The Washington times., 1922-11-14
TRADE BOARD s
C|V|CPROGRAM
IS UNDER WAY
Most Thorough Ever Planned
for the capitaI-Ten New
Directors Are Elected.

OF the most thorough civic better
ment programs i'm the history OF
Washington was begun today by
the Washington Board OF Trade
following the outlining OF the pro,
gram last night at the annual
meeting in the small ballroom OF
the Willard.
The program. given i'm the an
nual report OF the president, Thorn
az Bradley. calls for:
Continuation OF the work OF the
Citizens Joint Committee OH Fiscal
Relations, which has long been
pressing the fight for a definite
ratio OF contribution to the eN-
penses Of the District OF Columbia
by the citizens of the District ana
the Federal Government and which
is now attempting TO establish the
Districts claim to a surplus fund
OF s5,000,000 deposited In the
Treasury.
Provision of an adequate bridge
building and repair program. which
will include replacement OF Chain
Bridge, the PENNSYLVANIA avenue
bridge, completion OF the Arlington
Memorial bridge project. an appro.
priation' Of $4,000 for repair ana
maintenance OF minor bridges. and
cutting OF a permanent draw In
the Bennings bridge.
Park Commission Sought.
Bringing pressure, to bea ron Cor
gross for reconsideration Of tho
plan TO locate the PROPOSED home
for the feebleminded on the site
at Blue Plains. now shared jointly
by the Home for the Aged and the
Industrial Training School for Col
ored Children.
Development of a community arts
and music program.
Recodification of insurance laws
in the District.
Passage of drastic bad check
law.
creation of National Capital
Park Commission. with an annual
sppropriation equal to cent for
every person in the United States, TO
take charge of cnlarginG and main
tanning the park SYSTEM In and near
the District.
Creation of a commission to TAX"
charge of the laying out of newly
established communities in and near
Washington so that their street sys
TENS will harmoniZe with those OF
the National Capital in the event
they are absorbed and aecome part
OF this city.
Purchase Of lands on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, particularly that sec
ton just west Of the Capitol, now
occupied by unsightly buildings. SO
that this highway may be made the
finest in the world.
Calls for Fairgrounds.
Provision Of playground tracts ir.
Ill parts of the city.
Increased staffs of physicians and
nurses for the public schools and
thorough examination of all pupils at
least once year.
An adequate and properly
equipped armory for the District
National Guard.
the records and archives Of the
Government.
Removal of all temporary war
buildings.
Increased appropriations for pub.
lie library work.
Enlargement of the police force
and rebuilding Of a number of
precinct stations. A special appro-
priation of $4,000 Is asked for
policing of the city during the
Shrine session here next June.
4 thorough going school building
program and more liberal appropria-
tions for educational purposes.
Thorough cleaning up Of the
city's water front.
Immediate repair and adequate
maintenance of streets and avenues.
Repeal of the Borland Act.
Seeks Second Aaueduct.
Construction of a second aqueduct
from Great Falls and provision Of a
high pressure system.
a law to prevent the sale OF fraud.
ulent securities.
Continuation of the fight for ma
tional representation for the District
of Columbia.
Election of ten members OF the
board Of directors resulted as follows:
Frank A. Sebring. William w. Ever
ett, Francis X. Weller, J. Harry Gun
ningham, Odell y. Smith. Charles j.
Waters, Theodore w No" c Samuel
J. Prescott, Johr Joy Edison and
George w. Offult. jr.
The membership Of the Board Of
Trade now Is Q, 2,457, the report Of the
secretary, Arthur Car, showed.
During the year 232 new members
were added, twenty-five lost by death,
ninety-five resigned. and lO2 dropped
Tor nonpayment Of dues.
Finances Best In History.
The financial condition OF the
board was pronounced by Walter II.
Kjopfer, treasurer, as the best In its
history. Total receipts during the
vcar were s36,770.37 and expendi.
turcs were s35.067.44. leaving a cash
balance of s1.702.93. The total Sc
curities held by the board were In
creased to S16,1OO.
The board was addressed by DR..
James A. Cannon. who spoke on Can
Ger Week. He declared that the
physician who neglects to make thor
ough examination of suspicious cases
in which cancer might be present Is
guilty of granddaughter as surely as
IN he had run over the patient with
his automobile"
c. w. Price. Of the washington
safety committee. spoke on the drive
10 cut down accidents in Washington.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman urged
support of the Red Cros roll call now
under way.
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