The Washington herald., 1921-09-07
ASKS SUGGESTION
FROM SECRETARY
ON WAYS TO HELP
Body Wants. 10 Make the
Delegates Stay Here 2
Comfortable.
PROGRESS ON HALL
Col. Harper Encouraged in
Project to Erect Conven-
tion Auditorium Here.

Anxious to assist in making the
sojourn of the delegates to the dis
armament conference an enjoyable
and memorable occasion, the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce. at
its meeting last night in the Homer
building. unanimously adopted a
resolution that the following letter
be sent to the Secretary Of State.
The President and officers of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
inform the Secretary Of State that
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce is desirous of doing all in its
power in assisting in making the So
journ of the delegates to the dis
armament conference comfortable
and pleasant while in our city and
would appreciate any suggestion
from him as to the manner in which
1t may be of practical service"
Eneouraxed on Hall.
Col. Robert N Harper, in explain
ing the progress made TO secure
the government site at Virginia
avenue and Eighteenth street north
west, for a convention hall, de-
kclared that he felt ENCOURAGED by
Irecent developments. Senator Smoot
|favors erection of q hall on the
proposed site. Harper explained. The
United States Chamber Of Commerce
has indicated it intends to take the
matter up with Col c. o. Sheriff.. In
charge of public buildings and
grounds. he said.
The reason for selecting the pro-
posed site, Col. Harper explained,
was because 1t offered every ad-
vantage in the way of accessibility,
The building IL erected at this time
could easily have accommodated
the disarmament conferees, and Of
fered every facility to the news
paper correspondents and the cleri-
cal forces of the delegates, IL was
pointed out.
Preparations Made.
1t was developed at the meeting
that preparations for the coming in
nux OF foreign guests had been
made by the hotels and large de-
partment stores. F. S. Hite. man
that the services of twenty interpre-
tiers had been secured for duty in
the Willard Hotel, and Isaac Cans.
manager of Saks & Co, said that
the large stores would be adequately
supplied with interpreters also.
After the reading of a letter to
the chamber from Commissioner
Rudolph asking the cooperation of
that body in the attempt to clean
up the debris and unsightly land
marks, a resolution was passed CALI
ing upon each member to- assist the
commissioners in every possible
way.
william F. GUIDE feIicitated the
florists on the success of their con-
vention and reported the work of
the committee in connection with
the Roosevelt Memorial Stadium.
After several members had spoken
in favor Of the project, Cans moved
that the chamber do everything
possible to make the stadium a
reality. The motion was carried
Thanked for r. o. T. C. Prizes.
President Schulteis introduced
Mai. W. H. Hobson, who thanked the
chamber for the prize 1t had offered
to successful competitors in the
Georgetown University r. o. T. C.
Maj. Hobson pointed proudly to the
fact that two Georgetown boys, J.
A. McDonough and E. d. Murphy,
had carried OF first and second
places. respectively. at the Platts-
burg camp.
The WASHINGTON Board of Trade
has also cooperation in
assistin; in the foreign
visitors disarmament
conferI tion to this ef-
feet wa. y passed at the
last meet