The Washington herald., 1922-11-14
Ambitions Are Outlined
By President Bradley
In Annual Report.
BETTER SCHOOLS,
ONE OF OBJECTS
Improved Police and Fire
Forces, New Parks and
Fraud Laws Sought

Urging adequate school facilities.
continuation of efforts for national
representation. better conditions for
the police and rre departments. err
tension of parkways. Improvement
of city streets. laws against the
sale of fraudulent securities. COM
pletion of Arlington Memorial
Bridge and the Importance of the
present inquiry into the United
es-District Of Columbia fiscal
relations. Thomas Bradley, president
of the Board of Trade, last night
outlined the aims of that body for
the coming year in his annual report
submitted at a meeting at the Will
lard Hotel.
completion of the second aqueduct
from Great Falls. and the installa-
tion Of high pressure water sys-
tenn, and the improvement of pub
lie streets and avenues.
Mr.. Bradley gave a resume of the
work of the board during the past
year, which included reports SUBJ
mitted by various committees of the
organization. In commenting m
the attitude of Congress toward the
A)fetiitN thC past nc rtattu-
Congress is not unfriendly to the
District, but we cannot expect all
of its members to familiarize them
selves with the needs OF the Ma
tional Capital.
Better schools Urged.
"A new Congress has just been
elected. Some of our old friends
will not be with US again, hut the
Washington Board of Trade should
be the first to greet these newcom-
ers In Washington. welcome them
and show them courtesy and at
tention."
The report contains a report of
the universities and private schools
committee of the board. This COM
mittee again urges the impor-
tance of the maintenance of the
highest educational standards which
may be secured on the part of or
Eanizations like the Board OF
Trade. as well as those actively en-
gagged in educational work"
Election of a board of directors
was feature of the meeting. The
following were selected: Frank A.
Sebring. william W. Everett. Fran
els X. Weller, J. Harry Cunning
ham, Odell s. Smith. Charles J.
Waters. Theodore w. Noyes. Samuel
J. Prescott. John Joy Edison and
| George w. Offutt.
Thanks to the local newspapers
| for their cooperation in civic en-
| terprises was expressed by Arthur
Carr, secretary. in his annual re-
| port. In regard to the relations
between the District and Congress
during the past year. Mr.. Carr said
During the year Congress was
almost exclusively occupied with
the consideration of national and
international problems, and for that
reason alone but very little legis-
| lation was enacted affecting the
District of Columbia. We are very
optimistic over what the coming
year may bring forth, feeling sure
that Congress will provide amply"
Finances In Good shape.
Walter H. Klopfer, treasurer. sub
organizations finances to be in an
extremely healthy condition.
statistics showing the value Of
an intensive safety campaign. whose
purpose it is to educate the peo-
| PIE III Sd1tlN-HTst HlStHOuS ana "
point out the manifold dangers of
| city streets. were presented to the
meeting by &. w. Price, of the
| Washington safety committee.
He pointed out that by a syste-
matte education in this matter the
death by accident" rate could be
cut down to a very low point
I The necessity for monetary as
sistance on the part of Board of
Trade members in the work of the
Citizens Joint Committee on Fiscal
Relations was urged by Edward F,
Col.aday. in an address in which he
explained the fiscal relations be-
tween the District and Congress. He
pointed out that all members of the
committee gave their services
gratis. but that persons doing the
detail work must be paid. He said
that it would repay members max
ing a contribution in taxes saved.