Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-06-03
ACTIVITIES Of
CHAMBER COMMERCE
Monthly News Letter Tells
Of Work Accom-
.plished
REPORT ON CLOSING
Submit Report on Census Work-Sta;e
Convention of Retail Merchants AS
sOciatiOn Success.

The Board of Directors held their
regular monthly meeting in the rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce, McH-
day. May 10Th. at $50 2. m. A: .his
meeting the board was called upon to
vote on the National Chamber of Com
nerce Referendum No. 30 submit
ting the question as to whether o.
rot tn?re shall De department u
the government known as the Depart
ment of Public Works, which ) N
t.nIed TO centra!ize certain WORK Of
. public nature which is now beng
Qone by other departments, to !hls
question the r,&ru voted in the a.
fjrmative.
The President of the Chamber Of
Commerce and Mr.. Carroll Pierce and
Mr.. 0. H. Kirk attended the Annual
meeting of the. United States Cham
Der of Commerce held in Atlantic City
recently. and they say that II Is IN
teresting to note that they found the
question most discussed was that
business me nhave not been guiding
the affairs of State as they should and
at the same time had probably been
the greatest sufferers through lack OF
cooperation, and that it appeared
that organization was the only way N
which relief could be secured and that
the natural outlet for organized effort
was through your Chamber Of Com
merce.
The Membership Committee is still
very active in securing new members.
The question Of holding memberships
in a Chamber of Commerce is not
regarded as a fad or a matter of
charity, wide-awake business men are
realizing more and more every day
the necessity Of being associated anS
identified with Chamber of Com
merce where they can get concerted
and effective action that cannot be
measured in dollars and cent?. There
is an adage that competition Is the
life of trade" but we would change
this and say that organization and CO.
operation is the life CT trade. the prob
lens of today need the composite
thought and action Of the best minds
The Fifteenth Annual Convention OF
the Virginia Retail Merchants Asso-
ciation was held in the rooms OF the
Chamber of Commerce. May 10Th ano
2Oth. and was attended by large
number of delegates representing ths
most substantial business men frcn
ali sections OF the State, and all dele
gates expressed themselves as being
highly pleased with their treatmen
ard that this had been the best con
vention that has been held IN num-
Der of years past. 1t is to be regretted
that all Of our own members could no
ret here to attend the sessions, the!
were full Of interest and information
the interchange of opinions and eX
per;ences could rot help but be o
| lasting benefit and prove prof tab!
to our merchants, here, again We se
the advantage Of organization, i l
the best medium by which we can eX
press our views and hear the othe
fellow, in this way we get large
vision and 60 back to our bushes
with renewed energy and now ideas
The question Of buying received clos
attention and the speaker repeatadl
emphasized the point Don't Buy ex
cept 10 fill in on something that
entirely out of stock. There were mar
interesting features Of the. convention