Evening star., 1920-02-03
URGES RETENTION
OF EAGLE HUT P. 0.
Resolution Adopted by Board
of Directors of Chamber
of Commerce..

Retention of the branch post office
a Eagle Hut, 9th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. as convenience to
business men of the downtown sec
tion and to hundreds of soldiers
sailors and marines, was urged in a
resolution adopted at last nights
meeting of the board of directors of
the Chamber of Commerce. held in
the chambers rooms in the Homer
building. The resolution, presented
by Isaac Cans, was adopted .unani-
mously.
The board also voted a contribution
of 500 to the charities Endorsement
committee.
1t was announced that the February
meeting of the chamber will be held
next Tuesday evening at the Willard
Hotel.
These new members of the chamber
were admitted at last nights meet
ing: Charles A. Drake, F. William
Loetsch. Mitchell Hanson. Lawrence
E. Rubel. Eugene l., Norris. Samuel
Crowell, William o. Tufts, Edward l..
McShane. J. B. Kinnear. o. A. c.
Oehmler and G. G. Gertman.
The board reelected Ralph W. Lee
as treasurer of the chamber. A. F..
Seymour as secretary and Chaplin
Brown as general counsel. Henry H.
Classic was elected Il member of the
board in place of Charles w. Semmes.
who has resigned.
Committees Announced.
The following committees were an
nounced by Robert y. Harper, presi-
dent of the chamber:
Anacostia fats-M. A. Leese. chair
man: Adolphe GUIDE. vice chairman.
Building 1ndustries-A. +. JOrss.
chairman; A. P. Clark, jr.. vice chair
man.
Charities-M. o. Chance. chairman:
F. w. Bolgiano. vice chairman.
nventions-Charles F. Clagett,
chairman: c. c. Calhoun, vice CHAIR
man.
District finance-H &. F. Macfar-
land chairman; Max Fischer. vice
cha rran.
District National Guard-Col. Win
field Jones, chairman; John L. Will
kins, vice chairman.
HarborS and waterways-Dr. Lewis
]. Battle. chairman; A. H. Coolidge,
vice chairman.
High water pressure-F. s. Hight.
chairman: H. T. Offterdinse-. vice
chairman.
Insurance. banking and brokerage
Charles w. Darr. chairman; Frank
NJ Lowe vice chairman.
Manufactures Albert Schulteis.
chairman; H r. Stickney. vice chair
Membership West, chair
man: I. C. Weld. vice chairman.
Law and legislation-James T.
Lloyd. chairman; John E. Laskey.
vice chairman.
Parks, highways and bridges-W.
F. GUIDE. chairman; Benjamin F. Guy,
vice chairman.
Police and fire protection-Rudolph
Jose. chairman; +. j. Murphy, vice
chairman.
Public health-Dr. c. F.. Drfour.
Chairman; w S. Corby. vice chair
Public schools-P. r Moran, chair
man; Arthur Ramsay, vice chair
man; William H. Saunders. vice chair
man; Charles w. Clagett.
Public utilities-Harry King, chair
man; Charles w. Clagett. vice chair
man.
Referendum from U. s. Chamber
Chaplin Brown. chairman; James T.
Lloyd. vice chairman.
Retail trade-Isaac Cans. chairman;
David F. Sanger, vice chairman.
Taxation and asseSsment-Geo- s.
DeNeal, chairman; E. H. Daniel, vice
Transportation and freight rates
Horace Dulin, chairman; Carl A.
Droop. vice chairman.
Wholesale trader. P. Andrews.
w. S. Hoge, jr., vice chair
man.
Euilding-Earl Goodwin. chairman:
D. S Porter, vice chairman.
Housing-F. A. Van Seuth, chair
man; w. NICK. Stowell, vice chair
man.
Executive committee-linber y.
Harper, Albert Schulteis. Isaac Cans.
L. p Andrews. Chaplin Brown, A.
Leftwich Sinclair, NJ. o. Chance.
George S. DeNeale, W. +. Guide. Harry
King, James 7. Lloy1.