Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-05
HOW j. S. CHAMBER
BACKED Up D. C.'S
SUFFRAGE FIGHT
j. 7. Lloyd Tells Chamber Of
Commerce Directors of In.
dorsement at Atlantic City.

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dorsement at Atlantic City.
How the United States Chamber
Of Commerce. at its recent convention
in Atlantic City, adopted the resolu-
ton for national representation for
the District Of Columbia, was related
last night by James T. Lloyd. speak
ing before the board Of directors Of
the Washington Chamber OF Com
merce.
After a talk by A. f. Berry, presi-
dent Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, the board in
dorBed the proposed increase III the
telephone rates for this city.
Gen. PershinE to he Guest.
1t was announced that Gen. j. ].
PershinE will be the honor guest at
tho next full meeting Of the chamber,
Friday. May ~.
Mr.. Lloyd. in speaking of the ma
tional representation resolution, told
In detail Of the various steps taken
by tho delegates from the Chamber
OF Commerce and the Board Of Trade
ticulties overcome in getting the mat
ter before the convention. He said
that the delegates from the two
Washington trade bodies worked a.
one man and accomplished that which
seemed impossible.
Lloyd. was to bring the matter be-
fore the members Of the board Of
directors Of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce. and this was done
by r. n. Harper. who secured the
promise Of Homer L. Ferguson. presi-
don - =
consideration in the board meeting.
Adopted Without Dissent.
The board Of directors adopted
the resolution without dissenting
VOTE" continued Mr.. Lloyd, land 1t
was then passed on to the resolutions
| committee. before which Mr.. Harper
and John Joy Edison appeared. This
| committee likewise adopted the reso-
luton by unanimous vote.
The resolution was then intro
| duced at the convention and adopted
! with only one dissenting vote" said
Mr.. Lloyd.
Mr.. Lloyd said that the resolution
! actually took the delegated body by
storm. and added that the unanimous
| adoption by the board Of directors
and the resolutions committee was
| considered remarkable by those in
close touch with the affairs of the
United States Chamber.
Sfdelfght ON ..Dissenting Vote"
An interesting sidelight on the
"one dissenting vote" in the conven-
| ton was given by Mr.. Lloyd. 1t
| seems that Mr.. Lloyd and William
Guide were returning to Washington
soon after the final adoption of the
resolution. While on the train they
| met the man who had opposed the
measure. They mentioned the fact
that they were from the District Of
Columbia, to which the man replied
that he really did not have any op-
position to the resolution. but made
it a practice to oppose everything to
start debate on the subject.
AS a matter of fact, according to
Mr.. Lloyd, the opposition by the one
! man gained no support with the con-
vention. and gave Mr.. Harper an OPP
portunity to address the convention
as to just why Washington needed
| national representation.
The following delegates from the
Washington trade bodies assisted Mr..
Harper and Mr.. Lloyd in getting the
! resolution adopted: John JOY Edison.
"; F. GUIDE, F. e. Graham, Louis
Schneider.
Next Meeting Of Chamber.
| The next meeting of the full cham
+, Der, at which Gen. Pershing will be
present, will be in the nature of a
special meeting, it was decided last
night. The executive committee will
have chrge of the issuance of tick
cts and will work out the program. 1t
| is understood that Col. w. C. Rivers.
commandant at Fort Myer. will pre-
sent patriotic certificates to firms for
supplies furnished the government
during the war The Fort Myer Band
will also give selections.
4 letter was read from A. H. Cool
Il <,1n ~ ho IN,
rivers and harbors. advocating imme-
diate steps on the part Of the cham
Der regarding new ice and fire
boat on the Potomac to take care OF
I'll" ice jams above the Aqueduct
bridge.
.,.,er some discussion the matter
was referred back to the committee
for more complete information. 1t
is expected to report at the next
meeting.
It was announced that the law
and legislation committee. of which
Mr.. Lloyd is chairman. will hold
meeting Friday night at the Willard
Hotel at $50 o'clock to Investigate
the proposed change in the lunacy
law of the District.
twenty-five dollars was appropri-
ated for the interscholastic meet to
be held in the Central High School
stadium.
The board also adopted a resolu-
ton opposing recognition of the So
Wet government Of Russia by the
United States.
~ New Members Admitted.
TWenty-seven new members were
admitted to the rolls. They are:
Samuel NJ. Banks. Benton & Mann,
l.. Berman. W. F. Burns. John B.
Clark. Mrs. A. II. Coolidge, Fl. c.
Cragg, Frank p. FenWick, Charles
Fleishmann. A. Jacoby, ]. A. Jones.
Lawrence Mills. Clinton NJ. Moore. r.
Spencer Palmer. Frank A. Potts. r.
w. Power. Leonard B. Schloss. j. A.
Smith, Stuart B. Taylor. the Trailmo-
bile Company. Wayne B. Wheeler,
Charles w. Thompson, George N. Ray,
Berkeley l.. Simmons. ]. NJ. Bramlett
and George L. Woods.
GOVERNORS TO ADDRESS