The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
STEPHAN GREETED
AS new HEAD OF
MERCHANTS BODY
Association Adds Protest
Against Discharge of
Navy Yard Men.

I'VE have peace. and prosperity
Is at the door for those who work
for it," declared Philip King. in
turning over the gaveI toSGen. An
ton Stephan, the newly elected pres
ident of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association, at the annual
meetng and election of officers in
the assembly hall of the association
IN the Star Building yesterday.
Charles F. Crane was promoted
from second to first vice president.
and L. L. Goldheim was selected as
second vice president. Louis Levy,
M. ID. Rosenberg and Charles j.
Columbus were elected treasurer.
general councilCIand secretary, re-
spectively.
Board Of Governors Named.
new board of governors. con-
sisting Of the chairmen of the diff
ierent sections, was announced as
follows: E
Geo, s. DeNeale. Albert Tenny-
son, +. w. Harper, J. Lee whitmore,
!. c. Callahan, Z. c. Graham, II. %.
Ormsby. N. G. Gibbs, Geo. L. Hebz
bard. VIM. II. Rice, Chas. W.
Semmes, Gen. Anton Stephan, Henry
T. Offterdinger, Geo. C. Shaffer,
John III. wilkins, H .Zirkin. Ernest
Mayer. Louis Levy. Jos. A. Burkart,
sidney West, Philip KIM NJ. A.
Leese, j. NJ. Cunningham. y. ]. De-
MOL. Chas. F. Crane, Jos. Stras-
burger.
The first act of the new board of
governors was the endorsement of
the protest against the peremptory
discharge of tn Navy Yard employees.
standing committee. consisting Of
Philip King, chairman: George s.
DeNeale and Sol LansbuI gh, was ap-
pointed to cooperate with other or
ganizations to conserve the inter-
ests of the Navy Yard efployes 1t
was the cOncensus of opinion of the
beard that the propert:r could be
employed in other directions in the
interest lOf the government. 1t also
voted to ask Congress to include
BUSINESS as well as residence prop
erty in the provisions of the new
Ball rent act.
Approve New Police Chief.
A resolution directing a letter
be sent Commissioner oyster con-
graduating him and the Board OF
District Commissioners on their
selection of Daniel F. Sullivan as
chief of police was unanimously
passed. as the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' Association claims to
be the hrs Organization in Wash
inGton to recommend that the new
chief police officer be taken from
the ranks. Appreciation of the
board of governors on the promo
ton of Capt. Albert ]. Headley
and for his continuance as head of
the traffic department of the
Metropolitan Police Force was also
voted.
President Stephan was directed
to investigats transportation on
the Potomac River, with special
reference to the territory and pos
sibilities of the route to be trans
versed by the s. S. Hajestic. Gen
cral Counsel Rosenberg was au-
thOrized to arrange fifth the Mer-
camille Traffic Bureau with respect
to repafation of excess freight
payments.
VIII Hold inaugural Dinner.
In recognition of the excellent
work that has been done by re-
tiring President King. and to ,tes-
tiff to the enthusiasm felt at the
election Of the new President
Stephan. the board voted to hold
an inaugural dinner meeting and
named I l. Goldheim chairman of
the dinner committee. Gen. Stephan
spent two years in the A. E +. in
the trenches in France. and also
has the distinction of having pre-
pared $4,000 officers and men for
SrOnt line duty. He was born al
sea, while his father, a newspaper
man, was en- route to report the
Franco-Prussian war. Graduated
| from the public schools of this
| city and the law department OF
| Georgetown University he later be-
came general manager and finally
secretary and treasurer of Dulin
and Martins china and glassware
store. He has gone through all
the grades of the National Guard
and now holds the position of gen.
eral-in-command, as well as brig
adler general in the Reserve Corps.
Opposition to the Fitzgerald work
mems compensation bill pending in