hsep al
members Of the organization iEd CLOSE
touch with what the body is doing.
Ninety members, he said, were add
ed to the chamber during the year
including honorary memberships xex
tended to Vice President ThonlGs x
! Marshall, Speaker Champ Clark am
Gen. John J. Pershipg.
Mr Sinclair said it had been a
source of satisfaction to note the
cl6se cooperation which existed be-
tween the chamber and the municipal
land federal officials during the year
He thanked the officers. directors and
committees for their co-operatidn dur
ing his second term. and mFged every
member OF the chamber to look to the
| future with a determ ination to, build
up a bigger and stronger chamber.