The Washington times., 1923-09-07
CHEFS.
HAVE HAND IN
j. s. FATE
Prepare .Luncheons and Din
ners at Which Great National
Movements Originate.

tVbOWSutSHtSS SstG"s0sSs
Holding the record as the greatest
: luncheon center in America, Wash
s ington is in a position to prove its
luncheon activities the foundation Of
most of the great national move
ments which come to public atten-
! ton: Figures. prepared indicate that
! during the year ending August 81,
/, more than 5000 midday gatherings
OF this kind were held in the city.
Fully ten thousand men and women
participated in these gatherings,
the ma jority of which are inspired
by various interests active in pro-
motion work.
Chef National Factor.
No great enterprise can be started
today, it is declared, without the
cooperation of q chef, and many Of
them depend entirely on the ability
: OF the latter to tickle the palate OF
the guests and leave them in q recep.
tive and optimistic mood for the
critical moment when promises OF
their cooperation are to be exacted
to be successful.
$ The custom of breaking bread IN
connection with great projects ls. as
! old as human history. Back Of the
present day practice, it is said, lies
the old theory that a short cut to q
mans heart or pocketbook Is
through his stomach. Feed them
first and bleed them afterward,"
was the adage frequently endorsed
ana always followed by no less a
sgccessful promoter than John
Gates.
A lookover of the Washington
luncheon groups is one Of the inter
esting experiences of the capital.
They are scattered daily through all
OF the downtown hotels and leading
restaurants, besides the various
clubs.
Nine Projects on Foot.
Within the past few days nine
projects were first discussed and
subsequently put on foot here at
,luncheons. The total investment re-
Quired to finance them all will top
the SIT, 200 900 mark. One luncheon
was given for the express purpose
OF considering a proposal to effect
q consolidation of South American
Financing agencies. 1t went through
while black coffee was being slipped.
Lest it's character be mistaken it
should be noted that the interests
involved are not of the banking
group, but of the men and the com
panies which undertake to float
enterprises having activities in that
section of the world. All of the
men have close banking connec.
tions, however, while most of them
represent private investors Of the
larger group who take little CANDLES
in flyers that look promising.
Another luncheon marked the
hoatation of the stock of an organi-
zation which proposes to develop a
system of inland waterway traffic
confined to coastwise service. More
than $500 worth of the stock
was taken up, according to men in.
terested in the project.
Development of Chesapeake Bay
property, in one instance including
the taking over OF a 350-acre tract of
land with ample bay frontage and
converting 1T into a community CEN
ter appealing to sportsmen, will
have for its foundation a luncheon
held at the New Willard. The in
vestment in this instance is less than
$780, 900. 1t is declared it marks
however, the beginning of activities
OF that kind along the bay and that
many luncheons in the future will be
given in advancing them.
The possibility of establishing a
cotton thread works on the Vir.
ginia side of the river was dis.
cussed at a luncheon given at the
Washington Hotel by a eroup of
local men who had as their guests
representatives from New York and
Buffalo. Another luncheon will be
given in connection with the project