Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
HALL
PLANS TO Be HEARD
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Meets Tomorrow to
Discuss Topic.

The special committee of twenty
five appointed by President Robert n
Harper of the Washington Chamber
or Commerce to consider ways ano
means of procuring a convention hal
for this city will probably take def
mite action on this project at a meet
ing tomorrow night at $50 in the
Willard Hotel. according to Secretary
Arthur E. Seymour.
Numerous sites have been offered
ana several proposals have been made
to the committee, according to Mr.. Sey-
mour, who said that a complete and
definite plan would be submitted to
the committee at the meeting, which,
in all probability, will mean a con-
vention hall for Washington in the
near future capable of accommodate
ing the larger conventions.
An adequate convention hall is one
OF the crying needs of this city," said
MI. Seymour today. We have been
turning down convention after con-
ventlon. because we simply had to tell
them that We had no place in the city
large enough to hold them. OF course,
the smaller types of conventions are
able to find space in the hotels, but
torical interests and the capital of
the nation, should be able to attract
the larger conventions"
Committee of Twenty-Five.
The special committee of twenty
five is composed of the following:
Robert n. Harper. chairman; r. P An
drews, Chaplin Brown. B. c. Bryant,
w. G. Carter. NJ. o. Chance, A A.
Chaplin. W. s corby. William F. GUIDE,
Rudolph Jose. F. S. Hight, Harry
King, Max Fischer. j. T. Lloyd, NJ. A.
Leese. A. l. Sinclair, Isaac Cans, L.
S. Wilmar. E. c. Graham, A. Schulteis,
E. G. Rogers. Samuel Ross, C. H. Ru-
dolph. Fleming Newbold and Arthur.
Marks. -
September 1918 will be a busy week
for the chamber. which has UNDER
written all expenses for the conven-
ton of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
who will come to Washington for that
period 10000 strongs
Elaborate preparations are being
made to welcome these visitors in the
proper style. Perhaps the hardest
proposition of all is to find some
place for the veterans to hold their
meetings. 1t was thought at first that
Eagle Hut. on the Union Station plaza,
could be secured, but members of the
committee were dismayed
to find that the hut had been prac-
tically dismantled, all of the chairs
having been removed. Central High
School Auditorium is now being con-
veterans will meet there for the BUSH
ness session.
Programs Being Printed.
Large souvenir programs. approx
mately sixty-four pages each, are be-
ing printed by the chamber. The fes-
Invites will open on Monday night at
the Sylvan Theater, when Marie
Moore Forrest will stage a series of
historical tableaux depicting the va
rious wars. beginning with the Mexi-
can and ending with the last world
war.
Tuesday afternoon. September IA,
will be given over to a gigantic pa
rade. probably starting near the
Treasury and marching to the Cap
ltol. where flag exercises will be held.
1t is the anniversary of the lombard
ment>of Fort McHenry in 1914. The
original "Star Spangled Banner flag
which foated over the fort during the
is now in the museum
here. Fitting ceremonies to celebrate
this incident will be observed.
Wednesday, September Is, it is
planned to hold an automobile parade,
taking the members of the conven-
ton on sightseeing trip through
that 500 or 100 automobiles will be
needed to transport the veterans, and
this feature-will be one of the big.
gest during. the convention. On ac-
count of the Unusually large number
of automobiles, the machines will be
grouped into sections of thirty, 'eacn
group under captain, and will then
make separate tours of the city, SO
as not to longest traffic.
On Friday a division of soldiers
from Camp Meade will stage a sham
battle for the veterans, and on Saturday
Chamber of Commerce day will be OBJ
served at Mount Vernon.