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/, noludes eleven hold-over directors in
/. addition to those elected last night
win meet In about ten days to organize
ana elect q president. William B. Me-
Rear. who has served two years IS
president has announced that he will
not accept reelection. To date no one
has been publicly suggested as his sue
ccssor.
annual report tells OF the activities OF
the chamber during the past year as
follows.
There Is presented herewith sum
mary of the activities OF your organize
tion during the year 1918. an outline
OF some OF the work accomplished. to
rether with recommendations relative
TO community problems that still await
solution.
War Work.
Naturally much OF the work Of the
year would come under the heading
'sWar Work" 1t remained for the
world war to bring to commercial or
ganizations that recognition from Fed
eral. State ana local officials that had
not always been given In peace times.
As a result OF the duties imposed by
Federal authorities particularly trade
bodies have earned standing which
under other circumstances 1t probably
would have taken years 10 achieve.
Many OF the tasks performed al the
request Of Federal ofllcials, such as
secret investigations and confidential
reports. IL is probably not even yet wise
N relate. gain, much OF the work was
in cooperation with other agencies and
often your organization did not appear
uublcly. Our sole aim. however, has
been 10 serve 10 the best OF our ability
In the common cause, regardless OF
the standard under which we were
working.
War Shipping Committee.
The work Of our War shipping Com
mittee, consisting OF Hon. George Gray
Henry P. Scott, w. W. Laird. Joseph
Bancroft and Josiah Marvel, organized
10 1917 to lend all possible aid locally
to the production Of ships. proved ex-
tremely interesting. Speakers OF note
were secured to address mass meetings
Of workmen in the yards. particularly
at noon time, and also meetings IN the
public theatres. Frequent conferences
were held with officials OF the Shipping
Board and with representatives OF en-
ployes and the yard management. This
committee worked directly under the
supervision Of the War Shipping Com
mjttee OF the National Chamber OF
Commerce, and had at all times the
benefit Of the latter's countrywide ex-
perience and expert knowledge.
The exhibit Of Canadian War Pictures
in January, which was viewed by thou
sands during its 40 days stay, appeared
under the auspices Of your War ship
ping committee.
In this same connection your secre-
tsry served as secretary OF Judge Gray
III his capacity as examiner for the
Shipbuildlng Labor Adjustment Board
IN the Wilmington and Baltimore dis
triets. From March until September
This work required considerable de-
tailed application.
War Savings.
Throushout the year the secretsrial
>york for the State and County War
Saviass Campaign has been conducted
from your once. During the early part
Of the year and the June pledge cam
palen the detail involved was consid-
erable. Your offlces were headquarters
for the Wilmington and New Castle
County War Savings Committees.
II has been a pleasure TO be able 10
extend the use OF your offlces to the
State Fuel Administrator and practically
ell his conferences with the county and
city fuel committees and dealers have
been held there.
The Highways Transport Committee |
OF the State Council Of Defense has had /
ONCE room in your oiflces and your J
ONCE force assisted with the early part [
Of this work.
Your secretary served as special as /
sistant 10 the director general Of the I!
State Council Of Defense in the local |
work connected with the non-War Con- /
etruction section. Happily the early
ending Of the war eliminated the ne
cessity for this work.
In the two Liberty Loan Campaigns
your organization worked along lines
requested by the campaign directors.
The members OF your once force CO
operated al all times with the campaign
headquarters.
In the June Red Cross Campaign. the
United War Work Drive, and the Red
Cross Membership Roll-Call your body
was represented by teams who worked
IN the designated fields.
Your ONCE employees co-operated with