The Washington times., 1922-08-21
WASH|NGTONIS. .
HOME OF MANY
!. ORGANIZATIONS
272 National Societies Have
Headquarters Here-spur
to Convention Hall Project.

the race for securing the national
Headquarters Of nationwide bust
ness organizations, according to es-
timates completed today by the
Merchants and Manufacturer As.
sociation. g ,I
There are today 272 national
organisations with either national
headquarters or a substantial per
manent representation In. Wash
ington. II Is estimated that there
are at least twenty-five additional
organizations which have not yet
been included In the census.
II is confidently stated by mem.
bers of the local association, who
were In charge Of compiling the
list, that probably rs per cent. OF
all the organizations with head,
quarters here would hold their ma
t!onal convention In Washington as
soon as an adequate convention
hall is provided.
These conventions. would bring
to this city In the course OF a year
thousands Of the nations leading
business and manufacturing men In
all lines Of activity.
Many Large Bodies.
The list Of national organizations
with headquarters in Washington
includes such national importan
bodies as the Chamber Of Commerce
of the United States, the American
Federation Of Labor. the Nationl
Board, of Farm Organization, which
alone Is composed Of more than
dozen large farmers and shippers
organizations; the National Coal As
sociattion. American Cane and Bee
Sugar Associations. National Can
ners' Association. Rivers and Har
bors Congress. National Association
Of Manufacturers, American Manu-
facturers' Export Association, Insti.
tute OF American Meat Packers,
American Automobile Association,
Council of American Cotton Manu-
sacturers, Lumber Manufacturers
Association, Manufacturing Chem.
lists Association OF America, Mcr.
chants and Manufacturers Asso
citation, Industrial Education So
ciety, American Association OF En-
gineers. American Bankers Asso
clation, American Chemical Society.
American Mining Congress. Ameri-
can Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce, and the American Realty
Exchange. 80. . s....,.
Among the national organizations
Of federal employees are the National
Federation of Federal Employees. the
National Federation Of, Postoftice
Clerks, the National Association OF
Letter Carriers, and the Brother.
hood of Railway Mail Clerks.
Among the women's organizations
represented are the National Women's
Trade Union League, the women's
section OF the Navy League, the
National Women's Suffrage Associa-
ton, the National Women's Party. the
League of Women Voters, the Con-
gress of Mothers, the National Wom.
ems Christian Temperance Union, the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
and the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teacher Associations.
The group of fraternal, veteran and
patriotic associations includes the
American Federation OF Patriotic So
cieties. the Navy League, the Ameri-
can Legion, Private Soldiers and
Sailors Legion. National Committee
to Secure Rank for Army Nurses,
National Committee for Soldiers and
Sailors Relief, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, Confederate Memorial
Association, Confederate Veterans
can Revolution, Independent Order of
Patriotic Americans. Knights of Co.
lumbus, Military Order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States, National
Society Of the Children of the Ameri.
can Revolution, Society of American
Wars, Sons OF the American Revo
luton, Sons Of Confederate Veterans,
Society OF the War of 1912, Sons of
Veterans. United Confederate Vet.
erans, United Spanish War Veterans
and the United States Infantry Asso.
|,ciation. .8%,,.. 80. ...s..
Art Groups Also. l.
Among the religious and tenn
perance organizations are the
Board of Temperance of the Meth.
olist Episcopal Church, the Ma
tional Temperance Bureau, the
Christian Science Association, Fed.
eral Council OF Churches OF Christ
in America, the International New
Thought Alliance, International
Sunday School Association and the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
Two Of the largest art groups
in the nation-the American Fed,
Grafton Of Arts and the American
Institute Of Architects---are located
here.
The list includes scores of sc.en.
tific and research associations,
among them such leaders as the
National Academy of Sciences. the
Institute of Historical Research.
the Institute for Government Re.
search, the National Research Coun-
ell and the Institute of Industrial
Research; the largest medical and
surgical organizations and scores
OF miscellaneous organizations OF
the highest Importance, such as the
National Geographic Society, the
Associated Advertising Clubs OF the
World, National Grange, National
Rifle Association OF America. Ma
tional Historical Society, the Amer.
lean Patent Law Association and
the American Agricultural Associa-
ton.